Lita Aruperes, Manado, North Sulawesi – Suciwati, the widow of murdered human rights activist Munir Said Thalib, has called on the government to immediately make public a report composed by a fact

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Former members of a 2004 fact-finding team (TPF) have urged state officials to immediately resume a pro-justitia process to unravel the case of slain rights defend

Lita Aruperes, Manado, North Sulawesi – Various societal elements in North Sulawesi have expressed their support for Munir's widow, Suciwati, and the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of V

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Nearly a week after President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo visited Yahukimo, Papua, where he promised lower fuel prices and infrastructure development, a clash broke out in M

Lita Aruperes, Manado, North Sulawesi – Munir's widow Suciwati has expressed hope that a report containing the results of a fact-finding team's (TPF) investigation into the death of her late husban

M Andika Putra, Jakarta – Some 27 victims of human rights violence from the '65 Forum visited the Social Affairs Ministry (Kemensos) to convey their opposition to former President Suharto being mad

Jakarta – Presidential spokesman Johan Budi said on Thursday that the State Palace had received a copy of the report containing the results of a fact-finding team's (TPF) investigation into the dea

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – On his last day before taking leave for the Jakarta gubernatorial election, Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama set Rp 3.35 million (US$257) per month as the 2017 provinci

Samantha Hawley, Indonesia – In Indonesia, one Australian takes it on herself to begin counting the number of women violently killed by their husbands and partners across the archipelago each year.

Jakarta – Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto and Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop met Wednesday to discuss counterterrorism and the strengthening of nationa

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Andhyta Firselly Utami – 'Being a young, female Indonesian myself, I expected myself to celebrate Nara Masista Rakhmatia's UN General Assembly speech. Instead, I was gravely disappointed.

Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto has called for an immediate investigation of the riot in Manokwari, West Papua.

Tony Moore – East Timor's former prime minister and president Dr Jose Ramos-Horta has appealed to Australia's sense of a "fair go", asking for a sea boundary to be changed to share $40 billion in o

Jakarta – The city administration should not follow through with its sewer rat eradication program, in which residents would be rewarded Rp 20,000 (US$1.54) for each sewer rat they exterminated, as

Paulina Quintao – A total of 319 women have registered to run for suku (village) chief in the upcoming suku elections.

Karen J. Coates – Timor-Leste will hold elections on Oct. 29 to determine the country's next local leaders.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Papuan pro-independence leader Filep Karma has called on the government to hold a referendum on independence for the country's easternmost region.

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Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – The development of geothermal energy remains sluggish while interest from oil and gas companies wanes because of continued low crude prices.

Jakarta – The government will wait until missing investigation documents on the murder of human rights activist Munir Said Thalib are found and handed over to the Attorney General's Office before d

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Desy Nurhayati, Ubud, Bali – The 13th Ubud Writers and Readers Festival (UWRF) kicked off on Tuesday evening, pushing big ideas and global issues to the forefront in Bali's cultural capital for the

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – Controversy over a verse in the Quran used against incumbent Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama has not ended yet as the gubernatorial election enters its camp

Steven Schubert – Donald Trump would provoke instability and world disorder if he becomes the US president, according to Nobel Peace Prize winner and former president of Timor-Leste, Jose Ramos-Hor

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Constrained by high costs associated with tapping alternative energy sources to fossil fuels, the government has revived discussion on its long-shelved nuclear plan

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – Construction continues at state-run cement maker Semen Indonesia's nearly finished factory in Rembang, Central Java, despite a recent Supreme Court decision that revoked it

Jakarta – The Central Java Police Inspectorate is offering Rp 5 million (US$383.88) to anyone who reports illegal levies involving police officers in the province.

Lala Soares – With Hillary Clinton in the race to be the first female president of the United States and British Prime Minister Theresa May and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel leading some of th

Ken Setiawan – Last week, the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) confirmed strong suspicions long held by the Indonesian human rights community.

Jakarta – The National Police have cited several reasons behind their controversial decision to terminate investigations into 15 companies previously charged for their alleged roles in the setting

Jakarta – Rights activists have urged the government to increase the protection of rights defenders amid mounting violence against them.

Moses Ompusunggu and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Building on the gains of past regimes that claimed to make education a priority, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is seeking to take the country's educatio

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – After a coalition of political parties announced that it was nominating Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono as its Jakarta gubernatorial candidate last month, people were quick to suspe

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – Korean defense company Daewoo Shipbuilding and marine Engineering (DSME) launched the second submarine ordered by Indonesia in Okpo, Geoje Island, South Korea, on Monday.

Jakarta – A survey conducted by the Indonesian Internet Service Provider Association, or APJII, revealed that there are 132.7 million Internet users in the country, APJII chairman, Jamalul Izza, sa

Next year's historic second round of simultaneous regional elections in 101 provinces, regencies and cities across the archipelago is touted as reflecting Indonesia's democracy, which remains stifl

Jakarta – The second round of the simultaneous regional elections coming your way, 18 years after political reform began, is expected to reflect how Indonesia's democracy is bogged down by the over

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – As issues snowball surrounding the country's electronic identity card (e-KTP) project, it has been revealed that key officials rebuffed advice to safeguard the program from

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Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – Following the establishment of the task force on illegal levies last week, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has instructed chiefs of the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the Na

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Hundreds of workers rallied in front of City Hall in Jakarta on Monday, demanding that Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama set the minimum wage for 2

Jakarta – Former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has responded to mounting pressure to "take responsibility" for investigation files on the murder of prominent human rights activist Munir Said T

Jakarta – Former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has chimed in on the recent fiasco over the "lost" investigative report of slain human rights activist Munir Said Thalib that took place during h

Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – Two years have gone by since President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo vowed to improve the lives of farmers through agrarian reform.

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – Mariana Ginting, 69, closed her Holy Bible as members of her congregation, which had just finished a Sunday service at the Pasar Minggu district office in South Jakarta, le

Jayapura, Papua – An Indonesian military officer was shot in an exchange of gunfire with separatists in Philia, Gurage, Puncak Jaya District, Papua Province, on Saturday.

Lita Aruperes, Manado, North Sulawesi – The North Sulawesi Police have uncovered an alleged charging of illegal fees in the disbursement of compensation funds to former residents of East Timor (now

Jakarta – The long-overdue reform of the culture within the National Police has not been running effectively in Gen. Tito Karnavian's first 100 days in office, a senior researcher said.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's two years in office has resulted in some achievements, although some issues in the economic sector remain unaddressed, an expert said on Saturday.