Syofiardi Bachyul Jb, Padang – Five primate endemic species in Mentawai Islands regency, West Sumatra, are threatened with extinction, a researcher says.

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo has signalled an end to the country's transmigration programme to Papua region.

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Fana FS Putra, Jakarta – Opposition bloc leader Prabowo Subianto on Thursday said the party he founded, the Great Indonesia Movement Party, or Gerindra, was willing to unite with anyone – including

Ganug Nugroho Adi and Slamet Susanto, Surakarta, Central Java/Yogyakarta – The Surakarta Military Police (Denpom) have detained five members of the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) for getting invo

Novianti Setuningsih, Jakarta – The refusal of the National Police's chief detective, Comr. Gen.

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Jakarta – Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu said Wednesday that Indonesia's defense priority should shift to protecting citizens in non-traditional threats, such as terrorism, natural disasters an

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Recent courtroom revelations that a graft suspect, the former energy and minerals minister Jero Wacik, allegedly spent money embezzled from the ministry to regularly pay for

Civil Society Groups in Fiji say Frank Bainimarama's support for Indonesia's bid to become an associate member of the Melanesian Spearhead Group is a concern.

Jakarta – People are living miserably in areas that border with Timor Leste and Australia, the head of the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Boundary Agency, Paulus Nasehat, said on Wednesday.

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A Solomon Islands MP is calling on the Melanesian Spearhead Group to ignore Indonesia and accept the application to join the group by the United Liberation Movement for West Papua.

Jakarta – Up to 12 regencies with 88 districts in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) are located in areas bordering Timor Leste and Australia, head of NTT Boundary Agency Paulus Nasehat said Wednesday.

Sara Everingham – East Timor is reviving its attempt to nullify a multi-billion-dollar oil and gas treaty with Australia on the grounds Australia spied on Timorese officials during the treaty negot

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – The National Police's detective division chief, Comr. Gen.

Tom Allard – An espionage operation by Australia's foreign spy service underpins a new bid by East Timor to establish a maritime boundary between the two countries and gain a bigger share of the lu

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – One of the world's largest manufacturers of pulp and paper in Indonesia has announced it will immediately stop logging in all natural forests.

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – A new twist has emerged in the trial of the former secretary-general of the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry Waryono Karno with an accusation that graft money was partl

The Solomon Islands says it hasn't made a decision yet on the West Papua bid for membership of the Melanesian Spearhead Group.

Rangga Prakoso, Jakarta – Companies thinking of investing in smelters in Indonesia to comply with local mineral export regulations may have to reconsider their plans in light of a new bill set for

Jakarta – The Indonesian police's chief of detectives, Comr. Gen.

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Jakarta – Simultaneous local elections set to take place on Dec. 9 are unlikely to lead to reform of regional democracy and could trigger political conflict, according to an expert.

Tama Salim, Jakarta – Human rights activists are calling on the government to implement a number of internal reforms to balance out its efforts to provide better protection for Indonesian migrant w

Jakarta – The Indonesian Domestic Workers Training and Placement Association (APPSI) has compiled a code of ethics for its members in an endeavor to phase out child labor in the domestic work indus

Jakarta – Nearly 20 million Indonesians, of a total population of 250 million, go to bed hungry every night, according to a regional overview of food insecurity in Asia and the Pacific, issued by t

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – After months of bickering the two factions in the Golkar Party agreed Saturday to sign a temporary peace agreement to make sure that the country's second-largest politic

Repeka Nasiko – Police Commissioner Ben Groenewald says funding has been received from the Indonesian Government for the development of the Melanesian Spearhead Group regional police academy.

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – With only a couple of weeks remaining before the kickoff of the initial stage of simultaneous regional head elections, individuals aspiring to run as independent candida

Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – The National Police's chief of detectives, Comr. Gen. Budi Waseso, declined to report his wealth to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Friday.

Coordinator of the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras), Haris Azhar, criticized the chief of the police's Detective Corps, Comr. Gen.

Phelim Kine – It appears to be business as usual this week for Indonesian government officials intent on maintaining the decades-long restrictions on foreign media access to the far eastern provinc

Grace D. Amianti, Jakarta – The government has maintained its economic growth target for 2016, despite most factions at the House of Representatives insisting that the estimate is unrealistic.

Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Moeldoko has said that the TNI would accept female military personnel wearing an Islamic headscarf (hijab) only in Aceh.

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Sandra Siagian, Jakarta – Every afternoon, Wahyu sets up his wooden food cart by the side of a busy road in Central Jakarta to sell sweet buns, known as bakpao, to people passing by.

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Jayapura, Jubi – An alleged statement by the Commander of West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB), Enden Wanimbo declaring an open war against Indonesian security forces provides ammunition for

An armed group in Indonesia's Papua province has reportedly taken two soldiers along with a teacher hostage in Enarotali in Paniai District.

Jakarta – The police in Papua have yet to identify those responsible for the shooting of a pro-independence leader in Nabire on Tuesday, but they detected a threat on migrants following the inciden

Elodie Largenton – A French journalist who was jailed in West Papua last year for not having the correct entry permit says he doubts Indonesia will follow through with its promise to lift the regio

Jakarta – Human Rights Watch (HRW) deputy Asia director Phelim Kine has said President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo should issue an explicit written directive spelling out Papua's new media freedoms and th

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – Police arrested at least 71 members of the pro-independence West Papua National Committee (KNPB) during two peaceful rallies on Thursday in Wamena of Jayawijaya district and J

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The Jayapura Police took into custody 47 would-be protesters who were preparing for a rally in support of Papua's efforts to secure membership in the Melanesian Spear

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) commissioner Indriyanto Seno Adji lambasted judge Haswandi for issuing a ruling that contradicted his own earlier decisions on two ma

Another day, another controversy under President Joko Widodo's administration.

Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – A proposal by the Indonesian government to ban the use of mobile phones by children has met with both support and criticism, with proponents claiming it can keep mi

Dessy Sagita, Jakarta – Anti-tobacco activists have claimed Indonesia is walking away from the fight against nicotine addiction, thanks largely to the current government's reluctance to implement s