Anna Majavu – La'o Hamutuk, an independent development watchdog, has called on Timor-Leste President Taur Matan Ruak to veto a controversial new media law that has just been passed by P

Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – It has long been the norm that politicians use Islam as electoral bait.

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Dili – New data indicate that stunting among under-five children is being reduced in Timor-Leste, but experts warn much greater investment is needed in areas such as micronutrient suppl

Haeril Halim and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali, who tendered his resignation to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Monday following graft charges,

While TV pundits and social media commentators have been busy hashing out the personality differences between presidential candidates Prabowo Subianto and Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, little h

Jakarta – The Supreme Court (MA) says it regrets a government decision to reduce the Judicial Commission's (KY) 2014 budget by 27 percent.

Indra Harsaputra, Surabaya – Amid controversy, the Surabaya City Council has passed a draft bylaw on the control of alcoholic beverage distribution.

Deti Mega Purnamasari, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Agung Laksono has been appointed Acting Religious Affairs Minister after embattled former minister and United

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Raras Cahyafitri, Jakarta – Oil and gas companies are losing their appetite to invest in Indonesia, thanks to a number of critical challenges that remain unsolved for years, according t

Jakarta – The Constitutional Court issued a ruling on Wednesday confirming that active military and police personnel were not eligible to vote in the July 9 presidential election, follo

Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara – Security personnel from Indonesia and Timor Leste have held a joint border patrol to guard the two countries' shared border.

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Bagus BT Saragih and Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – Golkar Party politicians were stunned last Monday by the sudden move from chairman Aburizal Bakrie to announce an alliance with the Geri

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Jakarta – Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali resigned Monday after being accused of misusing funds that were supposed to help Muslims go on pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca.

Jakarta – Communications and Information Minister Tifatul Sembiring has called on local governments to pass bylaws banning Internet cafes from providing access to pornographic content f

Suherdjoko and Agus Azka, Semarang/Purbalingga – Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen.

Jakarta – The nation will again see a fierce political battle involving media magnates after MNC group owner Hary Tanoesoedibjo pledged support for Prabowo Subianto and Hatta Rajasa in

Josua Gantan & Farouk Arnaz – For years the police had crowed about having Jemaah Islamiyah, a Southeast Asian terrorist network affiliated with Al Qaeda, in retreat, rooting out it

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court opened on Friday the hearings into 871 disputes pertaining to the legislative election for seats in the House of Representatives (DPR) an

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Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa campaign team has yet to decide whether to dismiss Suryadharma Ali after he was named a suspect in the haj-management graft cas

Multa Fidrus, Tangerang – Hundreds of inter-city and inter-province bus drivers instigated a strike on Friday against new "unfair" regulations, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded i

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Noviani Setuningsih & Arnold Sianturi, Jakarta – United Development Party (PPP) chair Suryadharma Ali refused to stand down as Minister of Religious Affair

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Jemma Purdey, Melbourne, Australia – Advisors to Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto will be closely watching developments in the India-US relationship in the lead-up to

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday to limit the budgeting role of the House of Representatives amid concerns that the House's budget committee was too pow

Eduardo Mariz – The district of Oecusse, an isolated portion of Timor-Leste in Indonesian territory, carries under its name the nostalgic origins of a nation.

Jakarta – The Alliance of the Indigenous Peoples of the Archipelago (AMAN) on Friday officially announced that it would back Joko Widodo and Jusuf Kalla for the country's top posts, mar

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Loro Horta – The leader and founding father of Asia's youngest nation, Xanana Gusmao, announced in November that he was resigning as prime minister and leaving politics.

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – After a three-month investigation, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named on Thursday Religious Affairs Minister and United Development Party (PPP) ch

The six-million dollar program was scheduled to begin in the first half of this year but Indonesia has told the New Zealand Government that it is not able to support the project at this

The global activist network Anonymous has launched a campaign to raise attention on censorship and the killings of indigenous West Papuans in Indonesia's eastern region.

Jakarta – Indonesian lawyers said Wednesday they have filed a lawsuit aimed at hauling Prabowo Subianto before a rights court over the abduction of student activists.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Three protected forests – Gunung Leuser National Park, Kerinci Seblat National Park and Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park – are reportedly in a chronic state

Jakarta – The Gerindra Party says presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto will guarantee the freedom of the press in Indonesia, and is convinced that under his leadership, there would b

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Satria Sambijantoro, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has decided to slash a staggering Rp 100 trillion (US$8.7 billion) from the operational budget of his ministries, a mov

Josua Gantan, Atambua, East Nusa Tenggara – At a state-owned gas station in an Indonesian border town in Timor's Belu district, a liter of premium fuel on Sunday went for Rp 6,500 ($0.5

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – A string of arrests on terror suspects in Java has revealed a resurrection of the Southeast Asian militant organization Jemaah Islamiyah in the country, a police

Erwida Maulia – The fight against corruption does not seem to be a pressing issue for the two tickets vying for Indonesia's presidency; from the dozens of pages in campaign manifestos t

Hotman Siregar & Ezra Sihite, Jakarta – Although Prabowo Subianto's chance to win the presidential election seems better on paper with the backing of his coalition, analysts have wa

Yeremia Sukoyo & Carlos Paath, Jakarta – Hary Tanoesoedibjo, business magnate and chief patron of the People's Conscience Party (Hanura), said he would step down from his position i

Advocates for West Papuan self-determination have called for a UN decolonisation committee to be consistent and make a fact finding trip to Indonesia's Papua region.

Jakarta – Though the Golkar Party has given its official support to presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto and running mate Hatta Radjasa, several of its members have expressed doubt ove

George Roberts, Indonesia – A group of Indonesian lawyers has launched a court challenge aimed at forcing one of the country's presidential candidates to stand trial over allegations of

David Brunnstrom – The emergence of Prabowo Subianto as a serious contender in Indonesia's election this week means the United States faces the awkward possibility of having to welcome