Farouk Arnaz – A pastor was found dead on a street in Merauke, Papua, on Thursday morning with a gunshot wound to her head.

Jakarta – Mustaqim, 44, was waiting for his turn to be examined at the Tebet community health center (puskesmas) in South Jakarta over the weekend.

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Indonesian Air Force soldiers allegedly attacked two journalists in Palembang, smashing equipment and choking one reporter as they attempted to document instances of military brutality

John McBeth – When I picked up a newspaper the other morning and read that Golkar was considering former finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati as a running mate for its presidential ca

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Lenny Tristia Tambun, SP/Fuska Sani & SP/Mikael Niman – A 44 percent rise in the Jakarta minimum wage has prompted a major employer organization to warn of mass layoffs as companies

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Ronna Nirmala – Tired of years of mismanagement and costly, but ineffective, cleanup efforts, Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama announced an end to the hiring of private co

Jakarta – Thousands of people staged a peaceful demonstration at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle to show support for Palestine during Car-Free Day on Sunday.

Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta – Loopholes in existing laws have helped state officials in several regions to maintain their strategic position despite their status as graft convicts, minis

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Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Papua Police are determined to seriously tackle rampant corruption practice in the Papau and West Papua provinces.

Jakarta – Victims of human rights abuses and rights advocacy groups are pushing the government to formally admit past human rights violations and apologize to families and survivors of

Bogor – In an attempt to reduce school clashes and develop character building among senior high students, the Jakarta Police are hosting a six-day disciplinary boot camp for 288 student

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Margareth Aritonang, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) has decided to follow up a proposal for an international anti-blasphemy provision by garnering support from legislature

Bandung – West Java gubernatorial candidate Ahmad "Aher" Heryawan and running mate Deddy Mizwar are the most popular pair for the province's top posts, according to the results of a sur

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Indonesia's antigraft body announced on Tuesday two new suspects in the Bank Century bailout scandal.

Margareth Aritonang, Jakarta – Politicians are questioning why Cabinet Secretary Dipo Alam has reported officials from three ministries to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) fo

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Rizky Amelia & Ronna Nirmala – Politicians and antigraft activists have been left scratching their heads over claims by Cabinet Secretary Dipo Alam of corr

Nurdin Hasan & Farouk Arnaz – Banda Aceh – Police in Aceh have blamed the leader of a supposedly heretical religious group for a brutal mob attack that left him and two others dead

Salim Osman – Two recent opinion polls caused a stir in Indonesia when they predicted that none of the major Islamic political parties would remain among the top five parties in the 201

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Heavy downpours around the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Senayan, Central Jakarta somewhat dampened the jubilation of those attending the centenary celebratio

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Ignoring complaints from the business sector, the Manpower and Transmigration Ministry has issued a controversial decree that will limit the use of contrac

Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama lashed out at the capital's education agency in a video posted to YouTube, giving the agency an ultimatum, either reform or look for a new

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – A state budget watchdog suspects there have been irregularities in the disbursement of Rp 63 billion (US$6.54 million) in social aid funds at the Disadvantag

Jakarta – Nurul Arifin, a Golkar lawmaker at House Commission II on regional autonomy, says the House will summon Home Minister Gamawan Fauzi to clarify an internal rift within the Gene

Hundreds of Indonesian Muslim students protested in Jakarta Sunday against fresh Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip.

Indonesian lawmakers' working visit to Germany to learn about engineering legislation is expected to be met with hostility from Indonesian communities in the Western European country.

Lenny Tristia Tambun & Muhamad Al Azhari – The Jakarta government is set to increase the monthly minimum wage by 44 percent in the nation's capital.

Jakarta – A new survey published on Sunday revealed that most people do not want their children or future children to work as lawmakers due to the growing negative perception of the pro

Jakarta – Like any other citizen in the country, celebrities are granted a constitutional right to run for a political position.

Hotli Simanjuntak – Three people were killed and nine others injured when a sectarian attack broke out at Jambo Dalam village in Peulimbang district, Bireuen regency in Aceh on Friday n

Jayapura, KNPBnews – In their continuous efforts to destroy the legitimate movement of the people of West Papua who are fighting for their rights, Indonesian counter-intelligence operat

Indonesians with an appetite for beef may find themselves out of luck this month, as skyrocketing meat prices have caused several vendors to close shop and go on strike.

Pitan Daslani – The dissolution of oil and gas regulator BPMigas by the Constitutional Court this week highlighted the weakness of Indonesia's lawmaking abilities, some political and le

Rangga Prakoso & Rizky Amelia – Analysts have blamed the recent string of terrorism-related violence in Central Sulawesi's Poso district on the government's failure to solve underly

Jimmy Ellingham – South of Dili, East Timor's hot, dry and dusty capital, a narrow pot-holed road snakes its way over the hills.

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Experts have said that a human rights-based approach was the key to ensuring the success of the family planning program.

A 46-minute video showing Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama getting tough on public works officials has gone viral on YouTube, getting more than a million views since it wa

Rizky Amelia & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Rights activists have lashed out at the Attorney General's Office for refusing to follow up on landmark findings of gross human rights viol

Jakarta – Achmad Yamanie became the first Supreme Court judge in the country to resign from his position, citing health concerns.

Pekanbaru – Police have arrested four soldiers, three police officers and a civilian who are thought to be part of a drug syndicate operating out of Riau.

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The Indonesian government has balked at complying with the United Nations Human Rights Council's (UNHRC) recommendations, issued during its quadrennial "Universal Periodic Review" in Ma

Jakarta – Parade marches, offerings and unique ceremonies marked the Islamic New Year's Eve 1434 celebrations, or Muharram, in various cities across the archipelago on Thursday.

A former Vanuatu Prime Minister says the move to bring Indonesia into the Melanesian Spearhead Group is unacceptable because Fiji, as the current MSG chair, does not have a democratic g

Civil servants working in the Pohuwato district of Gorontalo engaging in extramarital affairs now have two options: repent, or get fired with no allowance.