Jakarta – Nisa Ariyani staunchly supported Indonesia's Muslim parties her whole life, throughout decades of authoritarian rule and at the three legislative elections after the country b

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Camellia Lubis, a 28-year-old dangdut singer popularly known as Camel Petir (Thunder), is one of 2,467 women legislative candidates vying for a seat in the

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Mojokerto, Tulungagung, East Java – Painted in bone white, the 25-square-meter VIP pavilion, which is named after a famous Javanese king, has two beds: one for the

Jakarta – Labor unions have accused the government and the Social Security Management Agency (BPJS) of failing to carry out a mandate, in accordance with the Constitution, which require

Bagus BT Saragih and Margareth S.

Gohong, The clearing of forests inhabited by indigenous people in Indonesia's Papua* Region by agribusinesses is fuelling conflict in the southern Merauke Regency, say campaigners.

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Golkar Party chairman Aburizal Bakrie could lose control of the country's second-largest political party, due to infighting initiated by members of his

SP/Fana FS Putra, Jakarta – One of Indonesia's largest labor organizations on Thursday officially threw its support behind Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo's presidential candidacy.

Jakarta – A recent survey conducted by polling institute Charta Politika says that housewives do not like noted dangdut singer Rhoma Irama and that only 1.8 percent of the survey's resp

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The fact that presidential contenders like Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Prabowo Subianto are more popular than their respective parties, shows that Indonesian vo

Jakarta – Indonesia and 10 other countries in the World Health Organization's (WHO) Southeast Asian region on Thursday celebrated being certified polio-free.

Jakarta – A regent, a businessman and a legislator were found guilty of bribing former Constitutional Court (MK) chief justice Akil Mochtar by the Jakarta Corruption Court on Thursday,

Rangga Prakoso & Fidel Ali, Jakarta – The government will allow Newmont Nusa Tenggara and Freeport Indonesia to resume exports of concentrates soon after the two companies showed th

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Escalating political tension and rampant violence in Aceh in the run-up to next month's the legislative election have prompted activists to declare an emergen

Ezequiel Freitas – National Parliament members have criticized the recruitment of volunteer teachers to permanent positions, a process they say is unfair and nepotistic.

Herman Genie, Jakarta – The government has blamed pregnancy at a young age as the main contributor to Indonesia's high maternal mortality rate, saying that many young women are not read

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Yeremia Sukoyo, Jakarta – Political tension escalated following the decision by the biggest opposition party, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) to name the hugely popu

Bobby Anderson – In Papua, where state sovereignty and legitimacy is deeply contested, representation matters. So in this national election, who purports to represent Papua?

Olivia Rondonuwu, Kemasuk, Yogyakarta – Painted on the back of trucks and emblazoned across T-shirts, the smiling face of former Indonesian dictator Suharto has become a common sight ac

Bagus BT Saragih and Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – At least four retired four-star military generals have been vying for presidential nominations ahead of the July 9 race, but deemed no l

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Harry Jacques, Jakarta – Indonesia resumed executing death-row inmates in 2013 after a four-year moratorium, killing five people by firing squad in a "new secretive trend," a report by

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – A new survey released on Wednesday has revealed that the ruling Democratic Party and the scandal-ridden Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) have topped th

Jakarta – A survey conducted by the Partnership for Governance Reform has found that provincial governments were underperforming and that there was a clear connection between the perfor

Jakarta – Young voters consider legislative institutions such as the House of Representatives (DPR) and Regional Legislative Councils (DPRD) as the most corrupt bodies in the country, d

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – The electability of Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo remains the highest among this year's crop of presidential hopefuls with a new survey showing that h

Josua Gantan, Jakarta – When the National Population and Family Planning Board, or BKKBN, held its annual meeting on Monday, there was a palpable tension in the room.

Indra Harsaputra, Surabaya – Bylaws banning and controlling liquor sales in shopping centers, hotels, restaurants and nightspots would not curb alcohol-related deaths because drinking w

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Venidora Oliveira – Quesadhip Ruak Center (SQR), in partnership with civil society groups and judicial institutions, has discussed how traditional justice can be incorporated into moder

Keith Loveard, Jakarta – According to mystical beliefs in Java, the Indonesian island's volcanoes erupt to mark the advent of significant change.

East Timorese police, or PNTL was set up by the UN in 2000, following the referendum for independence from Indonesia.

Joe Cochrane, Jakarta, Indonesia – Prabowo Subianto, a former special forces commander, kicked off his party's campaign for legislative elections with a rally last weekend that the loca

Hasyim Widhiarto, Yogyakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) nearly saw its rally in Sleman, Yogyakarta, on Tuesday turn chaotic after local party officials confro

We have reason to question the logic behind the purchase of 103 Leopard tanks and 50 Marder tanks from Germany after former President B.J.

Satria Sambijantoro and Linda Yulisman, Headlines – The government is considering scrapping tax incentives for the low-cost green car (LCGC) program as the program's economic costs and

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – The alliance between the state and corporations was the main contributor to human rights violations during agrarian or natural resource conflicts throug

Fidel Ali & Vanesha Manuturi, Jakarta – Indonesia's antigraft agency has called on the central and regional governments to put social aid disbursement on hold until the end of presi

Ainur Rohmah, Semarang – Dangdut singers and local music groups are still the main crowd pullers for political events during this year's legislative election campaign across the country

Sharna Jade Bremner – On 30 August 1999 an overwhelming majority of East Timorese voters rejected a continuation of Indonesian rule, with nearly 80 per cent choosing independence.

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Jakarta – Candidates competing in the July 2014 presidential election will have an opportunity to explain to voters their positions on major human rights issues thanks to a new survey,

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Graft suspect and former Democratic Party chairman Anas Urbaningrum had claimed he received cash from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the latter's private

Mark Solomons and George Roberts, Jakarta – An asylum seeker whose boat was turned back to Indonesia by Australia has given the ABC a detailed first-person account of being deliberately

Jakarta – Over 100 members of the Islamic Peoples Forum (FUI) staged a protest in front of the construction site of the St.

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Former Democratic Party chairman and graft and money laundering suspect Anas Urbaningrum seems to have a lot of bullets to shoot at his former boss and current p

Sayomi Ariyawansa – On 3 December 2013, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) officers entered premises owned by Bernard Collaery, the Australian lawyer representing East

Oliver Milman – A trio of Australian companies have been accused of making decisions that could hamper attempts to protect Indonesian rainforests where threatened species, including ele

Vento Saudale, Depok – A report released by the Depok Police shows an alarming increase in cases of violence involving children over the last few years, a large proportion of which were