Nurul Fitri Ramadhani and Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – As the government has consolidated support among its political allies at a national level, the opposition camp is now striving to form alliances

Solomon Islands has again called on Indonesia to cooperate with the United Nations Human Rights Council to allow a UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression to visit its Papua region.

Ruslan Sangadji, Palu – A lack of proper irrigation systems in Central Sulawesi resulting from limited technical capabilities and budget constraints could threaten the success of the province's foo

Australia must meet Timor-Leste halfway over their disputed sea border and the lucrative oil and gas reserves that lie beneath, writes Ines de Almeida.

Indonesian, Malaysian and Singaporean authorities have dismissed research that suggested smoky haze from catastrophic forest fires in Indonesia last year caused 100,000 deaths.

Agus Maryono and Rizal Harahap, Cilacap/Pekanbaru – Two people have died in floods in Cilacap regency, Central Java, over the past three days.

Thousands of Papuans rallying yesterday across Indonesia were reportedly dispersed by police and at least 75 were arrested.

Area Dipa Tangerang, Banten – The Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD), an international network of media assistance groups, is drawing attention to the Indonesian government's policy to restr

Haeril Halim and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The recent arrest of Regional Representatives Council (DPD) Speaker Irman Gusman on a bribery charge may hinder the council's move to gain more leg

TJ Aumua – Thousands of people have rallied across West Papua this week demanding independence and their right to self-determination.

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – Indonesia's external debt amounted to US$324.2 billion in July, a marginal increase from $323.8 billion in the previous month, according to the latest data from Bank Indon

Jakarta – A senior analyst has warned political parties against nominating former convicts as candidates in a host of regional elections to be held simultaneously on Feb.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The debate over a planned election regulation (PKPU) that will allow convicts to run in regional elections has split political parties at the House of Representativ

Jakarta – The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) will likely face further criticism regarding its ability to maintain independency should lawmakers allow another politician to win an ongoing selection proc

Hendri Yulius – Police jumped on the bandwagon of hate directed at lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) Indonesians last week, following allegations of the misuse of gay social networking app

Thousands of Papuans rallying yesterday across Indonesia were reportedly dispersed by police and at least 75 were arrested.

Sorong, Jubi – The Central Government has not been serious in resolving the allegations of human rights violations in Papua up to the mid September and towards the end of 2016, said the director of

Florence Syme-Buchanan – The Cook Islands Teachers Institute has initiated strong condemnation by regional educators of atrocities reportedly committed by the Indonesian government in West Papua.

Indonesia plans to pursue Google's parent company Alphabet for five years of back taxes, meaning the search firm could face a bill of more than $400m for 2015 alone if it is found to have avoided p

Jakarta – Two people have been killed in a blast believed to stem from a grenade detonating inside a car owned by a member of the Bener Meriah Legislative Council in Aceh on Saturday.

A smog outbreak in Southeast Asia last year may have caused over 100,000 premature deaths, according to a new study released Monday that triggered calls for action to tackle the "killer haze".

Development of the Greater Sunrise gas field is the key to the economic future of Timor-Leste, but an almost two-decade-long maritime territorial dispute with Australia could see ordinary Timorese

Jakarta – Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) executive council chairman Robikin Emhas has urged government officials to impoverish corruptors who were arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

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Prima Wirayani and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Indonesia's state budget deficit is set to soar to its highest level in decades and almost reach the legally allowed limit due to massive revenue shortfall

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Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – When popular Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama announced his now-canceled independent bid for the city's upcoming gubernatorial election, analysts aske

Jakarta – Five out of ten of the world's worst cities for driving are in Indonesia, a survey of popular navigation app Waze revealed recently.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – In what can be seen as another attack on the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community in Indonesia, the government has decided to ban apps designed for

Oliver Holmes – She has become a cause celebre in both the country of her detention and that of her birth.

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – Value-added products such as processed coffee beans, chocolate, cars and spare parts are enjoying higher demand worldwide compared to raw commodities, but Indonesia is bein

Sagara Kusuma, Jakarta – Whether you are Muslim, Catholic, Buddhist or an agnostic Indonesian student, today you can be a part of any clique.

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – In a dank slum tenement on the banks of the Ciliwung, a fecal-coloured river spewing rubbish, Kasmo stoops to pick up a squawking chicken.

Jakarta – Attorney General M. Prasetyo has said his office will create a fact-finding team to follow up on allegations that a prosecutor had extorted money from a suspect in a drug case.

Jayapura, Jubi – The Foundation for Law, Justice and Society is pleased to announce the publication of a Policy Brief in conjunction with the University of Warwick Politics of Papua Project, which

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Jakarta – Rizky Azmi, 24, was publicly humiliated recently after allegedly being caught sexually assaulting a female passenger on a commuter line (KRL) train traveling from Duri Station, West Jakar

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Saturday named Regional Representatives Council (DPD) chief Irman Gusman a suspect in a bribery case related to sugar imports.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – At least 70 percent of the total number of reported cases of economic mistreatment of domestic workers in Jakarta, including uncertain payment and unpaid wages, ar

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia is internationally recognized as the world's third-largest democracy after India and the US.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The Religious Affairs Ministry expressed concern on Thursday over the spread of radical ideologies through dakwah (religious outreach) programs aired by local tele

A West Papuan leader has questioned whether the Pacific Islands Forum will hold constructive dialogue with Indonesia about Papua.

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – Indonesia is likely to find it a challenge matching, let alone surpassing, its trade performance last year as the value of exports nosedived by double-digits during the fir

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Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Security is still a major concern in the country's easternmost region with many civilian groups and security officers participating in fatal shootings.

Jakarta – Several village chiefs in Seunuddon subdistrict of North Aceh in Aceh shut down Bantayan and Ulee Matang beaches in the past week, following reports of visitors violating Islamic sharia l

Liza Yosephine, Jakarta – It is estimated some 50 convicted terrorists continue to resist the government's prison deradicalization efforts, a top counterterrorism official has said.

Jakarta – Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, deputy chairman Laode M Syarif was forced to deny rumors the agency was shutting down investigations into two high profile corruption cases.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The International People's Tribunal on the 1965 Crimes against Humanity (IPT 1965) plans to recommend to the UN that the Indonesian government be considered responsible for a

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – At least 80 percent of domestic worker mistreatment cases reported to law enforcement in Jakarta this year do not enter legal processing as they are discontinued b