Solomon Islands police have defended removing a West Papuan flag from outside the Indonesian stall at the Melanesian Arts and Cultural Festival in…

We're just about a month from the official registration deadline for candidates competing in Indonesia's 2019 presidential election but with…

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Fahri Hamzah disagree if Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan runs for president. He…

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – This year's political chess match is nowhere near the endgame, with political bigwigs holding closed-door…

Robertus Wardi, Jakarta – Indonesia on Tuesday (10/07) ratified a defense cooperation agreement with South Korea, providing legal footing for…

Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has admonished the Indonesian Teachers Association (PGRI), saying the quality of education had…

Jakarta – The Surabaya Legal Aid Institute (LBH) has reported local security personnel to the East Java Police for allegedly committing unethical…

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – Indigenous communities from 19 villages at the Dampier Strait Marine Protection Area (MPA) in Raja Ampat Islands, West…

Activists linked to Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) have savaged the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) online, comparing it to the outlawed Indonesian Communist…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – A newspaper named Bintang-Barat published in Batavia (now Jakarta) in 1871 is displayed on the wall of Bentara…

Anton Hermansyah, Bogor, West Java – The government is aiming to strengthen the Indonesian manufacturing industry and secure big investment…

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – The General Elections Commission (KPU) in Makassar, South Sulawesi, will rerun the election for Makassar mayor and…

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has picked his running mate in the 2019 presidential election and will announce it…

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) continuous to persistently offer its party member to be the vice presidential…

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – The approval of the 26 plans of development in the first half has resulted in additional oil and gas…

Sheany, Jakarta – The Surabaya Legal Aid Institute, or LBH Surabaya, has called on the East Java Police to investigate violence exercised by its…

Papua New Guinea's prime minister has reportedly encouraged regional countries to take the issue of West Papua to the United Nations…

Fadli, Batam, Riau Islands – US Ambassador to Indonesia Joseph R. Donovan Jr. has said that he has talked to a number of Indonesian ministers…

Vilimaina Naqelevuki – Papua is still a sensitive subject for Papua New Guinea, says Prime Minister Peter O'Neill.

Mr O'Neill…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura, Papua – The victory of incumbent candidate pair Lukas Enembe-Klemen Tinal during the Papua gubernatorial election on…

Lalu Rahadian – "I don't agree. The Jokowi-JK vision, mission and program has been socialised since May 2014, how many years is it now? Almost…

Arjuna Pademme, Jayapura – Human Rights National Commission (KOMNAS HAM) Papua Representative said people should not underestimate the Amnesty…

Titus Ruban, Jayapura – There was alleged harassment occurred following the civil registration drives dubbed as 'operasi yustisi' in a Papuan…

Marie Leadbeater – A few years ago I wrote about New Zealand's betrayal of the people of East Timor during the 24 years they suffered under brutal…

Solomon Islands police says they confiscated a West Papuan flag at the Melanesian Arts Festival to stop any provocation aimed at the Indonesian…

Jakarta – Pro-democracy activists held an event campaigning for freedom of expression and assembly over the weekend, amid recent reports that…

Max Lane – The laying of criminal charges under the Intelligence Services Act 2001 against Witness K and lawyer Bernard Collaery in relation to…

Andi Muhammad Ibnu Aqil, Jakarta – The government must look at its own backyard to continue the fight against radicalism as a recent study found…

We're almost exactly one month away from the registration deadline for candidates competing in the 2019 presidential election and as of yet no…

Jakarta – Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto has deflected journalists' questions about his planned meeting with Democratic Party chairman…

This is an edited extract from Tim Lindsey's essay 'Retreat from Democracy', which appears in Australian Foreign Affairs #3, published 9 July.…

Aisyah Llewellyn – Regional elections took place across Indonesia on 27 June, when local voters went to the polls to elect governors, regents, and…

Bayu Adi Wicaksono – Democrat Party politician Dede Yusuf has exposed the lie behind claims that a wave of Chinese workers is being employed by PT…

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – According to Anggawira, spokesman for Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan and Deputy Governor Sandiaga Uno, Gerindra…

Pebriansyah Ariefana – The situation remains tense at the Papuan student dormitory on Jl. Kalasan Surabaya in the East Java provincial capital of…

Pebriansyah Ariefana – Tambaksari police have revealed that police and military officers raided a Papuan student dormitory in the East Java…

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves slid to US$119.8 billion as of June, lower than the $122.9 billion…

Sakina Rakhma Diah Setiawan, Jakarta – Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) chairperson Prabowo Subianto attended a friendly gathering and…

Adinda Normala, Jakarta – Police and military officers have brushed off accusations of interference in last week's simultaneous regional elections…

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – Gerindra Party Deputy Chairman Ferry Juliantono said it is impossible for the party to support Anies Baswedan as a…

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo gave his Cabinet ministers permission on Friday to leave their jobs…

Suherdjoko, Semarang – The Central Java Police have deployed 600 officers and 200 personnel from the Indonesian Military (TNI) on Friday to…

Jakarta – The Jakarta Corruption Court has sentenced non-active Kutai Kartanegara regent Rita Widyasari to 10 years in prison for her involvement…

Arjuna Pademme, Jayapura – Papua Police Chief, the Inspector General Boy Rafli Amar said the police and the Amnesty International (AI…

Jakarta – Listing six reasons for choosing a leader, an invitation bearing the letterhead of Al-Ihsan Mosque in Jalan Sei Batang Hari, Medan,…

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has a new ally. He is Muhammad Zainul Majdi, widely known as Tuan Guru Bajang (TGB), the popular West…

John McBeth, Jakarta – Unlike the English folklore song popularized by American General Douglas MacArthur, outgoing Indonesian Vice President…

Sheany, Jakarta – Usman Hamid, executive director of Amnesty International Indonesia, said this week that a review of the national human rights…

Farida Susanty, Jakarta – National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia announced on Friday that its pilots and workers had canceled their planned strike…

Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry will punish drivers of overloaded and oversized freight trucks, which are believed responsible for premature…