Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The government is gearing up to take some of the alleged perpetrators of last year's massive forest fires to court for the first time.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Nurul Fitri Ramadhani and Rizal Harahap, Jakarta/Pekanbaru – The recent discovery of a nationwide counterfeit vaccine ring has revealed gross negligence and weak monitoring by t

Celestino Gusmao – Indonesia recently held a symposium on the violent events of 50 years ago which brought the Indonesian General Suharto to power.

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has clarified that he does not have any plan to apologize to former members of the now defunct Indonesian Communist Party (PKI).

Dan De Luce – There's a major Asian power that refuses to compromise in its far-reaching territorial claims in oil-rich waters, despite appeals from its smaller neighbor to resolve the dispute in a

Papua New Guinea's ambassador in Jakarta says there's a change of attitude taking place in Indonesia's Papua region, or West Papua, whereby the indigenous people are participating more in the runni

Paulina Quintao – Thirty types of medicine are currently out of stock at the Dili Municipality Health Center (MHC) warehouse.

Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) is taking no part in a government-sanctioned team on human rights violations in Papua, commissioner Natalius Pigai said on Monday.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The House of Representatives having approved counterterrorism chief Comr. Gen.

Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has decried the government's "protracted inaction" in dealing with 25 deaths at depleted coal mine pits in East Kalimantan that took p

Tassia Sipahutar, Jakarta – Indonesia is looking this week to pass a controversial tax amnesty bill that will reward tax evaders, but at the expense of those who have met their tax obligations.

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – Parents have misused their children's Jakarta Smart Cards (KJP), a funding facility provided by the city administration for elementary and secondary school students, to buy n

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration destroyed on Tuesday around 20,000 bottles of illegal alcohol confiscated by Public Order Agency officers over the last six months.

Kupang – The Indonesian Military (TNI) has deployed 700 troops to the area bordering with Timor Leste where they will stay on guard for the next nine months.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The House of Representatives officially appointed Comr. Gen. Tito Karnavian as the new National Police chief during a plenary meeting on Monday.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Top counterterrorism official Comr. Gen. Tito Karnavian on Monday hinted he would conduct a reshuffle soon after he takes over the helm of the National Police.

Ernest Ta'asi – The Solomon Islands government is in support for an international supervised vote on the independence of West Papua.

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Silvanus Alvin, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi attended a fast breaking event with TNI (Indonesian military) officers at the TNI's headquarters in Cilangkap, Jakarta, where he took the o

Jakarta – The Ahmadiyah Indonesia Congregation (JAI) has called on the mass media to be balanced in its reporting of news related to minority groups in Indonesia.

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – In deliberating a revision of the terrorism law, debate has erupted on the role of the military in counterterrorism operations.

Palu – The East Indonesia Mujahidin (MIT) terrorist group led by Santoso, aka Abu Wardah, is believed to be still receiving logistics assistance from sympathizers in the community, although the amo

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – After four hours of meetings, House of Representatives Commission XI has passed a long-awaited tax amnesty bill at a plenary deliberation session, despite an objection b

Jakarta – Activists have raised suspicion of what they called "foul play" in the deliberation of the controversial tobacco bill in the House of Representatives, as the bill contradicts existing reg

Dalia Kiakilir – On June 23, 2016, a majority of United Kingdom voters decided in favor of a proposal to leave the European Union.

Jakarta – The Jakarta Transportation Agency has revealed that only 8 percent of intercity buses examined by the Greater Jakarta Transportation Management Agency (BPTJ) to be road worthy.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The government is scrambling to save children exposed to fake vaccines as they are, at best, unknowingly vulnerable to diseases they are supposed to be immune against

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Arya Dipa and Nani Afrida, Bandung/Jakarta – Catur Budi Fatayatin is preoccupied with how to manage the survival of the 185 juvenile inmates under her care with the meager Rp 14,500 (US$1.10) per d

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – A Jakarta city councilor disagrees with a plan from the Jakarta administration to increase vehicle tax by 15 percent as part of measures to control the growth o

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – Conflict between the Jakarta administration and a private company that manages Bantar Gebang landfill in Bekasi, West Java, has again risen its head, with local residents blo

Mark Bowling – Brisbane parishes are using the election campaign to press Federal politicians on one of the most divisive international issues on Australia's doorstep – drawing a fair maritime boun

Paulina Quintao – The Secretariat of State for the Socio-Economic Support of Women (SEM) re-established the Gender Working Groups (GWGs) in those Ministries and Secretariats which have already been

Venidora Oliveira – There are currently 3000 motorbikes and cars operating illegally across the country, according to Acting Minister Longuinhos Monteiro, who blamed weak import controls.

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Angry protesters have thrown rocks at police officers who prevented them from meeting with Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama as he launched an inte

Paulina Quintao – Some teachers are still using corporal punishment to discipline students while at school, according to the President of the National Commission for the Rights of the Child (CNDL),

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Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Comr. Gen. Tito Karnavian will soon be named as the next National Police chief to replace retiring Gen.

New Zealand's government has confirmed its ambassador to Indonesia, Dr Trevor Matheson, visited Jayapura and Merauke in Papua last week.

Wahyoe Boediwardhana – Tobacco farmers in Sumber Pinang village, Pakusari district, Jember, East Java, have expressed their opposition to the government's plan to ratify the UN Framework Convention

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Jakarta – The planned tax amnesty, aimed to lure more than Rp 100 trillion (US$7.5 billion) in funds back to the country, is expected to help condominium sales this year as wealthy Indonesians look

Yeremia Sukoyo, Jakarta – Minister of Land and Spatial Planning Ferry Mursyidan Baldan has declared the government's recognition of communal rights of nine indigenous communities in Papua.

The Solomon Islands and Vanuatu have condemned the "unresolved" human rights violations in West Papua by Indonesian security forces, saying they have continued in spite of President Joko Widodo's g

Allegations of human rights abuses in Indonesia's Papua region, or West Papua, have been highlighted at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva this week.

Hans Nicholas Jong and Bambang Muryanto, Jakarta/Purworejo – Unruly permit issuance and rapid extractive industry expansion have led to a string of disasters in several parts of Indonesia, particul

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama has ordered police to arrest residents that attempt to block trucks transporting garbage from Jakarta to a waste treatment facility in Banta

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – In its 489th anniversary, Jakarta, a city of around 10 million people, still has long way to go to become a livable city.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – In the wake of extreme weather that has devastated parts of Indonesia and claimed dozens of lives, the government is being urged to overhaul the country's disaster man

Jakarta – Cement plants must be moved outside Java to prevent worsening ecological damage to the most densely populated island, an environmental expert said on Wednesday.