Despite the large number of people who disappeared during the 24-year Indonsesian occupation, Timor-Leste has not ratified the Missing Persons Convention unlike other nations like Malay

According to data from conflict monitoring NGO Belun, in 2012 some 15 member of Timor-Leste's armed forces (F-FDTL) were involved in violent action in the community across nine District

Cillian Nolan – The UN peacekeeping mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) is now in the final stages of its long-planned withdrawal.

Indonesia's state ideology of Pancasila has come under scathing criticism for enabling a culture of repression against atheists, with an international rights organization citing a case

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – As workers held mass protests and strikes last week, thousands of labor-intensive companies are seeking government approval to postpone raising workers' mo

Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has named the police and companies as the top human rights violators in the country this year.

Ainur Rohmah and Bambang Muryanto, Semarang/Yogyakarta – International Human Rights Day, which fell on Monday, was marked with rallies staged by marginalized communities throughout the

Jakarta – The graft scandals that have implicated several Democratic Party politicians will not cause the party to collapse, but will seriously shrink the party's performance in the 201

Jakarta – A senior minister has stated that the country did not need a strongman president because such a person would tend to prioritize his own interests ahead of people's needs.

Ridwan Max Sijabat – While executives have complained that recently approved wage hikes smell of populism and capitulation to unions, several economists say that the increases reflect a

Jakarta – The growth in the number of wealthy individuals over the last 10 years has been spectacular, increasing by five fold or by 500 percent.

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has signed a revision to the government regulation dealing with human resources at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Less than a week after one of his ministers was named a graft suspect, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Monday that "the state must protect officia

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – As the world commemorated Human Rights Day on Dec.

Jakarta – A law that was specifically designed to handle social conflict across the country is considered ineffective as the legislation does not touch any of the potential root issues

George Roberts, Indonesia – Indonesia's Foreign Minister has vowed to review any cases of journalists being refused entry to the country's disputed Papua regions.

Sampang, Indonesia – Condemned as heretics, a community of around 200 Shiite Muslims have for months lived as pariahs in a sports hall, driven from their Indonesian village after a dead

Lenny Tristia Tambun & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – With the Jakarta branch of the Great Indonesian Movement Party on Saturday announcing its nomination of party founder Prabowo Subia

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has told Democratic Party executives to brace for the worst in anticipation of the graft probe of the party's board of pat

Jakarta – Holding on to the belief that the majority of Indonesian people long for the calm and order of the Soeharto era, members of the former strongman's family appear to have found

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Despite an outward appearance of solidarity in support of demands for improving the welfare of the nation's workers, local labor unions are divided and out

Camelia Pasandaran – Things continue to go from bad to worse for Aceng Fikri, the embattled head of Garut district in West Java.

Rizky Amelia – In an announcement that could potentially shock millions of civil servants across the country, the Corruption Eradication Commission said it will require all state offici

The National Police Traffic Corps and the Corruption Eradication Commission have failed to settle a lawsuit out of court, regarding the handling of documents in the driving simulator gr

A new health project in East Timor is hoping to harness the power of the mobile phone to promote better infant and maternal health.

Loic Vennin and Olivia Rondonuwu, Pararawen, Central Kalimantan – The roar of chainsaws has replaced birdsong, the once-lush, green jungle scorched to a barren grey.

Ronna Nirmala & Faisal Maliki Baskoro – Hundreds of human rights activists gathered in Jakarta on Saturday to commemorate the 47th birthday of slain activist Munir Said Thalib and u

Jakarta – It appears that fans of English singer and songwriter Sting expect more than just a few songs during his upcoming Jakarta concert next Saturday.

Tito Summa Siahaan – While the Indonesia government is being applauded for introducing the world's first carbon credit mechanism, the country's civil society organizations believe the i

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Earlier this year, the government framed its plan to implement a fuel-to-gas energy conversion program as the answer to the country's growing dependency

Ezra Sihite – Although the members of the House of Representatives Ethics Council have found four lawmakers guilty of violating the House's code of ethics, the council said that none of

Thousands of workers staged a rally in Palembang, South Sumatra, on Thursday, demanding that the provincial administration raise their monthly wages, as their current pay was far from e

Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta – One day after naming former Youth and Sports Minister Andi Alfian Mallarangeng as a suspect in the Hambalang sports complex scandal, the Corruption Eradicat

Jakarta – The transgender community has been keeping out of sight in the wake of rising intimidation from the unruly Islam Defenders Front (FPI) and the National Police's reluctance to

Neil Chatterjee, Jakarta – Indonesia's first minister to be named a suspect in a bribery scandal resigned on Friday, becoming the highest profile victim of an increasingly aggressive pu

Robert Isidorus, Jayapura – A legal aid activist in Papua has said the recent unrest in Manokwari, West Papua, is a clear indication of efforts to destabilize the region to prompt a nee

Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) made another bold move in naming Youth and Sports Minister Andi Mallarangeng a suspect in the Hambalang sports c

Rossie Indira and Andre Vltchek – Indonesia's Shi'ite minority is under heavy attack. Men, women, and children have been assaulted, schools damaged, and villages burned to the ground.

Apriadi Gunawan and Fadli, Medan/Batam – Thousands of workers staged a protest in Medan on Wednesday over the provincial minimum wage increase that was set at Rp 1.35 million (US$140.63

Francezka Nangoy – Despite hefty minimum wage increases across the country next year, Indonesia remains an attractive destination for foreign companies due to the solid pace of its econ

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Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – In what could be seen as a consolation prize for the embattled Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), the anti-graft body has won an award as one of the mo

Rizky Amelia – The Corruption Eradication Commission urged President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to enact a government regulation to give the antigraft body more power to recruit its own i

Jakarta – Thousands of workers rallied on Wednesday at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle, in front of several embassies and at the Presidential Palace, resulting in severe traffic cong

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Hundreds of angry protestors set fire to two police posts at Sanggeng market and Amban in Manokwari, West Papua, on Wednesday after police shot dead escap

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Nusa Dua – Although some may consider abortion to be an uncontroversial issue, participants at the three-day Global Youth Forum (GYF) in Bali are still debating it

Jakarta – Indonesians remain confident about their country's economic outlook, but their worries about employment opportunities and inflationary pressures persist.

The National Republic Party (Nasrep), the political party of former president Soeharto's favorite son, Tommy Soeharto, was upbeat that it would pass the factual verification process and

Fadli, Batam – As many as 130 companies have requested that the Riau Islands administration postpones the implementation of the new Batam minimum wage of Rp 2.04 million (US$212).

Mikael Niman & Bayu Marhaenjati – Thousands of workers marched on foreign embassies in Jakarta on Wednesday in the latest labor protest demanding the end of Indonesia's controversia