Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Human rights activists are opposed to naming late dictator Soeharto a national hero and have urged the government to reject the idea, given the late president's tr

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia is fighting a losing battle against cigarettes and the health community has not one ally within the government or among other elected state officials, as all

Turkey – UN Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon has been presented with the West Papua Fact Finding Mission Report titled "We Will Lose Everything" by PIANGO's executive director, Emele Duituturaga.

Jakarta – A father of a kidnapped pro-democracy activist during the country's turbulent 1997-1998 period under the dictatorship of Soeharto strongly demands the government reject proposals to name

The chairman of the Melanesian Spearhead Group has defended his criticism of Indonesia over its alleged failure to engage with the region over West Papua.

The United Liberation Movement for West Papua claims Indonesia is paranoid about regional efforts to seek accurate information regarding Papua region.

Dr Tarcisius Tara Kabutaulaka, Honolulu, Hawaii – Late last week, the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement rejecting the Solomon Islands Prime Minister's comments on the issue

Indonesia has rejected applications from scores of companies for new palm oil operations, an official said on Wednesday, as it cracks down on an industry whose expansion has been blamed for fuellin

Lita Aruperes, Manado – Reclamation projects that had been started in Manado in the 1990s had not only had made hundreds of fishermen lose their jobs, but also destroyed mangroves along the city's

Jewel Topsfield, Gelanggang, Lombok – Thirteen-year-old Ayu vomits every year while harvesting tobacco on her family's farm near Garut in West Java.

Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara – The Democratic Republic of Timor Leste will become a member of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2017, the Indonesian Ambassador to ASEAN, Rahmat P

Jakarta – The Setara Institute, a human rights watchdog, released a report on the religious tolerance of high school students in Jakarta and Bandung, West Java on Tuesday.

Tama Salim, Dili – "I want to hug and kiss my mother," said Muhammad Yaqub, born Manuel da Costa, shortly before traveling home to Timor Leste after 25 years of living in Balikpapan, East Kalimanta

The first 20 months under President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo are looking "more ferocious than the New Order", one activist has said.

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Haeril Halim, Ina Parlina and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The ongoing reforms within the Supreme Court are in question after two judges in Bengkulu were arrested by the Corruption Eradication

Jakarta – Indonesia and Timor Leste forged a closer relationship on Monday with the latter awarding medals of honor to hundreds of Indonesian Military members serving in Dili where they provided me

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Geoffrey Swenson – In Timor-Leste, a peaceful transition of power is ironically threatening to undermine democracy.

Liza Yosephine, Jakarta – The plan to punish sex offenders using chemical castration has created a heated debate among government officials and civil society alike, raising questions on the efficac

Bambang, Jakarta/Yogyakarta – Activists said on Monday that Indonesia could either maintain the spirit of democracy or return to the era of excessive restriction tantamount to what was seen during

The official transmigration programme is not active anymore in Papua region, according to an Indonesian government official.

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – The Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) announced on Sunday (22/05) it would select a retired army general linked to one of the worst civilian massacres in East Timor,

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Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – It's an excruciating way to die.

Erika Anindita Dewi, Jakarta – A political analyst has said Golkar newly appointed advisory board chief Aburizal Bakrie is likely to continue to play a leading role in the party, with a substantial

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama will drop the policy that bans the distribution and consumption of liquor in the capital and will revert back to its old bylaw following the

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Jakarta – Aside from suffering from discrimination and public harassment, transgender women also face bullying when filing police reports, leaving them even more socially excluded and skeptical abo

Jakarta – Unidentified people destroyed an Ahmadiyah mosque in Kendal regency, Central Java, in the early hours of Monday.

Jakarta – The Prosperous Justice Party's (PKS) highest body, the majelis syuro (advisory council), has issued a binding recommendation that the party must remain in the Red-and-White Coalition (KMP

Bambang Muryanto and Jon Afrizal, Yogyakarta and Jambi – Amid intimidation from the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) against scholarly discussions on Marxism, the country's intellectuals and the governm

Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – If infrastructure bottlenecks get solved, Indonesia can expect to enjoy growth of 7 percent. That's the theory.

The Indonesian government has denied suggestions that it's not open to communication regarding West Papua.

Jakarta – Hundreds of democracy activists on Saturday commemorated the 18th anniversary of reform by expressing their concern over the return of militarism to society.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The unresolved tragedy of 1965 has left at least 1,571 victims displaced and alienated from society.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister of Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Luhut Pandjaitan wants security personnel not to excessively raid premises hosting leftist-

Arkhelaus W., Jakarta – Around 500 protesters from the Indonesian Trade Union Congress Alliance (KASBI) and members of the Social Movement for Democracy (Gema Demokrasi) have begun enlivening the N

Jakarta – Resolving the 1965 tragedy is the government's first priority as the long-neglected case has grabbed the negative attention of the international community.

Ahmad Mustaqim, Yogyakarta – Pro-democracy activists in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta have called for a campaign against militarism during a commemoration of 18 years since the fall of former

Jakarta – Police shot tear gas after a demonstration turned violent on Friday when rally participants allegedly started throwing bottles, rocks and other items at police officers.

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The family of terrorist suspect Siyono, who died while in custody of the National Police's counterterrorism unit, Densus 88, are now turning to the Corruption Eradication Co

Arya Dipa, Bandung – In absence of the State's assurance for freedom of expression, the nation has continuously witnessed repressive acts against academic freedom within university campuses across

Nelson Da Cruz, Dili, Timor Leste – Timor Leste President Taur Matan Ruak says the return of 14 Timorese people who were removed to Indonesia during the former country's war of independence marks t

Jakarta – Parents must be involved in developing reading habits in their children in the current fast-paced digital era as populations with a low literacy rate are prone to fanaticism and radicalis

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – While the central bank has revised down its economic growth forecast for 2016, global rating agency Moody's Investor Service has revised up its forecast on the back of h

Suherdjoko, Semarang – About 1,000 residents of Kebonharjo Kampung in Tanjung Emas district, Semarang, Central Java, clashed with police officers deployed to evict them on Thursday to make room for

Jakarta – Indonesian Parliament Watch (Formappi) described the House of Representatives (DPR) performance during the 2015-2016 fourth sitting period as lacking – far from meeting the public's expec

Alin Almanar, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is optimistic about settling at least 12 cases of human rights abuses in the far eastern province of Papua by the end of this year, a senior minist

Arya Dipa, Bandung/Jakarta – A student press group in Bandung, West Java, has refused to bow to pressure from an intimidating hard-line group that had dispersed the former's Sekolah Marx (School of