Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto has accused Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Sukarnoputri of violating a 2009 political agreement – dubbed the Batu Tulis P

Abdul Qowi Bastian – "I want to apologize for not having done much in the past five years," legislator Rieke Diah Pitaloka told a crowd of young people during a youth event in South Jak

Zubaidah Nazeer, Jakarta – When lawyer Taufik Basari visited constituents in his Jakarta district to distribute leaflets telling them why he deserved their vote, many asked him why the

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George Roberts in Jakarta and Mark Solomons – Asylum seekers who were forcibly returned to Indonesia by lifeboat have given the first detailed account of their ordeal, and a unique insi

Jonathan Thatcher, Jakarta – Indonesia's raucous election season kicks off on Sunday with the promise of a fresh style of leadership in the world's third largest democracy, whose econom

Jakarta/Magelang/Surabaya – Indonesian political parties on Sunday kicked off the beginning of the 2014 campaign season with a mixture of mass gatherings, street convoys and rallies acr

Michael Bachelard, Jakarta – Indonesia's political darling Joko Widodo touched base with almost every historical political symbol in Jakarta on Sunday as he kicked off his campaign.

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – It appears that presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto has all the reason to resent the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)'s surprise decision to

Bandar Seri Begawan – Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah has said the three-day official visit by Timor-Leste's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao to his country would pave the way for greater

Dyah Ayu Pitaloka, Malang – A survey in three provinces found that young people's level of understanding of corruption and their willingness to obey the law did not correlate with Shari

It's official – after months of speculation and, undoubtedly, infighting – Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has been named by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) as

Ina Parlina and Imanuddin Razak, Jakarta – With the much-anticipated official nomination by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) of Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo

Jakarta – The country's main opposition party has tagged Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo as its presidential candidate for the July 9 election, in a surprise announcement on Friday that br

Jakarta – Gerindra Party chairman Suhardi said his party still believed in its presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto despite the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle's (PDI-P) deci

Anastasia Winanti Riesardy – The Golkar Party accounted for the highest number of campaign advertisements in the media from March 1-11, despite the official campaign period only beginn

Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) on Saturday disqualified a group of Regional Legislative Council (DPD) candidates, and in some cases entire parties, for late or nonexis

Yunantyo Adi S – Tan Malaka, a deceased former leader of the Indonesian Communist Party, was declared a national hero in 1963.

There are at least 76 political prisoners in West Papuan jails, a new report from Papuans Behind Bars has revealed.

Vento Saudale, Bogor – An Islamic cleric has been removed from his position after a video showing an alleged sexual encounter with two kindergarten teachers was leaked onto the internet

Winston Tarere – Former Papuan activists Franz Albert Joku and Nicholas Simion Messet are calling on all West Papuans in exile to return home.

On Wednesday, the Constitutional Court declared that female legislative candidates would be "prioritized" and not merely considered for legislative seats, in the event that both male an

Kanupriya Kapoor, Jakarta – Indonesia's main opposition PDI-P party named Jakarta governor Joko Widodo as its presidential candidate on Friday, the man widely seen as a shoe-in to be ne

Abdul Qowi Bastian & Adelia Anjani Putri, Jakarta – Will Indonesia look back on Friday, March 14 as the day the 2014 presidential election was decided?

Jakarta – Secretary-general of the Indonesia Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Tjahjo Kumolo has announced that former National Police chief Gen.

Jayapura – Human rights issues raised by Papuan diplomats overseas only revolve around their campaign for independence, Jayapura Bishop Leo Labaladjar said.

Jayapura – Vanuatu Prime Minister Moana Carcasses Kalosis said his remarks highlighting human rights abuses in West Papua at the UN Human Rights Council's 25th session have won praise f

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – A number of political analysts are advising that the Indonesia Democratic Party of Struggle ignore the flood of polls favoring Jakarta Governor Joko

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Hikmahanto Juwana, Jakarta – There have been two incidents where orange lifeboats filled with asylum seekers bound for Australia were found in Indonesian territory.

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – Tension between the Moni and Dani tribes in Papua continued to flare after police reported that six houses were burned to the ground on Wednesday, a day afte

Jakarta – A survey commissioned by pollster Political Climatology Institute (LKP) says that the percentage of swing voters, or those who have no allegiance to any presidential candidate

Yogi Bayu Aji, Jakarta – The Political Alternative Committee Alliance (AKPA) held a protest action at the General Election Commission (KPU) offices on Jl.

Dedy Priatmojo, Syahrul Ansyari – Scores of demonstrators from the Alternative Political Committee (KPA) and the People's Liberation Party (PPR) held a demonstration in front of the Gen

Rizal Harahap, Pekanbaru – The Pekanbaru Corruption Court sentenced on Wednesday former Riau governor Rusli Zainal to 14 years in prison for his role in the Pelalawan forestry permit an

Banda Aceh – Two unidentified men threw a grenade at the Aceh Party office in Lueng Bata district, Banda Aceh, on Tuesday night, injuring a 9-year-old boy and damaging the office's door

Bambang Muryanto, Jakarta/Yogyakarta – People with disabilities and differently abled people threatened on Wednesday to take legal action against Education and Culture Minister Mohammad

Farouk Arnaz & Robertus Wardhy, Jakarta – As Indonesia's legislative elections inch closer, more high-ranking officials are requesting time off to stump for their political parties

Jakarta – The Jakarta Corruption Court sentenced on Tuesday Deddy Kusdinar, a former official, to six years in prison, the first verdict in the Hambalang sports complex case.

Herman Genie & Tunggadewa Mattangkilang – Nearly 50,000 people in Riau province have been suffering from upper respiratory infections due to the worsening forest fires in Sumatra, a

Jakarta – Observers and experts from various sectors say that Indonesia needs to ratify the UN Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) for long-term health and economic benefits.

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – Two Papuans from the Moni tribe were shot dead by the National Police's Mobile Brigade (Brimob) on Tuesday during a clash with police in Jayanti, Timika.

Cory Rogers, Yogyakarta/Jakarta – A government-backed plan to construct nuclear power plants in Indonesia has been met with backlash by several local groups in the archipelago, highligh

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Three more people were killed in communal tribal clashes in Timika, the capital of Mimika regency in Papua, on Tuesday, raising the death toll to seven in

Jakarta – National deputy coordinator of the People's Voter Education Network (JPPR) Masykuruddin Hafidz urged all Indonesian citizens who are eligible to exercise their right to vote a

West Papua Media team and stringers in Jayapura – Several hundred students and civil society members led by the Papuan Student Movement (GEMPAR or "Uproar") holding a peaceful demonstra

The Act of Killing, the acclaimed documentary about the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of communists and leftists in Indonesia, did not win favour in Hollywood.

Headlines – Activists from a group of NGOs revealed on Sunday the results of their research into the capacity and track record of legislative candidates for the House of Representatives

Jakarta – Golkar politician Indra Jaya Pilian said on Sunday that there was no possibility that Golkar chairman Aburizal Bakrie would run as a vice presidential candidate in the 2014 pr

Tom Clarke – Since the discovery of vast oil deposits under the Timor Sea in the early 1970s, oil has been the ever-present third player in Australia's relationship with East Timor.