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Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – Non-performing loans (NPL) in the banking industry worsened in August to 3.22 percent compared to 3.18 percent in July, as a result of slow credit restructuring in the m

Jakarta – Spending by the Defense Ministry and the Indonesian Military (TNI) next year is set to be much lower than proposed by the government, despite plans to establish military bases in Natuna,

Alin Almanar, Jakarta – Calls are mounting for President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to start implementing a proposed roadmap for reconciliation in Papua, with human rights activists claiming that he has

Amsterdam (Reuters) – Australia and East Timor [will] aim for an agreement over the disputed maritime boundary in resource-rich waters between their countries, a court said on Thursday (Oct 13), si

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – The Orang Rimba in Terap, a forested plot of land that borders Sarolangun and Batanghari regencies, Jambi, claim it has since Saturday faced intimidation by a plantation compan

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The Supreme Court has requested the House of Representatives Commission III overseeing legal affairs to scrap the so-called Guantanamo article from the draft revis

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Jakarta-based Human Rights Working Group (HRWG) has deplored the passage law (Perppu) on child protection into law by the House of Representatives that stipulates

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has called on the state secretary to make efforts to find the "lost" investigation report created by a fact-fi

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – A senior minister has ensured that the government would pursue the case of the "lost" investigation report created by a fact-finding team on the murder of prominen

Agnes Anya, Jakarta – Employers and workers have yet to reach an agreement on the 2017 provincial minimum wage as the two parties are using different calculation methods.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Activists seeking justice for the 1965 anti-communist purge victims are planning to hold a discussion about Indonesian history to verify events that led up to the

Godwin Ligo – Vanuatu Prime Minister has reiterated the government and the country's stand for the independence of West Papua and New Caledonia, as unchanged.

I met Eka (not her real name) in 2014. After traveling for hours on pothole-filled road, I finally reached her village in Cianjur, in West Java.

Kyle Knight – The Indonesian government has done it again.

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – Local steel producers are calling on the government to provide a mechanism that will protect domestic players from unequal competition from overseas firms seeking market sl

Stefani Ribka and Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – As global trade remains under pressure, Indonesian exporters are being forced to rack their brains to keep their businesses going.

The Indonesian government has posted an advert for a new youth ambassador position that orders members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community not to apply.

Jakarta – Gerindra Party leader Prabowo Subianto said differences in politics did not always have to be resolved in a serious manner, but could be ironed out over a plate of fried rice.

Robert Isidorus, Jakarta – A bomb was thrown at the home of Golkar Party politician Martinus Anthon Werimon in Jayapura, Papua, on Thursday morning (13/10) in an incident believed to be connected t

Jakarta – The police have arrested a Muslim cleric, identified as Ahmad "Aman" Suryadi, 29, for allegedly sexually assaulting several students in the Yayasan Titipan Ilahi Muslim boarding school in

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Despite the outcry from rights activists, the House of Representatives has passed a regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) on child protection that allows for sex offe

Hipolitus Yolisandry Ringgi Wangge – Indonesia's stance on Papua at the UN General Assembly in New York last month recalled its firm denials of human rights abuses in East Timor in the late 1990s.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – "It is in a girl's nature to wash dishes and so on. Her place is in the kitchen.

Viriya P. Singgih, Jakarta – Among the cars passing along the Prof. Dr. Ir.

Dylan Amirio, Jakarta – In order to achieve its grand infrastructure dreams, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration must eradicate deeply entrenched stumbling blocks that have deterred pri

Jakarta – The National Police's Criminal Investigation Department has launched an investigation into defamation allegations lodged against Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama.

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The religious defamation issue will not affect Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama's electability in the gubernatorial election, a political analyst

Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – The Joko "Jokowi" Widodo administration continues to issue policies aimed at denying the existence of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in the

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The government will focus its first phase of the national legal reform package on five key points, which include eradicating illegal fees and smuggling, accelerati

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's role in pushing for both judicial and non-judicial processes to resolve historic human rights abuses, particularly the 1965 traged

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The State Secretary must ask government officials for assistance in finding a "lost" investigation report created by a fact-finding team on the case of slain right

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Jack Kerr for Earshot – If someone was to make an Australian version of Forrest Gump, they might look to Brian Manning's life story for inspiration.

Jakarta – Several residents of Tegaldowo and Timbrangan villages in Rembang, Central Java went to the governor's office in Semarang on Tuesday to remind governor Ganjar Pranowo of his promise to re

Paulina Quintao – The Deputy President of the Timor-Leste Parliamentary Women's Group (GMPTL), Albina Marcal, said many women especially in rural areas were having multiple pregnancies close togeth

Wendy Levy, Manahat, Timor Leste – Farmers in Timor Leste call the months from November to February "the hungry season", and this year could be even worse than usual thanks to poor harvests related

Paulina Quintao – The Ministry of Education has still not created a policy to ensure school principals accept female drop-outs so that they can continue their studies after childbirth.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The national legal reform package, which the government will soon introduce to revitalize Indonesia's justice system, should improve the country's commitment to up

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Margareth S. Aritonang – Family members and lawyers of convicts recall the confusion ahead of the executions in July amid current uncertainty and a lack of reliable information.

Lily Yulianti Farid – A recent report placed Indonesia 60th out of 61 countries in terms of interest in reading.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The National Police's institutional reform, which is set to be introduced in October by the government should aim to improve the professionalism of the force perso

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – As the government completes preliminary studies and prepares human resources to build and operate the country's first nuclear power plant, it is keeping its options open for

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – As the Jakarta election draws near, pollsters are releasing their survey results to help candidates understand public opinion of them while of course promoting their names

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – When monthly bills arrive at Nursahid's home, so does a headache.

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama has offered his apology to Muslims who were offended by his statement related to a verse of the Quran.

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Law and Human Rights Ministry is focusing its attention on making it easier for drug convicts to get remission after President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo recently rejected a p

Jakarta – Indonesia, one of only 25 countries in the world that still impose capital punishment, has seen 35 people sentenced to death by the courts since the start of the year, according to the Co

Singapore – Singapore and Indonesia agreed to enhance cooperation on transnational security issues, said the Ministry of Defense in a statement on Monday.