The crowded market district of Tanah Abang in Central Jakarta exemplifies the controversy over Jakarta's sidewalks being used by street vendors…

Toh Ee Ming – President Joko Widodo met with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad earlier this month, one item of discussion was on Jakarta'…

Muhammad Sidik Permana, Bogor – A total of 57,580 residents of the 18,571 households in Bogor are suffering from clean water crisis…

Jakarta (Antara) – Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Wiranto has admitted poor law enforcement against arsonists or…

Andita Rahma, Jakarta – The Institute for Policy Research and Advocacy (ELSAM) assessed that the government has violated the public…

Taufiq Siddiq, Jakarta – Asylum seekers who have been staging demonstrations in front of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR…

Parliza Hendrawan, Jakarta – Westlife's concert in Palembang on Sunday night, August 18, left promoters and event organizers feeling unhappy.…

Jakarta – The Morning Star flag was flown by more than 100 Papuan protesters from the Student Alliance Against Racism, Capitalism, Colonialism…

Noval Dhwinuari Antony, Jakarta – Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko believes that there is an armed group and political axis that is…

Iqbal Tawakal Lazuardi, Jakarta – Papuan students in the West Java provincial capital of Bandung feel hurt and angry after being given two boxes…

Islami Adisubrata, Jayawijaya – The shooting over some construction workers of PT Istaka Karya in Yigi, Nduga Regency on 2 December 2018 has…

Indonesia's Papua was hit by fresh unrest Wednesday as more than 1,000 security personnel were sent to the restive region after violent protests…

Indonesia has one of the lowest rates of women's participation in the workforce in the region, and the numbers have remained unchanged for about…

Johnny Blades – Protests are spreading in Indonesia-ruled West Papua in response to harassment of Papuans during explosive incidents in Javanese…

Indonesia had a small victory in the fight against sexual harassment recently when President Joko Widodo granted amnesty to Baiq Nuril, a school…

A recently resurfaced video clip of statements made by Ustad Abdul Somad (known as UAS for short), in which the hugely popular preacher talks…

Camellia Webb-Gannon – Last weekend, the Indonesian police took 43 West Papuan students into custody for allegedly disrespecting the Indonesian…

Tasha Wibawa – Indonesian police say they have regained control of West Papua after sending close to 1,000 extra officers to the restive province…

Muh Halwi, Jakarta – The National Commission for Child Protection (Komnas Anak) suspects there is a syndicate facilitating and…

Paulina Quintao – The National Director for Integrated Gender Political Approach and Women's Capacity at the Secretariat of State for Equality…

Paulina Quintao – The Minister of Justice (MJ), Manuel Carceres da Costa said a specific law on adoption for Timor-Leste has not been established…

The Pro-Rector for Cooperation at the National University of Timor Lorosa'e (UNTL), Eduardo Aniceto Serrao said the university has established a…

Paulina Quintao – The General Director for Water and Sanitation (DNSA), Gustavo da Cruz said there is no legal basis to control the consumption…

Cameron Sumpter – Terrorist attacks inevitably generate frenetic global media coverage, with pundits examining motives, ascertaining network…

Febriana Firdaus, Jakarta, Indonesia – Indonesia has deployed more troops to West Papua as demonstrations calling for the region's independence…

Ben Butler – The new operator of the site of Australia's worst ever oil spill has dismissed concerns it might not have the financial capacity to…

Jakarta – Tri Susanti, the field coordinator of a recent protest that ended with racist abuse being hurled at Papuan university students in…

Jakarta – The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has called once again for the United Nations to visit Papua and West Papua…

Nur Yasmin & Dion Bisara, Jakarta – The tax office has dashed hopes for a second tax amnesty over concerns that this may erode its…

Yeremia Sukoyo & Faraouk Arnaz, Jakarta – The government has blocked internet access and deployed large numbers of security personnel in…

Jakarta (Antara) – A study of the Habibie Centre brought to light a harrowing fact that the police was on the radar of some 74 percent of the…

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – The government has yet to show its seriousness in making policies concerning the handling of victims of violence…

Jakarta – The outbreak of violent protests in West Papua and Papua provinces over racial abuse against Papuan students in Surabaya, East Java, on…

Nur Yasmin & Yudha Baskoro, Jakarta – Hundreds of single refugees have been demonstrating again in front of the UN Refugee Agency…

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – The Jakarta Youth for Performing Arts' performance of the award-winning, mental health-themed musical "Next to Normal" at…

Jakarta – National Narcotics Agency (BNN) investigators claim to have uncovered a drug distribution network allegedly controlled by a prisoner…

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – Indonesia's textile industry entered 2019 with high optimism, following healthy growth in the preceding year.

The…

Farouk Arnaz & Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – The police have begun to look into blasphemy charges against Islamic cleric Abdul Somad, who has been…

Guruh Permadi, Jakarta – The coordinator of the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras), Yati Andriyani, believes that…

Muhammad Irfan, Jakarta – Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) Coordinator Yati Andriani is calling on President Joko…

Jakarta – A video appearing to commemorate Indonesia's 74th Independence Day has been under fire from activists and internet users, who are…

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Families affected by the 1999 communal conflict in Maluku are entitled to receive compensation worth around Rp 3.9…

One of Indonesia's most popular Islamic preachers, Ustad Abdul Somad (often referred to as UAS for short), has been reported to the police by…

Helen Davidson and Ben Doherty – The Indonesian president has called for calm after days of violent protests against and by ethnic West Papuans…

Nick Baker – Refugees in Indonesia who claim to be the "forgotten" victims of Australia's border protection policies held protests around the…

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is set to visit Papua and West Papua following rioting that broke out in the provinces' capitals on…

Jakarta – At least 258 inmates detained in Sorong Penitentiary in West Papua have escaped their prison cells after the building caught on fire…

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) during an operation on Monday apprehended five individuals, including a…

N. Adri, Balikpapan – The Directorate of Special Crime of the East Kalimantan Police have uncovered an alleged online prostitution ring and…

Jakarta – At least 172 people allegedly involved during postelection protests that descended into riots in the capital in May have faced a series…