Jakarta – An official from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has confirmed that party chairwoman Megawati…

Southeast Asian Games organizers insist the event will be a roaring success, but a raft of problems including corruption and unfinished venues…

Jakarta – Commenting on the recent government claim that it was unaware of escalating tensions in Papua prior to a bloody crackdown at the Third…

Flip Prior, Broome – East Timor's ambassador to Australia Abel Guterres flew into Broome last week for a whirlwind round of meetings with Broome…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The Golkar Party is maintaining its support for Bogor Mayor Diani Budiarto who has already lost the backing of the…

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for all law enforcement officials to settle security problems in Papua and West Papua…

Union workers at Freeport Indonesia Grasberg copper mine plan to extend a strike into a third month, which would make it the worst work stoppage…

Jakarta – The government is playing down reports made by the National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM) that the police and the military…

Elisabeth Oktofani & Dofa Fasila – Environmental group Greenpeace has lashed out at the Jakarta administration's decision to seal off its…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The arrival of former finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati in Jakarta has triggered speculation over a possible bid…

Agus Triyono – Supreme Court chairman Harfin A. Tumpa swore in six new judges on Wednesday to fill vacancies in the country's highest legal forum…

Terrence Voon, Jakarta – The digital countdown clock in Palembang, located on a busy roundabout leading to the famous Ampera Bridge, says it all…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – As one of the largest democracies in Asia, Indonesia has yet to ensure its citizens access to information, with lawmakers…

Ezra Sihite & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The NasDem Party sent out a warning to its rivals that it aims to be a serious contender in the 2014…

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – More political parties are distancing themselves from Bogor Mayor Diani Budiarjo for his intransingence over the…

Rahmat, Makassar – Three members of the hardline Islamic Defenders Front appeared in court in Makassar on Tuesday to answer to charges of assault…

Vento Saudale, Bogor – One of Bogor Mayor Diani Budiarto's former political allies will question him and his administration over the Supreme Court…

The Indonesian government must immediately act on the Indonesian National Human Rights Commission's (Komnas HAM) findings that human rights…

Lisa Siregar – The new movie "Sang Penari" ("The Dancer") is only the third Indonesian film to chronicle one of the country's most violent,…

William Lloyd George – While the international community is fixated on events taking place across the Middle East, they are turning a blind eye to…

The decision by the Law and Human Rights Ministry last week to issue a moratorium on sentence remissions for graft convicts while observing…

Camelia Pasandaran, Ronna Nirmala & Ulma Haryanto – A spate of violent incidents that led to two deaths during the weekend was partly caused…

The Indonesian government must immediately act on the Indonesian National Human Rights Commission's (Komnas HAM) findings that human rights…

Farouk Arnaz – Measures taken to disperse the pro-independence Papuan Peoples' Congress in Jayapura last month were within the bounds of…

Jakarta – Another shooting occurred on Monday as a Freeport-owned car was attacked by unknown assailants in Mimika. Police officer First Brig.…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The government has recommended circumcision for people in Papua over the past two years as a new approach to…

Banjir Ambarita, Farouk Arnaz & Ronna Nirmala, Jayapura – Seven soldiers have been detained by the military police on suspicion of abusing 12…

Gunmen opened fire near Freeport-McMoRan's Grasberg gold and copper mine in Papua on Monday, injuring a police officer in the latest in a string…

Jakarta – National Police Chief Gen. Timur Pradopo defended the police's actions against the participants of the third Papuan Peoples…

Jakarta – Critics have urged the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to immediately probe mining giant PT Freeport Indonesia's security funds…

Camelia Pasandaran – Striking workers employed by Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold's subsidiary in Papua have dropped their minimum…

National Police Chief Gen. Timur Pradopo says they are auditing the "pocket money" received from American mining giant Freeport-…

This is not the first time that Gareth Evans has recognised that his, and Australia's, policy on reforming ABRI (Later TNI) was mistaken. As he…

Activists and organizations used Idul Adha, the Islamic day of sacrifice, as a platform to promote their causes on Sunday.

Among them was…

Jakarta – Twelve legislators from the House of Representatives' security commission will travel abroad despite criticism over…

Jakarta – National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Saud Usman Nasution refused to provide commentary regarding the National Commission on…

Twelve civilians in Kurulu, Jayawijaya are thought to have been tortured by members of the security forces on 2 November 2011 in violation of…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The presence of large firms in Papua alongside Freeport could exacerbate conflict in the region if locals are not given…

Jakarta – Amid ongoing tax reform within the Finance Ministry's directorate general for taxation, another debacle has shaken the office's…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The Supreme Court rejected calls to revoke regional graft courts on Friday, voicing concerns over legal process and…

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has revealed its findings that many civil servants of various ranks have been trading their…

Ulma Haryanto – The government on Friday defended Indonesia's sliding performance in the recently released 2011 Human Development Index by the…

Jakarta – Former Constitutional Court chief Jimly Asshiddiqie has urged the Supreme Court (MA) to evaluate the performance of interim…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) reveals that there have been 40 acquittals of corruption defendants by regional anti-…

Agus Triyono & Ezra Sihite – Constitutional Court chief Mahfud M.D. said on Friday that anticorruption courts outside Jakarta should be…

The Indonesian government says it is considering disbanding regional Anti-Corruption Courts following a number of verdicts where corruption…

Jakarta – The government must first withdraw its military and police personnel from Papua if it really wants peace talks to start, says the…

Nivell Rayda & Samantha Michaels – In the highlands of Mimika district in Papua, where temperatures can easily drop to a chilly 10 degrees…

If the "crocodile versus gecko" saga two years ago was dubbed the fight-back by corruptors, the latest batch of not guilty verdicts from regional…

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – Roman Emperor Nero, who ruled the empire from 54 to 68 AD, was notoriously accused of playing the fiddle while Rome was…