Hans David Tampubolon and Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – The Gerindra Party and the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) have not seen eye to eye in recent weeks due to the inte

Hans David Tampubolon and Hasyim Widhiarto, Buleleng/Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chair Megawati Soekarnoputri made a final push on the party's last day of

Nivell Rayda, Rangkasbitung – Banten was just waking up.

Kennial Caroline Laia & Adelia Anjani Putri, Jakarta – It's election time once more in Indonesia.

Philip Dorling – The federal government has successfully blocked the release of secret archives that would reveal Australian knowledge of Indonesian war crimes in East Timor, arguing th

Neil Chatterjee & Fitri Wulandari – As smoke from Indonesia's burning forests drifted across the Strait of Malacca into Singapore last June, the pollution index shot up and Ong Eng

Jakarta – A coalition of NGOs has urged voters not to vote for candidates who oppose tobacco-control measures in the upcoming legislative election.

Jayapura – Two students who were arrested by the Police on Wednesday (2/4) for leading a demonstration demanding the release of Papuan political prisoners said they were mistreated in d

Jakarta – At least 100 protesters demanded the immediate release of 76 political prisoners in Papua outside the Indonesian Embassy in London, UK, on Wednesday, in a peaceful rally organ

Vita A.D. Busyra, Jakarta – In recent years, the Indonesian political scene has come alive with a host of old and new faces introducing themselves to the public.

Hasyim Widhiarto and Margareth S.

Jonathan Thatcher, Yogyakarta – It was Indonesia's most ubiquitous smile.

Dyah Ayu Pitaloka, Malang – There is a tendency in this year's election that some of those vying for seats in the legislature are "instant candidates" who are only seeking popularity an

Jakarta – As political campaigns heat up ahead of the April 9 legislative elections, critics have voiced concerns that candidates have been too wrapped up in political rivalries to addr

Indah Setiawati and Corry Elyda, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration plans to establish a memorial site at a mass grave in Pondok Ranggon Cemetery in East Jakarta in remembrance of the

Linda Yulisman and Satria Sambijantoro, Jakarta – The government and Bank Indonesia (BI) have ruled out the possibility of revising policy to cope with the slowdown in the country's man

Jakarta – An NGO says the government must implement comprehensive protection for migrant workers and their families by revising Law No.

With politicians currently crisscrossing the country on the campaign trail speaking to all-singing, all-dancing crowds of thousands, one subject is rarely touched upon, yet it is a subj

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputy chairman Busyro Muqoddas has lambasted President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) for his remarks on the Bank Centur

Kupang – The Indonesian military (TNI) said on Tuesday it had thwarted an effort to smuggle 3,200 tons of fuel into East Timor.

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – If voting changed anything, it would be made illegal, said notable philosopher Emma Goldman decades ago on the inefficiency and uselessness of elections

Kota Kinabalu – University Malaysia Sabah (UMS) and the Timor Leste's Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ministry and its Education Ministry today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU

Carlos Paath, Jakarta – The electability of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) soared after it officially named Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo its presidential candidate,

Margareth S.

Josua Gantan & Vita A.D. Busyra, Jakarta – Violations of campaign regulations are on the rise as Indonesia's legislative election approaches.

Jakarta – A coalition of women's rights activists, under the umbrella of Indonesia Beragam, is calling for more female representation in the House of Representatives in order to tackle

Yermias Degei, Jayapura – Jayapura municipal police arrested two West Papuan students, Alfares Kapisa (25) and Yali Wenda (20) at a peaceful demonstration by the Papua Student Solidarit

Admin MS, Jayapura – Today on Wednesday April 2, Papua Student Solidarity with Political Prisoners (SMPTN-Papua), which is made up of students from various universities in the West Papu

Auckland (Pacific Media Watch/Radio Australia/Radio NZ International/Free West Papua Campaign) – Protesters have taken to the streets and the gates of Indonesian embassies in West Papua

Leona Hameed – Charles Scheiner has worked for La'o Hamutuk ("Walking Together" – the Timor-Leste Institute for Development Monitoring and Analysis) since August of 2001, a year and a h

Edward Aspinall – At a meeting between a sitting member of the provincial parliament of Yogyakarta, and about 30 youths and men in a village on the outskirts of the city, the parliament

Gerry van Klinken – As everybody knows, one of the strongest candidates for the presidency has an image problem, related to his army days.

Jarrod Woolley – Watching a woman come out of mourning for the first time in 31 years was one of the most moving moments in husband and wife filmmaking team Luigi Acquisto and Stella Za

Tom Allard – The government has told East Timor the fledgling nation can't tax a lucrative pipeline from a Timor Sea gas field, in a move that has further soured relations between Austr

Widodo Putro and Ward Berenschot – In 2011, the village of Kadangmas in Kudus District, East Java, was designated as the site of a large water reservoir.

George Martin Sirait and Michele Ford – Jalan Kyai Haji Wahid Hasyim, in central Jakarta, is a busy street in the tourist district just off Jalan Thamrin, the city's main drag.

Jakarta – The victory of Prabowo Subianto in the upcoming presidential election might harm Indonesia-US ties following a New York Times report saying that his candidacy has raised deep

Jakarta – Experts say the Indonesian government is failing to protect people from the dangers of tobacco, as indicated by the slow progress in the ratification of the UN Framework Conve

Margareth S.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Some 56 survey institutions have been certified by the General Elections Commission (KPU) to carry out election-related surveys and quick counts.

Helen Brown, Indonesia – One of Indonesia's most aggressive unions is running a campaign in this year's elections to put its own people in parliament, a move it believes necessary to ga

Jakarta – Research by the Indonesia Police Watch (IPW) reveals that violence against women is on the increase in Jakarta.

Panca Nugraha, Mataram – Poverty and low education levels are believed to be among the factors contributing to increased cases of violence against children in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) o

Such voices can't be silenced
Mouths can be shut
But who will be able to stop
Songs of concerns and questions from my soul's tongue

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – The sharia police in Banda Aceh, Aceh Nanggroe Darussalam, have rounded up 15 young women after they were "caught" in a late-night coffee shop.

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Three people, including a one-and-a-half-year-old infant, were killed in Aceh after unidentified gunmen fired on a car decked out with political banners, in w

Jayapura – Members of European Union parliament urged Indonesia to allow independent observers including those from the EU and the United Nations to monitor elections in Papua.

Putrajaya – Malaysia and Timor-Leste are set to elevate bilateral relations by expanding the current co-operation and exploring untapped potentials in strategic fields in the two countr

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor and Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) presidential candidate, Joko Widodo, has said that any PDI-P-led coalition will consist of ministers best

Pandaya – Following in the footsteps of Islamic countries in the Middle East, the government banned Hollywood biblical epic Noah on the grounds that the film's content "contradicts the