Amid the furore over allegations of spying on Indonesia's leaders, East Timor has repeated claims that Australia bugged its leaders during delicate negotiations on the Timor Sea resourc

Although religious conservatism has gained ground following the demise of the Soeharto authoritarian regime, Islamic-based political parties would not reap the benefits, analysts said.

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – "It was late at night in 1968 when a group of men barged into my boarding house and pointed their guns at me.

Oliver Laughland in Canberra and Karima Anjani in Jakarta – Indonesia's president says his country will restore normal diplomatic relations with Australia if the prime minister, Tony Ab

Anastasia Winanti Riesardhy – With the lack of a strong Islamic figure in Indonesia's current political scene and the rise of other political icons such as Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo,

SP/Carlos Paath & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo has again topped a poll of prospective presidential candidates, despite there being no move by his party to

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The lawyer for the Indonesian Journalist Association (PWI) blasted the police's lackluster investigation into the death of Bernas newspaper journalist Muh

Kanupriya Kapoor, Jakarta – Indonesia's second biggest political party has stood behind its candidate for next year's presidential election despite fears among some members that the con

Satria Sambijantoro, Subang, West Java – Political decentralization since 1999, under which new provinces and regencies continue to be created, has generated inefficiencies that could t

The West Papua National Committee, or KNPB, says 16 of its members have been arrested for handing out leaflets, but the Indonesian police deny the report.

Arnold Belau, Papuan, Jayapura – As many as 16 members of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) were arrested earlier this afternoon by the Jayapura municipal police (polresta) when

Oliver Laughland – Indonesia is bolstering its intelligence capabilities in the wake of the phone tapping revelations, as the Australian prime minister, Tony Abbott, awaits a reply from

Jakarta – Greenomics Indonesia's spatial verification results on the "Global Forest Cover Change 2000-2012" map, which was published by the University of Maryland in the US in mid-Novem

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Megan Gorrey – A top Indonesian immigration official has vowed to no longer stand in the way of asylum seekers trying to make their way to Australian shores by boat as the fallout over

Fransisco Rosarians, Kupang – Commander of Security Forces of Indonesian-Timor Leste Border, Major Infantry Budi Prasetyo said the number of smuggling in the border area of the two coun

A former Chief Editor of the Jakarta Post says restrictions on foreign media visiting the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua should be lifted.

Indonesian voters appear to welcome the notion of an Islamic party coalition ahead of next year's presidential election, a new survey found, despite some Islamic parties' own reluctance

The Archipelago – The Indonesian Employers Association's (Apindo) West Java branch has filed an objection to the 2014 minimum wage for 26 regencies and cities across West Java.

Endy Bayuni, Jakarta – Today is International Day to End Impunity, an issue relevant to Indonesia but sadly one the nation appears to be ignoring, at its peril.

Paul Kelly – The onus now resides with Tony Abbott to demonstrate a flexible and new approach to intelligence and security issues by offering concessions when he replies to the letter f

David Robie, Dili – While the Timor-Leste media industry was rejuvenated by a national congress last month that voted on a new code of ethics, one of the country's most independent chie

Dessy Sagita – Rights activists are demanding the central government re-evaluate the implementation of shariah law in Aceh following a string of violations committed by the province's m

Jakarta – While President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has been portrayed as a victim in the spying row with Australia, the growing nationalist sentiment against a "hostile" neighbor at hom

Celestino Gusmao – University students from Timor-Leste's eastern Baucau district gathered this week to commemorate the 1979 Matebian cave massacre in a month of events focused on prote

Agustinus Tetiro – State-owned construction companies Waskita Karya and Pembangunan Perumahan have set their eyes on the developing economy of East Timor.

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – The ongoing friction between Indonesia and Australia over wiretapping allegations can be seen as a blessing in disguise as it is uniting groups with differen

Raras Cahyafitri, Jakarta – The Supreme Court's ruling ordering the revocation of a decree restricting the export of unprocessed ore issued by the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resourc

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Former vice president Jusuf Kalla said that Bank Indonesia (BI) should be held accountable for the 2008 Bank Century bailout, which many believe was rife w

Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali has once again come under fire for religious intolerance after suggesting that minor religious sects, including Ahmadiyah, should disband them

Police in Papua arrested six men after a police station went up in flames in Mamberamo Raya early Friday morning.

Laura Gumbs – Australia's stumbling Abbott government has managed to insult two Asian nations over spying allegations, with a key advisor to the prime minister tweeting that Indonesian

Kanupriya Kapoor – His popularity is sliding in the polls. Accusations of graft are mounting against political allies. The once-powerful economy is limping.

Jakarta – As the controversial decree limiting the use of contract workers through the so-called outsourcing method took full effect Monday, businesses have complained over the pervasiv

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Detectives with the Banda Aceh Police have arrested and detained the head of the province's shariah police on suspicion of embezzlement, an officer said on Fr

Journalists in Indonesia have called on the Government to clarify rules for journalists wanting to visit the provinces of Papua and West Papua.

Indonesian domestic workers in Hong Kong are more vulnerable to abuse than maids from other regions, according to Amnesty International.

Ricky Binihi, Port Vila, Vanuatu – Vanuatu Prime Minister Moana Carcasses is relentless in his efforts to bring the alleged sufferings and atrocities of fellow Melanesians in West Papua

Katharine Murphy – Officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade have now confirmed consular staff in Bali threatened to call the police if a group of West Papuan activists

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), the largest opposition party and a front-runner in the 2014 elections, has been dragged further into t

Jakarta – The Supreme Court has handed down a heavier sentence to former Democratic Party politician Angelina Sondakh, from the previously sentenced four-and-a-half years in prison to 1

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – National Police chief Gen.

Michael Bachelard – Indonesia's former top spy master has accused his own President of exaggerating the problem of phone tapping, saying attempts by intelligence agencies to snoop on na

Michael Bachelard – Protests about Australia's spying on Indonesia moved from the palace to the streets on Thursday with the hardline "Red and White Brigade" rallying outside the Austra

The Timor-Leste capital Dili's Chinese-built main heavy oil power plant at Hera, about 15 km from the city, still remains at the centre of controversy.

The government of Timor-Leste (East Timor) plans to provide Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) land for agriculture, as part of an arrangement that is similar to what it already has with Angola an

Michael Bachelard, Mark Kenny, David Wroe – Australia's asylum-seeker measures in Indonesia have been thrown into disarray with Jakarta pulling the plug on all military co-operation in

The President of the Alliance of Independent Journalists of Indonesia says his government should clarify the rules for foreign journalists seeking to visit West Papua.

Marni Cordell – Amid the fallout from the presidential phone-tapping scandal, an Indonesian human rights defender has spoken out about the Indonesian state's oppressive surveillance reg

SP/Ari Rikin – Instances of reported sexual violence against children are on the rise in Indonesia a report released by the National Commission on Child Protection (KPAI) said on Wednes