Jakarta – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) spokesperson Johan Budi said the Law and Human Rights Ministry's decision to give a conditional release to businesswoman Siti Hartati M

Tama Salim, Jakarta – Indonesia remains the top destination in the ASEAN region for future US corporate expansion despite the many challenges for companies doing business in the country

Jakarta – Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has demanded an end to what it calls the Indonesian security forces' attacks on freedom of the expression in Papua, following the a

Jakarta – Immigration officials have extended the detention period of two French journalists accused of violating the terms of their tourist visas by carrying out reporting work in Papu

Jakarta – Civil-liberty groups have urged police to release Florence Sihombing, a graduate student at Gadjah Mada University's school of law, who has been detained by the police for ins

Michael Safi – The attorney general, George Brandis, has denied referring lawyer Bernard Collaery and a former intelligence officer to the Australian federal police after they revealed

Jakarta – The tide of public opinion has turned in the case of Florence Sihombing, the postgraduate student widely condemned for an offensive social media post about Yogyakarta, as call

Tom Allard – The Australian government has asked the federal police to investigate if lawyer Bernard Collaery and a former spy can be charged with disclosing classified information afte

Timika – The Mimika chapter of the National AIDS Commission (KPA) says that as of the middle of this year, the number of people with HIV/AIDS in the regency has reached 3,900.

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – Activists and low-income residents have criticized Deputy Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama for having no plan to include the public's participation in creat

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – After days of defending his comments about corrupt practices in police investigations, National Police Commission (Kompolnas) member Adrianus Meliala on Frid

Jakarta – A student at Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta has been arrested by police on suspicion of defamation after she called the Central Java city "poor, stupid and uncultured" i

Indonesia's state owned energy firm Pertamina will establish a joint venture company with Timor Leste's state company to develop oil and gas sector in the nation, according to a Pertami

Nadya Natahadibrata, Jakarta – National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia is to open a new route from Denpasar, Bali, to Dili in Timor Leste, in October, in an attempt to tap into the growi

Pat Walsh – Since its foundation as a modern state in the 1940s, Indonesia has been plagued by a series of conflicts that have threatened the dream of a united republic, inflicted griev

Jakarta – A politician with the United Development Party (PPP) has suggested president-elect Joko "Jokowi" Widodo should not bother asking his party to join the government bandwagon if

Ansyor Idrus, Palembang – Scores of farmers and activists convened at Palembang District Court on Thursday and demanded the release of six of their colleagues charged with damaging fore

Papua – Two French tourists detained at the Jayapura Immigration Office claim they were simply carrying out their journalistic duties while in Papua.

Jakarta – One of the world's most prominent human rights' pressure groups has written an open letter to Joko "Jokowi" Widodo calling on the president elect to prioritize Indonesian huma

Sydney (International Federation of Journalists/Pacific Media Watch) – The Sydney-based Asia-Pacific office of the International Federation of Journalists has launched a global petition

Jayapura, Papua – Two tourists from France, who have been detained in Jayapura immigration office, Papua, confessed to have taken coverage while staying in Papua, head of Immigration in

Democratic Labour Party Senator John Madigan has urged the Australian Government to not turn a blind eye to Indonesia's treatment of the indigenous population of Papua province.

Jayapura – The body of West Papua National Committee (KNPB) leader Marthinus Yohame, buried at the Sorong city cemetery on Aug. 27, reportedly did not undergo an autopsy.

Amy McQuire – An international human rights group is calling for urgent action after two West Papuan students, one still a child, were allegedly beaten and detained for peaceful protest

Max Lane – The Indonesian Constitutional Court has rejected all components of a legal challenge by Prabowo Subianto to the July presidential election results.

Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – As the inauguration of President-elect Joko Widodo draws near, the challenges that commonly plague a country's top executive already have him surrounded

Daniel Hurst and agencies – Australia and Indonesia's foreign ministers have signed an agreement to promote intelligence cooperation, drawing a line under the rift caused by spying reve

Hans Nicholas Jong and Ni Komang Erviani, Nusa Dua, Bali – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono hosted a two-hour discussion with president-elect Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in Nusa Dua, Bali, o

Michael Bachelard, Nusa Dua, Bali – Australia has given away none of its ability to spy on Indonesia with the signing of a new agreement to settle the nine-month old row between the two

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – Civil society and human rights groups have strongly criticized National Police chief Gen.

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Indonesia gained new momentum for harnessing its 28,000 megawatts (MW) of potential geothermal power after the House of Representatives surprisingly approved on Tuesday a new Geothermal

Jakarta – A motley crew comprising women's rights activists, a legislative body with no actual powers, and a former president said to be trying to cling to power vicariously through her

Jambi – The planned closure of the Payosigadung or Pucuk red-light district by the Jambi municipality has been met by opposition from local residents.

Xan Brooks, Venice – The outside world came to gatecrash the glamour on the opening night of the Venice film festival.

Robbie Collin – In 1965, the Indonesian government was overthrown by the country's armed forces, who embarked on an instant and merciless purge of Communists, their sympathisers and the

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Human rights activists called on police on Wednesday to investigate the death of the Sorong Raya West Papua National Committee (KNPB) chairman Marthinus Y

Kanupriya Kapoor, Jakarta – When he was nominated in March as a candidate for Indonesia's presidential election, polls showed Joko "Jokowi" Widodo had a 30-point lead over the man who w

Lasse Underbjerg – Media freedom campaigners, civil rights activists and journalists in Timor-Leste are gearing up for a renewed struggle to try to block a controversial law that has be

Jakarta – Women are still largely discriminated against at the workplace in Indonesia.

Peter Bradshaw, Venice – Joshua Oppenheimer's The Look of Silence is a stunning companion piece, or possibly narrative development, to that extraordinary 2012 documentary The Act Of Kil

John McBeth, Jakarta – When Indonesian president-elect Joko Widodo takes power in October, he will be confronted by a laundry list of pressing issues, ranging from budget-sapping energy

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The Papua Police are preparing for an autopsy to be carried out to reveal the cause of death of Marthinus Yohame, 27, who was the head of the Sorong Raya

The Australian West Papua Association says Australia's proposed anti-terrorism laws could be applied to activist groups like itself in the future.

Rangga Prakoso & Ezra Sihite, Jakarta – State energy company Pertamina lifted daily quotas on purchases of diesel and gasoline late on Tuesday, eight days after being implemented, i

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Paulina Quintao – Member of Parliament (MP) Ilda Maria da Conceicao has called on the Ministry of Health to explain why a program which provides corn flour to expectant mothers has been

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court's confirmation last week of Joko Widodo's presidential win has resulted in the quiet fight among his bac

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Erwin Cristianson, Ezra Sihite & Ridho Hizbul, Jakarta – Activists are criticizing lawmakers for their lack of support for witnesses, saying they have failed to touch on crucial mat