Istman Musaharun Pramadiba, Bogor – Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) Commander Gatot Nurmantyo said that the atmosphere of the upcoming general…

Indonesia's Minister of Defence has called for members of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua to be arrested when they return to the…

Karlis Salna and Haslinda Amin – Indonesian President Joko Widodo said government reforms to boost the economy are starting to pay off, enabling…

Sheany, Jakarta – With its official launch in the country set for Thursday (07/12), Amnesty International Indonesia emphasized the need for the…

Ihsan Ali Fauzi – When the news finally came that former State Secretary Djohan Effendi had died in Geelong on 17 November, few who knew him were…

A new survey by polling group Indo Barometer questioning people's presidential candidate preferences ahead of the 2019 election continue to show…

Mavuku Tokona – A win for the 'little guys' was marked on the notch of the West Papuan belt as they rallied for a peaceful protest last Friday on…

Jakarta – Vice President Jusuf Kalla has suggested that lawmakers, who are infamous for dozing off during meetings at the House of Representatives…

The United Liberation Movement for West Papua has condemned an Indonesian government call for its members to be arrested.

The pro-…

Amal Ganesha, Jakarta – The Greater Jakarta Transportation Body, or BPTJ, an agency under the Ministry of Transportation that oversees transit…

After Governor Anies Baswedan overturned the ban on Monas (National Monument) being used for religious and political events and allowed the 212…

Istman MP, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has revealed the reason to nominate Marshall Hadi Tjahjanto for the Armed Forces (TNI) chief.…

Agnes Anya, Jakarta – Jakarta's 2018 draft budget has once again garnered criticism, with education experts claiming that a Rp 430.7 billion (US$…

Amy Chew, Kuala Lumpur – Indonesia's largest Muslim organisation, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), has warned that politicians who use Islam to win votes…

Pornography is strictly illegal in Indonesia, which makes what appeared on the official Twitter account of the country's Foreign Ministry account…

Many lovers of electronic dance music in Jakarta and around Asia are looking forward to this year's edition of the Djakarta Warehouse Project,…

Jakarta – On Friday (01/12), dozens of demonstrators gathered in Central Jakarta to demand West Papuan independence from Indonesia.

Marchers…

The United Liberation Movement for West Papua has elected the exiled independence leader Benny Wenda as its new leader.

Mr Wenda effectively…

Dames Alexander Sinaga, Larantuka, East Nusa Tenggara – At a time when the Indonesian government is actively pushing for equal development in all…

Krithika Varagur, Jakarta – Workers at several Indonesian palm oil plantations that supply Pepsi and Nestle suffer from a variety of labor abuses…

Rizieq Shihab, the founder and leader of the hardline Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) remains a fugitive from Indonesian law hiding in Saudi Arabia…

So Saturday saw the one year anniversary of the December 2 protest against former Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama take place, with…

Adam Prierza, Jakarta – Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) Fadli Zon said that there is nothing special about the high…

Sastra Wijaya – Indonesian-Australian author Dewi Anggraeni seeks to bring cultural nuance to the 1998 protests that overthrew President Suharto…

Jakarta – Two police officers were attacked while carrying out their duties at Jatimakmur subdistrict in Pondok Gede, Bekasi, West Java on the…

Jakarta – The Institute for Research and Advocacy for Independent Courts (LeIP) is set to hold the first Indonesian Judicial Reform Forum (IJRF),…

Samsudhuha Wildansyah, Jakarta – Indonesian military (TNI) chief General Gatot Nurmantyo and Education and Culture Minister (Mendikbud) Muhadjir…

Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has nominated the chief of staff of the air force to be the new head of the armed forces (TNI), to…

Arkhelaus Wisnu Triyogo, Jakarta – Pollster Organisasi Kesejahteraan Rakyat (Orkesta) chairman Poempida Hidayatullah said the Functional Group (…

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – A recent survey revealed President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo would be better off with a running mate that has a military…

Arkhelaus Wisnu Triyogo, Jakarta – A survey conducted by pollster Organisasi Kesejahteraan Rakyat (Orkestra) shows that President Joko Widodo or…

Jakarta – The Hartono brothers, who have topped the Forbes Indonesia Rich List for nine years in a row, extended their gap at the top with their…

Jakarta – Despite being one of the main backers of the 212 rally last year, the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has not given its endorsement for…

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan attended the 212 reunion rally at the National Monument (Monas) in Central Jakarta on Saturday morning,…

Untung Widyanto, Jakarta – Islam Defender Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab sent a recorded message from Saudi Arabia for participants of the 212…

Hans Arnold Kapisa, Jakarta – The Domberai chapter of the Papuan Customary Council (DAP) in Manokwari held the celebration of the Papua nation's…

Half-finished venues and an air of unpreparedness raise an uncomfortable question for Indonesia: will it be ready for next year's Asian Games?…

Robert Murray – "Kissingerian realism" and an associated hard nose for the "national interest", or "Wilsonian idealism"? Nowhere has this timeless…

The West Papuan Morning Star flag of independence – banned in Indonesia – has been raised on an official local government flagpole in Auckland's…

Demonstrations have been held around the Pacific to mark the anniversary of West Papua's declaration of independence when the Morning Star flag…

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is set to challenge the Jakarta High Court's ruling to revoke the justice…

Jakarta – Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab, who is on the police's wanted list for allegedly violating the Pornography Law, has…

Gayatri Suroyo & Bernadette Christina Munthe, Jakarta – In trying to solve a major economic headache, large fluctuations in food prices,…

Fred Osifelo – Solomon Islands Solidarity for West Papua joined other groups in the Pacific and around the globe today in raising the West Papuan…

Dhio Faiz, Jakarta – A demonstration held in Jakarta this morning by hundreds of students and youths from the Papua Student Alliance (AMP) and the…

Jakarta – Hundreds of people from the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) and the Indonesian People's Front for West Papua (FRI-WP) gathered on Jl.…

Vanuatu's Prime Minister Charlot Salwai will hand over the title to a plot of land with a building on it to the leaders of the United Liberation…

Ramadhan, Winna Wijaya, Jakarta – On December 1 several groups held protest actions commemorating the declaration of West Papua's independence and…

This Saturday, will be the one year anniversary of the massive politically-charged December 2 protests against former Jakarta Governor Basuki "…

The decision by Indonesia's Constitutional Court to allow followers of Indonesia's numerous indigenous faiths (collectively grouped under the term…