Arya Dipa, Bandung – At least 200 members of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) staged a demonstration in Bandung, West Java on Thursday, demanding that the administration immediately impl

Samsul Maarif, Yogyakarta – Indonesia is a country where religious education is taught to school students probably in the most extensive way in the world.

Katrin Figge – In Indonesia, lesbian women, as well as gay men, bisexuals and transgender individuals, often face intolerance and violence from religious fundamentalist groups like the

Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has officially nominated the pairing of member of the House of Representatives Rieke Diyah Pitaloka and antigraft activist

The leaders of Australia, Indonesia and East Timor have held their first official trilateral meeting, discussing the strength of relations between the three countries and the potential

George Roberts – Prime Minister Julia Gillard is claiming a first in regional diplomacy, after securing a joint meeting with the leaders of Indonesia and East Timor.

In the last quarter the Petroleum Fund of Timor-Leste increased by nearly US$400 million to US$11.05441 billion dollars, indicates a report released on the official website of the Banco

Jakarta – Taking a contrary view to his deputy, Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan has said he is pessimistic about Indonesia's exports being able to meet the government's target of US$203 bi

Jakarta – Graft convict Muhammad Nazaruddin claims that he has provided the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) with documents that can reveal identity of those responsible for graf

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) in North Sumatra has attributed the major flooding that hit several regencies over the last week to the rapid rat

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Indonesian celebrities have hijacked the electoral process, Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo warned on Thursday in a speech criticizing what he called a common shortcut to office.

Jakarta – The 2012 Indo Defence Expo and Forum, the country's largest military equipment exhibition, is expected to boost partnership between local and global defense companies, says Vi

Jakarta – More than two years after their last meeting in 2010, chair of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Megawati Soekarnoputri made a conciliatory gesture toward Pr

Credible Reports have again emerged detailing a rampage by troops from the notorious Indonesian Army (TNI) Battalion 756, who have reportedly run amok burning houses and beating up Papu

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Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Indonesia must improve the quality of its local human resources so that more unemployed people can find jobs amid robust economic growth, a senior offic

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police, in coordination with the Jakarta Education Agency, plan to send 3,000 disruptive high school students to boot camp as part of an effort to quell school vio

Nurfika Osman and Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Rather than ensuring that the police take firm action against violent or prolonged labor protests, top government officials are conten

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Two lawmakers say they will take legal action against State-Owned Enterprises Minister Dahlan Iskan for allegedly slandering them.

The last contingent of New Zealand troops will return from East Timor this week, ending New Zealand's 13-year presence in the country.

Information and video footage has emerged from Merauke, Papua, documenting the beating by Indonesian soldiers of the Secretary General of the Parlemen Rakyat Daerah (People's Regional P

[Note: West Papua Media has again independently verified all contents of this report with contacts in Fak-Fak, and is reprinting the KNPB News report in full as WPM has confidence in

Jakarta – Indonesia on Tuesday dismissed concerns voiced by human rights groups over its purchase of more than 150 tanks from Germany.

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jakarta – The replacement of former Papua interim governor Syamsul Arief Rivai, who held the position for 16 months, with Constant Karma, a high-ranking civil servan

Jakarta – All of the major political parties still have to undergo the factual verification stage's tough screening process, which is conducted by the General Elections Commission (KPU)

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Only six provinces in the country have agreed to increase the regional minimum wage for 2013, while 27 others are expected to follow suit soon.

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – More than 400,000 jobs were to have resulted for every 1 percent increase in the nation's economic growth rate, according to the 2011 and 2012 state bud

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – In spite of the adverse impact from the excessive use of fossil fuels, Indonesia would be unlikely to meet the target of conversion to renewable resource

Bagus BT Saragih and Ruslan Sangadji, Poso, Central Sulawesi – A mother of two children could not conceal her contempt for the police while displaying a 3-centimeter scar left near her

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Dessy Sagita & Ezra Sihite – The government has welcomed a peace deal between rival ethnic communities in Lampung, where long-simmering tensions boiled over into violent clashes las

Surabaya – The Surabaya office of the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has reported that 26 Shia refugees currently taking shelter at a sports center in

Jakarta – The third quarter financial reports of Indonesia's biggest banks show that the banking industry in the country remains one of the world's most profitable, as banks retained th

Indonesia's Supreme Court has scrapped a government ban on the export of unprocessed minerals, the country's chamber of commerce said on Monday, and urged the government to draft new mi

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Increases in workers' monthly salaries are important as they will help them pay the premiums for the national social security program to be implemented in

Ruslan Sangadji, Palu, Central Sulawesi – Several residents of Kayamanya subdistrict in Poso, Central Sulawesi, will file complaints against the National Police's counterterrorism unit,

Ten big companies will shut down their production in Indonesia as a result of unfavorable employment policies, according to Sarman Simanjorang, the deputy chairman of the Jakarta chapte

Alexandra Di Stefano Pironti – If the caste system existed in Indonesia the 10 elderly people who live in Jakarta's Jalan Kramat would surely be untouchables: for decades they and their

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Foreign Minister Bob Carr says Australia has been "explicit" in its support for Indonesia's sovereignty over Papua.

Senior Golkar Party officials are divided over the notion of pairing Aburizal Bakrie, the party chairman, with former Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati for the 2014 presidential el

Several NGOs are criticizing the General Elections Commission (KPU) and the Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) for poor performance.

London – Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono signed a string of agreements on trade, defense and education on Thursday, the British

The Judicial Commission said on Friday it will look into claims by a disgraced Bekasi judge that many of his colleagues in Jakarta were drug users and often engaged in "drug parties."

Lenny Tristia Tambun – Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo on Thursday redefined the duty of the city's Public Order squad as a "civilian force to help the government preserve public order and

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Recycling is largely unheard of in Indonesia, but this will soon change.

Hong Kong/Jakarta – Financier Nat Rothschild is forming a rival consortium, including a contender for Indonesia's presidency, to launch a counter-offer to the $1.4 billion Bumi Plc buyo

Sydney – Australia's new policies designed to stem an influx of boatpeople will not deter thousands of asylum-seekers from trying to reach the country, a top Indonesian immigration offi