Victor Mambor and Syofiardi Bachyul, Jayawijaya, Papua – In Wamena in Papua's Jayawijaya regency there is a customary belief that women and…
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October 28, 2019
Jakarta Post - October 28, 2019
CNN Indonesia - October 28, 2019
Surabaya – A protest action by the United People's Struggle Alliance (APPR) to commemorate Youth Pledge Day at the East Timor governor's office…
CNN Indonesia - October 28, 2019
Jakarta – Students and other civil society organisations come together on Monday October 28 under the banner of the People's Border (Borak) to…
CNN Indonesia - October 28, 2019
Jakarta – Scores of students from the University and High-School Student Action Alliance (Ampera) arrived at the Arjuna Wiwaha Monument or Horse…
Tribune Timor - October 28, 2019
Alfian, Makassar – The momentum of Youth Pledge Day on Monday October 28 was used by students and local people in the South Sulawesi provincial…
CNN Indonesia - October 28, 2019
Surabaya – Hundreds of workers and student from various different organisations calling themselves the United People's Struggle Alliance (APPR)…
Jakarta Globe - October 28, 2019
Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – The local arm of American multinational information technology company IBM amped its agenda on accelerating digital trade…
Jakarta Post - October 28, 2019
Jakarta – On the last day of his three-day visit to the country's easternmost regions, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo visited Wouma Market in…
The Interpreter - October 28, 2019
Muhammad Zulfikar, Rakhmat Ramadha, Valentine Dimas Permadi – Indonesia won a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council this month, elected…
Indonesia Calling Statement - October 28, 2019
The betrayal of the mandate of reformasi – the political reform movement that began in 1998 – has angered Indonesia's youth, students and the…
Sydney Morning Herald - October 28, 2019
James Massola and Amilia Rosa, Jakarta – Indonesia's global reputation will be severely damaged if an unofficial moratorium on the death penalty…
Dili Weekly - October 28, 2019
Celestina Soares – The General Director of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, Antoninho Pires said the Ministry has a mechanism to…
Dili Weekly - October 28, 2019
Celestina Soares – The Director of BELUN Organization, Luis Ximenes said it is necessary to provide basic training to local authorities and the…
Reuters - October 28, 2019
Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo will officially open a new $128 million bridge in Papua on Monday amid a renewed pledge to develop one…
Jakarta Post - October 28, 2019
Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Floodwaters inundated at least 11 districts across Batubara regency in North Sumatra over the weekend following heavy…
Jakarta Post - October 28, 2019
Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jayapura – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo inaugurated the 732-meter Youtefa Bridge in Jayapura, Papua on Monday on the…
Reuters - October 28, 2019
Jakarta – The scene is much like any other Indonesian puppet show: the beat of the gongs is frenetic, the musicians wear intricately-patterned…
Dili Weekly - October 28, 2019
Paulina Quintao – National Member of Parliament, MP Maria Barreto said in the Civil Law Code, Part IV about the family, it is clearly written…
October 27, 2019
Agence France Presse - October 27, 2019
Three people have been killed in Indonesia's restive Papua region with police saying the victims were civilians, while a rebel group that took…
Jakarta Post - October 27, 2019
Jakarta – Anwar Congo, former leader of a death squad that is alleged to have killed thousands of suspected Indonesian Communist Party (PKI)…
Jakarta Globe - October 27, 2019
Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Luhut Binsar Panjaitan said he had no objections whatsoever to the surprise inclusion of Prabowo Subianto in the…
Tempo - October 27, 2019
Jakarta (Antara) – Hundreds of houses in five villages in West Aceh District, Aceh Province, have been submerged by flood waters reaching a height of…
Tempo - October 27, 2019
Jakarta (Antara) – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has apologized to several parties, whose aspirations were not accommodated during the selection…
Kumparan - October 27, 2019
The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) recorded 78 cases of violations of freedom of expression in public between January and October 2019.…
October 26, 2019
Pos Kota - October 26, 2019
