Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said on Monday he supports plans to scale back the presence of troops in the eastern region of Papua,…

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Admiral Yudo Margono has officially become the new commander of the Indonesian Armed Forces, or TNI, replacing the…

Norshahril Saat – Those who worry that the recent criminal code revision in Indonesia might portend a conservative Islamic tide may take heart in…

A West Papua rights group claims Indonesian police and soldiers have carried out at least 72 extra-judicial killings over the past year.

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Jakarta – An action in front of the United Nations representative office in Jakarta by Papuan activists commemorating 61 years since the Triple…

Jayapura, Jubi – A 35-year-old Papuan man named Moses Erro died after got shot during the riots that broke out in Mappi Regency, South Papua. Erro…

Elisa Sekenyap, Jayapura – Protesters from the Indonesian People's Front for West Papua (FRI-WP), the Papua Student Alliance (AMP) and the Papuan…

As 2022 draws to a close, I would like to thank everyone who has supported the West Papuan struggle this year. To our worldwide solidarity groups…

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The road to the 2024 elections may become a boon for the hotel industry as political parties hold countless meetings…

BTV, Jakarta – The Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train project co-funded by Chinese investors was suspended after a rail track maintenance train…

Fika Nurul Ulya, Jakarta – A Kompas Research & Development (Litbang) survey has found that the majority or 90.9 percent of respondents…

Imaji Lasahido (Teras.Id), Jakarta – The Head of the Human Resources Development Agency or BPSDM Papua, Aryoko Rumaropen stated that there were at…

Moh. Khory Alfarizi, Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry stated that the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail project might be…

Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – Secretary of Jakarta Legislative Council (DPRD) Commission C overseeing Finance Yusuf, hoped that the wealth of the…

M Faiz Zaki, Jakarta – Head of Public Relation of the Metro Jaya Police Sr. Commr Endra Zulpan stated that the Police will provide security at 1,…

Primus Dorimulu, Jakarta – State-Owned Enterprise Minister Erick Thohir expressed his appreciation for Qatar's recent major…

Vitorio Mantalean, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Monitoring Clean Elections has demanded that the General Election Commission (KPU)…

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – Archaeologist Candrian Attahiyat remembered feeling anxious when construction for the second phase of Jakarta's…

Victoria Milko and Andi Jatmiko, Jatiluwih, Indonesia – Far from Bali's beaches and hotels, farmer I Ketut Jata stands on a mountainside, staring…

Maria Fatima Bona, Jakarta – A number of non-governmental groups on Sunday accused the General Election Commission, or KPU, of fraudulently…

Jakarta – If there is one lesson to be learned from the recent debate about demolishing a school to make way for a mosque, it is that no legal or…

A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil, Jakarta – The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) and the Legal Aid Institute for the Press (LBH Pers) have condemned the…

Joniansyah, Tangerang – The Manpower Ministry together with Soekarno-Hatta Airport Immigration and Airport Police managed to thwart the illegal…

Nesa Aqila, Jakarta – Acting Director General of Laws and Regulations of the Law and Human Rights Ministry (Kemenkumham) Dhahana Putra ensured…

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesian political parties tend to focus heavily on promotional gimmicks in their attempt to differ themselves from…

Prakoso Permono and A'an Suryana, Jakarta – The latest terrorist attack in Bandung on Dec. 7 should give cause for concern for at least two…

Wike D. Herlinda, Jakarta – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a US$93 million loan to advance shrimp farming for smallholders in seven…

Fiona Gruber – Journalists' lives are often peripatetic, and few more so than foreign correspondent Jill Jolliffe, whose career included covering…

Nur Janti, Jakarta – A fire broke out on Thursday afternoon in one of the buildings at the Home Ministry in Central Jakarta. No one…

Nur Janti, Jakarta – The government has claimed that it has committed to human rights-violation resolution by pushing a tribunal over the "Bloody…

Jayapura, Jubi – The Papua Police has named Kalenak Murib, a member of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB), a suspect in the shooting…

Jayapura, Jubi – The Papua Legal Aid Institute (LBH Papua) calls on all conflicting parties in the armed conflict in Papua, including the…

Jakarta – Indonesia is set to raise mandatory biodiesel blending to 35 per cent starting January 1, 2023, to reduce fuel imports amid high global…

Jakarta – The Padoe indigenous community that resides in the East Luwu Regency, South Sulawesi, remains apprehensive as the concession permit for…

Didit Hariyadi (Contributor), Jakarta – Despite widespread rejection and a poor reaction from the international community, the Indonesian…

Bisnis, Jakarta – The rupiah was corrected further down against the US dollar in Thursday's trade, December 15, 2022. The rupiah closed 0.17…

Stevani Wijaya, Jakarta – The National Police said Friday they will deploy up to 166,000 personnel across the country for the annual security…

Katharina Reny Lestari – Prosecutors in Indonesia have demanded an 18-month jail term and a 300-million-rupiah (US$19,355) fine for a former…

Ryan Dagur – The Catholic Church joined tourist operators in Indonesia's Catholic-majority Flores Island to welcome a government decision to…

Aliyyu Medyati/Magang_Merdeka, Jakarta – The commissioner of the National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan), Alimatul…

Henry Jom – East Timorese President Jose Ramos Horta has urged Australian PM Anthony Albanese to publicly support the development of a gas…

Yudono Yanuar (Free Malaysia Today), Jakarta – Former Prime Minister of Malaysia Dr. Mahathir Mohamad praised Indonesia's political stability that…

Jayapura, Jubi – Spokesperson for the Papua Peace Network (JDP) Cristian Yan Warinussy said he was concerned about the arson of 53 kiosks in…

Jayapura, Jubi – Head of Sinak District Petrus Kogoya informed about a shooting allegedly carried out by the West Papua National Liberation Army (…

Jakarta – Indonesia recorded a surplus of $5.16 billion in its international trade in November to extend a run of surpluses to the 31st…

Jayapura, Jubi – Roy Marthen Howai, one of the suspects in the murder and mutilation of four Nduga residents in Mimika, testified in a trial held…

Chris Barrett, Karuni Rompies and Amilia Rosa, Singapore/Jakarta – The Indonesian government has cancelled a company's licence to develop an…

Sydney Allen – Indonesia's parliament unanimously passed revisions to its penal code (RKUHP) on December 6, 2022, which many activists are calling…

Jakarta – Indonesia's parliament passed into law a bilateral extradition agreement with Singapore on Thursday, in a move Jakarta expects to help…

Wayne Palmer – In August 2022, there were 104,230 foreign workers in Indonesia. But foreign participation in Indonesia's labour market is…