Desy Afrianti, Stella Maris – In a speech in front of the State Palace on Jl.

Jenny Munro, ANU – West Papua, comprised of two provinces in eastern Indonesia, is home to the fastest growing HIV epidemic in the Asia Pacific.

Jayapura – Almost 226,000 hectares of forest in Papua will be cleared and converted into plantations, an environmental group said.

Bulukumba – Abdul Khalik remembers vividly the moment almost seven decades ago he saw his father being driven away from their remote Indonesian village by Dutch soldiers to be executed.

Arif Wicaksono, Jakarta – Labour organisations are proposing the establishment of an alternative political party that would take up pro-people programs for the Indonesian nation.

Fajar Eko Nugroho, Banyumas – Apparently International Labour Day 2014 is not just being commemorated by workers in different regions of Indonesia.

Oris Riswan, Bandung – There was a different aspect to a workers protest action at the governor's office in the West Java provincial capital of Bandung on Thursday May 1.

M Ardiansyah, Palembang – South Sumatran journalists held an action to commemorate May Day in Palembang city at the Fountain traffic circle on Thursday May 1.

Khairul Ikhwan, Medan – A demonstration commemorating Labour Day in the North Sumatra provincial capital of Medan was joined by around 4,000 workers.

Aji Saktiyanto, Bandar Lampung – Workers holding a demonstration to commemorate International Labour Day at the Bandar Lampung Adipura Monument in the provincial capital of Lampung on M

Jakarta – A farmers' union has announced its support for Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's presidential bid.

SP/Deti Mega Purnamasari, Jakarta – Governor and Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) presidential candidate Joko Widodo, popularly know as Jokowi, received a delegation of f

Risanti, Bandung – Commemorating International Labour Day on May 1, hundreds of workers from the All Indonesian Workers Union-Metal and Electronic Machinery Trade Union Federation (SPSI

Muhammad Habib – Around 1,000 workers from the Indonesian Trade Union Congress Alliance (KASBI) commemorated May Day on Thursday May 1 by blockading the Raya Manyar highway in Gresik ci

Tangerang – Thousands of workers in Tangerang, Banten province celebrated May Day by bringing a 3-metre effigy of an octopus to the State Palace in Central Jakarta.

Sita W Dewi, Jakarta – Dozens of women workers grouped under the Women's Action Committee rallied in front of the official residence of Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in Menteng,

Muhammad Nur Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The commemoration of May Day in the Makassar Industrial Area (Kima) in South Sulawesi provincial capital of Makassar descended into chaos on Thursday

Bayu Marhaenjati, Jakarta – Thousands of workers gathered at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle on Thursday morning to mark International Worker's Day and rally for higher wages and bet

Jakarta – Thousands of workers have demanded that the minimum wage be increased 30 percent starting next year.

Agus Setyadi, Banda Aceh – A hundred or so workers in the Acehnese provincial capital of Banda Aceh held prayers on a main street for the close of demonstrations commemorating Labour Da

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Agung Pamungkas, Nottingham, UK – A milestone is defined as an important event in the development or history of something or in someone's life.

Max Lane – In January, 2014 Joshua Oppenheimer's film on Indonesia, The Act of Killing was nominated for an Academy Award, reflecting its penetration into mainstream film watching.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Army is planning to transform its primary weapons defense system through increased collaboration with local universities and homegrown military industries.

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Islam does not forbid a wife from reporting her husband to the authorities for committing domestic violence (KDRT) and therefore such an act is not sinful, a member of the country's top

Paulina Quintao – Secretary of State for Vocational Training Policy and Employment (SEPFOPE) has established a National Commission against Child Labour (KNKTI) with the aim to protect c

Yuli Krisna, Bandung – Another Indonesian migrant worker has emerged as a victim of violence during her time in Saudi Arabia, where she worked as a maid before abruptly returning to her

The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) last Thursday conveyed a rather grim message to workers who are set to celebrate Labor Day tomorrow, saying that most new investors over the pas

Indah Setiawati, Jakarta – As many as 100,000 workers are expected to take to the streets of Jakarta on Thursday in the first ever Labor Day in Indonesia, on May 1.

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) questioned on Tuesday former National Intelligence Agency (BIN) chief AM Hendropriyono and National Land Agency (BPN)

Josua Gantan, Jakarta – "Do you want to be led by a puppet?

Slamet Susanto, Yogyakarta – Politics and democracy in Indonesia during the past decade have tended to be stagnant, according to a report based on a survey conducted in 30 regencies and

Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – Sixteen years ago, Indonesians of all stripes took to the streets to demand the ousting of former President Suharto, the dictator who had ruled the coun

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – National Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Agus Rianto says officers are prepared to maintain security during planned Labor Day demonstrations.

Rohan Radheya – In 1969, Indonesia took over West Papua with the now infamous Act of Free Choice, a mock referendum where West Papuans were forced to relinquish their independence throu

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Thousands of workers under the Federation of Indonesian Metal Workers Union have announced their plan to stage a rally on thoroughfares in Medan, North Sumatra,

John Garnaut – John McCarthy was Australia's ambassador to Indonesia when militia lobbed Molotov cocktails into his embassy in Jakarta, physically assaulted him in Sulawesi and shot at

Jakarta - Indonesia's next leader must urgently tackle the ongoing human rights violations and repeal repressive and discriminatory laws, UK-based international NGO Amnesty Internationa

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Benny Wenda – This Anzac Day weekend, we opened the first ever Free West Papua campaign office in Australia.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Robertus Wardi, Jakarta – After making official its coalition with the National Democratic Party (Nasdem) earlier this month, the Indonesian Democratic Pa

Fitri Bintang Timur and Puri Kencana Putri, Jakarta – Recently, Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen.

Deti Mega Purnamasari & Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Over a month after officially entering the presidential race, Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo, nominated as presidential can

Jakarta – Less than a week before the first ever May Day holiday this year, the Confederation of Indonesia Labor Unions (KSPI) is preparing for a large demonstration.

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Arya Dipa, Bandung, West java – Ahmadis in Ciamis, West Java, are observing their religious activities as usual at the Nur Khilafat Mosque, despite a call from the local Indonesian Ulem

Hans Nicholas Jong, National – The revision of the 2004 Regional Administration Law would grant the central government the power to punish regional heads whose policies were considered

Basten Gokkon & Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – The government, as part of its ongoing bid to abolish local elections and return to a system of appointing regional leaders by legis

Jakarta – Maluku police on Friday have reportedly arrested Simon Saiya, an activist wanted for masterminding the display of a separatist flag during a performance for the president almo