Muhammad Nur Rochmi, Jakarta – Two demonstrations involving significant numbers of protesters will colour Central Jakarta on Wednesday April 2.…

Nabiha Shahab, Kuala Cenaku – Marto Wijoyo and his family left the overcrowded Indonesian island of Java 27 years ago in search of a better life…

Damien Kingsbury – Entering its tenth year since the fall of the authoritarian President Suharto, Indonesia has progressed towards consolidating…

Ruslan Sangadji, Tojo Una-Una – Members of the isolated Tau Taa tribe, in Tojo Una-Una regency in Central Sulawesi, say discrimination and apathy…

Jakarta – Indonesia's president has urged the mainly Muslim nation not to resort to violence in protests against an anti-Islamic film, and barred…

Jakarta – A controversial discussion late last week on homosexuality spilled over Monday as mainstream religious organizations claimed…

Jakarta – The Regional Representatives Council (DPD) has completed a draft amendment to the Constitution that would allow independent candidates…

Jakarta – Responding to the Constitutional Court amendment of Article 22 of the Investment Law, the House of Representatives and the Investment…

Usman Hamid and Eko Waluyo, Jakarta/Sydney – The three-day visit of Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono to Sydney to attend the East Asian…

Jakarta – Hundreds of contract workers hired by bus operator Transjakarta, who are members of the Indonesian Madani Labor Union,…

Jakarta – State enterprises will be required to disclose their financial reports and information about goods and services procurement to the…

Fery Firmansyah, Jakarta – Actions opposing the publication of the controversial anti-Islamic Dutch film "Fitna" are scheduled will be held today…

The findings of an integrity survey conducted by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in 30 public institutions and state companies…

Paige Johnson Tan – In March 2007, Indonesia's Attorney General, Abdul Rahman Saleh, banned and ordered the burning of copies of 14 school history…

Jun Honna – A decade after the fall of Suharto, the Indonesian military is facing a historically unprecedented moment. Peace has broken out and…

Amid increasing concern about Indonesia's harsh treatment of peaceful protestors in West Papua, more than 30 human rights groups and individuals…

The US Department of State Country Reports on Human Right Practices (2007) acknowledges the continuing threat to human rights and to democracy…

Jakarta – In its findings, the joint Indonesia-Timor Leste Commission for Truth and Friendship (CTF) has named an institution it blames for…

Dili – East Timor and its foreign supporters must do more to resettle around 100,000 citizens still homeless after unrest in 2006, the…

Stephanie March, Dili – Jose Sarmento lines up on a basketball court with 3,000 other displaced people to collect his rice and cooking oil for the…

Lindsay Murdoch, Darwin – Non-government organisations have called on the East Timorese Government to end a cycle of impunity for the perpetrators…

Muhammad Nur Abdurrahman, Makassar – On March 31 the Concern for the Nation Functional Party (PKPB) held an election campaign rally in…

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – Activists welcomed a resolution on climate change passed by the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Friday,…

Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, Jakarta – Female residents of Kampung Pulo, a flood-prone neighborhood in Kampung Melayu subdistrict, East Jakarta,…

Jakarta – The government on Saturday launched the National Movement for Good Conduct, a program that aims to promote morality among school…

Rizal Sukma, Jakarta – After creating much controversy with the publication of her book, Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari is now visiting…

Muhammad Nur Rochmi/TMC, Jakarta – According to information from the Metro Jaya regional police Traffic Management Centre (TMC)…

Jayapura – A majority of Papuan people still consume rain and river water since 70 percent of villages in the provinces have no clean…

Lilian Budianto, Jakarta – The House of Representatives on Tuesday is set to pass a bill allowing independent candidates to contest local…

Novia D. Rulistia, Jakarta – Though rice prices are soaring in the global market, the country's rice production surplus must not be used for…

Jakarta – An expected fresh cash injection from windfall profits from oil exports will allow the government to afford a soaring allocation for…

Executive summary and recommendations

The shooting of President Jose Ramos-Horta in February 2008 underscored the urgency of…

William Sparrow, Bangkok – Indonesia, with an estimated population of over 230 million, is the world's largest Muslim nation. As such, a morality…

Jakarta – The country's fight against graft has been dealt a big blow after a survey Friday found the public sector and the general public alike…

Jakarta – Indonesian officials and Islamic leaders called production of an anti-Islam film posted on the Internet by a far-right Dutch MP "an…

Paul Toohey – The Australian-led International Stabilisation Force took double the normal time to travel to the compound of Jose Ramos Horta, on…

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – A delegation of Papuan politicians has called on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to appoint a special envoy to…

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – A delegation of West Papua politicians has blamed Jakarta for the stagnation of special autonomy in Papua and West…

East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta is critical of the failure of international forces to quickly capture the rebels who attacked him in Dili…

Lindsay Murdoch, Darwin – East Timorese President Jose Ramos Horta has accused a Timor-born Australian woman of influencing rebel leader Alfredo…

Jakarta – Constitutional Court chief Jimly Asshiddiqie said Thursday murdered human rights campaigner Munir deserves a national heroes…

Jakarta – Public Order Agency officers Wednesday evicted dozens of street vendors from Senen bus terminal, Central Jakarta and planned…

Jakarta – The South Jakarta District Court found Thursday the Supersemar Foundation guilty of misusing scholarship funds, but ordered it to repay…

The NGO community thanks the Ministry of Finance for this opportunity to participate, and we appreciate the support and interest from Timor-Leste'…

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Homosexuals and homosexuality are natural and created by God, thus permissible within Islam, a discussion concluded here…

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The official website of the Communications and Information Ministry was hacked for several hours Thursday, apparently in…

Patrick Walters, National security editor – Australia is set to strengthen defence ties with Indonesia, expanding combined exercises, training and…

The British Foreign Office has urged the Indonesian government and all Papuan groups to engage in a peaceful dialogue.

In its…

Jakarta – The international environmental activist group Greenpeace called for Jakarta to strongly support the maintenance of Papua's log export…

Canberra – Australia on Friday strongly defended its military's response to an assassination attempt on East Timor's leadership after injured…