Jakarta – Protests surrounding the Indonesian government's move to cut fuel subsidy has surprisingly been minimal, with police saying only nine protests were carried out in the capital

Jakarta – The Organization of Land Transportation Owners (Organda) is to conduct a national strike on Wednesday to protest against the government's decision to increase fuel prices.

Michael Bachelard, Jakarta – Young female police recruits in Indonesia start their careers with what's called the "two-finger test" to assess if they are virgins.

Multa Fidrus, Tangerang – In the absence of a regional bylaw prohibiting illegal sand quarries, small entrepreneurs in Tangerang regency keep extracting sand without permits.

Hasyim Widhianto, Jakarta – Less than a month after assuming the country's highest public post, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo hiked the prices of subsidized fuel on Monday in a bid to

Nivell Rayda & John Curran, Jakarta – It is an ordeal 18-year-old Wina will not soon forget: undressing in front of 20 other women her age as medical staff at a hospital in Bandung,

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – Responding to rampant illegal fishing in the country's oceans, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has instructed law enforcers to take stern actions against fore

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Ainur Rohmah, Semarang – Activists have reported the discovery of a mass grave of victims of the 1965/1966 purge of suspected communists to the National Commission on Human Rights (Komn

Jayapura – Hundreds of Papuan students held a protest to reject the transmigration program in Papua.

Actions opposing the recent fuel price hike continue.

Jakarta – A national transportation organization and two prominent student associations have promised disruptive strikes in response to the government's decision to hike the price of su

Slamet Susanto, Bantul – Ervani Emy Handayani, a 29-year-old woman arrested for expressing disappointment over her husband's dismissal on her Facebook account, is at liberty, the Bantul

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Tassia Sipahutar, Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry announced on Sunday the establishment of a team to solve rampant governance problems that have been gnawing at the

Jember – Hundreds of university students staged a mass rally against the government's plan to raise subsidized fuel prices in front of the Jember Legislative Council (DPRD) building in

Philip Dorling – The Federal Court is to hear a "top secret" appeal by the Australian government aimed at suppressing information from a diplomatic file on Indonesian military war crime

Paulina Quintao – The National Commission for Combating HIV/AIDS in Timor-Leste (CNCS-TL) is working with its Indonesian counterpart in border communities to raise awareness of how to p

Paulina Quintao – Tobacco advertising has once again come under fire in Parliament.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – After refusing to meet demands from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)-led Great Indonesia Coalition, the Red-and-White Coalition has agre

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – Following a deadlock between workers and employers on Thursday, the city administration looks set to raise the minimum wage by 12.5 percent to Rp 2.7 million (US$

Andi Hajramurni and Ainur Rohmah, Makassar and Semarang – Journalists and other circles in Makassar, South Sulawesi, have condemned police brutality against students and journalists whe

Natasia Christy Wahyuni, Jakarta – Anies Baswedan, the minister for primary and secondary education, appears to be out to silence his critics by seeking to change two pieces of controve

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Following in the footsteps of the Jakarta administration, which has put in place a system that allows government agencies to hold open-call recruitment for

Fadli and Ainur Rohmah, Batam/Semarang – Thousands of workers staged rallies in several cities across the country on Friday, demanding a significant increase in the minimum wage.

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The majority of workers in developing countries, such as Indonesia, work in the informal sector, mostly women who have yet to receive their proper rights,

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has started to publicly release their executive reviews of probes into seven major unresolved cases of human

An Australian nun is calling on the Abbott government to finally settle the maritime border with East Timor so the tiny nation can get on with delivering basic services to its people.

Yuliasri Perdani and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – National Police chief Gen.

Ansyor Idrus and Ina Parlina, Palembang – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has supported a recent call from Home Minister Tjahjo Kumolo to allow people who do not belong to one of the

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Jakarta – A hard-won victory in the protracted process to get Jakarta Acting Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama inaugurated as governor proper appeared short-lived on Friday, as political

Dili – East Timor is facing an uncertain future as resistance hero Xanana Gusmao prepares to step down as prime minister after helping hold the tiny nation together during the chaotic e

Jakarta – Residents of Pontianak in West Kalimantan who do not list their religion on identification cards will not be allowed to access public services, the city's deputy mayor has sai

Jakarta – The South Sulawesi Police will form a joint team to investigate the assault of several journalists who were allegedly beaten by police personnel during a raid at Makassar Stat

Bagus BT Saragih and Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A survey has revealed that Golkar Party chairman Aburizal Bakrie, who is seeking reelection in the party's upcoming congress, is least

Sorong – Residents in Salfi Sub-district of Sorong Selatan Regency rejected the local government's plan to invite a palm oil plantation company to their area, said Customary Council com

Jayapura – A new local political party, Papua Bersatu (Papua United), will be declared next week, its chairman said.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) has been criticized for its inflexible response to reports of alleged election violations, thus causing tensions

Indra Harsaputra, Surabaya – The East Java provincial administration in Surabaya may reject workers' demands that the province set the city minimum wage (UMK) at Rp 3 million (about US$

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court started hearing on Wednesday seven judicial review petitions challenging two government regulations in lieu of law (Perppu) issued by for

Bronwen Reed and Sophie McNeill – The extraordinary generosity of ABC viewers – including an anonymous donation of $200,000 – has stunned the management and medical staff of East Timor'

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Experts have said Papua still has huge potential to contribute to land-based carbon emission reduction efforts because it has a lower level of carbon emis

Kanupriya Kapoor and Randy Fabi, Jakarta – Indonesia will launch a new coastguard next month to crack down on piracy and smuggling which can disrupt commerce in Southeast Asia's biggest

Jakarta – The Indonesian government has successfully encouraged neighboring countries in Southeast Asia to help deal with illegal fishing in the region, a minister has said.

Headlines – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's economic team is formulating strategies to ease the negative impact from an upcoming rise in fuel prices on business, as entrepreneurs also

Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – Historians and activists have welcomed the enthusiasm of local viewers toward the first public screening in Jakarta of "Senyap," the second documentary