Yuliasri Perdani and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto's campaign has offered legal assistance to the editors of Obor Rakyat, a tabloid accused of publishin

Harry Pearl, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's visit to Fiji this week reflects Indonesia's desire to assert more power and influence among its neighbors, foreign policy an

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – Acting Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, never one to shy from confrontation, says he will equip Jakarta's public order officers, or Satpol PP, with stun

Jakarta – A nationwide opinion poll has found that the Joko "Jokowi" Widodo-Jusuf Kalla ticket will likely win against the Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa pair in the upcoming presidentia

Sohoon Lee and Nicola Piper, Sydney – Stories of domestic worker Erwiana Sulistyaningsih made headlines when she spoke out against her employer's abhorrent abuse while working in Hong K

Indra Harsaputra and Ainur Rohmah, Surabaya/Semarang – Sex workers, pimps and local residents whose livelihoods have been dependent on the Dolly red-light district in Surabaya, East Jav

Jakarta – Hundreds of sex workers at Gang Dolly protested on Wednesday the Surabaya administration's plan to close the city's red light district after dusk.

[The outside world should be worried by the possibility that Prabowo Subianto could become Indonesian president, writes Edward Aspinall, but the biggest losers will be Indonesia's ow

Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – Yogyakarta Police have named the pastor of the beleaguered El Shaddai Pentacostal Church a suspect over an alleged building permit violation after an angry

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Both candidates running for president in the July 9 election appear to have a spotless record on corruption, but the baggage brought by the parties i

Jakarta – The National Population and Family Planning Board (BKKBN) has said that it is high time the family-planning sector received more attention, following support from both preside

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Former vice president Jusuf Kalla and economists questioned on Monday Prabowo Subianto's claim that he could easily get Rp 1 quadrillion (US$84.64 billion) fro

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – In a visit to Sumatra's northernmost province, the European Union's ambassador to Indonesia expressed concern over human rights abuses, against women in parti

Panca Nugraha, Mataram – Employees of PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara (NNT) rallied on Monday at the West Nusa Tenggara gubernatorial office in Mataram and urged Governor Zainul Majdi to resol

Arman Dzidzovic & Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) presidential candidate Joko Widodo accepted the endorsement of the Indonesian F

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of former bankruptcy judge Syarifuddin in a civil case against the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and ordered the an

There are renewed calls for United Nations monitors to be allowed in to Indonesia's troubled Papua provinces, to verify what human rights groups describe as gross violations.

Linda Yulisman and Esther Samboh, Jakarta – Both presidential candidates put forth strong nationalistic views during their second televised debate on Sunday, showing similarities in vis

Jakarta – US Ambassador Robert Blake has highlighted growing cooperation between the US government and its counterparts in Indonesia, including local administrations and civil society o

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Another shooting incident occurred in Jayapura, Papua, on Saturday, highlighting the fragile security situation in the region, which was recently gripped

Sri Wahyuni and Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Yogyakarta's reputation as a city of tolerance for people of all religions is slipping.

Bambang Muryanto – One hard-line group allegedly involved in violent acts in Yogyakarta is the Islamic Jihad Front (FJI).

Shannon Gillies, Dili – Confusion reigns over a controversial media law adopted by Parliament but yet to be promulgated in the fledgling Asia-Pacific democracy of Timor-Leste.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – After vocally criticizing Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) presidential candidate Joko Widodo for accepting campaign donations from th

Fransiska Nangoy and Randy Fabi, Jakarta – If Indonesia's presidential election were to be decided by favorable coverage on its television channels, ex-general Prabowo Subianto would be

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Experts have warned that Indonesia's mass media, especially television channels, have delivered poor quality news coverage of the 2014 elections, forcing

A leaked document sheds some light on a notorious human rights case, but also poses many questions and leaves much unsaid.

Duncan Graham, Malang, East Java – In a secret underground vault somewhere in the Australian Capital Territory sit two documents – Plan J and Plan P.

Churches in the Solomon Islands have agreed to actively support the struggle for political independence of the people of West Papua.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has issued a Presidential Instruction (Inpres) outlining the government's measures to better protect children from sexual abuse

The United Nations Human Rights Council's current session has heard concerns that freedom of expression and peaceful assembly continue to deteriorate in Indonesia's Papua region.

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has issued a government regulation that would entitle village heads to a salary.

Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – An online journalist admitted on Friday to having contributed articles critical of Joko Widodo to a tabloid that was distributed for free in Islamic boardi

Hans Nicholas Jong, Semarang – Although the July 9 presidential election features just two competing candidates, the General Elections Commission (KPU) is anticipating the possibility o

Harry Pearl, Jakarta – New Zealand's ambassador to Indonesia, in response to allegations that his country had a hidden motive behind a police training project in eastern Indonesia, says

The journalist who revealed Indonesia's move to pull out of a New Zealand-funded police training programme in West Papua says he believes political sensitivity is behind the decision.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Golkar Party chairman Aburizal Bakrie will be making less appearances on the Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa campaign trail because of concerns his presence co

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – With only four months left in office, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono signed a presidential regulation that will allow him unlimited access to state funds to p

Empty fishing nets, weeping sores, mysterious deaths and mass dolphin strandings.

Jakarta – A group of educators has warned that failings in the country's education system and curriculum played a role in encouraging violence and intolerance in society, and that unles

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – The Indonesian Air Force (TNI- AU) said that their officers were not responsible for the shooting and injuring of five civilians in Palembang, South Sumatra,

Surabaya – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) urged on Thursday the Surabaya administration not to forcibly close Dolly, dubbed Southeast Asia's largest red-light dist

Giacomo Tognini, Jakarta – This year's presidential election has roused Indonesia's young, vibrant democracy in ways no previous vote has done before.

The manner in which presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto was discharged from the military in 1998 has become the subject of contention as the election campaign intensifies.

Patrick Tibke, Jakarta – An intriguing 10 days of presidential campaigning in Indonesia has culminated in mild disarray for Prabowo Subianto's "red-and-white" coalition as tensions emer

Jakarta – A group of nongovernmental organizations plan to file a joint lawsuit challenging former special forces commander Prabowo Subianto's presidential candidacy on human rights gro

Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – Indonesian officials keep sending mixed messages regarding the contract renegotiation with Freeport Indonesia – with a minister saying it is imperative

Jakarta – The Nurjaman Center for Indonesian Democracy (NCID) has said that according to surveys done by Survey Focus Indonesia (FSI), Survey and Polling Indonesia (SPIN) and the Indone

Jakarta – The Indonesian Bishops Conference (KWI) has called on the next government to step up efforts to safeguard religious freedom through legal means.

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – The morality police in Aceh are on the prowl once again as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan approaches, increasing the frequency of their raids against...