Arnold Belau, Jayapura – Papuan Central Highlands Indonesian Student Association (AMPTPI) General Secretary Markus Haluk, along with scores of other Papuan activists, were arrested by p

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Despite efforts to increase the number of women in politics, they still face an uphill battle to join the male-dominated political world, a political exper

The daughter of former president Soeharto, Siti Hardijanti "Tutut" Rukmana, has officially taken over Media Nusantara Citra (MNC) TV, part of a media empire owned by media mogul and vic

Graham Davis, Suva – Foreign Ministers of the Melanesian Spearhead Group are set to tip-toe through a diplomatic minefield with news that a MSG delegation – led by Fiji's Ratu Inoke Kub

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – A rights group on Sunday reported a significant drop in the number of abuse-of-power cases in 2013 involving religious police officers enforcing shariah-inspi

Kanupriya Kapoor & Yayat Supriatna – Indonesia, one of the world's biggest resource exporters, halted all mineral ore exports on Sunday in a bid to promote domestic processing, but

Jakarta – The deputy secretary-general of the Democratic Party, Ramadhan Pohan, said President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono deserved the honorary five-star general status.

The Vanuatu government has withdrawn from a Melanesian Spearhead Group Foreign Ministers delegation to Indonesia to discuss and visit West Papua.

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – Megawati Soekarnoputri, chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), has sent a signal that she might support the presidential candidac

Shesar Andriawan – The economic gap between the rich and the poor in Indonesia continues to widen as the nation's wealthiest are expected to take advantage of a bigger share of the coun

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Judicial Commission (KY) and the Supreme Court lauded a ruling Friday that would dissolve the House of Representatives' role in the selection of Supreme Court

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – National Police deputy chief Comr. Gen. Oegroseno has vowed to crack down on bad cops who frame suspects in drug cases.

Papua – A member of an armed group, which is believed to have threatened security forces between miles 45 and 50 at PT Freeport Indonesia's mining area on Thursday, was shot and killed

Richard Ackland – Let's try to join a few dots.

Jonathan Pearlman – Australia faces growing accusations that it spied extensively on Timor Leste during crucial talks over a deal to share gas and oil fields worth an estimated A$40 bil

Victor Mambor, Jayapura, 10/01 (Jubi) – A delegation of foreign ministers from Melanesia Spearhead Group (MSG) member states will reportedly be visiting Indonesia in the next few days.

Ina Parlina and Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen.

Rizky Amelia – Former Democratic Party chair Anas Urbaningrum was detained by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) over his alleged role in the Hambalang sports center corruption

Chris Brummitt and Niniek Karmini, Jakarta, Indonesia – The young Indonesian was raised in an extremist household and graduated from a boarding school notorious for teaching generations

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The four-day "Meet the Press"-style promotional campaign held by the Democratic Party's (PD) presidential convention committee finally got the attention it d

Hasyim Widhiarto and Margareth S.

Josua Gantan – Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali claimed that Indonesia was a bastion of religious tolerance on Thursday, setting off a chorus of critics who accused the contro

Amnesty International has praised the Aceh parliament for passing a bylaw in December to establish a truth and reconciliation commission to investigate the abuses that took place during

Asawin Suebsaeng – The Act of Killing is that rare documentary – one that might actually change things.

Michael Sainsbury, Bangkok – Deep under the Timor Sea, there is a huge reserve of gas.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The controversial price increase for the 12-kilogram liquefied petroleum gas cylinders is believed to have been part of a clever political ploy aimed at reviv

Margareth Aritonang, Jakarta – With this year's elections just around the corner, the Indonesian Military (TNI) has reassured its neutrality, emphasizing that military officers proven t

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) chairman Anis Matta's decision to go public with his polygamy should not harm the party's overall performance, a party officia

Paulina Quintao – The Timor-Leste government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (MNEC) and the Indonesian Government intend to establish a commission to look into t

Government officials have provided conflicting statements regarding Indonesia's stance on Australia's "turn back the boats" policy after the Indonesian Military (TNI) chief said that su

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – A request by the Yogyakarta branch of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) to the police to monitor, freeze or disband institutions or organizations whose m

Daniel Hurst, Lenore Taylor and Helen Davidson – A government plan to send asylum seekers heading to Australia back towards Indonesia in supplied lifeboats has the potential to exacerba

Two men who claim they were on asylum seeker boats towed back to Indonesia by the Australian Navy have told the ABC they were mistreated before being abandoned at sea.

Suherdjoko, Semarang – The number of corruption cases in Central Java have increased over the years, with civil servants and legislators being the main perpetrators of the crime.

Bagus BT Saragih and Margareth S.

Jakarta, Sita W. Dewi – With Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's arguably unique leadership style, the city administration has seen changes in bureaucracy like never before.

Mattangkilang Tunggadewa, Balikpapan, East Kalimantan – The Balikpapan city administration has passed a decree establishing a three-hour curfew for schoolchildren between 6 p.m.

Fergus Jensen and Wilda Asmarini – Indonesia's planned mineral export ban – a policy designed to force miners to process their ores domestically – is sending shudders through the econom

Arya Dipa, Bandung – Tens of thousands mosques in West Java were built without building permits, head of the West Java chapter of the Indonesian Mosque Council Zulkarnaen said in Bandun

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) prosecutors on Monday indicted a former top official at the Religious Affairs Ministry for his roles in the graft cas

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – An unidentified armed group fatally gunned down an ojek driver in the Wuyuneri hamlet, located in the Puncak Jaya district of Papua, on Tuesday morning.

Students of Gadjah Mada University (UGM) no longer have to hide atheism or other state-unrecognized religions as the university has finally lifted the ban.

George Roberts, Indonesia – Indonesian police have told the ABC that a second boat carrying asylum seekers has been forced back to Indonesian waters by the Australian Navy.

Margareth S.

Jakarta – A recent study by Jakarta-based Cirus Surveyor Group reveals decreasing public confidence in political parties.

Jakarta's deputy governor has found himself in hot water following his decision to ignore a newly implemented regulation for local government workers to commute to work using public tra

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) made it clear on Sunday that it would only announce its presidential candidate after the legislative elec

Prodita Sabarini – A military helicopter flew overhead, firing rounds, as a young protester named Tineke Rumakabu ran from soldiers.

Mimin Dwi Hartono, Jakarta – Attempts by the state to respect, protect and fulfill human rights in 2013 have been no better than those in 2012.

Ina Parlina and Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – In what could be seen as a desperate attempt to restore his party's falling electability, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has intensified