Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office will continue its investigation into the alleged extortion attempt on mining giant Freeport Indonesia involving lawmaker Setya Novanto, despite t

Victor Mambor – Carrying banners and pamphlets "Expel Freeport, Save Papua", they demanded PT.

Jakarta (UCA News/Pacific Media Watch) – A lack of trust between the Indonesian government and the people of Papua has jeopardised hopes for a lasting peace in the restive province, acc

Jakarta – The local theater company Teater Koma staged a politically charged performance of "Cahaya dari Papua" ("Light from Papua") at Galeri Indonesia Kaya last Saturday.

Yashinto Sembiring & Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Setya Novanto staged a press conference at his home on Wednesday night where he finally spoke in public about his decision t

Jakarta – GlobeAsia, a sister publication of the Jakarta Globe that appears in print every month, has released a list of Indonesia's 50 most influential figures in its December issue, h

Anton Hermansyah – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank are both predicting that the Indonesia's 2015 inflation rate would be no less than 6 percent.

Ayomi Amindoni – The government has been urged to immediately declare that the contract of work of miner Freeport Indonesia will not be extended when the current contract expires in 202

Jakarta – It's better to control the production and distribution of alcoholic beverages than to ban them outright, Jakarta Deputy Governor Djarot Saiful Hidayat said on Wednesday, point

Nithin Coca – It is a region rich in natural resources, the biggest source of tax revenue for the fourth most populous country in the world and, under de-facto military rule – it is als

Jakarta – The House of Representatives decided to include a controversial bill on a tax amnesty in its 2015 National Legislation Program (Prolegnas) during a plenary session on Tuesday.

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – An economist has warned that improper tax policies, such as applying a higher tax amid a weak economy, may slow the Indonesian economy.

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – Indonesia Police Watch (IPW) has urged the National Police (Polri) encourage police personnel to control their use of firearms while on assignment or off duty, to

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has called on Indonesian Military (TNI) leaders and soldiers to enhance their professional capacities and to take on extra roles combating terro

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Central Information Commission (KIP) and President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo have called on all public institutions, local administration and state-owned companies

Liza Yosephine, Jakarta – The number of complaints regarding violations of the right to a fair trial has risen in the capital over the past year, according to the Jakarta Legal Aid Inst

Ali Kotarumalos, Jakarta, Indonesia – The embattled speaker of Indonesia's House of Representatives resigned Wednesday over his involvement in one of the biggest political scandals in y

Erika Anindita, Jakarta – House of Representatives ethics council member Akbar Faizal, a NasDem Party politician, claimed on Wednesday that he had been dismissed from his position at th

Indonesia's economy took a $16bn hit this year from forest fires that cloaked south-east Asia in haze, more than double the sum spent on rebuilding Aceh after the 2004 tsunami, accordin

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – House of Representatives Commission III overseeing legal affairs has shown marked favoritism for Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) leader candidates deemed

Syofiardi Bachyul Jb and Ruslan Sangadji, Padang/Palu – Despite their relatively high popularity, a number of incumbents and former regional leaders have failed to garner enough votes t

Business – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) announced a US$346.6 million trade deficit in November, breaking the streak of a 10-consecutive-month trade surplus, caused by an increase

Denpasar – Thousands of people, mostly youngsters, gathered on Sunday at Padang Galak Beach in Denpasar to take part in an art event held to express the local residents' rejection of th

Jakarta – After seven years, the English-language daily Jakarta Globe published its last print edition on Tuesday, marking the paper's complete tranformation into an online publication.

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo called for the House of Representatives ethics council to listen to the voice of the people in determining the fate of House Speaker Setya Novan

Jakarta – Almost three dozen lawmakers from several factions are urging the House of Representatives' ethics council to clean up the legislature's image and also for House Speaker Setya

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Threats from a radical group have disrupted plans by an interfaith community to hold an event celebrating the births of both Prophet Muhammad and Jesus Ch

Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – The government says it has completed 82 percent of the deregulation as outlined in its first six economic policy packages issued between September and November

Peter Job – In early October the Timor-Leste Prime Minister Rui Maria de Araujo announced that after two years of inconclusive talks his nation was initiating arbitration with Australia on jurisdic

Jemima Garrett – A penchant for dynamiting illegal fishing vessels has made flamboyant Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti Indonesia's most popular, and restored tens of thousands of jo

Jakarta – Five unmarried couples were netted on Friday in raids conducted by authorities at boardinghouses in South Jakarta's Kebayoran Baru district.

Jakarta – Chief security minister Luhut Panjaitan played down House of Representatives Speaker Setya Novanto's alleged attempt to shake down mining giant Freeport Indonesia for a purpor

Yogyakarta – The Yogyakarta-based Gadjah Mada Theater (TGM) has apologized for a poster advertising its performance entitled Masihkah ada Cinta D(ar)i Kampus Biru (Is there any love at

Papua New Guinea's deputy chief migration officer says processes are underway to grant citizenship to about 3,000 West Papuan refugees.

Greenpeace says the impact of rampant forest and peatland fires in Indonesia's Papua region is having a devastating effect on West Papuan society.

Jakarta – Studying Indonesia was not always easy for the late Benedict Richard O'Gorman Anderson, or Ben Anderson, who was banned from entering the country by the New Order regime due t

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The Moreland Council in Melbourne's inner north is the latest Council to call on the Australian Government to immediately enter negotiations with East Timor to establish permanent maritime boundari

Dandy Koswaraputra, Jakarta – Benedict Richard O'Gorman Anderson, an Indonesianist with Cornell University, US, died at the age of 79 on Saturday night during a nostalgic visit to Indon

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Jakarta – Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Luhut Binsar Panjaitan has been criticized for inviting members of the House of Representatives' ethics council to

Nani Afrida and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has issued a report detailing the government's failure to protect basic human

Victor Mambor, Jayapura, Jubi – Based on research conducted by the Institute for Women and Children in Papua (LP3AP), excessive alcohol is one of the main drivers of the rise in domesti

Syofiardi Bachyul Jb and Rizal Harahap, Padang/Pekanbaru – Heavy rain over a number of regions has triggered landslides and flooding, cutting access and disrupting economic activities.

Tassia Sipahutar, Nusa Dua, Bali – The planned implementation of a tax amnesty may not yield the desired results as such schemes usually have many downsides, experts have warned.

Ririn Sefsani and Timo Duile, Jakarta/Bonn – A specter is haunting Indonesia, the specter of communism.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court (MK) has granted a petition to allow indigenous people to cultivate forests for their living in the 1999 Forestry Law, while it re

Jakarta – Human rights activists have joined forces to condemn the use of the death penalty in Indonesia for major crimes, such as drug trafficking.

Raras Cahyafitri, Jakarta – Amid the planned overhaul of mining rules, legal experts and business players are urging for clarity and consistency in new regulations that would replace th