Jakarta – Public support for Islamic-based parties is dropping due to their failure to consider the religious concerns of supporters, a survey says.

Antara & Robertus Wardi – A survey released on Tuesday shows that Islamic political parties in Indonesia are losing popularity, attributing the decline to Indonesia's increasing dra

Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta – The Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) says it has reported nine major political parties to the Central Information Commission (KIP) for failing to disclose t

Pucak – Refugees and asylum seekers in Indonesia, many of whom fled persecution and conflict in their home countries, say they are being driven to get on boats for Australia out of frus

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Rizky Amelia – The Corruption Eradication Commission has received some unlikely support for its plan to expand its office on Monday: the backing of the co

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – Ayah Din and Raja Muda, both members of the Aceh Party (PA), were reportedly shot by unidentified assailants while traveling home from the swearing-in ce

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Around 20 people equipped with rattan batons reportedly assaulted a group of farmers holding a land-conflict strike at the municipal legislative council in Meda

The OPM's general coordinator, Lambert Pekikir has announced that three regions in Papua are ready to fly the Morning Star flag on 1 July, the anniversary of the OPM's military wing, th

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Three regions in Papua and one in West Papua are looking to become new provinces in the hope of reversing sluggish development under former and current ad

Ezra Sihite – The Golkar Party has set an ambitious target to win 30 percent of the votes in the 2014 legislative election, but analysts say that might not be enough to propel its chair

Jakarta – The Golkar Party is expected to nominate chairman Aburizal "Ical" Bakrie as its presidential candidate for the 2014 election on July 1.

Tunggadewa Mattangkilang, West Kutai, East Kalimantan – Thousands of residents in two West Kutai villages are protesting efforts by a palm oil firm to clear land for a plantation, argui

Jakarta – Another survey has revealed that the ruling Democratic Party will probably only secure a one-digit percentage of votes in the upcoming 2014 election.

Migrant worker advocates have lent their voice to the government's calls for answers from Malaysia in the killing of three Indonesians there by the police this month.

Elly Burhaini Faizal and Arya Dipa, Jakarta – The debate over the distribution of free condoms as a preventative measure in the fight against HIV/AIDS has become political, with the new

Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta – The public funding initiative to help the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) construct its new building gained momentum with more groups pledging suppo

Jakarta – Representatives of two of the nation's most prominent Muslim groups are none too outraged about the allegations of corruption surrounding the procurement of Korans by the Reli

Bayu Marhaenjati – "Pesbukers" host Olga Syahputra may be a comedian, but a recent joke that likened Muslims to beggars is no laughing matter, the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) said on

Ezra Sihite – The National Democrat Party has unveiled a war chest of up to Rp 3 trillion ($318 million) to help it win a massive 31 percent of seats at the House of Representatives in

Police in East Timor have uncovered a mass grave of 52 people at the government palace in Dili, with initial examinations suggesting the bodies are not Timorese, an official said Tuesda

Local police, military and government officials are developing a culturally-sensitive approach to addressing violence and unrest in Papua, the National Police said on Tuesday.

Philip Jacobson – A group of Papuans was in Jakarta on Tuesday to give their own account of the recent escalation of violence in their home region, which they say has been distorted by

Lenny Tristia Tambun – The Jakarta administration is on the defensive over a ranking published recently by CNNGo that lands the Indonesian capital among the world's "10 most hated citie

Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said that it was possible to prosecute individuals who obstruct investigations of graft cases.

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Tensions between Aceh Governor Zaini Abdullah and his predecessor Irwandi Yusuf appear to have outlived the fraught election last April, with Zaini's supporte

Banda Aceh – Home Affairs Minister Gamawan Fauzi inaugurated newly elected Aceh Governor Zaini Abdullah and his deputy, Muzakir Manaf, at a ceremony here on Monday.

On 11 April 2012 the Indonesian parliament ratified a law on managing social conflict (Penanganan Konflik Sosial – PKS) in order to address Indonesia's experience of dealing with social

Jayapura – Victor Yeimo, the international spokesperson of the KNPB, the National Committee of West Papua, has announced that members of the KNPB will soon be surrendering enmasse to th

Jakarta – Who is supposedly responsible for keeping radical teachings at bay?

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja – Campaigning for Jakarta's gubernatorial election next month began yesterday amid controversy over its electoral rolls, which have been found to contain dubious n

Jakarta – The country's second largest Muslim organization, Muhammadiyah, wrapped up its annual leadership meeting on Sunday by issuing a recommendation that the organization would leav

Jennifer Robinson – As violence escalates in West Papua, one cannot help but recall East Timor and wonder how much worse it must get before Australia and the international community wil

Supporters of slain Papuan rights activist Mako Tabuni convened in Jayapura on Thursday night to express their sorrow and frustration over his death, which has been muddied by conflicti

In East Timor, the politics of language can be a complex and fiercely debated topic.

Farouk Arnaz – Police in Papua have detained 25 people in relation to a violent, multi-day clash among residents of Kwamki Lama village in Timika, an officer said on Friday.

Bayu Marhaenjati – An Air Force soldier arbitrarily seized and destroyed a video tape belonging to BeritaSatu TV reporter Urip Arpan after the latter filmed the wreckage of the military

Slamet Susanto, Bantul, Yogyakarta – Up to 78 Golkar Party branches officially declared Sunday their support for Yogyakarta Governor Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X to run as the vice presi

The Timorese police today arrested two persons in Baucau, east of Dili, for stoning supporters of the Revolutionary Front of Independent East Timor (Fretilin) at the end of a rally for

Vento Saudale – The Islamic Defenders Front, a hard-line Muslim group, stormed the Bogor District Court on Thursday after the court began hearing a case against a teenager accused of ki

Lenny Tristia Tambun – While they celebrate Jakarta's anniversary every year, many Jakartans know nothing about why June 22 marks its birthday.

Anita Rachman – Imas Tati still can't walk properly or stand up for long without a cane. When she moves from one spot to another, she has to grab onto something for support.

Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – National Police spokesman Sr. Comr.

Jakarta – The House of Representatives' deliberations on the gender equality bill have turned into a battleground between feminists and conservative groups in society, according to one

Camelia Pasandaran – Indonesia's new Health Minister has been summoned to appear before the House of Representatives on Monday to discuss the ministry's controversial youth condom campa

Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is squaring off for a battle with lawmakers who are refusing to disburse funds for a new building for the KPK.

Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – The National Police say the shooting of a Papua Police Mobile Brigade Officer is not related to any recent shootings that have occurred in the easternmost pr

Jakarta – What was planned as a discussion on what women voters want from their future governor turned into a monologue, with none of Jakarta's gubernatorial candidates attending an eve

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – A new study shows that Indonesia remains a country with a high number of child laborers, despite its record of reducing children's involvement in the lab

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Two labor unions on Friday filed a demand for a judicial review of the 2001 Law on Oil and Gas to the Constitutional Court, arguing that the law gave rise to

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Executives of the ruling Democratic Party said that pollsters and the news media were to blame for its sinking popularity.