Jakarta – Flawed regulations have given rise to stigma and discrimination toward people with disabilities.

Jakarta – There was little remorse and plenty of deflection from Indonesia's notoriously traffic-blind community of Harley-Davidson bikers and their police enablers amid social media cheers for a c

Montreal/Toronto – Indonesia scored poorly on a 2014 safety audit by the United Nations' aviation agency largely because its Transportation Ministry is understaffed, said two sources familiar with

Jakarta – Former President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Tuesday drew attention to ad hoc institutions in Indonesia, especially the existence of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), which she s

Jakarta – Graft defendants on average get only two years and one month in prison, according to the Indonesian Corruption Watch's (ICW) observations from the past six months – shorter than the last

Jakarta – The Law and Human Rights Ministry gave sentence reductions to hundreds of graft convicts locked up in the country's prisons on Independence Day on Monday, including notorious tax official

Jakarta – Nearly 2,000 graft convicts are among more than 118,000 inmates across Indonesia gifted hefty sentence cuts in the observance of the nation's 70th independence anniversary on Monday.

Jakarta – As the Indonesian automotive industry keeps lowering sales targets, the premium market segment seems to be avoiding much of the pain caused by a slowing economy, as Mercedes-Benz is repor

The widow of Australian journalist Greg Shackleton says it's a disgrace that a retired general implicated in the murder of the Balibo Five has been appointed chief of Indonesia's intelligence agenc

The United Liberation Movement for West Papua is calling on the Pacific Islands Forum leaders to send a human rights fact finding mission to the Indonesian region.

While New Zealand protesters were giving an emphatic thumbs down to the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership corporate slap in the face of democracy at the weekend, a quietly spoken West Papuan in a

Tama Salim, Jakarta – In celebration of the 70th year of the country's independence, the government is planning to produce a grand spectacle by sinking another batch of foreign fishing vessels.

Auckland – West Papuan pro-independence leader Octo Mote, currently visiting New Zealand on a lobbying mission, marched in solidarity along with thousands of protesters in Auckland yesterday voicin

Anne-Sophie Gindroz, Denpasar, Bali – "Why are you leaving now? Come back here! I have told the truth but you do not believe me.

Jakarta – A US Congress delegation met with President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Saturday at the State Palace in Jakarta, calling for stronger economic ties between Indonesia and the US.

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Thursday's Cabinet reshuffle was probably the source of the upbeat tone of the first State of the Nation address from President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, presented in conjunction with Independence Day.

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Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – The former chairman of the Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM) team, Pieter Feith, has said that Aceh administrations have not yet been able to take full advantage of the

Jakarta – The 70th Independence Day anniversary cultural parade in the Pamekasan regency in East Java on Saturday has made the news after its participants displayed attributes reminiscent of the In

Ben Hillier – "West Papuans know this day, 15 August, as 'Betrayal Day'." Jacob Rumbiak, a veteran leader of the West Papuan nationalist movement, is speaking at a Melbourne commemoration of the si

Hery H Winarno – Hundreds of people took to the streets to demonstrate in front of the Grahadi building in the East Java provincial capital of Surabaya on the afternoon of Thursday August 13.

Jakarta – The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) has warned President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo not to mess with freedom of speech and expression and not to take the country back to the days of S

ndra Budiari, Jakarta – The Jakarta High Court's decision to overturn the conviction of Indonesian Ferdinant Tjiong and Canadian Neil Bantleman in the child abuse case at the Jakarta Intercultural

Jakarta – Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu said that he planned to enlist at least 100 million reservists who could be deployed to defend the country.

Kanupriya Kapoor, Jakarta – The biggest, and possibly riskiest, move in Indonesian President Joko Widodo's cabinet reshuffle this week was the appointment of Luhut Pandjaitan as coordinating minist

Fiji – The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has today welcomed the recommendation set by the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat's Special Sub-Committee on Regionalism (SSCR) and the

Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) should take necessary and appropriate action to prevent human rights abuses by its personnel and furthermore hold perpetrators accountable, Human Rights Watc

Finally, in the midst of rumours about the rise of the new PKI (Indonesian Communist Party) during the era of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, a delegation from the Central Advisory Board of the Isl

Tom Allard – Indonesian authorities have foiled an alleged plot by Islamic State supporters to bomb a police station and churches in Surakarta, Central Java on Monday, Indonesia's Independence Day.

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Lealaiauloto Aigaletaulealea Tauafiafi – In the 1960s, West Papuans were sacrificed in the name of Cold War politics – and the United Nations have done nothing about it according to Jennifer Robins

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Increasing the number of coal-fired power plants (PLTU) from 42 to 159 will increase the risk of death from air pollutants in Indonesia from 6,500 a year in 2015 to 15

Niniek Karmini, Jakarta – An Indonesian court has overturned convictions against a Canadian teacher and an Indonesian teaching assistant who were serving 10 years in prison for sexually abusing thr

Tom Allard, Jakarta – Two teachers from a prestigious Jakarta international school have been acquitted of child sex offences amid claims of an elaborate hoax to extract $US125 million from the scho

Jayapura – An unidentified person burned an Indonesian flag in Mimika Baru, Timika city, Papua, on Thursday ahead of the 70th anniversary of independence.

Girish Sawlani – The Papua New Guinea Defence Force has denied reports from a senior Indonesian official that its soldiers claimed part of Indonesian territory in the bordering Papua province.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Military, or TNI, says it will set up a security post in the Papuan border village of Yakyu, in Merauke district, following a report that soldiers from neighboring Papua Ne

Tom Allard, Jakarta – Papuan independence leader Filep Karma is due to be released next week from prison, even as he resists freedom until guaranteed he can agitate for self-rule without any threat

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democracy Index (IDI) has reached a new high, largely driven by successful general elections in 2014, although a lackluster performance by regional legi

Jakarta – President Joko Widodo has indicated that the Indonesian government has no intention of prosecuting perpetrators of past human rights abuses, in a state of the nation address that only bri

Rome – Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin was given a joyful welcome upon his arrival to East Timor.

Singapore – Singapore and Timor Leste reaffirmed warm relations on Friday (Aug 14), as Mentoring Minister Xanana Gusmao arrived in the Republic for a study visit.

Singapore – Mentoring Minister of Timor Leste Xanana Gusmao met with Singapore's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Law K Shanmugam on Friday afternoon.

Param-Preet Singh, Bangkok – Indonesia's government is preparing to lift the lid on decades of gross human rights violations whose victims have gone without redress and whose perpetrators have neve

Saiful Munir, Jakarta – Newly appointed Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) retired General Luhut Binsar Panjaitan has called on ministers and heads of

Diah Harni Saputri, Maria Rita, Jakarta - Human rights activists, academics and journalists have initiated the formation of a people's tribunal into the 1965 mass killings.

Magelang – Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu has denied that he permits civil servants in his institution to have more than one wife.