Indonesia's military has come a long way in the 16 years since the collapse of Suharto's New Order regime, undergoing reforms to become a more professional institution.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Five points.

Arya Dipa, Bandung – Hundreds of Muslims from grassroots and marginalized communities joined breaking of the fast events held recently at two separate churches in Bandung, West Java, as

Jakarta – Indonesia's army special forces (Kopassus) and the state intelligence agency (BIN) are involved in a covert operation to influence the presidential election.

Ina Parlina and Margareth Aritonang, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto paid a visit to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, his fellow former cadet, late on Friday as a l

Sharon Chen & Jason Scott – Sixteen years after the overthrow of the dictator Suharto, Indonesia is turning back toward that regime as his former son-in-law pulls level in the race

Arya Dipa, Bandung – The Indonesian Ahmadi Congregation (JAI) on Friday unsealed Nur Khilafat Mosque in Ciamis, West Java, which was had been closed by the regency's Public Order Agency

The National Committee for West Papua, the KNPB, is saying that another seven of its activists were captured by the Indonesian military on Friday.

Jakarta – Five days before the July 9 presidential election, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) published on Friday what it called Indonesia's Democracy Index (IDI), showing that the c

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Ian Wilson – On 8 May 2014 Hercules Rosario Marcal was sentenced to three years imprisonment by a North Jakarta court for extortion and money laundering.

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Hans Nicholas Jong and Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has answered public criticism of its failure to take a stand on the human rights

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The audience applauded after a young girl finished reading her poem to the accompaniment of a young male guitarist on Wednesday night.

The Papua separatist group, the National Committee for West Papua, or the KNPB, has reported that six of its members were arrested, beaten and taken to the Jayapura Police Station onn T

Jakarta – In early April, one of the most credible pollsters following the Indonesian presidential race gave Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo a 30-point lead over his rival, Prabowo Subiant

Two New Zealanders have been awarded the 2014 John Rumbiak Human Rights Defenders Award for their work pushing for improved human rights in Indonesia's Papua region.

There is no such thing as being neutral when the stakes are so high.

Bobby Anderson – Papuans have the lowest life expectancies in Indonesia, the highest maternal and child mortality rates, the lowest educational levels and the highest rates of tuberculo

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – The Aceh Shariah Police have banned any sales of food at daytime during Ramadan, and that rule also applies to non-Muslims so as not to offend Muslims who are

SP/Erwin Cristianson Sihombing & Anastasia Winanti, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that this year's presidential election will only be conducted in one round e

Jakarta – The campaign team of Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Hatta Rajasa on Thursday refuted recent comments by US journalist Allan Nairn desc

Karon Snowdon – A former high-ranking member of Indonesia's military says presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto's human rights record makes him unsuitable for the job of running the c

Michael Bachelard, Bandung – The two leading contenders for next week's Indonesian presidential elections are in sharp disagreement about the future of the young democracy's constitutio

The Vanuatu Prime Minister Joe Natuman says the government is still looking at pushing the West Papua issue at the United Nations level.

Timika – Police are searching for people who distributed leaflets urging voters to boycott the July 9 presidential election and demand a referendum.

Port Moresby – The Government of Vanuatu will continue raising the issue on West Papua to the UN.

The Australia West Papua Association says a rally of independence supporters in Jayapura yesterday was peaceful and not attended by Indonesian security forces.

Ruben Rosenberg Colorni – Indonesia, the largest Muslim nation and archipelago on the planet, has climbed the ranks of global neo-liberalism to become the world's 10th largest economy,

The Vanuatu Prime Minister Joe Natuman says the onus is on Indonesia to allow West Papuan groups to partake in a more inclusive application to join the Melanesian Spearhead Group.

Atmi Pertiwi, Jakarta – US investigative journalist Allen Nairn has spoken out about Indonesia's two presidential candidates.

Rebecca Lake, Jakarta – Speaking to a select group of Indonesian press at an undisclosed Jakarta location on Tuesday, controversial American journalist Allan Nairn emphasized that a Pra

Bambang Muryanto and Slamet Susanto, Jakarta – About 1,000 people gathered at Grand Mosque in Yogyakarta on Tuesday at the invitation of a group of Islamic organizations that intended t

Hans Nicholas Jong and Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – The wealth of the Gerindra Party's presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto totals Rp 1.67 trillion (US$140.46 million) and $7.5 million,

Jakarta – The Constitutional Court has warned that based on recent legislative election cases it has handled, most election violations were committed during the vote counting process.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Activists have urged the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to reopen the graft case surrounding the 2006 procurement of used trains from Japan, which i

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – A handful of local communities and officials across the country have expelled extremist preachers from their mosques despite the absence of support from the

Josua Gantan, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto has indicated that, if elected, he would begin the process of winding back the electoral system in favor of a "consultati

When we met in Jakarta on June 21 and July 2, 2001 General Prabowo spoke at length about his work with and for the United States.

Eve Warburton – At a recent presidential campaign rally, Prabowo Subianto addressed a crowd of bussed-in supporters at a Jakarta football stadium.

Ward Berenschot and Darmawan Purba – On 9 April, Ridho Ficardo became the new governor of Lampung, Sumatra's southern-most province.

Dessy Sagita & Rizky Amelia, Jakarta – A leading antigraft watchdog has applauded the Anti-Corruption Court's decision to sentence former Constitutional Court chief justice Akil Moc

A human rights advocacy group is calling for a new Indonesian government to end human rights abuses by previous governments, and bring those responsible to account.

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa spoke out against the US ambassador to Indonesia on Monday for urging investigations into presidential candidate Prabowo Subia

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Jakarta – Award-winning US journalist Allan Nairn continued on Tuesday to shake up Indonesia's presidential campaignby publishing another article on his off-the-record interview with ca

Michael Bachelard, Jakarta – Everybody involved in the Indonesian presidential election is a multimillionaire, but ex-military strongman Prabowo Subianto is by far the richest.

Margareth Aritonang, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democratic Party officially declared its support for the Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa presidential ticket on Monday,

Election Watch – In a rare occasion of labor and management uniting behind a single cause, labor unions and businesspeople have jointly declared support for the presidential bid of the

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Jakarta Corruption Court handed down a historic sentence on Monday evening by sentencing 53-year-old former Constitutional Court chief justice Akil Mochtar t