Jayapura, Papua – Armed groups in the easternmost Indonesian province of Papua have stolen 32 firearms of different types from the police in 2014 and 2015, a senior police officer stated.

Godwin Ligo – "Christian churches are the conscience of the nation, and therefore have the duty to be the voice of the voiceless and must continue to stand in solidarity with our Melanesian brother

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo witnessed the first sunrise of 2016 at the Waiwo Beach dock in Raja Ampat, West Papua, on Friday.

Teri L. Caraway and Michele Ford – When Jokowi was running for the presidency, he promised that workers would prosper under his government.

Jakarta – National Police chief Gen. Badrodin Haiti has apologized for the police's failure to respond to complaints from members of the public.

National – The government has expressed its desire to file an appeal to a higher court following its loss at the Palembang District Court in relation to a forest fire case against PT Bu

Padang – Terror and violence continue to stalk and threaten journalists operating in Sumatra, the Padang Press Legal Aid Institute (LBH) announced in its end-of-year report.

Jakarta – The Law and Human Rights Ministry has revoked a decree that previously recognized the Golkar Party leadership as that which emanated from a national meeting (Munas) at Hotel M

Jakarta – Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin is calling on Indonesians to celebrate New Year's Eve in a modest way by avoiding lavish parties or any activities that viola

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The Yogyakarta Legal Aid Foundation (LBH Yogyakarta) has said that Law No.

Tassia Sipahutar, Jakarta – The economy went through another year of trials and tribulations in 2015, marking a continuation of the slowdown that has plagued the country for the past fe

Esther Samboh, Jakarta – The country has become too dependent on its rich natural resources.

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Jakarta – A group of concerned scientists, researchers, environmentalists and agrarian activists launched a petition on Tuesday calling on the government to take aggressive action to st

Jakarta – The Golkar Party looks to be distancing itself from its beleaguered stalwart Setya Novanto, with one politician predicting that it would be hard for the House of Representativ

Adam Harvey, Indonesia – A terror financing investigation has uncovered about $500,000 in Australian cash sent to Indonesia to arm and train extremists and support their families.

In 1975, Indonesian forces invaded Timor-Leste, heralding an occupation that lasted 24 years and claimed the lives of up to a third of the population.

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Jakarta – The Indonesian government has lost a Rp 7.8 trillion ($565 million) lawsuit brought against a pulp and paper company accused of setting fires that razed 20,000 hectares of lan

Jakarta – Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly has said that the government will issue a ministerial decree soon to recognize Aburizal Bakrie as Golkar Party chairman to follow u

Venidora Oliveira – Member of the National Parliament MP Josefa Alvares Soares urged the President of the National Parliament to schedule the debate of a drug law for Timor-Leste to prevent its fut

Venidora Oliveira – The Vice Minister of Finance Helder Lopes said based on the preliminary results of the Population and Household Census 2015, the Timorese population has grown from 1.066.409 in

National – The government has been urged to carry out comprehensive revision of the Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) Law by removing the pasal karet (catchall articles), pa

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Entering its third year, the national health insurance (JKN) continues to be plagued with financial woes.

Agus Salim, Wamena, Papua – The Indonesia government is open to holding a dialog with anyone in the context of development, including in Papua, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) stated her

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The Supreme Court has reduced the sentence for disgraced Democratic Party lawmaker Angelina Sondakh and the amount of restitution from the harsher s

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – After three years on the run, 30 active members of the Din Minimi-led armed civilian group in Aceh have surrendered to the government after being promise

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Papua Governor Lukas Enembe is expecting the Indonesian Military (TNI) and National Police to capture the perpetrators who shot and killed three police of

Jakarta – The Papua Police have set up a joint team comprising police and military personnel to pursue perpetrators of an armed attack that killed three police officers at the Sinak Pol

Angelina Anjar Sawitri, Jakarta – The Legal Aid Institute (LBH) of Jakarta and Human Rights Violation Victims Solidarity (SKP-HAM) of Papua has asked President Joko Widodo to open a dia

Erika Anindita, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will strive to boost Indonesia's corruption perception index (CPI) level, which has indicated stagnant progress in

Jakarta – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) has reiterated its commitment to remain outside the government camp following President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's plan to implement another Cab

listasia Anggun Wijaya, thejakartapost.com – The Legal Aid Center for the Press (LBH Pers) has issued a second warning letter to PT Idea Karya Indonesia – the holding company of the def

Business – While failing to meet the target set out in the state budget, the government in 2015 collected more taxes than ever before.

Jakarta – The city of Banda Aceh has issued a decree banning its predominantly Muslim residents from celebrating the New Year, an official said on Tuesday.

Angelina Anjar Sawitri, Jakarta – Deputy Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), Hidayat Nur Wahid, expressed his concern about gunmen attack in Sinak Police Base in Puncak

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and two of the country's former presidents – Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and BJ Habibie – attended the opening ceremony of a new Corruption Eradica

Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) has yet to receive official resignation letters from Home Minister Tjahjo Kumolo and Coordinating Human Development and Culture Minister

Jakarta – The Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK) has said that the majority of suspicious transactions this year were not followed up by law enforcement instituti

Jakarta – State lender Bank Rakyat Indonesia plans to re-open its branch office at Timor Leste at the first half of next year, the lender's chief said on Sunday.

Rangga Prakoso & Alin Almanar, Jakarta – Mining giant Freeport Indonesia has submitted its request to extend its permit for concentrate exports, set to expire on Jan. 28.

Jakarta – Indonesian Police Watch (IPW) revealed on Sunday that the number of police injured in 2015 had increased almost 40 percent, stating that the police had been injured in brawls,

Jakarta – The South Jakarta administration will continue in its ambition to reshape the Ciliwung River even though the project necessitates the eviction of residents and the destruction

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The recent shooting incident in Sinak, Puncak regency, Papua, in which three police officers were killed, had no connection with President Joko "Jokowi" W

Jakarta – Vice President Jusuf Kalla has directed the security agencies to take stern measures against those involved in the attack on the Sinak police precinct in the easternmost Indon

A group of armed men attacked Sinak Police subprecinct in Puncak regency, Papua, on Sunday night, killing three police officers.

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – Three police officers in the restive province of Papua were killed by suspected separatists on Sunday evening after armed men attacked their precinct, the Nation

Jakarta – Due to a lack of public transportation, commuters are forced to rely heavily on private vehicles for day-to-day transportation between residences outside Jakarta and workplace

Ganug Nugroho Adi and Ruslan Sangadji, Boyolali, Central Java/Palu – With the government set to increase the allocation of dana desa (village fund) in the upcoming year, President Joko

Jakarta – Villages, Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration Minister Marwan Jafar has asked Saudi Arabia to aid development in Indonesia's remote villages, to help improve welfare in t