Arif Gunawan S., Jakarta – Indonesia is the second-least literate nation in the world in a list of 61 measurable countries, besting only Botswana, according to new research that ranks the five Nord

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The government, through the National Archive Agency (ANRI), should try harder to obtain an authentic document of the March 11 Indonesian Presidential Executive Order (Superse

Jakarta – Former deputy Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairman Bambang Widjojanto said on Thursday that political parties were failing to work for prosperity and social justice in Indones

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – A lawsuit challenging a Jakarta gubernatorial permit for the construction of artificial islets F, I and K off the city's northern coast kicked off at the Jakarta State Admi

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Human rights watchdogs have voiced their objections to what they claim as efforts by security authorities to sacrifice civil liberties in the name of national secu

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Political parties have challenged Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama to prove his claim that political parties asked him for Rp 100 billion (US$7.65

Jakarta – The country's second-largest Muslim organization, Muhammadiyah, said on Thursday it would not issue any edict condemning members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) commu

Jakarta – Counterfeit alcohol and moonshine has killed dozens of Indonesians already this year showing a failure in public health response, a study from the Center for Indonesian Policy Studies has

Jakarta – University of Indonesia (UI) public health expert Hasbullah Thabrany threw down the gauntlet to the government on Thursday, demanding that it amend existing tobacco excise provisions in a

Arientha Primanita, Jakarta – A controversial bill on alcohol prohibition poses a serious threat to public health and safety as it will lead to rising consumption of illegal alcohol, like the oplos

Rizal Harahap, Pekanbaru – A group of citizens in Riau have filed a lawsuit against the central government with the Pekanbaru District Court, demanding serious action be taken against the forest an

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The tug of war for influence in Indonesian politics has heated up with the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) expressing discontent with the latest dev

Jakarta – The Indonesian Air Force declared on Wednesday that none of its airbases had been sold to private parties.

Jakarta – The Indonesian military (Tentara Nasional Indonesia, TNI) continues to press for an expanded role in internal security, driven by distrust of civilian politicians, contempt for the police

Matthew Pennington, Washington – The Indonesia that Barack Obama lived in as a child bore fresh scars from the darkest period in country's modern history.

Tassia Sipahutar, Jakarta – Indonesia is eyeing to take over the role of its neighboring countries as Southeast Asia's main logistics hub as the country launched on Thursday its first-ever bonded l

Cypri Jehan Paju Dale, Jakarta, Indonesia – Indonesian Father John Djonga has continually found himself in trouble with security forces in West Papua.

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – Despite slow progress on the construction of new smelters due to weak commodity markets, the government insists it will not relax rules that prohibit the export of raw m

Paulina Quintso – Executive Secretary of Human Capital Development Fund (FDCH), Ismenio Martins da Silva, said Timor-Leste still lacks in human resources in the discipline of the natural sciences w

Jakarta – Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) chairman Judhariksawan said on Tuesday that the KPI needed to expand its ability to sanction broadcasters that offend against public morality.

Jakarta – House of Representatives ways and means committee deputy chairman Achmad Dimyati Natakusumah said on Tuesday that a plan to expand the House complex was still on track despite the governm

Khoirul Amin, Jakarta – The government needs to pay more attention to the service sector, which is constantly growing, as commodity prices slump and the manufacturing industry faces flat growth, ex

Jakarta – The government is scrambling for a quick plan to plug the gap in state finances after legislators from the House of Representatives stopped deliberations on a draft bill related to a tax

Jewel Topsfield and Amilia Rosa, Jakarta – A fisherman who helped return six Bangladeshis to Indonesia said he felt deceived by Australian authorities and would not have taken the men if he had kno

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Al Fatah Pesantren Waria, an Islamic boarding school for transgendered people, has decided to continue its operations at another place following the forced closure of

Farida Susanty, Jakarta – Only 10 percent of construction experts in the country are certified, raising concerns over the capacity of domestic human resources to compete with workers from other Sou

Jakarta – Women's rights activists have called on the Jakarta Police to continue the legal process against two lawmakers for their alleged abuse of women.

