Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – As the dust of festivities and the euphoria settle, civil society groups have highlighted programs that the newly inaugurated President Joko "Jokowi" Widod

Ina Parlina, Jakarta/Bogor – Under the scorching sun, thousands of people were waiting for former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono outside Puri Cikeas Indah housing complex in Bogor,

Sara Everingham – The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has abandoned a war crimes investigation into the killing of five Australian newsmen at Balibo in East Timor in 1975.

Tom Clarke – Indonesia's incoming president presents a promising opportunity for Australia to recast both its military and human rights relationship with our northern neighbour.

Carlos Paath, Jakarta – A deputy speaker at the House of Representatives, or DPR, has criticized President Joko Widodo's decision to allow the Corruption Eradication Commission, KPK, to

Jakarta – Politicians, businessmen, graft fighters, academics, former officials and generals are some of the names rumored to be among President Joko Widodo's cabinet members, garnering

Michael Bachelard, Jakarta – The iconic Hotel Indonesia Traffic Circle – usually aptly named – in central Jakarta, became the country's Party Circle on Monday afternoon as Joko Widodo f

Jakarta – He could have easily forgotten for a moment that he is a newly inaugurated president, not a rock star.

Michael Bachelard, Jakarta – Joko Widodo has used his first speech as Indonesian president to call his people to "work together, and work and work and work" to make a stronger nation, w

Jakarta – Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Jusuf Kalla have been officially sworn in as Indonesia President and Vice President for the period of 2014-2019.

Raras Cahyafitri, Jakarta – The national output of a number of commodities has dropped significantly this year, as expected, on account of the government's mineral ore export ban.

Jakarta – The human rights violations that occurred in Timor Leste, formerly known as East Timor, during the period of 1974 to 1999, when the country was still a part of Indonesia, may

Andreas Harsono – Prime Minister Tony Abbott had the opportunity to restart his "more Jakarta, less Geneva" foreign policy when he attended the inauguration of Indonesia's new president

Amy McQuire – Two French journalists imprisoned for more than two months in the Indonesian province of West Papua with no charge are facing court today, on the same day of the inaugurat

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – The fate of two French journalists detained for reporting on an outlawed independence movement in Papua without the correct visa will be decided this week.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – A Golkar Party legislator has criticized President Joko Widodo for saying "Merdeka," or "Freedom," during his inauguration speech, suggesting it was

John Garnaut, Michael Bachelard – Joko Widodo, who on Monday will be inaugurated as Indonesia's second directly elected president, will quickly move to salve the festering grievances of

Michael Bachelard and John Garnaut – Indonesian President-elect Joko Widodo sits composed on his last afternoon in the Jakarta governor's office as the noise of angry ranting drifts in

Tom Allard – Foreign interests are trying to "dominate" East Timor, exploiting the fragility of the tiny nation to deny its rightful share of the oil and gas revenues in the Timor Sea a

Daniel Hurst, Canberra – Australia wants to move on from past disputes over spying, asylum-seeker policies and live-cattle exports to focus on building trade links with Indonesia under

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Hans Nicholas Jong, Surabaya – Despite the United Development Party (PPP) declaring allegiance to the coalition of president-elect Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, it might mean nothing as the par

Michael Bachelard – Just a month ago, on the cusp of the end of his long term as Indonesian president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono trended globally for several days on his beloved social m

Jakarta – Backing deputy chief Brig. Gen.

Jakarta – The recent case of a group bullying an elementary school student in Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, has sparked widespread public concern, with activists attributing the incident –

Indonesia's incoming president has sent a blunt message to the Australian prime minster, Tony Abbott, about asylum seeker boat turnbacks.

Kanupriya Kapoor & Michael Taylor, Jakarta – Indonesia's President-elect Joko Widodo plans to raise subsidized gasoline and diesel prices by around 50 percent next month in a bid to

Yuliasri Perdani and Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – An executive of the Indonesian Democratic of Struggle (PDI-P) has defended the decision of president-elect Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to appoi

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Counting down the days until the end of his decade in office next week, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono picked 20 lucky winners among Indonesians on Twitter

Slamet Susanto, Sleman,Yogyakarta – Judges at Sleman District Court in Yogyakarta sentenced pesantren (Islamic boarding school) caretaker Abdul Kholik to three months in jail on Thursda

Bayu Marhaenjati, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police are continuing to build a case against 22 members of the hard-line Islamic Defenders Front, or FPI, who were involved in a violent demonst

Outgoing Deputy Finance Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro has suggested that the incoming government of president-elect Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and vice president-elect Jusuf Kalla prioritize

Basten Gokkon, Pekanbaru – Sprawling over 136,000 hectares in Riau province, the Rimbang Baling Wildlife Reserve is home to some of the richest biodiversity in Indonesia, specifically e

Michael Bachelard, Jakarta – Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto on Friday met and for the first time congratulated the winner, Joko Widodo, more than three months after

Two French journalists who were detained by the Indonesian authorities on 6 August are to face trial on Monday (20 October) for "abusive use of entry visas".

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – As the inauguration of president-elect Joko "Jokowi" Widodo nears, National Mandate Party (PAN) chairman and defeated vice-presidential candidate Hatta Rajas

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jakarta – The National Police have withdrawn 60 Mobile Brigade (Brimob) members from Pirime, Lanny Jaya regency, Papua, and moved them to Jayapura following a clash

Jakarta – Two police officers in Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan, were beaten by members of the Indonesian Military on Tuesday, after a routine traffic stop escalated into a full-on

James Massola, Michael Bachelard, Peter Hartcher – Prime Minister Tony Abbott is off to the inauguration party of incoming Indonesian President Joko Widodo this Sunday but it appears th

Two thousand protesters from 160 civil society organisations that make up the People's Sovereignty Movement (GRB) demonstrated at the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Jakarta

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – With less than a week to go before he leaves office, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono inaugurated on Wednesday 22 new ambassadors, including several for countri

Hans Nicholas Jong, Surabaya – The United Development Party (PPP) declared secretary-general Muhammad Romahurmuziy the party's new chairman, replacing former religious affairs minister

Jakarta – Man of the Year? Not exactly. But President-elect Joko Widodo made Time's cover in the Oct. 27 issue, which was posted on the magazine's website on Thursday.

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) cleared president-elect Joko "Jokowi" Widodo of three graft allegations on Tuesday, rejecting calls to investigate th

Paulina Quintao – The decision by the government to use Indonesia bottled water at recent international events such as the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) conference,

Sherr Rinn – Around two hundred workers from the Solidarity Alliance for Labour Struggle (GSPB) held an action opposing the recently enacted law on regional elections (UU Pilkada) at th

66 West Papuan activists were arrested by Indonesian Police in Jayapura and Merauke, Papua on Monday, as rallies calling for respect of press freedom and the release of two French journ

Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights, known as Komnas HAM, on Wednesday called for the government to abolish the death sentence, saying it violated the right to life.

Yeremia Sukoyo & Banjir Ambarita, Jakarta/Jayapura – The Indonesian Military and National Police continue to blame each other for last month's Batam altercation between the rival fo

Panca Nugraha, Mataram – East Lombok Regency in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) has issued a regulation (Perbup) requiring male civil servants to pay Rp 1 million (US$81) if they wish to marry