Yuli Krisna – A group of about 30 people, comprising pedicab drivers, trash pickers, housewives and youth activists gathered in front of the West Java governor's office in Bandung on We

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Ezra Sihite & Agus Triyono – Home Minister Gamawan Fauzi is facing mounting criticism after threatening to punish district heads who took part in rallies a

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Jakarta – Police and students were involved in a violent clash on Jl.

Farouk Arnaz, Bayu Marhaenjati & Novianti Setuningsih – With protests against the planned government fuel price increase picking up in intensity, the police are coming under fire fo

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Thousands of Indonesian protesters rallied on Thursday against a planned fuel price hike, ahead of a decision on cutting subsidies which the government says the nation can't afford.

Ricky Binihi – A veteran Vanuatu politician who has relentlessly campaigned for the freedom of Pacific Islanders, former Prime Minister Barak Sope, is not happy with what the government

A former Vanuatu Prime Minister, Barak Sope, has condemned the growing links between Vanuatu and Indonesia, which he says ignores the plight of the Melanesian people of West Papua.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Jakarta Corruption Court sentenced two subordinates of Manpower and Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar to three years in prison each for accepting kick

Broadcast regulators in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara, have admonished two Jakarta-based TV stations over live performances by dangdut singer Julia Perez on popular music shows.

Dumai – Casual sex among teenagers in Dumai, Riau, is a cause for concern as out of wedlock pregnancies have been on the rise and have led to fledgling marriages.

Ezra Sihite – House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Pramono Anung has criticized proposals to ban short skirts in Indonesia, saying the state had more important things to do.

Ezra Sihite & Michael Sianipar – Asked to define pornography, an American Supreme Court justice once famously said: "I know it when I see it." The way Religious Affairs Minister Sur

Military Police in Padang, West Sumatra, stripped dozens of military stickers from cars and motorcycles whose owners were not authorized to use them.

Ulma Haryanto – A major Indonesian rights group has accused the government of lacking transparency in its recent purchase of fighter jets.

Ronna Nirmala – Despite the fact that millions of Jakartans rent, more than 4,000 subsidized apartments across the city are still empty.

An Indonesian court on Wednesday jailed an Islamic boarding school head for 17 years for possessing more than two dozen home-made bombs and inciting terrorism.

Yuli Tri Suwarni and Indra Harsaputra, Bandung/Surabaya – Government employees have been told to dispense office cars and uniforms in order to avoid possible public wrath in the wake of

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Ezra Sihite – Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali says he is considering a regulation that women's skirts should pass their knees as a follow-up to the recent establishment of th

While the Australian government is keen to hear about the present situation in West Papua and is hoping to get inputs from a number of sources, in believes in principle that Papua shoul

Farouk Arnaz – National Police officials defended their actions during yesterday's chaotic fuel hike protests in Gambir, Central Jakarta, stating on Wednesday that officers were within

Novianti Setuningsih – Indonesia's Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence has accused police of human rights violations after dozens of students were injured during prot

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Following the police violence against journalists covering yesterday's public rallies, Indonesia Police Watch (IPW) executive director Neta S Pane said that

Jakarta – Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) Secretary Irwan Hidayat has denied allegations that it provided rocks to demonstrators to be later used to fight the police.

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Erwida Maulia – A proposed law regulating the length of women's skirts was blasted by the head of the National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) on Wednesday.

Fidelis E. Satriastanti – The Fisheries Justice Coalition has accused the government of trying to legalize the dumping of toxic waste into the sea.

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Thousands of Indonesians protested nationwide Tuesday to reject the government's plan to hike the subsidized fuel price, with sporadic violence breaking out and injuring several people.

The first-round vote of East Timor's presidential election went smoothly, defying low expectations based on the tiny country's violent history.

The central government has sent a circular to regional heads across the country, calling on them to persuade local businesses against laying off their employees following the planned fu

Jakarta Police have a secret weapon to help deal with thousands of protesters expected to march today against the government's plans to hike fuel prices – 50 unarmed female officers tra

Arya Dipa, Bandung – Workers protesting the planned fuel prices hike in front of the West Java Provincial Legislative Council banished a Democratic Party councilor while he was addressi

Jakarta – Instead of using water canons or tear gas to disperse protesters, on Tuesday the Makassar Police deployed dozens of police women to negotiate with residents staging protests i

Jakarta – A large group of protesters gathered outside the front gates of the House of Representatives on Tuesday to voice opposition against the government's planned April 1 fuel price

Apriadi Gunawan and Kusumasari Ayuningtyas, Medan/Surakarta – Protests across the archipelago turned violent on Monday, culminating in the storming of Polonia International Airport in M

Jakarta – The National Police have confirmed that 40,800 protesters taking part in demonstrations across the country today, rallying against the government's proposal to increase the pr

John McBeth – An Indonesia woman attending a recent anticorruption dialogue with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was surprised when a palace protocol officer approached her before th

Tito Summa Siahaan – Unless the government manages to improve governance and infrastructure development, Indonesia will fall into the "middle-income trap," according to the Asian Develo

There has been growing international interest in the situation in Papua.

Jakarta – As the situation in Aceh becomes more volatile ahead of the local election, the National Police are stepping up security measures in the country's westernmost province.

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Indonesia is still facing high rates of time-related underemployment despite a continued decline in unemployment, indicating failures in the government's

Zubaidah Nazeer – Two international organizations have warned Indonesia in separate reports that strong economic growth alone cannot guarantee more jobs, especially outside Java.

Ulma Haryanto – Violence remains a part of the education system in some part of the country, the nongovernmental group Plan Indonesia said over the weekend.

Tito Summa Siahaan – Indonesia's fuel subsidy must be targeted at the nation's poor even through reducing the fuel subsidy for others is politically difficult, a senior executive from t

Lawmakers accused the government on Sunday of violating laws and operating with political motivations in the appointment of directors and commissioners at many state-owned enterprises.

Anna Powles, Dili – The second round run-off of Timor Leste's presidential elections scheduled for mid-April will pit two heavyweights of the decade-old country's past resistance strugg

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