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Jakarta – As the Indonesian government looks set to lift a moratorium on sending migrant workers to Malaysia, workers' advocate group Migrant Care is wondering whether the two countries

Brian Robins – A breakthrough may be in sight for the long-stalled development of the Sunrise gas project that straddles the Australia-East Timor border, with Woodside reported to be pr

Brian Robins – A breakthrough may be in sight for the long-stalled development of the Sunrise gas project which straddles the Australia-East Timor border, with Woodside reported to be p

James Paton – Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

Jakarta – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chief Busyro Muqoddas says the government should not appoint political party members as ministers because this inevitably leads to corr

Bruce Gale – It was a Saturday morning and five-year-old Fitria Judin was playing with her two older sisters outside their house on a plantation in Bengkulu's Kepahiang regency.

Anita Rachman – With jockeying for the 2014 legislative and presidential elections already under way, legislators are making the case for campaign advertising to be regulated to allow e

Jakarta – The Agency for the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (BNP2TKI) chief M.

Jakarta – East Jakarta officials sealed off a mosque belonging to a group of Ahmadiyah followers in Duren Sawit on Thursday, saying that the place of worship violated zoning regulations

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The North Sumatra Police have acknowledged that gambling remains rife in various regions across the province due to the protection afforded to gambling practice

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – Amid the alarming trend of media moguls wading into politics, the nation's lawmakers are planning to devise regulations to prevent media abuse during electio

Gede Suardana, Denpasar – A protest action against the 19th ASEAN Summit in Balinese provincial capital of Denpasar on Friday November 18 was marred by a scuffle between police and demo

When the 10 leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gather for their 19th Summit in Bali, they will have a slew of issues on the table.

Timika – Police say gunmen killed a mining company guard and wounded two policemen in a patrol car near the large Freeport-McMoRan gold mine in eastern Indonesia.

Jacqui Baker, John Monash Scholar & Research Fellow, Centre for Transnational Crime Prevention at University of Wollongong – President Barack Obama is being urged to raise human rig

Evi Mariani, Washington, DC – US President Barack Obama is expected to raise human rights issues in Indonesia's Papua during his second visit to Indonesia, Southeast Asia's largest econ

Elaine Pearson – "Now we are vilified," an Ahmadiyah imam told me last week at a mosque outside Jakarta that is threatened with closure.

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Thousands of West Papuans have marched on the provincial capital of Jayapura demanding a referendum to declare independence from Indonesia, activists say.

Manokwari – Shouts of "Papuan is independent" enlivened a peaceful protest action at the West Papua Provincial House of Representatives (DPRPB) on Thursday November 17.

Esther Samboh, Nusa Dua, Bali – The government claims a compromise has nearly been reached between a striking workers union and the management of a local unit of US gold and copper mini

Nethy Dharma Somba and Tifa Asrianti, Jayapura/Jakarta – As the government drags its feet amid peace talks with Papua residents, two more shootings took place in the country's troubled,

Mark Colvin: As president Obama shifts his country's strategic focus towards our region, US eyes may eventually fall on the situation in West Papua.

Jakarta – The Papua Parliamentary Caucus called out to Papuans studying in Java, Bali, Sumatra, Sulawesi and Kalimantan to stay calm following the circulation of threatening text messag

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – A former Papuan political prisoner claimed on Thursday that he and several others were assaulted and spat on by a senior police officer following last month'

Jakarta – The United Nations has declared that Indonesia's detention of Papuan human rights advocate Filep Karma is an infringement of international law, New York human rights group Fre

Chichi Conde, Bali, Indonesia – Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed to set up review group that will study the application for membership

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Police in North Sumatra have uncovered a same-sex marriage in Toba Samosir regency, after the "bridegroom" turned out to be a woman.

Jakarta – Residents of Sritanjung village in Mesuji regency, Bandar Lampung, have urged the government to revoke the land use certificate (HGU) of a crude palm plantation company operat

Ezra Sihite – Indonesian House of Representatives Speaker Marzuki Alie has reacted with anger – but little substance – to comments by Constitutional Court chief Mahfud M.D.

Bagus BT Saragih – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairman Busyro Muqoddas is facing backlash for sharp remarks directed at lawmakers over the last few months, which may make i

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office announced on Tuesday night that it had named suspects in a corruption case implicating former Democratic Party treasurer and la

Vento Saudale, Bogor – It's been almost a year since he was found guilty of falsifying signatures in a case that led to the troubles of the embattled GKI Yasmin Church, but local reside

Jakarta – The government is planning to dissolve 10 national commissions, the duties of which have been overlapping with other state institutions.

Supreme Court Chief Justice Harifin Andi Tumpa has told Bogor's controversial mayor Diani Budiarto to stop making excuses and implement a ruling to lift a ban on the GKI Yasmin church.

Bandung – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) urged West Java Police on Wednesday to release four individuals detained for protesting against plans for an iron mine in Cile

Ismira Lutfia – Attorney General Basrief Arief admitted on Tuesday that a lack of political will was hindering the processing of cases involving human rights violations.

Jakarta – Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Djoko Suyanto said the Papua issue would not be discussed at the 19th ASEAN Summit and the 6th East Asia Summit, du

Michael Holtz, Papua – Indonesia, hosting President Barack Obama and other world leaders this week, has earned praise for democratic reforms achieved since longtime dictator Suharto was

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – Police said on Wednesday that a clash with a small armed group in a gold mine during the weekend was believed to have left one person dead, but activists cla

Jakarta – A member of the House of Representatives accused the government of conducting illegal military operations in poverty-stricken Papua, which has seen a spike in violence involvi

Hundreds of members of the Islamic hard-line group Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia demonstrated against the imminent arrival in Bali of US President Barack Obama at the Hotel Indonesia traffic

Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) states that mining giant PT Freeport Indonesia (FI) has often incited tension and violence in Papua.

Indonesian police have questioned a researcher who uncovered the alleged torture and killing of orangutans in a palm oil plantation area in East Kalimantan.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Leaked and confidential state documents have unveiled that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono may have been involved in the controversial bailout of Bank Cen

Human Rights Watch on Wednesday urged United States President Barack Obama to tackle Indonesia's leaders during his visit this week on issues including outbreaks of mob violence against

A United States government commission has called on US President Barack Obama to speak out against Indonesia's growing religious intolerance when he meets President Susilo Bambang Yudho

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Jakarta – As many as 400 Newmont Nusa Tenggara's workers on Wednesday conducted a strike demanding the company clarify over-time payments.