Arnold Belau, Jayapura – The Yahukimo West Papua National Committee (KNPB) says that police forcibly broke up a peaceful protest action on Monday…

Today – 15 August 15 1962 – marks "a day of betrayal for us West Papuans", says a Papuan leader as critics reminded the world about what happened…

Maria Fatima Bona, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has told Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin to find ways to bring down the polymerase…

On July 28, Pastor Marselinus Monang Sijabat, the head of the St Lusia Church in Pakpak Bharat Regency in North Sumatra, Indonesia, began to feel…

Christopher Knaus – The government will be forced to defend its decision to withhold long-secret cabinet documents about negotiations with Timor-…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Indonesia's next presidential election is still two and a half years away, but campaigning to succeed Joko "Jokowi"…

Antara, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has urged President Joko Widodo, or Jokowi, to reiterate his commitment to…

Akanksha Sharma, Masrur Jamaluddin and Hilary Whiteman, Jakarta – Taufiq Hidayat enters the homes of the dead to claim bodies no one will touch.…

Katharina R. Lestari, Jakarta – Human rights activists have condemned Indonesian President Joko Widodo for presenting an award to a former East…

Arys Aditya – Indonesia found that Sinovac Biotech Ltd.'s Covid-19 vaccine was less effective at protecting against death and severe…

Dera Menra Sijabat, Richard C. Paddock and Muktita Suhartono, Bulus Wetan, Indonesia – When Debiyantoro, a hotel repairman, first lost his sense…

Yudha Baskoro, Sukoharjo – Agus Widanarko wears not a surgical but superhero mask in the pandemic. By trade an anti-drug counsellor, he moonlights…

Jakarta – Jakarta State University (UNJ) sociologist Ubedilah Badrun has criticised the actions of authorities in removing murals containing…

London, New York, Berlin – TAPOL, ETAN and Watch Indonesia! strongly condemn President Joko Widodo's decision to grant 'Bintang Jasa Utama', one…

Andi Firdaus, Raka Adji, Jakarta – A total of 166 thousand volunteers from various regions in Indonesia have undergone vaccination training to…

Hendro Situmorang, Jakarta – Indonesia has been past the peak of the coronavirus outbreak since nearly three weeks ago, the National Covid-19 Task…

One of Indonesia's top officials, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, didn't seem too pleased with the COVID-19 handling in Bali during his visit yesterday,…

Soraya Permatasari – Indonesia is intensifying efforts to boost Covid-19 vaccination for its "reluctant" elderly population as the country's daily…

Tirsa Manitik gave birth to her first girl in June and buried her a month later – another casualty of virus-battered Indonesia's soaring child…

Makassar (Reuters) – A vehicle with a flashing siren and "Makassar Covid-19 Hunter" written on the side pulls up to a ship docked at a jetty in…

Konradus Epa, Jakarta – A parish in Indonesia's Jakarta Archdiocese is celebrating after being granted a building permit to build a new church…

Indonesia's Health Ministry is defending the relatively steep price of PCR swab tests in the country, following protests triggered by recent…

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – Rights groups have welcomed the abolishment of the controversial "two-finger test", a virginity test that had long been a…

Sudibyo Wiradji – As the dry season continues, heed must be given to peatland forests in Indonesia, especially on Kalimantan Island. Hot spots are…

Zacharias Wuragil, Jakarta – Indonesia instantly jumped to the top three in the world for the number of new Covid-19 cases over the past 28 days,…

Jakarta – The regulations imposed during strict social restrictions are a guide to help people adapt to risks, according to Reisa Broto Asmoro,…

Heru Asprihanto, Jakarta – Indonesia's capital reopened its retail malls this week to an exclusive crowd – shoppers vaccinated against coronavirus…

Police officers have allegedly been extorting bus drivers and travelers passing through Bali's Gilimanuk Port, with reports suggesting that…

Anwar Siswadi (Contributor), Jakarta – Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) maritime expert, Hamzah Latief, said in an online seminar…

Human rights advocates continue to voice concern for the welfare of West Papuan political prisoner Victor Yeimo.

Indonesian police arrested…

Senator the Hon Marise Payne
Minister for Foreign Affairs
PO Box 6100
Senate, Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

12 August 2021…

International pressure is mounting on Indonesia to free West Papuan activist Victor Yeimo, the international spokesperson for the peaceful…

Grace Nadia Chandra, Chairul Fikri, Tangerang, Banten – The police have named a pregnant 30-year-old woman as the prime suspect in the burning…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo is slightly ahead of Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto…

An ailing Papuan activist detained in an Indonesian police detention center for the last three months has called on authorities to move him to a…

Anna Henderson – The federal opposition has committed to hold an inquiry into claims Australian spies were eavesdropping on the government of…

Erika Nugraheny, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has bestowed the Bintang Jasa Utama (1st Class Star of Service) award for civil bravery…

Jakarta – The Civil Society Alliance – which is made up of a number of organisations in Indonesia and East Timor – is urging President Joko "…

Fianda Sjofjan, Raka Adji, Jakarta – Jakarta Metro Jaya Police has said it will conduct door-to-door vaccinations as part of the ongoing Merdeka…

Putu Indah S, Nabil Ihsan, Jakarta – None of customary villages in Indonesia has officially been recognized by the central government as of August…

An incident involving a Nigerian diplomat and immigration officers in Indonesia is triggering unease in relations between the two nations.

…

Maria Fatima Bona, Vento Saudale, Jakarta – Shortage in global vaccine supplies has slowed Indonesia's attempts to ramp up vaccination against…

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – The Health Ministry disclosed that the limited number of health workers who are tasked to input Covid-19 data resulted in…

Endri Kurniawati, Jakarta – Epidemiologist from the University of Indonesia, Pandu Riono, said the implementation of the odd-even policy for four-…

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – Indonesian authorities have deported more than 100 Timor-Leste citizens who defied Covid-19 restrictions and illegally…

Diatyka Widya Permata Yasih and Vedi Hadiz – Since the turn of the millennium, a variety of Indonesian films featuring Islamic characters…

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Governor Anies Baswedan allows malls, worship places and outdoor sport venues to reopen with certain capacity limits on…

A founding member of the Free West Papua Movement, Tan Sen Thay, has died in the Netherlands.

Tan Sen was an integral figure in the…

Kuala Lumpur (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Indonesia should make permanent its temporary ban on new permits for oil palm plantations to advance…

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Indonesia's independent data initiative, LaporCovid-19, found that over 19,000 Covid deaths reported by the district/city…