Fikri Zaki Muhammadi and Corry Elyda, Jakarta – During the 2012 Jakarta gubernatorial election campaign, then governor candidate Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his running mate Basuki "Ahok"

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Indah Setiawati, Jakarta – One year after Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama assumed the reins of the Jakarta administration, the public has a good idea of their dis

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – Indonesia Police Watch (IPW) has called on the House of Representatives to make an assessment of the performance of outgoing National Police chief Gen.

Tassia Sipahutar, Jakarta – Indonesian foreign exchange (forex) reserves are at risk of depleting as no definite solution is in sight to end the current US fiscal impasse.

Hugh White – Travelling abroad, Tony Abbott has been saying things very different from what we have heard from him in Australia. There are two ways to interpret this.

98 international and Pacific NGOS, academics, politicians and individuals have written to the leaders of the Melanesian Spearhead Group voicing support for the West Papuan application t

Pro-independence activists in the remote Indonesian province of West Papua are planning to mark the anniversary of what they say was their declaration of independence.

The New Zealand Green Party says New Zealand should be facilitating peace talks in Indonesia's Papua region rather than sending police advisors.

Elaine Pearson – Indonesia is an early test for of the new Australian government's foreign policy.

Six West Papuans who had sought asylum in Australia, but were secretly moved to Papua New Guinea by Australian authorities, have now been moved to a remote part of Western Province, nea

National – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has rejected speculation that it will recruit members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) as investigators.

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, irked by an accusation from a leading member of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) that he lied about his ties with Bunda Putri, has ordere

Paulina Quintao – The National Director for Civil Registries in Dili District Vitor da Costa Neto says the system of issuing identity cards to the community has stopped running.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A leading member of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) has accused President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of lying with regard to Bunda Putri, a hitherto littl

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Religious outreach (dakwah) programs aired by a number of local television stations are still laden with ethical violations, shallow content and are not e

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Republika, Jakarta – It was distressing to witness the departure of members of the House of Representatives (DPR) on a haj pilgrimage this year.

Alfred Sasako – New information has emerged that some senior officials on the Prime Minister's recent delegation to Indonesia received as much as USD$25,000 (about SBD$187,500) each, so

Marni Cordell – Seven West Papuans who claimed asylum in Australia have been told they will be sent to a remote camp in Papua New Guinea on the border of Indonesia – the country they ar

Staff and agencies – The foreign minister, Julie Bishop, has denied that threats were made to three West Papuan activists who scaled the walls of the Australian consulate in Bali.

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – With the top Indonesian military (TNI) officer in Papua joining the province's governor in extending an invitation to foreign journalists and nongovernmental

Michael Bachelard – Fresh hope that Indonesia would allow foreign journalists and observers freely into its most troubled province, West Papua, appear to be unfounded.

Yogyakarta – Dozens of artists in Yogyakarta slammed the city administration for bringing a street artist to justice after he was arrested for drawing graffiti on the wall of an empty h

Wei Du, Baucau – Timor Leste is rethinking how it educates its younger generation. At the centre of the issue is what language medium to use in schools.

Benny Wanda – Ever since West Papua was annexed and colonised by Indonesia in 1969 through a referendum ironically called the Act of Free Choice (we call it the Act of No Choice), my pe

Joseph Nevins – Among the casualties of the US government shutdown is President Barack Obama's trip to Indonesia for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit (APEC).

Camelia Pasandaran – Banten Governor Ratu Atut Chosiyah stepped out of her black Mitsubishi Pajero Sport SUV at the Corruption Eradication Commission's South Jakarta headquarters on Fri

ID/Novy Lumanauw – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono attempted to distance himself from "Queen Lobbyist" Bunda Putri in a rare public statement on Thursday, telling reporter

Yeremia Sukoyo – Despite a series of graft scandals that have hit the courts, political parties and other democratic institutions, two out of three Indonesians still believe democracy i

The results of a poll by the Pusat Data Bersatu – United Data Center or PDB – announced here on Thursday shows Joko Widodo remained secure at the top of the electability list of potenti

Nadya Natahadibrata, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has put additional pressure on the government to immediately ratify the Framework Convention on Tobac

There's concern in East Timor that a recent ban on martial arts clubs could be pushing young people into the grip of organised crime.

The final verdict on the murder of human rights activist Munir Said Thalib, announced on Monday, was not just another puzzling note in our history.

Jakarta – The legal fight challenging the appointment of Constitutional Court (MK) justice Patrialis Akbar has gained momentum following the arrest of the court's former chief justice,

Camelia Pasandaran – Hard-line Islamists shuttered an Ahmadiyah mosque after reportedly threatening to burn it down on Sunday in the latest example of religious intolerance to plague We

West Papua is now open to foreign journalists and NGOs, according to Papuan governor Lukas Enembe, who has promised to allow reporters into the region for the first time in years.

SP/Carlos Paath – An official from the Great Indonesia Movement Party deplored a recent survey in which Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama surfaced as the most electable ind

The Supreme Court on Thursday said that it has ruled in favor of Siti Hardiyanti Rukamana in a dispute surrounding the majority of ownership of MNC TV and returned shares of the TV stat

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Jakarta – Two Indonesian non-governmental organisations have criticised APEC's decision to boost liberalisation, claiming that it would only strengthen foreign domination in the country

Bacau – To diversify its economy, Timor Leste has identified tourism and agriculture as two key industries.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Last week's arrest of Akil Mochtar, the chief justice of the Constitutional Court, for bribery allegations has prompted calls to limit the court's authority,

West Papuans battling for independence have new hope after recent events propelled their deadly but usually hidden struggle into the global spotlight.

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – Papua Governor Lukas Enembe promised to open the region up to foreign journalists and NGOS on Wednesday, guaranteeing their safety as they visit the restive

Marni Cordell – One of the three men who occupied the Australian consulate in Bali on Sunday says he is being pursued by the Indonesian military and does not believe Indonesia's assuran

Paddy Doulman – Prime Minister Tony Abbott's claim that the situation in West Papua is "getting better", in response to a protest by three Papuan activists in the Australian consulate i

An Australian academic says West Papuans have been subject to a slow-motion genocide and the United Nations should step in.

The rapid proliferation of new districts in Papua is strengthening the political influence of highlanders at the expense of the traditionally dominant coast, but it is also producing ne