Jakarta – The newly enacted Terrorism Law has raised concerns among the press, as it has much broadened definitions that hark back to the legal…

Paulina Quintao – The President of the Women's Association for Aileu Municipality, Cristina da Conceicao said it is difficult for women producers…

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Democratic Party central board (DPP) for advocacy and legal aid division chairman Ferdinand Hutahaean stated his…

Paulina Quintao – The Executive Director of the National Hospital Guido Valadares (HNGV), in Dili, Dr. Aniceto Barreto said currently there are 12…

Jakarta – National Mandate Party (PAN) deputy chairman Viva Yoga Mauladi has said that the party was seriously considering its founder and…

Paulina Quintao – Based on the monitoring done by the Human Rights Association (HAK) of prisoners' situation, many complain of lack of contact…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) has released a circular notifying public broadcasting bodies, television and radio networks…

A growing grassroots solidarity network has prompted the establishment of a West Papua Desk in New Zealand.

The desk was officially opened…

Jakarta – The Save Jakarta Bay Coalition (KSTJ) called on Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan to immediately demolish the buildings on…

Jakarta – Two police officers, Second Brig. Bimo Yudho Prasetyo and Second Brig. Feri Saputra, were allegedly attacked by military officers in…

Most of Jakarta is fast asleep at 2:00 am, but for Fajar Ramadin and his pint-sized comrades it's time to wake up the neighborhood.

The…

Yuddy Cahya, Bandung – Indonesia's first Islamic fashion school is teaching students in the world's largest Muslim-majority country the usual…

Jeffrey Hutton – On May 17, two female passengers boarded their flight in Makassar in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, bound for Manado, North Sulawesi…

Bharati Jagdish, Singapore – "I thought I was going to die. I lost four litres of blood, but my concern was whether the country would slide into a…

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The Army and the Indonesian Genocide: Mechanics of Mass Murder by Jess Melvin. Routledge,…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Gadjah Mada University (UGM) in Jogjakarta relieved two lecturers from their structural posts for allegedly being…

The federal government has formally listed the group responsible for recent suicide bombings on Indonesian churches and a police…

Sheany, Jakarta – Indonesia won a non-permanent seat at the Security Council, with four other countries elected by the United Nations General…

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) senior politician Hidayat Nur Wahid has shrugged off accusations that his party had…

Andhika Prasetia, Jakarta – The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) met with President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo today. During the meeting,…

Phelim Kine – The Indonesian government is backing away from commitments to provide accountability for grave past human rights abuses.

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Jeffrey Hutton – While she was a student at University of Indonesia, Raisa Widiastari began volunteering with the Commission for the Disappeared…

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has warned Tulungagung Regent Syahri Mulyono and Blitar Mayor Muhammad Samanhudi Anwar to…

Jakarta – As World Oceans Day is marked on Friday, Indonesia is faced with huge amounts of waste polluting its waters.

Research by the…

Febriana Firdaus – Last month, Indonesia's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community was buoyed by a decision to remove the phrase…

Jakarta – Local residents have removed four campaign banners promoting a caliphate that were installed in North Serpong and along Jl. Raya Serpong…

Devina Heriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia's healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth has steadily risen since 2000, but the 2016 figures showed that…

Jakarta – The Environment and Forestry Ministry, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the Judicial Commission participated in a public…

Jakarta – Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita said his ministry has revoked a regulation that requires the use of Indonesian ships to export and…

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – Relevant state agencies are set to collaborate to establish better forestry management in Papua in order to curb…

In June this year, elections will take place in 171 districts, provinces and municipalities across Indonesia. On paper, millions of citizens in…

Sheany, Jakarta – Just when the government seemed ready to take responsibility for resolving cases of past human right abuses and despite a…

Jakarta – National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has said it will employ pilots of Indonesia's Air Force if the airline's pilots follow through on…

Karina M. Tehusijarana, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has continued to strengthen his electoral position in Java, while Gerindra, the…

Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – Democratic Party central board (DPP) chairman Ferdinand Hutahaean stated his organization declined to join a…

Rezki Alvionitasari, Jakarta – Based on its latest nation-wide poll, pollster Charta Politika suggests that the former Indonesian Armed Forces (…

Jakarta – The government plans to monitor the activity of college students on social media as part of efforts to prevent the spread of radical…

Jakarta – Indonesia needs nearly a million new teachers for state schools to replace those who retire, die or leave the job, as well as to…

Evi Mariani, Jakarta – The Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) suspended a student organization for allegedly being involved with the now…

Pribadi Wicaksono, Yogyakarta – The recent raid conducted by Indonesian anti-terrorism special ops Densus 88 at the University of Riau attracted…

Tsarina Maharani, Jakarta – National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) chairperson Ahmad Taufan Damanik hopes that past cases of gross human…

Jakarta – A group opposed to the privatization of Jakarta's piped water supply has submitted to the Central Jakarta District Court a counter-…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Traditional Fishermen Association (KNTI) says the revision of a presidential regulation (Perpres) on…

Jakarta – The Indonesian government expects to take a controlling stake in the operator of the world's biggest copper and gold mine this month,…

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – The government and the House of Representatives agreed on Tuesday to revise the growth target stated in the 2019 draft…

Jakarta – Authorities of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will not be damaged by the government and House of Representatives'…

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has urged the Mosque Welfare Council (DKM) in the city to be selective in inviting preachers to deliver…

Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) founder Rizieq Shihab's days as a fugitive in Saudi Arabia might be coming to an end soon, with Indonesian police…

Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – Indonesia, one of the planet's major plastic polluters, is now banking on one of its biggest resources to entice…

There have been many blatantly false accusations made about Indonesia's President Joko Widodo, such as the one about how he's secretly a Chinese…