Jakarta – Prison breaks and drug smuggling into prisons continue despite reform plans announced by the Law and Human Rights Ministry.

Aatai John – Indonesian province of West Papua is hopeful to see their full membership plea in the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG), advance during this 4th Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF)

Erika Anindita Dewi, Jakarta – A legal aid NGO plans to request a judicial review of the Tax Amnesty Law passed by the House of Representatives late last month, while the government is drafting the

The Solomon Islands government says the United Liberation Movement of West Papua wants to move away from advocacy towards nation-building.

The Catholic Church of Papua New Guinea has called on leaders of the Melanesian Spearhead Group to consider West Papua's membership application.

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – Scrapping the three-in-one traffic policy was a good decision as it did not effectively disentangle traffic tie-ups, but the planned odd-even license plate policy will have n

What if there was a suicide bombing in Central Java and no one cared?

Paulina Quintao – The Ministry of Education (ME) has established nine community centers this year aimed at improving study opportunities for illiterate people.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Luhut Pandjaitan has demanded penalties for eight members of the presidential security detail who priva

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – Around half of the repatriated assets expected as a result of the tax amnesty are likely go to their owners own companies, a business representative believes.

Venidora Oliveira – The Ministry of Social Solidarity proposed the law on social security contribution for the workers in Timor-Leste for their retirement or in case of injury.

Jakarta – National University of Singapore's (NUS) research center for culture-centered approach to research and evaluation (CARE) recently launched "Learning65" – an online creative writing campai

The West Papua National Committee wants a national action to be held over the next two days in West Papua (July 13th and July 14th) to mark its meeting with the MSG.

Jakarta – The police's explanation that Idul Fitri traffic management was overseen by various government agencies, at both central and local levels, helps to shed light on why last week was so chao

Nithin Coca – If you want to point at one incident that transformed Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo from an inspiring, hopeful candidate to the oft-criticized, ineffective head of a unrul

Jakarta – The controversial tobacco bill has again been challenged for its bias toward the tobacco industry and farmers.

Jakarta – Lawmakers vowed to expedite the passage of legislation to improve counterterrorism measures following the recent suicide bomb attack in Surakarta, Central Java, the hometown of President

Margareth S.

Recent incidents of international passengers being dropped off at domestic terminals in Jakarta and Bali, busts on transnational crime syndicates and terror attacks on transportation hubs elsewhere

The Pacific Islands Association of NGOs (PIANGO) executive director, Emele Duituturaga, has welcomed a call made by the World Council of Churches (WCC) for a solidarity visit to West Papua by an in

Liza Yosephine, Jakarta – No details have emerged yet about alleged illegal gun purchases by members of the Presidential Security Detail (Paspampres) on US soil, with the government so far keeping

Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) has confirmed that it will not impose any sanctions to eight members of the Presidential Security Detail (Paspampres) who have bought firearms illegally in t

Jakarta – The government should immediately issue all necessary regulations to allow its 12 economic stimulus packages to be fully implemented, Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) c

Jakarta – The government, through Home Minister Tjahjo Kumolo, has apologized for all hassles and troubles faced by people during the Idul Fitri exodus, especially related to public services.

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – Indonesia's oil and gas and heyday may have come to an end, with non-commodity sectors taking over as the engine of growth over the next ten years, according to a recent st

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – Indonesia is considered one of the promising emerging countries to invest in during the next 10 years by Business Monitor International (BMI) Research, which belongs to rat

Jakarta – In the light of a recent case uncovering alleged gun-smuggling involving US military personnel, the Indonesian Military (TNI) has claimed guns procured by members of the Presidential Secu

Jakarta – The National Police's traffic unit said in its most recent update on Thursday (07/07), that at least 244 people have died in traffic accidents during this year's Idul Fitri holiday exodus

The Indonesian Government is taking issue with claims it is not ensuring media freedom.

Jakarta – The government is being too optimistic in setting a state revenue target of Rp 165 trillion (US$12.53 billion) for the tax amnesty program, says Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industr

Jakarta – Chairman of the Indonesian Police Watch has called on the National Police to publicly apologize for casualties resulting from traffic in Central Java's East Brebes Toll exit, popularly kn

Twelve people have died after being stuck in a three-day traffic jam in Indonesia at an intersection known as "Brexit".

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – The National Land Agency (BPN) will reappraise the value of land on which toll roads are to be built in Greater Jakarta in a bit to settle price disputes affecting most of

Jakarta – Mosque and church caretakers say they always use the Idul Fitri holiday as an opportunity to strengthen interfaith friendship and cooperation.

Jakarta – Terrorism experts have demanded stronger efforts to curb radicalism and the development of terrorist groups following the suicide bombing that severely injured a police officer in Surakar

Ronald Toito'ona – Members of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) are arriving in Honiara starting this week, ahead of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Leaders' Summit next we

Keith Johnson – In recent years, Indonesia has tried to stay above the fray as other countries feuded with Beijing over territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

Duncan Graham – Indonesia's insistence on the death penalty will haunt its people and the nation for decades to come.

Paulina Quintao – USAID is providing numeracy training to female producers through its Advance Agriculture program as most women in rural areas still don't know how to count in order.

Paulina Quintao – The Regional Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) for Southeast Asia, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, said the three major achievements in Timor-Leste's health sector since

Paulina Quintao – Unemployment across the country has reached 11%, with mostly graduates among the jobless, according to 2013 research by the Secretary of State for Vocational Training Policy and E

James Balowski – A recent spate of arrests of people for wearing T-shirts with symbols of the banned Indonesian Communist Party (PKI), seizures of books about the 1965 anti-communist purge and a pr

Indonesia has been given a 2017 deadline to address press freedom violations in its Papua province.

West Papua solidarity groups in New Zealand have launched a petition calling for the New Zealand government to speak out about human rights in the Indonesian region.

Jakarta – Graft convicts Muhammad Nazaruddin and Gayus Tambunan were among thousands of inmates who received sentence cuts during this year's Idul Fitri celebration, officials said on Wednesday (06

Rendi A.

The New Zealand Green Party says Prime Minister John Key must address human rights in West Papua when he meets with Indonesia's Joko Widodo later this month.

Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has demanded more involvement from the central government in addressing a surge in cases of intolerance across the country.

Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) plans to meet the new National Police chief, Comr. Gen.

New Zealand news media are "ignoring" the biggest story in the Pacific region in spite of a social media revolution taking the storytelling to the world.