Selamat Saragih – Hundreds of activists who disagree with the banned Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) issue being raised again have taken part in…

Jakarta – Following the death of 4-month-old Tiara Deborah Simanjorang, who was allegedly denied intensive medical treatment because her parents…

Panca Nugraha, Mataram – The 3rd Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo (MNEK) 2018 is to be held next May in the waters of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara…

Cermin Bangsa, Jayapura – Chairman of Nahdatul Ulama (NU) of Papua Province DR H Tonny Wanggai believes that the establishment of the Unitary…

Michael Leach – Almost two months since the 22 July election, a new government will be sworn in today in Dili. Fretilin, with 23 seats in…

Jakarta – Ibnu Mas'ud pesantren, or Islamic boarding school, near Bogor in West Java is facing closure as residents plan a protest on Sunday (17/…

East Timor swore in a new government Friday, led by a returning prime minister who experts say will need to wean the country off its reliance on…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Gerindra Party politician Fadli Zon may have to give up his position as a House of Representatives deputy…

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – The latest hearing in a high-profile graft case implicating House of Representatives Speaker Setya Novanto adds to…

Laura Villadiego in Aceh Tamiang, Indonesia – Armed with a chainsaw and a copy of Indonesia's environmental laws, biologist Rudi Putra and his…

Jakarta – Democracy in Jakarta was on the decline in 2016, hitting its lowest point in the past seven years, the city's Central Statistics Agency…

Mong Palatino of Global Voices – Indonesian police in East Java are investigating a veteran journalist for comparing former President Megawati…

Moh. Nadlir, Jakarta – Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo says that the public and the younger generation needs to know about the history of the…

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – The Indonesian Army (TNI AD) has ordered all of its officers to hold joint screenings of the film "The Treachery…

Jakarta – The implementation of e-payment systems at tollgates has met resistance from worker unions, as the system will affect some 20,000…

Sela Jane Hopgood – A confrontation between media and Indonesian officials in Samoa last week has highlighted the depth of feelings in the region…

Honiara, Jubi – The Solomon Islands has successfully moved a new agenda to include human rights on any agreement Pacific Island Countries signed…

A member of the Papua Provincial Legislative Assembly says the Special Autonomy Law provides for a human rights court in Papua and should be…

There's more fallout from a confrontation between media and Indonesian officials at the Pacific Island Forum Leaders summit in Samoa's capital…

Syafiul Hadi, Jakarta – The director of commerce and operations at the state-owned State Film Production company (PFN) Elprisdat M. Zen says that…

Hans Nicholas Jong – Under fire from watchdogs and consumers of its smartphones, Samsung said it would not pursue a joint venture with Korindo,…

Andreas Harsono – Indonesia's Attorney General's Office announced this week that it had rescinded a job notice that not only barred lesbian, gay,…

Joseph Patrick McCormick – The Indonesian Attorney General has rescinded a job notice which banned LGBT people. The widely condemned job notice…

Syofiardi Bachyul, Padang – The residents and regency administration of the Mentawai Islands have opposed the decision made by the central…

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – A NasDem Party councilor in Tanjungjabung Barat regency in Jambi province has been detained on charges of inciting hostility…

Nelson Da Cruz, Dili – East Timor is set to swear in Mari Alkatiri for a second stint as prime minister, the country's president said on Thursday…

Bangkok – Indonesia's bustling capital, Jakarta, is sinking faster than any other city in the world. But an ambitious plan to build a giant wall…

John McBeth, Jakarta – With his popularity steadily rising, an unusual phenomenon in the middle of a presidential term and with a worryingly…

Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) said on Wednesday it had no intention to erode the Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) power…

Jakarta – Indonesia's largest Islamic organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) is composing a draft curriculum to train 1,000 preachers in Jakarta to…

Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia's (BI) hopes of lawmakers deliberating the redenomination bill this year have been dashed.

A House…

Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) is set to establish two new directorates, which will handle drug offenses and terrorism and…

Jakarta – Indonesia and Timor Leste have been committed to solving their border problem at Noelbesi-Citrana in Kupang district, East Nusa Tenggara…

Jakarta – A large chunk of protected forest in Padang Lawas district in North Sumatra, which has been illegally occupied and converted into large-…

Human Rights Watch in Indonesia has expressed disappointment at a lenient punishment for four police officers involved in the killing of a West…

Jakarta/Kuala Lumpur – Facing a backlash in Europe over palm oil's environmental toll, the world's top producers are scrambling to find new…

Chandni Vatvani, Jakarta – Whether they are tweeting or posting, Indonesians love social media.

According to Instagram, the country is its…

Kerry B. Collison – It was towards the end of my tour at the Australian Embassy in Jakarta when, in 1969, West Papua became the twenty-sixth…

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have questioned 12 witnesses as part of an investigation into an act of defamation…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has thrown its support behind the House of Representatives' move to scrap…

Ivany Atina Arbi and Agnes Anya, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration plans to require all hospitals in the capital to become partners of the…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – A hearing between lawmakers and leaders of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Tuesday became heated…

The Indonesian Ambassador for New Zealand, Samoa and Tonga says journalists are failing to cover Indonesia's attempts to address human rights…

Samantha Hawley, Indonesia – Just months after two gay men were publicly caned in the Indonesian province of Aceh, a woman has received hospital…

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's approval rating has remained high, according to a new poll by the Centre for Strategic…

Jakarta – Dozens of farmers from the Kendeng karst area in Central Java staged another protest on Tuesday against the operation of a cement…

Jakarta – The National Police are investigating whether there is a connection between a housewife suspected of being linked to Saracen, a news…

Thomas Oro, Dili – Muslim politician Mari Alkatiri, who quit as prime minister 2006 after four years as the mainly Catholic nation's first…

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has reiterated his commitment to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Monday, stressing that…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has told the House of Representatives that it needs the authority to wiretap…