Jakarta – Celebrations are moments of joy to commemorate milestones in a person's life, or a nation. Today, Papuans have a new commemoration: "…

Arzia Tivany Wargadiredja – When police fatally shot a Taiwanese national accused of dealing drugs from a low-rent apartment complex in Central…

Makassar, Jubi – A member of Papua Regional Representative Council (DPD-RI) from Papua, Yanes Murib, accused TNI and Police of making public…

Jayapura, Jubi – People's Union Front (FPR) requested for PT Freeport in Tembagapura, Timika to be closed. The request is to restore the rights…

Len Garae – An expected total of 50 West Papuan Leaders from West Papua and beyond and supporters of the Vanuatu Free West Papua Association, are…

Wilda Asmarini, Jakarta – The Ministry of State Owned-Enterprises, tipped to oversee an acquisition of a majority stake in the local unit of…

Thousands of West Papuans have demonstrated in Jayapura, calling for the closure of the massive Freeport gold mine in Mimika regency.

They'…

Throughout the epic legal drama between Indonesia's House Speaker Setya Novanto and the Corruption Eradication Committee (KPK) over the senior…

Krithika Varagur, Jakarta – Indonesia's ongoing effort to arrest the Speaker of the House, Setya Novanto, for corruption has been playing out in…

Polygamy is legal in Indonesia – each application subject to review by religious courts who have jurisdiction over marriage. In the case of Islam…

Jakarta (Jakarta Post/Asia News Network) – One might find the notion of a huge pork market in Indonesia laughable. Russian President Vladimir…

Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) Senior Economist Faisal Basri said that Indonesia's economic…

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan invited the Interfaith Communication Forum (FKUB) to City Hall for the second time on…

Indonesian law enforcement officials are constantly going on about the country's "drug emergency" and using shaky statistics about the number of…

Pacific Media Watch – The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has condemned a brutal attack against journalist Saldi Hermanto in Timika, Papua,…

Jakarta – New York based rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to order the chiefs of the National Police…

Amal Ganesha, Jakarta – Indonesia has a long way to go before the country can fully embrace the so-called "Fourth Industrial Revolution," panel…

New York – Next Tuesday, on November 28th, the people of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste will celebrate the 42nd anniversary of their…

John McBeth, Jakarta – As Golkar party chairman and speaker of Indonesia's House of Representatives, Setya Novanto clearly knows where all the…

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – Golkar deputy treasurer Zulhendri Hasan on Thursday visited the party's chairman and graft suspect Setya Novanto, who…

Panca Nugraha, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has said that the government appreciates the role of Nahdlatul Ulama (…

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan and his deputy Sandiaga Uno have been invited to the first anniversary of the 212 rally, a huge…

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The city administration has said all religious institutions are welcome to ask for grants following the city…

Recently inaugurated Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has been getting hammered with criticism this week after the reveal of his administration's…

Jakarta – Thousands of protesters who took to the streets on Dec. 12, 2016 plan to stage a major gathering at the National Monument (Monas) to…

Jakarta – Research conducted by the Asia Competitiveness Institute (ACI) has shown that East Java was top in ease of doing business (EoDB) this…

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has proposed a working visit budget for next year at Rp 107.7 billion (US$7.9 million) – much higher than a…

Jakarta – Jakarta Tourism and Culture Agency head Tinia Budiati has called on residents to be positive regarding the administration's plan to use…

Agnes Anya, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has allocated Rp 1.6 trillion (US$118.3 million) in grants for 104 non-profit mass organizations…

Friski Riana, Jakarta – Jakarta Deputy Governor Sandiaga Uno has confirmed that the Jakarta regional government will allocate grants of some 1.7…

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – The National Police have arrested a man over alleged hate speech and insults against President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo,…

Jakarta – Indonesia needs more studies conducted by local researchers to reveal the impact of tobacco consumption on health and health care costs…

Arya Dipa, Bandung, West Java – The West Java administration has set Karawang regency's minimum wage at Rp 3.92 million (US$289.99), the highest…

Cindy Silviana, Jakarta – Indonesia's speaker of parliament, who was arrested last week over his alleged role in a $170 million graft case, has…

In 2014 and 2015, Human Rights Watch released disturbing reports on the Indonesian military and police's use of "virginity testing" on female…

Jakarta – Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) deputy chairman for telematics, broadcast, research and technology Ilham Habibie has…

The Indonesian government's continuing tolerance for abusive 'virginity tests' by the security forces reflects an appalling lack of political will…

In early November, police reported 1,300 people were "being held as hostages" by a "group of armed criminals" in the villages near Tembagapura,…

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-199-2017

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The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding…

Bec Strating – Throughout the course of 2017, Australia and Timor-Leste have negotiated in international conciliation proceedings to resolve their…

Antara, Jakarta – British Ambassador to Indonesia Moazzam Malik has expressed support to Papua Province to remain within the framework of the…

Lester Wan – Concerns are mounting over a controversial new law to bring across-the-board halal certification to Indonesia, as an unprepared…

Marwan Batubara – The long-running dispute between the Indonesian government and U.S. minerals company Freeport-McMoRan over Grasberg, the world's…

The massive rally in protest of former Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama on December 2, 2016, was seen very differently by different…

Former Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama was often praised for his transparency and commitment to fight corruption in his handling of…

Anton Hermansyah, Puncak Jaya Mulia – Security concerns following the election riots in Tolikara regency, Papua, are hampering deliveries to…

Indonesians love latching onto a good meme, especially ones which allow them to obliquely make fun of the powerful elites whom many dare not…

Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi has strong opinions regarding Indonesia's political climate that he thinks is becoming unethical and has…

John McBeth, Jakarta – Parliament Speaker and Golkar Party chairman Setya Novanto is finally under arrest for his alleged role in one of Indonesia…

Anuradha Raghu, Kuala Lumpur – As concerns about palm oil's sustainability simmer in Europe, the world's second-biggest grower is ramping up its…