Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – State interference in theological issues could put minority groups in danger and be misused by larger groups, leading to…

Jakarta – Untung Udji Santoso was removed from his position as deputy attorney general for state administration on Thursday for his alleged role…

Regarding the decision of President of the Republic, Jose Ramos-Horta's, to grant executive clemency to 94 prisoners, today, Friday, 27 June 2008…

Agnes Winarti, Jakarta – Parents of new state elementary school students should be cautious of illegal school fees during the admission period and…

Paul Toohey – Jose Ramos Horta had his country on tenterhooks last night as he asked for another 24 hours to decide whether he would stay on as…

Dicky Christanto, Denpasar – Army Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Agustadi Sasongko Purnomo expects the new head of the Udayana Military Command to…

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – Police named five suspects Thursday over this week's violent protests and are still questioning another 27 people at the…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – With rampant child labor denying many the right to an education, the International Labor Organization (ILO) said Thursday…

Hanan Nugroho, Jakarta – The energy and mineral resources minister was recently blamed for his failure to meet domestic oil production targets.…

If the United States is obsessed with gauging its popularity in the world through conducting regular opinion polls with simple questions like "Do…

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – Violent student protests outside the House of Representatives on Tuesday were masterminded by someone identified only as…

Jakarta – Indonesia has reduced corruption over the last decade, thanks in part to a reform push by its leaders, a World Bank report says.

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East Timor's president Jose Ramos Horta has called on Australia to be much more generous in providing access for East Timorese to work and study…

Jakarta – Indonesian people appear to be getting even richer. In the midst of a difficult situation it is precisely the wallets of a small handful…

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – Around 24,000 Acehnese who emigrated to Malaysia to escape the war and devastating 2004 tsunami face deportation,…

East Timor's president is considering taking the UN's top human rights job but must consider whether his early departure would disrupt his country…

Jakarta – Student protests in Jakarta on Tuesday turned violent, leaving at least 18 people injured and causing massive traffic jams that brought…

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The government's failure to enforce laws fairly and provide economic prosperity for all has been cited for rising support…

Jakarta – Papuans have demanded a halt to all new forestry and plantations deals until the region's Special Autonomy Law protects indigenous…

[June 26 is observed every year as the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.]

In the second week of June, the…

Jakarta – An Indonesian plan to build a highway through the forests of Papua risks opening the door to massive deforestation in the jungle-clad…

Dili (Asia News/Agencies) - The government of East Timor has come under fire over its decision to turn over 100,000 hectares or a sixth of the…

Pekanbaru – Around one thousand farmers attended the opening of All Indonesian Farmers and the National Peasants Union (STN) Extraordinary…

Jesse Wright, Dili – While East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta is on a shortlist of candidates to become the United Nations' next high…

Brussels – Anti-poverty group Oxfam International on Tuesday urged the world's poorest nations to think twice before jumping on a biofuel boom…

Jakarta – Facing pressure from students on the street, the House of Representatives decided Tuesday, by an open vote, to conduct a review of the…

About 1,000 Indonesian protesters angered by a student demonstrator's death after his arrest burned cars and hurled stones at police guarding the…

Jakarta – Two more top prosecutors from the Attorney General's Office (AGO) admitted to connections with businesswoman Artalyta Suryani during her…

The mother of the woman linked to an East Timorese rebel leader says the country's President refused to meet her in Darwin today.

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono must fire all top prosecutors at the Attorney General's Office (AGO) and let the…

Jakarta – The majority of Muslims in Indonesia support the introduction of sharia in the country, but are wary about its implementation, a survey…

Jakarta – The distribution of direct cash aid (BLT) for the poor as of Monday has reached fewer than 15 percent of municipalities and regencies…

Jonathan Wootliff – Less than two years ago few people knew about biofuels. Today, Indonesians are struggling to cope with the escalating costs of…

Jakarta – About 1,000 protesters angered by a student demonstrator's death after his arrest burned tires and threw stones Tuesday at a police post…

Abdul Khalik and Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – Police say they will go after other people allegedly involved in the murder of human rights campaigner…

Irawaty Wardany, Nusa Dua, Bali – Indonesia lacks the intelligence capabilities to prevent the dumping of hazardous waste in the country, an…

The Hon Kevin Rudd MP
Prime Minister
Parliament House
Canberra
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23 June 2008

Re Health Concerns in West Papua

Jakarta – Dozens of young people from various religious backgrounds toured several places of worship in the capital on Saturday as part of an…

Panca Nugraha, Mataram – Malnutrition has claimed 20 lives in West Nusa Tengarra over the past six months, according to a local health office.…

Ahmad Junaidi, Semarang, Purwokerto – A nationalist agenda and a focus on gender issues have pushed Bibit Waluyo and running mate Rustriningsih to…

Dili – Joni Marques, former leader of East Timor's notorious Team Alfa militia, was released on parole earlier this month after controversially…

Dili – Former East Timor militia chief Joni Marques, pardoned and released on parole this month after serving part of a long prison sentence for…

Jakarta – Lawmakers are putting pressure on the National Police to summon ex-top intelligence officers in a bid to find the masterminds of the…

Singapore – Regional officials on Monday praised Indonesia's efforts to reduce a haze caused by forest fires which regularly choke Southeast Asia…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The 2001 law on special autonomy has been implemented over last seven years in Papua, but its journey has lacked…

Jessie Wright, Dili – Buried deep in a neighbourhood of tin-roofed shacks, between a Christian church and an English-language school, sits one of…

Adianto P. Simamora And Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – A 65-year old farmer from Banten province still has no idea why he was put in prison for five…

Sara Schonhardt, Jakarta – Thirteen-year-old Yulianto has spent half his life in an orphanage, but not because his parents are dead.

His mom…

Dili – East Timor's recent decision to pardon and release a former militia leader responsible for several murders has undermined the country's…

Jakarta – Radical Muslims have intensified their campaign for the government to ban Ahmadiyah and for followers of the sect to return to the fold…