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Yeremia Sukoyo – A former Islamic student leader says that senior figures in religious political parties have been lured into foolish decisions by attractive women seeking to tarnish th

Nurdin Hasan – A police officer was publicly caned in an Aceh district on Tuesday for violating Shariah law, making him the first law enforcer to receive such a punishment.

President Taur Matan Ruak raised has concerns about the number of incest and domestic violence cases in Timor-Leste.

Bagus BT Saragih and Nethy Dharma Somba, Jakarta, Jayapura – Dozens of Papuan convicts, many of them pro-independence activists who were sentenced to jail for treason, have rejected the

Emma Masters, Dili – The Australian Government has returned two decades of weather data to East Timor, after it was rescued by a Darwin meteorologist amid civil unrest during the small

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The Corruption Eradication Commission on Monday said that it had preliminary evidence that senior Golkar Party politician Priyo Budi Santoso was involved in t

Based on the statistics from the Confederation Syndicate of Timor-Leste (KSTL), from 2001 until 2012 a total of 35% of female workers had their rights violated in the workplace.

Arientha Primanita – Two suspects of an attack on Ahmadiyah Muslims in Tasikmalaya, West Java, received approval to be released from detainment on Monday, a move which the members of th

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has departed for the US, where he is expected to accept the World Statesman Award for promoting religious tolerance in the

Ali Said, Jakarta – Indonesia has experienced relatively high economic growth for almost a decade, but the question remains why has this high growth not been followed by a rapid improve

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – In what could been seen as damage control from a money-laundering scandal, Papua Police chief Insp. Gen.

Jakarta – Government claimed that they had pocketed identities of foreign intelligence agents who carried out their mission in Papua. Spokesman of Minister of Defense, Maj. Gen.

Jakarta – Tired with corruption and bickering among politicians, young voters have deferred their decisions about who they might vote for in next year's presidential election, hoping th

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While Indonesia still lags behind 29 other countries on a worldwide hunger list, the United Nations has announced it will award the country for its efforts in reducing malnutrition.

Oktovianus Pogau, SuaraPapua.com, Papua, Manokwari – The latest development concerning the diplomatic struggle in West Papua is the submission of a proposal by Papua to be accepted as a

Ezra Sihite – Many Indonesians believe that life in the New Order era under President Suharto was better than today and that social elites dominate modern politics and law, according to

Indonesia says allegations about a mass killing in Papua province by an Indonesian counter terrorist unit are "blatant lies".

Credible and disturbing reports are continuing to emerge from Tingginambut, Puncak Jaya, in the West Papuan highlands, detailing evidence of another violent rampage by the Indonesian ar

Carlos Paath – A new survey shows that the Democratic Party is losing even more ground among Indonesian voters, with only 7.1 percent of respondents saying they would vote for the party

Camelia Pasandaran – A women's rights group has criticized a move by North Aceh's district head to ban women in the area from dancing in public places.

Despite mounting criticism from interfaith activists, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will accept the World Statesman Award in an upcoming trip to the United States, his staff said o

Jakarta – A new report jointly released by Oxfam and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) says that the period of high and volatile food prices has caused life-changing shifts in

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Police in Indonesia's westernmost city have thwarted the caning of a police officer and two other people convicted by Aceh's morality police of gambling, high

Jakarta – Former national human rights commission chief Marzuki Darusman encouraged President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to accept the religious freedom award despite the polemic.

Jamie Small – West Papua may become a crucial issue for the Pacific if the Melanesian Spearhead Group next month decides to offer observer status to the Indonesian-ruled region at its l

Peter Lloyd – An elite counter-terrorist police unit in Indonesia has been accused of carrying out a mass killing in a village in the disputed Papua province.

Prodita Sabarini, Bekasi – Next to a sealed Ahmadi mosque in Bekasi is a plot of land with leafy trees and damp earth.

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Arya Dipa, Bandung – The Priangan Barat chapter of Jemaah Ahmadiyah Indonesia (JAI) in West Java say Minister of Religious Affairs Suryadharma Ali takes side and cheerleads intolerance.

James Ross, New York – It's not every day that a world leader whose country frequently makes the news for sectarian violence wins a religious freedom award.

Gabriel Kereh – Amnesty International has decried a repressive human rights climate in Indonesia and a worrying lack of progress in addressing past abuses, in a report that is also the

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has promised to free all Papuan political prisoners, a legislator claimed here on Wednesday.

Ari Rikin – A leading scientist has rated Indonesia's water management policies as among the worst in the world, and called for greater use of research and technology improve access to

Jakarta – The proliferation of social media in the country has influenced the way journalists do their job, according to a recent survey.

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Jakarta – Activists say more work is needed to fight online discrimination against homosexuals and transgendered people.

Carlos Paath – The investigation into a graft case in which at least two Democratic Party officials have been charged has been intentionally halted to allow the party to focus on the gu

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Close aides of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono have blasted critics who said that the President did not deserve the World Statesman Award due to his failu

Ezra Sihite, Carlos Paath & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Legislators have reacted strongly to the emergency landing by a US military aircraft at Banda Aceh's Sultan Iskandar Muda Airp

A US State Department report on religious freedom worldwide has highlighted the growing intolerance toward minority groups in Indonesia, amid a generally negative global trend that Wash

A day after rescuers pulled the last body from the rubble of a recent mine collapse that killed 28 workers, Freeport has turned its attention to a review of safety measures at its under

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The Forestry Ministry has denied claims by several environmental groups that 1.2 million hectares of protected forest in Aceh will be cleared if the province's proposed spatial planning

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro has mooted the idea of a military discipline law to address a recent spate of cases of soldiers involved in criminal cond

Jakarta – An activist says that new Health Minister Regulation No.

Camelia Pasandaran – Police and residents in Tulungagung, East Java, allegedly forced a member of an Ahmadiyah community to board up his mosque in order to create the illusion of a volu

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appointed on Monday Lt. Gen. Moeldoko as the new Army chief of staff to replace Gen.