Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The special autonomy law has been in force for seven years in resource-rich Papua, but has made little difference to the…

Jakarta – Papua Police has reiterated warnings over any attempt to raise the morning star flag, a symbol of the Free Papua…

Lindsay Murdoch and Scott Rochfort – East Timor will today unveil its first national airline, Timor Air, with plans to operate flights to…

By John M. Miller (National Coordinator, ETAN)

A recent Wall Street Journal Asia editorial urged its readers to watch the "low-…

Lilian Karunungan and Arijit Ghosh – Indonesia's rupiah strengthened the most since May 2006 on speculation the central bank sold foreign exchange…

Agus Maryono, Purwokerto – The number of HIV/AIDS cases in Banyumas, Central Java, has been growing steadily every month, sparking public concern…

Jakarta – Indonesia's top Islamic body says it will consider banning Muslims from practicing yoga.

Cleric Ma'ruf Amin said…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The Papua AIDS Commission (KPA) on Tuesday submitted a letter rejecting a controversial draft bylaw that would…

Arlina Arshad, Jakarta – Indonesian Muslim clerics who claim to be protecting vulnerable women by backing a new anti-pornography law have come out…

Two more Papuans from a group who landed in Cape York two years ago are said to be seeking to return to Indonesia.

In January…

Jakarta – Under mounting pressure from workers, the House of Representatives demanded Tuesday the government revoke a joint ministerial decree…

Jakarta – Indonesia plans to offer tax incentives in 2009 to help labour-intensive industries as it seeks to boost Southeast Asia's…

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – While the government is keeping an eye on potential waves of layoffs and preparing "realistic" responses to help…

Amzul Rifin, Tokyo – The government has decided to lower the export tax on crude palm oil (CPO) in November 2008 from 2.5 percent to 0 percent.…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) has pledged to embrace international humanitarian law to prevent human rights violations from occurring…

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Most Islamic studies teachers in public and private schools in Java oppose pluralism, tending toward radicalism and…

Yuli Tri Suwarni and Rizal Harahap, Bandung, Medan – To commemorate the 63rd anniversary of the Indonesian Teachers Union (PGRI) on Tuesday,…

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – Despite South Sulawesi being one of the country's rice production centers with bumper harvests each year, a…

Astrid Wijaya, Jakarta – The ongoing global financial crisis will not reap havoc on the demand for Indonesian migrant workers, particularly in…

Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – Compounding a bleak financial situation that has experts forecasting Indonesia's economy has nowhere to hide from the…

Havana – East Timor's President, Jose Ramos-Horta, today highlighted Cuba's medical collaboration with his country, which has nearly one million…

Sarah Boseley, health editor – People with HIV in Papua, Indonesia, who are deemed to be "sexually aggressive" may be microchipped to enable the…

Aditya Suharmoko and Rendi A. Witular, Jakarta – Ailing Bank Century resumed operations Monday, as Bank Indonesia launched a massive investigative…

Rendi A. Witular, Jakarta – The liquidity squeeze in the domestic banking industry hit a "moderate" level for the first time in three years this…

It is certainly a very difficult time for companies in Indonesia now and will continue to be so next year, as our economy begins to feel the…

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – Thousands of workers in West Java took to the streets again Monday in protest over the fixed city and regency minimum…

Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – Harry A. Poeze is a Dutch historian who has dedicated half his life to unraveling the mysteries surrounding Tan Malaka, an…

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – The National Women's Commission has called on political parties contesting the 2009 legislative elections to address…

Simon Roughneen, Port Moresby – Speaking in Washington ahead of the recent Group of 20 global economic summit, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang…

Dian Kuswandini and Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) seized Rp 20 billion (US$1.7 million) in cash from the Justice…

Nurni Sulaiman – Some 1,500 public minivan drivers staged a rally in front of the Balikpapan legislative council Monday in opposition to the…

Adianto Simamora and Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – The release of Tim Weiner's Pulitzer-winning book The Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA in…

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – Quick counts by pollsters and low voter registration could be the factors most likely to provoke clashes among…

Taufiqqurrahman, Jakarta – Demonstrations are again set to enliven Jakarta and the nearby satellite city of Tangerang today. Not being half-…

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – With the financial crisis set to drain political parties' coffers, it seems contenders in the 2009 elections could happily…

Jakarta – Indonesia's economy will still end up this year with a forecast growth in gross domestic product of nearly 6 percent mainly on the back…

Jakarta – Unemployment in Aceh Nangroe Darussalam has increased this year as rebuilding efforts following the deadly tsunami that hit the province…

Lindsay Murdoch, Dili – A high-stakes battle taking place between East Timor and Woodside Petroleum over the Greater Sunrise oil and gas field is…

Paul Daley – There has been a lot of disagreement recently about just who said what to whom in serious policy and political discussions over the…

Jakarta – Head of Indonesian Internet Cafe Association's Supervisory Body Judith Monique said Saturday the government should require…

Rizal Harahap, Pekanbaru – PT Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper (Riaupulp) will dismiss up to 2,000 workers, or around half of its total workforce, to…

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Cimahi – Thousands of laborers from various factories in Cimahi, West Java, staged a rally protesting Cimahi Mayor Itoc Tochija'…

Ricky Gunawan, Jakarta – On Jan. 22, 2007, Hartoyo was at home with his partner, Bobby (not his real name), when two men forcibly entered his…

Angel Flassy, Papua – Amid protests from Papuans and NGOs, the Papua provincial legislative council is set to pass a bylaw on HIV/AIDS that…

Oil-rich states and companies that reaped unprecedented gains when prices skyrocketed have a moral duty to ease the world's economic crisis,…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The health sector is "highly vulnerable" to fraudulent practices, with state losses from the 49 cases currently under…

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – The rupiah continued its fall against the US dollar Thursday as dollar demand rose at a time when many preferred the…

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – In a move that could end years of bitter rivalry, prominent military figures Prabowo Subianto and Wiranto have hinted at…

Aloysius Unditu and Leony Aurora – Indonesia seized control of PT Bank Century eight days after the lender delayed meeting a 5 billion rupiah ($…

Angie Bexley - "Gembel" is an Indonesian word meaning homeless person, bum or vagrant. A group of Timorese youth in Dili, Timor Leste, co-opted…