Jakarta – A little-known but far-reaching regulation kicks in today that threatens to water down the quality of education at some of Indonesia's top schools, and could see the schools s

Jayapura – Police in Papua have been prepared to disperse any separatist Free Papua Organization (OPM) anniversary commemoration event to be held on December 1.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen. Moeldoko threw a lavish wedding for his 28-year-old son Randy Bimantoro on Saturday.

Michael Bachelard, Jayapura, West Papua – Ten years after he was jailed for raising the outlawed "Morning Star" flag, West Papuan independence leader Filep Karma has called on Indonesia

Jakarta – One of Indonesia's most prominent human rights groups has called on President Joko Widodo to revoke a parole order which allowed the murderer of activist Munir Said Thalib to

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo agreed on Friday to continue with an Indonesian Military (TNI) plan for the formation of defense groups under a joint command, loca

Bagus BT Saragih and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Conflict over the Golkar Party leadership has been predicted to be fierce because whoever wins will have significant influence over the count

Sri Wahyuni and Suwastinah Atmojo, Denpasar – LBH APIK Bali, an NGO based in Denpasar, Bali, has been using a documentary on polygamy in a Balinese community, Bitter Honey, as a medium

Sri Wahyuni, Yogyakarta – The Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival (JAFF) 2014 is back for its ninth edition on Monday with a special focus on women.

Jakarta – Human rights groups reacted with dismay on Saturday at the decision to allow Pollycarpus Budihari Prijanto to walk free from prison after serving just eight years of a 14-year

Novy Lumanauw & Ezra Sihite, Jakarta – Newly appointed Attorney General H.M.

Rosalia Sciortino, Bangkok – The first-ever Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day on Dec.

Robertus Wardi & Ezra Sihite, Jakarta – The Democratic Party said it would not support calls by members of the majority Red-White Coalition, or KMP, in the House of Representatives

Rendi A. Witular, Jakarta – After retiring from the military almost a decade ago, newly appointed Defense Minister Gen.

Jakarta – Indonesia's president has ordered officials to eat local street food at meetings instead of fancy foreign fare and stop holding lavish parties, the latest moves by the new gov

Jakarta – A protester died Thursday as a stone-throwing crowd clashed with police in central Indonesia during a demonstration against a dramatic increase in fuel prices, police said.

Adela Eka Putra Marza – After expressing their disagreement several days ago over the setting of the Jakarta minimum provincial wage (UMP) for 2015, which has declined relative to the v

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Ina Parlina, Fadli and Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta, Batam, Medan – Defense Minister Gen.

Jakarta – Eight years into his 14-year sentence, the murderer of the prominent human rights activist Munir Said Thalib has been released on parole, Indonesian media reported on Friday.

Pierre-Richard Prosper – The recent news that Timor-Leste's parliament voted to terminate contracts of the international judges it has relied upon since the birth of its country should

Timika – Activities at the PT Freeport Indonesia (PT FI) Amamapare Port Site in Timika, Papua, returned to normal on Thursday after access to the location – which had been blockaded by

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Police have been forced to apologize after officers in Riau stormed into a mosque and made a mess while pursuing students protesting about f

Semarang – The Central Java provincial administration has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with several parties to push for a justice system that is more sensitive to the inte

The chair of Vanuatu's West Papua Unification Committee is confident next week's summit will produce a united West Papuan bid to join the Melanesian Spearhead Group.

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo's recent appointment of attorney general H.M.

Novianti Setuningsih, Jakarta – The government in Aceh has agreed to back down from its plans to adopt the flag of the now-disbanded separatist Free Aceh Movement, or GAM, after Jakarta

Fadli, Batam – The Batam chapter of the Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) has claimed that the industrial sector in Batam, Riau Islands, will suffer losses of US$10 million per

Waitangi Day controversies are minor compared to this battle for identity and self-determination.

Vanuatu's West Papua Unification Committee says it is aiming to ensure all opinions will be well represented at its summit next week.

Indra Harsaputra, Surabaya – Legal activists and environmentalists have strongly criticized a court in East Java that has sentenced a firewood gatherer to two years' imprisonment and a

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Robertus Wardi, Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Stefy Tenu, Jakarta – A heated split inside the Golkar Party is seen as a proxy fight between the ruling coalition and opposition as the p

Paulina Quintao – A lack of mental health professionals is making it difficult for Timorese mental health patients to access care.

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Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Golkar Party plenary meeting was violently disrupted on Tuesday, and culminated in rivals of chairman Aburizal Bakrie joining forces to plan their own party

Esther Samboh and Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Dessy Rosalina, 29, used to receive reimbursements from her company for her health care, but now she can only hope that her benefits will not

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Sampit – The Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation Management Agency (REDD+) says around 80 percent of forests in Central Kalimantan have been converted for minin

The UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers Gabriela Knaul on Tuesday urged the government of East Timor to reconsider the dismissing of international judges and

Fadli and Yuliasri Perdani, Batam/Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has identified four possible human rights violations in last week's armed clash between

Tom Allard – The shock decision by East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao to expel foreign judges and advisers from the country appeared to be connected to corruption cases against h

Raras Cahyafitri, Jakarta – Major oil and gas producers have called on the government to introduce a more flexible regulatory framework in order to prevent an energy crisis that could o

Hotman Siregar & Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch is urging newly inaugurated Attorney General H.M.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The Golkar Party moved ahead with a central executive board plenary meeting on Monday, arousing the ire of a growing segment within the party that rejects th

As expected, a number of lawmakers have moved to file a petition to request the House of Representatives to exercise its interpellation right to demand an explanation from the governmen

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Semarang – An activist has urged National Police chief Sutarman to immediately issue a regulation to abolish virginity tests for female police applicants.

Hipolitus Yolisandry Ringgi Wangge – During his presidential campaign, Joko Widodo, widely known as "Jokowi," visited the Indonesia's most eastern province, Papua, three times.

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