Jakarta – How soon should Indonesia declare the transition of COVID-19 from being pandemic to endemic? Not a moment too soon, we believe. Many…

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – Catholic-majority Timor-Leste is to provide humanitarian assistance "in a show of solidarity with Ukrainians" following the…

Jubi TV – Executive Director of the Manokwari Institute for Research, Assessment, and Development of Legal Aid (LP3BH) Yan Cristian Warinussy has…

Konradus Epa, Jakarta – A man was hacked to death and three others injured in two separate attacks by a rebel group in Indonesia's restive Papua…

Rieka Rahadiana and Yudith Ho – President Joko Widodo has picked Bambang Susantono, a senior official at the Asian Development Bank, to spearhead…

Aditya Laksmana Yudha, Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo officially appoints Bambang Susantono – former deputy…

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – Indonesia's former fisheries minister has had his jail sentence for corruption slashed by nearly half after an appeals…

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) said it will keep monitoring young people who love to…

Jakarta – Indonesia, the largest producer of crude palm oil, has decided to stifle its palm oil export over the next six months in a move designed…

Yogyakarta – Mount Merapi unleashed a torrent of hot clouds, turning the sky a fiery red, as molten lava flowed down its slopes on Thursday with…

Radityo Dharmaputra – Almost two weeks in, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been condemned by most countries around the world, including Indonesia…

Asep Firmansyah, Nabil Ihsan, Jakarta – Interfaith marriages could not be recognised and registered in local religious affairs offices, Deputy…

Katharina R. Lestari, Jakarta – Violence against women in Indonesia rose sharply by nearly 50 percent last year, according to the National…

Sebastian Strangio – This morning on my Twitter feed, amid the flow of depressing news from Ukraine, I came across two fascinating articles…

Jakarta – Harsh words and phrases like "unprofessional, ill-intentioned and one-sided" chosen by the Indonesian Mission at the United Nations in…

Vitorio Mantalean, Jakarta – National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) Chairperson Ahmad Taufan Damanik hopes that peace talks between Papua…

Fana Suparman, Jakarta – A panel of three justices has reinstated a sentence of five years' imprisonment for former maritime affairs and fisheries…

Thresa Sandra Desfika & Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – A number of airlines have removed the antigen or polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, test…

Kornelius Purba, Jakarta – My conversations several years ago with three former foreign ministers on East Timor (now Timor Leste) suddenly came to…

Jakarta (Reuters) – Indonesia will expand its mandatory domestic sales of palm oil to 30 per cent of planned exports by companies from 20 per cent…

Moh. Khory Alfarizi, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) researcher Kurnia Ramadhana deemed the Supreme Court's reasons for reducing the…

Francisca Christy Rosana, Hendartyo Hanggi, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati as she submitted her annual tax returns (…

Jakarta – State-owned oil company Pertamina retains the price of subsidized fuel product Pertalite below Rp 8,000 (55 US cents) per liter despite…

Yogi Eka Sahputra, Natuna, Indonesia – A fishing vessel seized by authorities in Indonesia for a zoning violation was doing more than just fishing…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The establishment of large-scale agriculture under the Indonesian government's "food estate" program is harming…

Niken Nurcahyani, Td, Jakarta – A number of women's organizations staged a rally, pushing for the ratification of the sexual violence crime bill…

Jakarta – Workers from the Indonesian Trade Union Congress Alliance Confederation (KASBI) urged the government to pay attention to working women…

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan emphasized the importance of…

Antara, Jakarta – Executive director of election watchdog, Association for Elections and Democracy (Perludem), Khoirunnisa Nur Agustyati urges…

Jakarta – Papua Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) Director Emanuel Gobay says that hundreds of Cendrawasih University (Uncen) students took to the…

Julia Winterflood, Jakarta – If you've traveled through Tuban on East Java's northern coast, 100 kilometers west of Surabaya, you might have…

Sultan Ashori, Denpasar, Bali – Bali on Monday welcomed its first foreign tourists under relaxed coronavirus rules that no longer require arrivals…

Katharina R. Lestari, Jakarta – Authorities in Indonesia have recovered the bodies of eight technicians killed by armed separatists in a remote…

Ahmad Syarif Syechbubakr – The swearing-in ceremony for the leadership team of Indonesia's largest Islamic organisation, Nahdatul Ulama (NU),…

Interfaith marriage is a grey, if controversial, area in legal and cultural terms in Indonesia. So when a Muslim woman and a Catholic man went…

Zely Ariane – CIVICUS, a global civil society alliance, and the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) have expressed their deepest concern about…

The commemoration of International Women Days (IWD) was marked by a peaceful action in the East Java provincial capital of Surabaya on Tuesday…

John McBeth, Jakarta – Coming in the middle of a heated exchange between the Indonesian government and United Nations rapporteurs over alleged…

Jakarta – Municipal land transport operator TransJakarta began to operate 30 electric buses on Tuesday in a landmark move to shift its fleets to…

Herman, Jakarta – The government on Tuesday launched an integrated information system called Simbara, which is set to help them keep a close eye…

Sudirman Wamad, Bandung – An alliance of women's organisations held a protest action in front of the Gedung Sate building (governor's office) in…

Anggi Muliawati, Jakarta – Protesters calling themselves the Women's Organisation held a rally at the Horse Statue in Central Jakarta…

Dian Septiari, Jakarta – The government has said it will file a complaint against what it has called an "unprofessional, ill-intentioned and one-…

The issue of sexual violence is still encountered in every layer of society, including the office environment and educational institutions. This…

Jakarta – Hundreds of workers held a demonstration in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Jakarta on Tuesday in the context of…

M Baqir I A, Mecca Yumna, Jakarta – Cooperatives and SMEs Minister Teten Masduki attached utmost importance to the government's collaboration with…

At least 52 villagers in North Sumatra's Mandailing Natal Regency, including children, were hospitalized with suspected hydrogen sulfide poisoning…

Max Lane – There have been contentions in Timor Leste's political landscape in the run-up to the presidential elections. But Indonesia has less to…

Andrea Fahey – In the midst of an international crisis, it is remarkable when small countries still find the courage to adhere to their democratic…

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – A Timor-Leste court has acquitted a priest and several of his staff over writing a report in favor of a defrocked priest…