Jakarta – Human Rights Watch has lamented President Joko Widodo's insistence on reviving executions of condemned inmates, calling it a "cruel" position to take with no proven deterrent effect.

Jakarta – The lawyer for police chief candidate Budi Gunawan said on Saturday his client had strong evidence of procedural impropriety against the Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK.

Jakarta – The human rights watchdog group, the Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Rights Association (PBHI), called on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to pick credible candidates for the position of chi

Yustinus Paat & Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – The National Police on Friday began a criminal investigation into a second antigraft commissioner in what many see as a systematic attempt to weaken the

Jakarta – Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Susi Pudjiastuti is the most popular member of President Joko Widodo's cabinet, according to one survey released Saturday.

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – National Police detective division chief Insp. Gen.

Nethy Dharma Somba and Nani Afrida, Jayapura/Jakarta – The Cenderawasih Military Police Command in Papua is currently questioning five Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel from the Cenderawasih Mili

It's about time that we see President Joko Widodo push back against the pernicious influence of political forces surrounding him.

Ezra Sihite, Kennial Caroline Laia & Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo on Thursday met with his former rival and opposition leader Prabowo Subianto, which analysts say c

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Papua Governor Lukas Enembe has told PT Freeport Indonesia to establish its planned smelter in Papua or risk being banished from the country's easternmost province.

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Bayu Marhaenjati, Jakarta – A report by the Economist Intelligence Unit ranking Jakarta bottom of a list of 50 global cities has been greeted with a degree of disbelief by the capital's police chie

Jakarta – Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Sudirman Said has criticized PT Freeport Indonesia for what he deemed was poor occupational safety at its mining site in Timika, Papua, with the deat

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Daniel Flitton – East Timor's independence hero and former guerrilla fighter Xanana Gusmao has told colleagues he will resign as Prime Minister in the next fortnight.

Alicia Barker & Eva Corlett, Jakarta – In the leafy surrounds of Menteng, Central Jakarta, nestles St. Theresia high school, an educational institution that is luckier than most.

Sara Everingham – East Timor's government is undergoing a restructure with the country's prime minister Xanana Gusmao likely to announce his retirement from the role within weeks.

Ben Hillier – Simon Degei sat amid the ground cover, a gaping hole in his right shoulder obscured by a bloodied tank-top, and his face covered in dirt.

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Three more members of an armed group led by Puron Wenda were arrested at a trade center in Jayapura, Papua, on Wednesday.

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The Sorong Prosecutor's Office said it was continuing to pursue Labora Sitorus, a Raja Ampat Police precinct officer with a bank account containing Rp 1.5 trillion (U

Jakarta – Analysts and politicians have called for President Joko Widodo to break away from his political patron, Megawati Soekarnoputri, after a politician in the Indonesian Democratic Party of St

Haeril Halim and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) warned on Tuesday that the National Police's moves in handling criminal reports against its commissioners could c

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Jakarta – Chairman of the presidential fact-finding team, Syafi'I Maarif, said his team had asked President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to cancel the inauguration of Comr. Gen.

The West Papua National Liberation Front will submit its application for West Papua to become a full member of the Melanesian Spearhead Group by the end of the next week.

Andi Hajramurni, Makasar – The Makassar City Police are investigating processions held by the South Sulawesi chapter of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) in Makassar on Saturday, while flying flags t

Jakarta – The Papua Police intensively interrogated on Saturday two members of the Puron Wenda-led armed group arrested in Wamena, Papua.

Paul Gregoire – Earlier this month, Indonesian forces reportedly burned down villages and conducted mass arrests across the province of West Papua.

Batam, Riau Islands – Workers of PT Yee Woo, a garment company producing Adidas brand clothing operating in the Tunas Industrial Zone, Batam, Riau Islands, converged on the City Council on Monday t

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputy chairman Bambang Widjojanto tendered his resignation to the KPK collective leadership on Monday, only days after being named a

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Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Despite President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's order that the National Police cooperate in the fight against graft, some high-ranking police generals for the second time defied su

Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has protested the government's approval of giant miner PT Freeport Indonesia's plans to build a smelter in Gresik, East Java, saying t

Jakarta – President Joko Widodo's popularity was plunging sharply on the eve of his 100th day in office, which is today, while analysts scrutinize his cabinet's poor performance obscured behind a s

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – The new one-stop integrated service (PTSP) launched by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Monday is expected to simplify investment licensing procedures and improve ease of

Jakarta – A lawyer for corruption suspect Budi Gunawan claims to have access to "stacks" of evidence indicating wrongdoing by graft busters, courtesy of another client – one who is currently standi

Venidora Oliveira – The 2015 General State will continue to prioritize infrastructure development with the government believing there hasn't been a significant progress in the quality of roads and

Raras Cahyafitri, Jakarta – The plunge in the global oil price presents risks to the country's state budget as income from the sector could fall further and oil output might also drop on cost-cutti

The Indonesia researcher for Amnesty International says there is little sign of progress being made in the investigation into five students who were killed by the military in West Papua.

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Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The public's rising anger toward the police and a growing impatience with President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo have been partly channeled against Coordinating Political, Legal and

Jakarta – Protests are mounting against what some observers increasingly believe now to be systematic efforts to incapacitate the Corruption Eradication Commission – Indonesia's last bastion of hop

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Researchers are pushing for more evidence-based policies from the current government, arguing that the quality of policies born from research are often superior to tho

Sita W. Dewi and Sumnima Dewan, Jakarta – Rostiana, 46, lost everything when the city administration demolished her house last December.

Bambang Muryanto and Slamet Susanto, Yogyakarta – Muhammadiyah-affiliated universities from across Indonesia, together with elements of Muhammadiyah, the country's second-largest Islamic organizati

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – Activists have filed a complaint with the police against the chief security minister, Tedjo Edhy Purdijatno, over remarks he made over the weekend belittling supporters of t

Bayu Marhaenjati, Jakarta – Police in Jakarta rounded up more than 300 people over the weekend in their latest wave of enforcement against street crime and other activities seen as public order dis

Elvan Dany Sutrisno, Jakarta – At a time when the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is in a precarious position with hundreds of pro-KPK activists calling on the ordinary people to unite and

Jakarta – Indonesia's antigraft commission has called on President Joko Widodo to issue an emergency measure granting immunity from prosecution for its leaders, following two criminal complaints fi

Jakarta – A second antigraft deputy facing a criminal probe under suspicious circumstances has denied the allegations against him, calling them an attempt to undermine Indonesia's vaunted anti-corr