Jakarta – Law experts have called for a review of several provisions of the Criminal Law Procedures Code (KUHAP), which regulates pre-prosecution, on Tuesday.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Lawmakers are split on the suggested involvement of the Indonesian Military (TNI) in efforts to catch narcotics offenders, with some insisting that law enforcement

Jakarta – In light of numerous warning letters sent to national television stations, which it says have fallen on deaf ears, the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) has requested that the Hous

Agnes Anya, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration will rehabilitate hundreds of damaged school buildings as part of its program aimed at providing Jakarta students with proper facilities in 2017.

Erika Anindita Dewi, Jakarta – More political party factions at the House of Representatives are expressing opposition to the House speaker's costly new library construction plan, saying such a pro

Antara & Yuliawati, Jakarta, Indonesia CNN – Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, took a pilgrimage to the tomb of Papuan leader Theys Eluay

Haeril Halim, Ina Parlina and Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – The government said on Tuesday that it had yet to decide on what actions to take to resolve historic human rights abuses as several mechanisms

Jakarta – Graft suspect Abdul Khoir, who was allegedly caught red-handed by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in January bribing Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) lawmaker D

Liza Yosephine, Jakarta – Activists are urging the government to form an independent commission made up of civilian "wise men" to push for a legal settlement of Indonesia's historic human rights ab

Venidora Oliveira – The President of the Anti-Corruption Commission (KAK), Aderito Tilman, has urged National Members of Parliament to discuss the adoption of anti-corruption laws in the country.

Paulina Quintso – Timor-Leste's Women's Network (Rede Feto-RF) organization is working with the Secretary of State for Vocational Training Policy and Employment (SEPFOPE) to provide gender training

Paulina Quintso – The Timorese government has allocated $9 million to support civil society development programs in 2016.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – House of Representatives Speaker Ade Komarudin insisted on Monday that he would press ahead with his ambitious plan to build the largest library in Southeast Asia i

Farida Susanty, Jakarta – Public Works and Public Housing Ministry still faces problems, ranging from land to regulatory issues, in its flagship one million houses program, hampering its housing de

Jakarta – The Central Jakarta District Court held its first hearing implicating two Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta) lawyers on Monday who were arrested during a labor protest in front of

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Tassia Sipahutar, Jakarta – Weak manufacturing growth is projected to drag investment prospects this year, with no bottoming out in sluggish manufacturing anytime soon.

Pandaya, Jakarta – The 3,000 problematic bylaws that scare off investors, create economic distortions and cause legal uncertainty are the fruit of the overexploitation of autonomy laws giving sweep

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Law and Human Rights Ministry called on the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) on Sunday to relocate drug inmates from prisons and detention centers in order to ease an ove

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Religious intolerance is still rife in Yogyakarta, with three cases reported in the first three months of this year in a city once regarded as a paragon of tolerance.

Jakarta – The Central Information Commission (KIP) has called on the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) to apply transparency and provide access to its financial reports as the organization receives fu

Jakarta – Religious issues have come to the fore in the political arena prior to the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election, with Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama claiming that a rival has start

Tama Salim, Jakarta – House of Representatives Speaker Ade Komarudin says legislators will be able to pass the tax amnesty bill shortly after they reconvene in early April, paving the way for the u

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – A Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigation document into a bribery case embroiling House of Representatives Commission V, which oversees infrastructure, reveals

Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) said on Saturday that the National Police's counter-terrorism unit, Densus 88, had committed a number of human rights

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – A group of women were paraded onto a waiting truck that would carry them to the nearby sharia police office.

Ali Saikal and Julmiro Isaac Manuel – Timor-Leste is a tiny country of about 1.1 million people, but estimates suggest that up to 150,000 people – 12 per cent of the population – may be affected by

New Delhi (IANS) – India looks forward to the southeast Asian nation of Timor Leste joining the Asean bloc, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Monday.

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – The government has stipulated the mandatory use of the rupiah in oil and gas – related transactions, after nine months of delay for settling technicalities.

Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – Publicly listed PT Multi Bintang Indonesia, the country's largest brewery, has decided to put a break on its expansion plans because of uncertainties related to the ongoin

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Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Thousands of farmers cultivating grouper fish in Indonesia, including farmers in Aceh and North Sumatra, are at risk of bankruptcy because they can no longer export the fis

Arya Dipa, Bandung – After failing to be staged a day earlier because of pressure from a hardline group, a monologue performance about national hero Tan Malaka was eventually presented on Thursday

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – The Indonesian Army is drafting a comprehensive guide-book on social media for its members. The guide-book will regulate how personnel express themselves.

Banda Aceh – A young woman collapsed while being publicly caned in Banda Aceh on Thursday for violating sharia.

Jayapura, Jubi – Papua councilor Laurenzus Kadepa criticized the Jayapura Municipal Police for not allowing the students of Cenderawasih University to conduct a peaceful rally against a minister's

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Wamena, Jubi – Human rights activists criticized law enforcement operation plans in 'red triangle' regions of Puncak, Puncak Jaya and Lanny Jaya regencies by security forces.

Severianus Endi, Sanggau, West Kalimantan – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said on Tuesday that his administration would focus its attention on two matters, namely deregulation and infrastructure d

Peter Theodosiou – One of Australia's closest neighbours, East Timor, is trying to draw Australia into negotiations to redraw the sea boundary between the two countries in the resource-rich Timor S

Jakarta – Indonesia's human rights body has reminded the government and the House of Representatives not to misuse the revision of the Terrorism Law to limit freedom of expression, in relation to a

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – At least 2,000 foreign companies in Indonesia have been avoiding billions of dollars of tax in the last 10 years by claiming that their companies are currently running a

Jakarta – After waiting three years, Indonesia will soon have new submarines, as three submarines purchased from South Korea are expected to be completed soon.

Ann Wigglesworth – An estimated ten thousand Timorese protesters besieged the Australian embassy in Dili on 22 March 2016 to protest Australia's refusal to negotiate with East Timor on a permanent

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The government will summon psychiatrist Fidiansjah for his recent controversial remarks on LGBT people, in which he labeled homosexuality and bisexuality mental disord

Tom Clarke – This week over 10,000 people descended on Australia's embassy in Dili, Timor-Leste, to demand that the Australian government enter negotiations to finally establish permanent and fair

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Despite a recent survey by the Religious Affairs Ministry confirming improved religious harmony in diverse neighborhoods, the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), known for its c

Tassia Sipahutar, Jakarta – Indonesia should continue to prioritize the upgrading of national infrastructure alongside ongoing structural reforms in order to improve the business climate and fully

Agnes Anya, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration plans to support the realization of a helicopter transportation service proposed by publicly listed property developer PT Jababeka to boost business

Jakarta – East Timorese students are calling on Australia to leave East Timor's territorial waters accusing the Kangaroo Country of too long exploiting and profiting from East Timor's natural wealt