Dicky Kurniawan, Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry supports the government's plan to achieve the goal of having two million electric…
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October 6, 2022
Jack Brook – Hours before he was bludgeoned into a coma, Yulianus Yeimo was singing worship songs at a bonfire in 2014. Christmas was still…
Beritasatu, Jakarta – At least three students of a state Islamic junior high school in South Jakarta died on Thursday after walls in a section of…
October 5, 2022
The Vatican representative in Timor-Leste has urged Catholics to respect the sanctions that have been imposed on Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo for "…
The Timorese government plans to buy the majority stake of Brazilian company Oi in Timor Telecom (TT) in 2023, in an operation valued at about US$…
Antonia Timmerman, Jakarta, Indonesia – On August 31, a user named Bjorka posted an entry on a little-known site called Breached Forums, with the…
Baim Wong's latest wrong won't keep him and his wife Paula Verhoeven away from police questioning, it has been reported, after they posted a…
Makassar, Jubi – The Makassar Human Rights Court on Monday, October 3, 2022, continued the trial of the Bloody Paniai gross human rights violation…
Dwita Sutjiningsih (360info), Depok, West Java – Flood control solutions are expensive, but the cost of inaction is far greater.
Jakarta has…
Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – State-owned electricity company PT PLN recently formed four sub-holding companies, two that consolidate all its…
Ima Dini Shafira, Jakarta – The Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) in an official statement on Wednesday condemned the House of Representatives (…
Antara, Jakarta – A total of 73,000 residents of Bogor Regency or 1.21 percent of the total population are living in extreme poverty. The acting…
John McBeth, Jakarta – A political bombshell could be about to explode over the deeply-Catholic state of Timor Leste following revelations that…
Jose Ramos-Horta – At the recent UN General Assembly, the president of Vanuatu called on governments to negotiate a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation…
October 4, 2022
Bangun Santoso – In the lead up to the 77thy anniversary of the Indonesian military (TNI) which falls on October 5, the Commission for Missing…
Mohammad Arief Hidayat and Dani Randi (Banda Aceh) – The chairperson of the Acehnese Regional House of Representatives' (DPR Aceh) Commission V…
Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) urged every school in the country to implement early sex education…
Antara, Jakarta – The Jakarta Environmental Agency planned to install 14 more units of air quality sensors across the capital city in order to…
Jayapura, Jubi – The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) asked the Indonesian government to immediately find an alternative to resolve the root…
Jayapura, Jubi – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) hoped that there will be other defendants examined and tried in the Bloody…
Karuni Rompies and Chris Barrett, Malang, Indonesia – Indonesian football authorities rejected a request from police to shift the ill-fated…
Andy Fuller – More than 125 people are dead, after police fired tear gas at football fans in Malang, East Java, over the weekend, in one of the…
Rendy Pahrun Wadipalapa – The "communist" label, inherited from Suharto's era, has become a traditional part of the Indonesian "political…
Teesta Prakash and Jack Sato – Ahead of a visit to Australia last month, Timor-Leste's President Jose Ramos Horta sought to play the China card,…
Jakarta – Indonesia's hopes of hosting world sports events in future will depend on the credibility of its investigation into the weekend's…
Jakarta – The Bank Indonesia (BI) Board of Governors decided at its monthly meeting last week to raise its policy rate (7-Day Reverse Repo Rate or…
Anastasia Febiola S., Jakarta – In 2017, the government announced a plan to relocate three state-owned defense companies, namely PT Pindad, PT PAL…
Beritasatu, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan will part ways with his deputy Ahmad Riza Patria after their tenure ends later this month…
Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) has nominated Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo as their candidate for the 2024…
M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has opened a new investigation into the graft case of the Airbus aircraft…
October 3, 2022
Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition is urging President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to publically apologise to the victims of the…
Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok and Reno Surya in Jakarta – Indonesian police are facing mounting pressure over their management of crowds during the…
Karuni Rompies, Chris Barrett and Amilia Rosa, Malang, Indonesia – As chaos unfolded at Indonesia's Kanjuruhan Stadium, with bodies beginning to…
Grace Dungey – Indonesian palm oil workers and labor rights activists are looking to press their advantage following the success of four labor…
Manokwari, Jubi – The West Papua Police confirmed there were 14 construction workers of the TransBintuni-Maybrat road allegedly shot by the…
Jayapura, Jubi – The Papua Peace Network (JDP) asked the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) not to attack civilians, JDP spokesperson…
Reuters, Jakarta – The country's fifth-largest political party NasDem on Monday announced that it is backing outgoing Jakarta Governor Anies…
Jakarta – Anger against the National Police mounted in Indonesia on Monday after at least 125 people were killed in one of the deadliest disasters…
Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has reportedly moved to select the new Indonesian Military (TNI) chief as the…
Jakarta – Our thoughts and prayers go out to those who were killed or wounded in the post-match tragedy at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, East Java…
Fikri Harish, Jakarta – These days, 32-year-old Rahman who regularly commutes from his apartment near Tanah Kusir to Sudirman, takes a combination…
Jayapura – The witnesses testimonies by Polri (Indonesian police officers) that were presented during the hearings into the 2014 Paniai massacre…
A Catholic nun in Timor-Leste has bagged a human rights award for her role during the nation's independence struggle and for her service to end…
October 2, 2022
Rebecca Ratcliffe, David Connett and Adam Fulton – At least 174 people were killed and around 180 injured at a football match in Indonesia after…
Antara, Jakarta – Muhadjir Effendy, Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs, has invited the people, including the…
Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies, Singapore/Jakarta – Indonesia President Joko Widodo has ordered an investigation into security procedures at a…
Nicole Winfield, Vatican City – The United Nations and advocacy groups for survivors of clergy sexual abuse are urging Pope Francis to authorize a…
Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The North Tapanuli Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) in North Sumatra has recorded to date that at least one person has…
Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The Indonesian government implied on Sunday that it won't recognize the results of the so-called referendums in four…
Jakarta – Leading plantation firm Astra Agro Lestari (AAL) denied allegations that it has committed environmental destruction, human rights…