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – Jakarta saw the highest number of cases of violence against women of any Indonesian city in 2015 based on data gathered by partner institutions of the National Commission o

Tevita Vuibau – The MSG says while it respects the sovereignty of Indonesia over West Papua, it will still vigorously pursue the reports of the violation of human rights in the country that is stru

The government of Timor Leste (East Timor) has approved the purchase of the stake owned by Brazil's OIi telecommunications company Timor Telecom, a source from the Timorese government said Thursday

In a series of recent posts on The Interpreter, Stephen Grenville has suggested that if Australia agreed to enter into maritime boundary negotiations with Timor-Leste and, if necessary, allow an in

Mark Bowling – Allegations of recent military and police intimidation, beatings and torture, kidnapping and murder in West Papua, have been documented in a new Church report.

Samantha Yap, Dili, Timor-Leste – More than a decade after gaining their independence, the people of Timor-Leste are fighting another battle. This time, there are billions of dollars at stake.

Lendy Ramadhan, Jakarta – Scores of women calling themselves Women's Solidarity (Solidaritas Perempuan) held a protest action in front of the State Palace in Central Jakarta on Tuesday March 8 to c

Stefani Ribka and Nethy Dharma Somba, Jakarta/Jayapura – In the latest twist to serial fugitive Labora Sitorus' recent escape, the former low-ranking police officer has surrendered and been locked

Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – The country's gross domestic product (GDP) growth will stay at 4.7 percent this year amid sluggish industrial activity, according to a projection by Switzerland-based inve

Jakarta – Amid generally positive public sentiment in response to the government's move to cease criminal proceedings against former antigraft commission leaders Abraham Samad and Bambang Widjojant

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – With coal prices continuing to decline, Indonesia will struggle to provide the coal needed to fire up its power stations in the near future, a study predicts.

Khoirul Amin, Jakarta – Poultry companies should focus on one major business activity, or risk dominating the entire poultry industry – from upstream to downstream – and slipping into cartel-like a

Jakarta – Rainwater causing overflow at the Ciliwung, the longest river in the capital, early on Tuesday has led to flooding in at least five districts of East and South Jakarta, forcing hundreds o

Bandung – Workers in the West Java provincial capital of Bandung from the Indonesian Trade Union Congress Alliance (KASBI) protested at the city hall on Tuesday March 8 demanding equal wages for wo

Jakarta – The Indonesian Women's Parade of Struggle held an action in Central Jakarta on March 8 to commemorate International Women's Day (IWD).

Yogyakarta – On Tuesday March 8 scores of students from the Women's Struggle Committee (KPP) held a protest action at the zero kilometre point in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta.

The Indonesian People's Center of Struggle (PPRI) has re-launched the Women's Struggle Committee of the People (KPPR, Komite Perjuangan Perempuan Rakyat), which had begun to die down over the last

Jakarta – Two hundred demonstrators from the Women's Struggle Committee of the People (KPPR) held a march to commemorate International Women's Day (IWD) from the Horse Monument in front of the Indo

Jakarta – The Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) has identified rampant violations by broadcasting companies, particularly television stations, of laws that govern the content they air to the

Anton Hermansyah – The Peatland Restoration Agency (BRG) plans to offer asset swaps to local communities using peatland for plantation purposes in an effort to restore two million hectares of peatl

Jakarta – The Indonesian Women's Coalition (KPI) said on Sunday that the country had at least seven laws that should be amended for failing to accommodate gender equality.

Bekasi – Around a thousand protesters calling themselves the Bekasi Islamic Forum converged on the Bekasi city government offices west of Jakarta on Monday (07/03), to protest against the construct

Jakarta – LGBT rights organization Arus Pelangi questioned on Sunday the government's plan to ban websites containing education and information about the minority group.