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Indra Budiari, Jakarta – The Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN) approved a petition filed by fishermen and a rights group in relation to permits issued for the construction of three artifici

Christine Franciska – The Indonesian army has demolished a tiger statue in front of a base in West Java after it became a laughing stock online.

Suherdjoko, Semarang, Central Java – Professors and academicians from various universities in Central Java announced on Wednesday their fight against radicalism and intolerance.

Ahmad Junaidi, Jakarta – Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the country's largest Muslim organization, lost one of its best sons as its former chairman Hasyim Muzadi, passed away on Thursday in his home town of

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The House of Representatives aims to make a comprehensive Terrorism Law that respects human rights principals amid concerns about law enforcers' alleged rights viol

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – House of Representatives special committee for the amendment of the Terrorism Law has promised to open deliberations to the public.

Jakarta – The Jakarta Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) is continuing to remove hate banners in Jakarta, with 40 more banners removed from Luar Batang in North Jakarta, a local district head said on

Jakarta – The National Police are investigating several mosques in Jakarta known to have distributed discriminatory banners against incumbent Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama ahead of

Jakarta – The Nahdlatul Ulama's youth wing, Ansor, has said that Muslims are allowed to vote for a non-Muslim administrative leader.Irwan Masduqi, caretaker of Assalafiyyah Islamic Boarding School

Jakarta – The political party of business tycoon Hary Tanoesoedibjo officially declared its support for Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Anies Baswedan on Tuesday, comparing the candidate with newly

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – Exports during January to February increased by 19.2 percent to US$25.98 billion from $21.79 billion in the same period last year thanks to recovered commodity prices.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The House of Representatives is reviving a plan to deliberate the amendment to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Law, the controversial content of which h

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri has cited the power of women to impact the result of the Jakarta gubernatorial

Jakarta – Responding to a claim made during a court hearing on Monday that Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan had played a role in a corruption case, the Corruption Erad

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Following the uncovering of a massive corruption scandal that has rattled the House of Representatives, old rifts within the Golkar Party, the second-largest factio

Gobie Rajalingam, Susan Marx – Politics in Timor-Leste is always engaging and colorful, and the lead-up to the 2017 presidential election on March 20 is no exception.

Margaret Wurth – In the next week, Indonesian President Joko ("Jokowi") Widodo will decide whether to encourage parliament to move forward with a draft tobacco bill aimed at increasing domestic tob

Jakarta – Golkar's board of experts chairman Agung Laksono has responded to a circulating rumor surrounding the possibility of Hutomo Mandala Putra, or Tommy Soeharto, running in the 2019 president

Timika, Papua – Hundreds of people from Solidaritas Peduli Bangsa (Nation Care Solidarity) took to the street at the Timika Indah Traffic Roundabout, Tuesday, voicing their opposition to Freeport I

Panca Nugraha and Luh De Suriyani, Mataram/Denpasar – Success stories of Indonesian migrant workers (TKI) also come with bitter tales, such as Sarafiyah Binti Muhammad Saleh who died after allegedl

Venidora Oliveira – Police have ended their operations targeting illegal casinos in Dili after the government, through the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Environment, legalized the gambling ven

Jakarta – Banners with provocative anti-Ahok messages are still rife in the capital despite authorities having removed more than 500 of them in the last few days.

An Aboriginal elder and artist says she's upset a mural she created in support of West Papua has been destroyed but it won't stop her, or her community, from advocating for the region's independenc

Thomas Ora, Dili – Timor-Leste's Dili Diocese has declared 2017 as the Year of the Bible to boost people's faith and understanding of the Gospel as the main source of Christian life.

Venidora Oliveira – Criminal Investigation Service (SIK) registered 4049 criminal cases in 2016.

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Hans Nicholas Jong, Sorong – Villagers in West Papua have vowed not to let their forests be encroached by logging and palm oil companies, like what happened on Sumatra and Kalimantan where massive

Venidora Oliveira – National Member of Parliament has raised strong suspicions over the selection process of new students at the National University of Timor-Leste (UNTL) as some students with low

Jakarta – The Indonesian Ombudsman has recorded a continuous increase in complaints about the delivery of public services, showing that people are no longer reluctant to report poor services to the

Experts have told a parliamentary inquiry that if the Greater Sunrise oil and gas field is not developed East Timor may become a failed state or aid dependent.

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration, with help from residents, removed 266 hate banners across the city, an official said on Tuesday.

Jakarta – Political groups should not exploit religious sentiment to garner votes in the upcoming second round of the Jakarta gubernatorial election, Agus Muhammad, director of research institute M

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Witnesses testifying in Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama's defense on Tuesday said that he always showed concern and empathy toward Muslims, demon

Agnes Anya, Jakarta – A Jakarta city councilor has criticized authorities and political parties for their late response to hate banners placed across the capital.

Jakarta – Indonesian religious leaders call for an end to slavery in a declaration signed in Jakarta on Tuesday (14/03).

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Vaidehi Shah – West Papua's government has handed over more than 3,000 hectares of forest to indigenous communities, who say they intend to keep big agribusiness out, and instead harvest forest pro

Mark Bowling – Seven Pacific island nations have called for a United Nations investigation into alleged human rights abuses in Indonesia's West Papua and Papua provinces where a separatist movement

The Parsindo ("Partai Swara Rakyat Indonesia") political party has officially endorsed the candidacy of Hutomo Mandala Putra – also known as Tommy Suharto – for the 2019 Indonesian presidential ele

Indonesia is hosting this week's meetings of police ministers and commissioners from member countries of the Melanesian Spearhead Group.

Jakarta – The National Police said on Monday that they had arrested two more suspects in relation to an attack that occurred in Bandung at the Pandawa field on Feb. 27.

Yip Wai Yee, Singapore – The Singapore Media Festival (SMF) returns for its fourth edition from Nov 23 to Dec 3.

Agus Maryono, Cilacap – At least seven death row inmates from Salemba penitentiary in Jakarta have been transferred to a high-security prison in Nusakambangan, Cilacap, Central Java, a move that ha

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Rebuffing an outcry over the previous execution of 18 deathrow inmates, most of whom were drug convicts, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has instructed officers in

Jakarta – Tommy Soeharto, the youngest son of Soeharto, the longest running ruler of Indonesia, has gained support to run for the presidency in 2019 from the Parsindo Party and from his own Beringi

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Amid simmering tension in the campaign for the Jakarta gubernatorial runoff election, the family of Soeharto, the longest former serving-ruler of the country, has e

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama and his rival Anies Baswedan are fighting to gain votes from lower-income Jakartans to win the second round of the gubernatorial election, a

Hotli Simanjuntak and Moses Ompusunggu, Banda Aceh/Jakarta – A prosecutor in Aceh province has claimed that two Buddhists voluntarily chose to be punished under sharia after being found guilty of g

Jakarta – The Jakarta Public Order Agency has removed 526 provocative banners across the capital ahead of the second round of the gubernatorial election scheduled for April 19, acting Governor Suma