Jakarta – On Saturday October 26 President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo attended the opening of the Pancasila Youth's (Pemuda Pancasila, PP) 10th…
CNN Indonesia - October 26, 2019
Jakarta – Pancasila Youth (Pemuda Pancasila, PP) Deputy General Chairperson, Bambang Soesatyo, has stated that the organisation will take a tough…
Tempo - October 26, 2019
Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is now working under the chaos of the new law. Several of its provisions are mutually…
Tempo - October 26, 2019
Fikri Arigi, Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mahfud Md, ensured that there will be…
Channel News Asia - October 26, 2019
Nivell Rayda, Yogyakarta – Without warning, Indonesia's most volatile volcano, Mt Merapi in Yogyakarta spewed a towering cloud of ash up to 3km…
The Interpreter - October 26, 2019
Olivia Tasevski – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo this week announced his new cabinet – most notably appointing his rival at both the…
October 25, 2019
Tempo - October 25, 2019
Eko Wahyudi, Jakarta – The Upstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Special Task Force (SKK Migas) reported 63 cases of oil theft at Rokan…
Tempo - October 25, 2019
M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) announced that it will not follow suit in ceasing the investigation of the…
Tempo - October 25, 2019
M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – Dozens of human rights activists gathered to protest President Joko Widodo's decision in naming archrival…
Jakarta Globe - October 25, 2019
Dion Bisara, Jakarta – Indonesia failed to improve its rank in the latest ease of doing business list issued by the World Bank, falling short of…
Jakarta Post - October 25, 2019
Gisela Swaragita, Jakarta – When President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo named Bintang Puspayoga as the women's empowerment and child protection minister…
Jakarta Post - October 25, 2019
Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Two days after inaugurating the Indonesia Onward Cabinet, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has named the new…
CNN Indonesia - October 25, 2019
Jakarta – The announcement and inauguration of the new Advance Indonesia Cabinet members by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Vice President Ma'…
Nikkei Asian Review - October 25, 2019
Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – When Agus Suparmanto, a ruling coalition lawmaker who owns a small construction company, appeared in a white button-up…
Australian Financial Review - October 25, 2019
Emma Connors, Jakarta – Controversial and polarising are two adjectives frequently used to describe former Indonesian general and special forces…
Reuters - October 25, 2019
Jakarta – Indonesia wants to expedite talks on a trade deal with the European Union and complete within a month a review of trade with the United…
The Independent - October 25, 2019
Simon Calder – Boeing started the sequence of events that led to the first 737 Max crash by installing an anti-stall system without telling…
Tempo - October 25, 2019
Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – The Agrarian Reform Consortium (KPA) secretary-general Dewi Kartika was cynical toward President Joko Widodo's…
KBR - October 25, 2019
Kevin Candra, Lea Citra, Jakarta – Newly appointed Attorney General (AG) Sanitiar Burhanuddin has promised to make past human rights (HAM) cases…
KBR - October 25, 2019
Wahyu Setiawan, Jakarta – IndonesiaLeaks has questioned the national police headquarters' decision to halt the criminal investigation into…
Jakarta Globe - October 25, 2019
Diana Mariska, Jakarta – Low learning outcomes have been a scourge on Indonesia's education system and may undermine the country's future…
Jakarta Post - October 25, 2019
Marguerite Afra Sapiie and Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has defended his decision to include members of the…
Jakarta Post - October 25, 2019
Apriadi Gunawan, Medan, North Sumatra – The Medan Legal Aid Institute (LBH Medan) in North Sumatra were reportedly recently terrorized by an…
Tempo - October 25, 2019
Jakarta – The wave of student protests last September spurred adrenaline rush in Edward Aspinall. The Australian 'Indonesianist' who started his…
KBR - October 25, 2019
Valda Kustarini, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has appointed constructional law expert Mahfud MD as the new Coordinating Minister for…
Tempo - October 25, 2019
M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – A number of human rights activists expressed pessimism for newly sworn-in Coordinating Minister of Politics, Law, and…