Almost all residents of Indonesia's most populous island of Java have antibodies against COVID-19, owing to a combination of prior infection and…

Fadhil Haidar Sulaeman, Jakarta – Indonesian imports and exports reached a new peak in March on surging global commodity prices fueled by a post-…

Jakarta – The government has responded to a report on human rights practices in Indonesia that was released by the United States with a counter…

Jayapura, Jubi – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid said the determination of the Papua Expansion Bill as an…

Jakarta, Jubi TV – Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mahfud MD received the Papuan People's Assembly (MRP) and…

Jakarta – The International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development (INFID) is asking the Bogor Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) and the city'…

Jakarta – Indonesian Anti-Corruption Society (MAKI) Coordinator Boyamin Saiman says that Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Deputy…

Fana Suparman & Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – A senior Indonesian minister on Saturday lashed a recent US government report alleging that the…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Two female Sumatran elephants were found dead in Langkat regency, North Sumatra, with authorities still investigating the…

A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has handed over the case dossiers of a suspect allegedly involved in human rights…

News Desk, Jakarta – Despite the mounting logistical and environmental challenges, the leadership of the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority…

Peter Job – After East Timor declared independence from Portugal in 1975, Indonesian dictator Suharto ordered an invasion and tried to crush the…

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Indonesian civil servants, policemen, and soldiers will soon receive bonuses equivalent to their one-month salary…

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – Indonesia, a top greenhouse gas emitter, will need far more than the international funding it has already been promised…

Sydney Allen – The 2022 G20 conference, an intergovernmental meeting of the world's largest economies, is scheduled to be held in Bali, Indonesia…

Kornelius Purba, Jakarta – The months-long controversy over a proposal to postpone the 2024 elections and extend the presidential term has ended.…

A report on human rights released by the United States government highlights the problems with police in the Catholic-majority country of Timor-…

M.A Murtadho, Jakarta – The International NGO Forum on Indonesia Development or INFID asked the Bogor City Government to review its regional…

Maria Fransisca Lahur, Jakarta – An environmental community that is concerned about air quality Bicara Udara discovered microplastics in the air…

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – Political expert and Executive Director of Parameter Politik Indonesia, Adi Prayitno, assessed that public trust…

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in opening the Investment Authority (INA) agreement signing event on Thursday…

For around two years since the COVID-19 outbreak occurred, Bali's tourism practically became dormant. Now that the island is starting to receive a…

West Papuan students stranded in Aotearoa New Zealand by an abrupt cancellation of their Indonesian government scholarships earlier this year…

Julia Lau – Recent student protests against rising living costs and rumours that Widodo might seek a third presidential term suggest that…

Triyan Pangastuti, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia, or BI, the country's central bank, has signaled to keep its benchmark interest rate steady at 3.5…

An international group advocating human rights in Timor-Leste, of which a UK pedophile priest was a supporter, has taken down an appeal for…

Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry plans to provide more free mudik (exodus) trips for Idul Fitri 2022, for a total of 21,000 trips.…

Elizabeth Byrne – The High Court has put off considering whether details of an alleged Australian spying operation in Timor-Leste should remain…

Konradus Epa, Jakarta – A man was hacked to death and another injured in an attack by a rebel group in Indonesia's restive Papua province.

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Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) speaker Puan Maharani asked the government to immediately draw up derivative rules of…

Vitorio Mantalean, Jakarta – The Labour Party has been officially registered as a political party with the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (…

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – Antigraft watchdog Indonesia Memanggil 57 or IM57 Institute urged the Supervisory Council of the Corruption Eradication…

Open Letter: By David Robie of Asia Pacific Report

Kia ora Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi

It is unconscionable. A bewildering…

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – Indonesia has passed a landmark bill that for the first time outlaws forced marriage and sexual harassment.

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An Indonesian lawmaker is being shielded by his party after he was filmed watching porn on his phone during a recent committee meeting at the…

A high school principal has been removed from his post after a 17-second video of him treating a student with the utmost disrespect went viral…

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian on Wednesday told the General Election Commission (KPU) on Wednesday to make…

Stefani Wijaya, Chairul Fikri, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police announced on Wednesday they have arrested three men accused of attacking social media…

Jakarta (Antara) – At least 18 mining workers died and 10 others were seriously injured after a truck carrying 29 people crashed in a mountainous…

Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) has highlighted the recently enacted Law on Sexual Violence Crimes (TPKS) for not fully…

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – A Catholic priest is to moderate the presidential debate in Timor-Leste as Asia's youngest democracy gets ready for a second…

Jakarta – The House of Representatives passed on Tuesday a long-awaited bill to tackle sexual violence, aimed at providing a legal framework for…

The Humanitarian Coalition for Papua says the creation of three new provinces in Papua by the Indonesian government is like repeating the…

Six years after deliberations first began, Indonesia's parliament has passed a landmark bill to tackle sexual violence, aimed at providing a legal…

Jakarta – Student demonstrations have been held simultaneously in various parts of the country – from the west to the east – rejecting the…

Edward Aspinall – Richard Harry Chauvel was a noted Australian historian of Indonesia. Known for his pathbreaking research on Maluku (the Moluccas…

Johan Purnomo and Stanley Widianto, Jakarta – Indonesian police fired tear gas and water cannon on Monday to disperse hundreds of university…