Azis Anwar Fachrudin, Yogyakarta – How do we deal with the so-called jilboobs, an Indonesian term for Muslim women wearing the jilbab (Islamic headscarf) while at the same time wearing

An ungracious, ungrateful politician is the image portrayed of Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama by his former party, Gerindra, which was founded by losing president

Paulina Quintao – Research conducted by the Ministry of Health and UNICEF in 2013 shows that half of all Timorese children under the age of five suffer from malnutrition.

Ezra Sihite, Jakarta – President-elect Joko Widodo says he was shocked to learn the outgoing administration allocated more than Rp 18 trillion ($1.5 billion) for government meetings in

Venidora Oliveira – National Electoral Commission (CNE) head Joana Dulce Vitor said the policy objective was to support the activities of political parties at a local level.

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Headlines – Political parties in Prabowo Subianto's Red-and-White Coalition have warned their members against following in the footsteps of Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja

Jakarta – The mayor of Singkawang in West Kalimantan, Awang Ishak, said on Thursday that he had tendered his resignation from the People's Mandate Party (PAN) following the party's deci

Jakarta – Indonesian military commander Gen. Moeldoko has announced that Presidential Security Detail (Paspampres) commander Maj. Gen.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – A group of activists who are currently challenging the minimum age for marriage of 16 years old for females at the Constitutional Court are optimistic they will w

Jet Damazo-Santos, Jakarta, Indonesia – After losing in the July 9 presidential elections, as well as in subsequent attempts to challenge its results, Prabowo Subianto and his allies ha

Kanupriya Kapoor & Yayat Supriyatna, Jakarta – Indonesian President-elect Joko Widodo wants the top court to overturn legislation that makes it more difficult to investigate lawmake

Panca Nugraha, Bima, Nusa Tenggara Barat – Kings and sultans grouped under the Communication and Information Forum of Indonesian Palaces (FKIKN) have asked the central government and lo

Ezra Sihite, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has scrapped the planned purchase of nearly $8 million worth of Mercedes sedans for the incoming cabinet of President-elect Joko Widodo,

Jakarta – After Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama quit his party on Wednesday in fury over its support for the regional elections bill, mayors and district heads from aroun

I.S., Dili – Ever since gaining independence in 2002, Timor-Leste has boasted one of Asia's freest presses.

Jakarta – Starting in 2015, the wage remuneration system will be revised. Workers will be paid based on education level, productivity, length of employment, achievements and position.

Jayapura, Papua – The immigration office in Jayapura, Papua, is continuing to work on the legal process for two French journalists who have been detained for abusing their tourist visas

Adelia Anjani Putri, Jakarta – Joshua Oppenheimer, the director of the award-winning documentary "The Act of Killing," about the 1965-66 anti-communist purge in Indonesia, has struck ag

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – After previously denying the reports, the Law and Human Rights Ministry acknowledged on Tuesday that it had released four graft convicts on parole despite the Co

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Despite widespread resistance to the regional elections bill, the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) says an end to direct elections of governors, distri

Rio Kuswandi, Bandung – An alliance of social groups from various sectors of society held a protest action in front of the Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) building on Jl.

Jakarta – More than 120 representatives of Asian civil society organizations gathered for a three-day conference in Jakarta in support of the role of regional CSOs.

Ezra Sihite & Novianti Setuningsih, Jakarta – A political furor has broken out that threatens to tarnish President-elect Joko Widodo's image as a man of the people – all because Mer

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Indra Harsaputra, Surabaya – The declining cigarette market and the implementation of tighter regulations have led to the loss of tens of thousands of jobs in the cigarette industry in

Tom Allard – As Bobby Boye surveyed his extensive property portfolio, the 2011 Rolls-Royce Ghost and other luxury vehicles in the garage, he may well have reflected with some satisfacti

Jakarta – Gerindra Party deputy chairman Fadli Zon said Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama's announcement that he would resign from the party proved that he was an op

Richard Ackland – Already we have a taste of what lies in wait once the new bundle of Asio laws are passed.

The post reformasi generation is leading the way forward toward a new Indonesia where falling in love should not be tantamount to a crime.

Tom Allard – Australian man Roger Maguire has been accused by East Timor of being a "mole" for oil major ConocoPhillips amid revelations it paid him $US120,000 to provide evidence on it

Jakarta – Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama said Wednesday that he had officially resigned from the Gerindra Party, which nominated him for the city's gubernatorial

The elite's betrayal of reformasi is visible through its "structured, systematic and massive" efforts to pass a regional election bill that will allow it to seize back sovereignty from

Yoseph Kelen, Kupang – Indonesian police have not charged a district chief for ordering the closure of an airport in East Nusa Tenggara province after he failed to obtain a flight ticke

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Novianti Setuningsih & Ezra Sihite, Jakarta – Indonesia's antigraft commission has denied approving the Justice Ministry's recent decision to free five corruption convicts on parole

Bambang Muryanto, Sleman, Yogyakarta – Five witnesses in a religious violence case in Sleman regency, Yogyakarta, failed to show up at the Sleman District Court on Monday.

SP/Robertus Wardhy & SP/Yeremia Sukoyo, Jakarta – As the House of Representatives prepares to pass a bill that would put an end to direct elections of local leaders, a poll released

Pribadi Wicaksono, Yogyakarta – The Yogyakarta Workers Alliance (ABY) has slammed the draft law on regional elections (RUU Pilkada) saying it will bring suffering to workers in the futu

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Jakarta – Lawmaker Khatibul Umam Wiranu from the ruling Democratic Party said that his party proposed stopping the implementation of direct elections for regional heads because the elec

Jakarta – The bill that would eliminate direct elections of local leaders, which the House of Representatives is set to pass this week, would not be a setback for democracy, Golkar Part

Ezra Sihite, Jakarta – US Secretary of State John Kerry has called for the protection of all who work for peace, democracy, and human rights around the world, on the 10th anniversary of

Michael Bachelard, Jakarta – Indonesian authorities are seeking the maximum five-year jail sentence for a pair of French journalists arrested last month for working on tourist visas in

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Jakarta – A government survey has found that parents and other relatives are the most common perpetrators of physical violence against children.

Mark Pearson, Brisbane (JournLaw/Pacific Media Watch) – Just as the Australian government proposes tougher national security powers for its agencies and penalties for whistleblowing, we

Pitan Daslani, Jakarta – Isran Noor, the head of East Kutai district in East Kalimantan and chairman of Indonesia's Association of Regional Governments, or APKASI, has lashed out agains