Jakarta – The standardization of pesantren (Islamic boarding schools) is not part of the government's efforts to deradicalize Islamic extremists, but instead aims to further spread moderate Islam,

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Michael Leach – Election year arrives again in Dili, with the presidential campaign starting today and culminating in a national vote on 20 March.

Ade Irmansyah, Jakarta – The Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) and the Indonesian People's Front for West Papua (FRI West Papua) are supporting efforts by seven Pacific countries to take the Papuan pro

New Zealand and Timor Leste have signed a five-year cooperation agreement aimed in part at helping reduce the Southeast Asian nation's reliance on oil.

Jakarta – Indonesia's manufacturing industry contracted in February amid a decline in new orders from abroad which led businesses to lower output, scale down production and cut back on employment,

Jakarta – An official has said the Indonesian government has enough funding to buy shares in copper and gold miner PT Freeport Indonesia as it has started to prepare a holding company to manage the

Jakarta – Starting Wednesday, electricity rates for 900 volt-ampere (VA) capacity households not categorized as low-income, will increase by 30 percent, the second increase after the withdrawal of

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo met with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia for a second time on Thursday.

Jakarta – A rally planned to be held in front of the Saudi Embassy on Jl. HR Rasuna Said in South Jakarta on Thursday was broken up after the police cornered the protesters on nearby Jl.

Vanuatu has addressed a high level United Nations meeting over Pacific regional concerns about human rights abuses in Indonesia's Papua region, or West Papua.

Arya Dipa, Bandung – The Bandung city administration in West Java has launched a premium angkot (public minivan) service, which will lure passengers with its modern facilities, such as flat-screen

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The planned campaign period ahead of the second round of Jakarta gubernatorial elections slated for April 19 is necessary to sharpen the candidates' visions, mi

Johnny Langenheim – Indonesia has pledged up to $1bn a year to dramatically reduce the amount of plastic and other waste products polluting its waters.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Life has never been easy for children living with HIV/AIDS, a cruel disease that requires costly daily treatments.

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Stefani Ribka, Mojokerto, East Java – In a bid to improve manpower quality and help industries with skilled manpower, the Industry Ministry has added a new system to its training program, Balai Dik

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – Indonesian Footwear Producers Association (Aprisindo) has projected footwear exports to grow 5-10 percent from US$4.8 billion last year, on the back of the United States' w

Jakarta – Mimika Regent Eltinus Omaleng has urged PT Freeport Indonesia to develop a smelter in the Papuan regency rather than constructing the facility outside of Papua.

John McBeth, Jakarta – American mining giant Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc has shut down production, retrenched 1,400 workers at its high-altitude Grasberg mine and put thousands on furlou

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Jakarta – Istiqlal Grand Mosque in Central Jakarta has prepared a special toilet for Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

Niniek Karmini, Bogor, Indonesia – The first Saudi monarch to visit Indonesia in nearly half a century arrived Wednesday to an elaborate official welcome and crowds of thousands.

Rachel Diaz-Bastin – Indonesia's new mining regulations have resulted in a high-stakes dispute with foreign investors, but what effects will these legal changes have on the environment?

Ahmad Fauzan, Bandung (Kabar Kampus) – Opening a free library without prior authorisation in the vicinity of the Telkom University (Tel-U) parking area in Bandung, West Java, has it appears become

Thomas Ora, Dili – Timor-Leste's Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Environment has launched a joint effort to tackle coastal abrasion by restoring about twelve hectares of mangroves which were dam

Felicity James – East Timor's electoral commission is giving some Timorese Australians the chance to vote in the country's upcoming elections for the first time since independence.

A coalition of activists and church groups have called on Indonesia to end the widespread, yet little known violence and oppression in West Papua and to allow international journalists, observers,

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – A lawyer for Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama has said Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab is unsuitable to provide expert testimony

Paulina Quintao – The Alola Foundation has called on women's weaving groups to preserve and maintain the originality of tais traditions as part of the country's identity.

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Bogor, West Java – The government plans to incorporate the state defense program into freshmen orientation programs in schools and universities nationwide with an aim of providing added value for n

A Papua New Guinea man says he and several countrymen were subject to unfair incarceration in West Papua by Indonesian authorities.

Jakarta – The government is ready to facilitate the meetings of Islamic organizations with Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, scheduled to arrive for a state visit in Indonesia on We

Jakarta – Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Luhut Pandjaitan has said local administrations in Papua will get shares from PT Freeport Indonesia when the company divests its 51 percent shares,

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The UN has encouraged the Surakarta administration to strengthen its commitment to protecting children by allocating more funds for children's programs.

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – A study commissioned by rights group the Setara Institute revealed that during the past decade, the state of freedom of religion or belief being protected in Yogyakar

Abdil Mughis Mudhoffir, Rafiqa Qurrata A'yun – In Indonesia, certain crimes need to be reported to the police for investigations to begin.

Paulina Quintao – The Dili municipality authority has handed responsibility for waste management to the private sector.

The ultrasound machine donated to Timor-Leste by Forbes Medical Centre is in constant use in Same Hospital, saving patients a very long trip by rough roads to the capital Dili.

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police are set to work with the Elections Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) to investigate the installing of banners addressing ethnic, religious, racial and societal group (SA

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama's team of lawyers declined to question witnesses for the prosecution on Tuesday, saying they lacked credibility a

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – In the 12th hearing of Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama's blasphemy trial on Tuesday, Islam Defenders Front (FPI) founder Rizieq Shihab urged the

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The Golkar Party may reprimand Siti Hediati Heriyadi, also known as Titiek Soeharto, for breaking the party's line for allegedly supporting a rival candidate in the

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab accused Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama for intentionally crafting a blasphemous speech in the T

Jakarta – Police said no casualties had been reported from a suspected terrorist attack near Pandawa Park in Cicendo, Bandung, West Java, on Monday morning (27/02).

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo received United Nations' Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children Marta Santos Pais and delegations of the

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Karanganyar, Central Java – Thousands of residents in Karanganyar regency, Central Java, rejected the government's plan to begin geothermal exploration at Mt.

Jakarta – The Jakarta Election Commission, or KPUD, announced the official results of the Feb. 15 gubernatorial election on Sunday (26/02).