Camelia Pasandaran – Convicted murder Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto could walk free in a matter of months after the Supreme Court further reduced his 20-year prison sentence for the ass

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Former Constitutional Court chief justice Mahfud MD has denied all the bribery allegations leveled against him following the arrest of another former chief

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Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi), a conservation group, has said that it would file a lawsuit against the government for failing to control the annual forest f

Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – Why are we surprised? The fact that our judiciary is riddled with corruption is a foregone conclusion.

If Australia wants a fair and open relationship with Indonesia, as it should, and if Indonesia seeks the same of this nation, then it is incumbent on both countries to keep a firm eye o

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The first president of Vanuatu, Ati George Sokomanu, has condemned comments by the Australian prime minister, Tony Abott, that he would clamp down on West Papuan activists.

Katharine Murphy – The Greens have sought explicit assurances from senior Indonesian officials in Australia about the safety and wellbeing of three West Papuan students who occupied the

Andreas Harsono – Markus Jerewon, Yuvensius Goo and Rofinus Yanggam came up with a novel method of breaking the chokehold the Indonesian government has long held on news about human rig

Jakarta – It has now become routine.

New election-rigging allegations involving disgraced Constitutional Court chief justice Akil Mochtar surfaced on Monday as the Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) probe widened to

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Aceh/Jijiem – Joining a rebellion is not a typical career move. Yet up to 26,000 people in Indonesia spent years working for a separatist rebellion that lasted nearly 30 years in Aceh.

Australia's Consul-General in Bali has denied making threats to three West Papuan protesters who sought refuge inside the consulate.

Jenny Denton – Indonesia has been accused of using torture as a "mode of governance" in West Papua – security forces have committed at least one incident of torture, on average, every s

Bagus BT Saragih, Nusa Dua, Bali – Students in Bali from the restive province of Papua have become the targets of raids by security forces that could view them as threats to Indonesia's

Katharine Murphy – Tony Abbott has bought himself a fight with a key Senate kingmaker after declaring that West Papua is better off under Indonesian rule.

Simon Benson – Tony Abbott was warned in a phone message from a Victorian Senator that a group of activists were planning to break into the Australian consulate in Bali to stage a prote

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Lenny Tristia Tambun – In anticipation of the wave of new vehicles that are expected to hit the capital following the government's low-cost green car (LCGC) policy, the Jakarta administ

Paulina Quintao – The Commissioner of the Public Service Disciplinary Process Alexandre Corte Real said the majority of public servants who committed irregularities came from the Minist

Rowan Callick, Deborah Cassrels – Crossbench politicians are demanding that the Abbott government back the calls of three West Papuan activists who in the early hours of yesterday morni

Tony Abbott says activists who want to "grandstand" against Indonesia are not welcome in Australia.

A newspaper in East Timor has reported comments by a local citizen expressing fears of foreign domination in the economy and land particularly by Chinese and Indonesian investors.

ID/Novy Lumanauw – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Monday surprised world leaders on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Forum (APEC) summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, by singing a

Andreas Harsono – On Sept.

Damien Kingsbury – West Papuan activists are testing Prime Minister Tony Abbott's statements in relation to his asylum-seeker boat turnback policy, that he has "total respect for Indone

Jakarta – Finance Minister Chatib Basri and US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker led a high-level meeting of American and Indonesian business leaders on Saturday, which was focused o

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – As the Indonesian Armed Forces commemorated their 68th anniversary on Saturday, civil society groups slammed the institution for still interfering in civilia

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Robertus Wardi – The arrest of Constitutional Court chief justice Akil Mochtar by the country's antigraft body could significantly change the political ma

Robertus Wardi – The Indonesian military will continue to replace outdated equipment and add new hardware to adequately defend the nation, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono vowed at a

A man died and two others were injured after they were shot by a member of the Air Force in a boarding house in Bandung, West Java, on Sunday morning.

Kristian Lasslett – Barely two weeks into office and Australia's prime minister, Tony Abbott, has committed his government to upholding an appeasement policy that has seen Australia ent

Independent senator Nick Xenophon says West Papuan activists were "effectively threatened" to leave the Australian consulate in Bali ahead of Prime Minister Tony Abbott's arrival for th

Marni Cordell and agencies – Three West Papuans who entered the Australian consulate in Bali overnight have left the compound after being warned by the consul-general that the Indonesia

Dina Manafe – The case of Indonesian migrant worker Wilfrida Soik, 22, who is facing the death penalty in Malaysia, should serve to push the House of Representatives to ratify a bill of

James Balowski – While rights groups have welcomed the conviction last month of 12 soldiers from the army's notorious Special Forces (Kopassus) for the murder of four civilians in March

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Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhyono has reminded members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) of their responsibility to remain impartial and professional during next year's general

SP/Robertus Wardi – At a celebration to commemorate the 68th anniversary of Indonesia's military, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono promised to provide better weapons and equipment in

Harry Jacques – The scandal surrounding disgraced Constitutional Court chief justice Akil Mochtar mounted on Friday as the nation's antigraft agency seized luxury cars and narcotics, an

They arrived in the Torres Strait from Indonesia after transiting for two days in PNG, saying they feared they would be killed if captured by the Indonesian military.

Novianti Setuningsih – Antigraft investigators have questioned Miranda Goeltom, a former Bank Indonesia deputy governor convicted of bribery, as the latest high-profile witness to the c

Refugee advocates in Australia want the United Nations to take action over what they say is the government's failure to abide by the Refugees Convention.

Lenny Tristia Tambun & Fana FS Putra – The Jakarta administration is being urged to implement a moratorium on private vehicle sales and road construction to prevent the city from su

Lenny Tristia Tambun & Fana FS Putra – Public ignorance and poor urban planning are among the factors that have been blamed for the 712 blazes Jakarta's fire department has recorded

Novianti Setuningsih – The Minister for Agriculture, Suswono, has admitted to liaising with a central suspect in the beef import quota scandal in a hearing at the Jakarta Anti-Corruptio

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – After two years of discussion, the House of Representatives' Legislation Body (Baleg) has officially rejected a proposal to amend Law No.

The Netherlands-based advocacy group Foundation Pro Papua says the seven Papuan asylum seekers deported from Australia should be given the option to test their legal rights under the Re