Ina Parlina and Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the Village Law, a new regulation that, the government claims, will improve the welfare of peopl

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – The government's inability to set realistic economic targets for this year has resulted in the failure to seek solutions that adequately address the current ec

On Dec. 16, 2013, I visited Abepura Penitentiary in West Papua to deliver postcards and video bearing messages of support and solidarity to West Papuan political prisoners.

The family of a one-legged West Papuan rebel who died in Papua New Guinea at the weekend has accused the Indonesian consulate of interfering with his planned autopsy.

A Canadian man who cycled around the world to raise awareness of human rights abuses in West Papua says Indonesian media outlets have insulted him by distorting comments he made about p

Liam Cochrane – Free Papua Movement (OPM) military commander Danny Kogoya has died in Papua New Guinea, his family says.

Raras Cahyafitri, Sorong, West Papua – Resource-rich areas in eastern Indonesia, particularly Maluku and Papua, are expected to produce more oil and gas and contribute to the national o

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Analysts have said secular political parties are now vying to woo Muslim voters who were unlikely to vote for Islamic parties given corrupt practices tarnishing

Paulina Quintao – NGO La'o Hamutuk's representative Charles Scheiner urged the Timor-Leste government to halt two contracts to the Chinese Nuclear Industry Construction No.

Rizky Amelia & Carlos Paath – The decision late on Monday by the national antigraft commission to finally charge Ratu Atut Chosiyah, the governor of Banten province, with corruption

Jakarta – Village heads threatened to boycott the 2014 presidential and legislative elections during a mass rally held in front of the House of Representatives, Jakarta, on Wednesday, i

Muhammad Al Azhari – Jakarta will push for policies and efforts to discourage people from using private vehicles next year, Governor Joko Widodo said in an interview on Monday.

Carlos Paath – Senior officials from country's main opposition party have suggested that former president and two-time losing presidential candidate Megawati Soekarnoputri may have anot

Carlos Paath – A democracy watchdog has called into question the government's approval of a Rp 100 billion ($8.3 million) budget allocation for security measures by the military for nex

Nurdin Hasan & SP/Muhammad Hamzah, Banda Aceh – Aceh installed on Monday a former separatist leader as the autonomous province's Wali Nanggroe – a "guardian of the state" who will o

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Muslim residents of the capital of Aceh province may have to roll back their New Year's festivities this year.

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) released its 2013 integrity survey on Monday, with the Food and Drugs Monitoring Agency (BPOM) receiving the highest

Marni Cordell – Two high-profile lawyers involved in a "citizens' tribunal" that found Indonesian security forces tortured and killed unarmed civilians in West Papua 15 years ago have q

Nivell Rayda – Jeremy Bally was pedaling his bike across Vancouver, British Columbia, when he was struck with an awe-inspiring idea: he would cycle the globe – 12,000 kilometers in all

Jeffrey Hutton, Jakarta – Indonesian Vice-President Boediono has quashed hopes of an early end to the standoff between Canberra and his country in the wake of Indonesia's decision to su

Colin Brown – It has been suggested that SBY himself may have taken a strong position in order to try to shore up support for his Democrat Party in the elections.

Timor-Leste investigative journalist Jose Belo has been presented with one of the 2013 Sergio Vieira de Mello human rights awards by the President, Taur Matan Ruak.

Matt Peacock – Indonesia is facing calls to investigate the killing, raping, and torture of more than 150 civilians on the West Papuan island of Biak 15 years ago.

Yeremia Sukoyo – Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo would likely be able to increase the electability of any political party, even those with only a slight chance of meeting the parliamentary

After a decade-long fight against illegal logging, the idea of resuming log exports is heating up following a recent proposal by the Forestry Ministry.

Novianti Setuningsih – The deliberation of the draft bill, which is aimed at limiting cash transactions and preventing corruption practices ahead of next year's general elections, has s

Noviani Setuningsih – The latest Corruption Perception Index has revealed that most incidences of corruption in Indonesia are committed by lawmakers.

Jeremy Bally, 26, an environmental activist from Canada, visited Abepura Penitentiary in Jayapura, on Monday, to meet Papuan political prisoners and detainees.

An ongoing dispute over Aceh's star and crescent flag came to a head on Monday as thousands of local residents surrounded an Indonesian Military (TNI) compound after soldiers confiscate

Jakarta – At least 5,000 outsourced workers from various state-owned companies (BUMN) plan to stage a rally in Jakarta on Monday to demand that their companies promote them to permanent

Rizky Amelia & Noviani Setuningsih – A former Democratic Party politician admitted that money was distributed to several party members during the party's national congress in 2010.

Gethin Chamberlain – Even in the first light of dawn in the Tripa swamp forest of Sumatra it is clear that something is terribly wrong.

The Australian Federal Police has denied seizing a computer and phones belonging to relatives of East Timor's finance and resources ministers.

Clandestine hotel room sex, money laundering and huge bribes to import beef evokes a seedy, criminal underworld rather than conservative politicians in the world's most populous Muslim-

Jakarta – The Constitutional Court has rejected a judicial review submitted by six students from Padang-based Andalas University to challenge the 2012 higher education law that legalize

Jeff Kingston – On a recent trip to Jakarta, I experienced firsthand what an infrastructure bottleneck feels like.

Nadya Natahadibrata, Jakarta – The House of Representative's Legislative Body (Baleg) has rejected the Health Ministry's demand that it halt deliberations on the controversial tobacco b

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The latest political surveys have placed the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) as the most electable party in the country's upcoming legislativ

Kanupriya Kapoor & Jonathan Thatcher – Indonesia's autocratic former President Suharto left office in disgrace, his political empire and the economy in ruin, but 15 years later, his

Indonesia's "King of Dangdut" Rhoma Irama opened his presidential campaign headquarters on Saturday in a move that left at least one rival candidate questioning how a dangdut singer was

Jakarta – The House of Representatives has approved a budget of Rp 100 billion (US$8.3 million) for the Indonesian Military (TNI) to secure the 2014 general elections.

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Jayapura – Papua is taking steps to combat violence against women and children as concerns grow about the level of domestic abuse.

Banjir Ambarita – A police officer was found laying in a pool of blood in Keerom, Papua, after the man's fellow officers accidentally left the officer behind when pulling out of a resti

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali has defended the practice of giving "thank-you money" to Religious Affairs Office (KUA) officials, saying that i

Satria Sambijantoro, Nusa Dua, Bali – International stakeholders have warned Indonesia the market will "punish" the nation if it fails to implement the medium- and long-term reforms nee

Lenny Tristia Tambun – Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama has spoken out against the requirement for a religion to be noted on national identification cards.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – As the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) stepped up its probe into allegations that the Democratic Party's (PD) 2010 congress in Bandung, West Java,

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Activists have demanded an explanation from legislators over alleged verbal harassment toward a female candidate during a test to select prospective members o

Jakarta – The Women's Legal Aid Foundation (LBH APIK) has demanded the Jakarta Police charge noted poet Sitok Srengenge with a heavier charge than that of a mere misdemeanor.