Ellie Simmonds – Campaigners showed solidarity with their fellow countrymen by raising the West Papuan flag over Oxford Town Hall.

Bima Baskara and Sultani – With one-and-a-half years to go before the 2009 general elections, political party discussions about finding a national leadership candidate have already spru

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The continued loss of protected forests on Java could lead to serious ecological disasters on the densely populated island costing the country some Rp 136

Calls have gone out in East Timor for the rebel soldier Alfredo Reinado to surrender to authorities.

Maryadi, Jakarta – It appears that the flow of traffic in several parts of Jakarta today will be even more congested that usual.

Nurni Sulaiman, Balikpapan – At least 14 soldiers stationed at Tanjungpura military command in East Kalimantan have been convicted of involvement in illegal logging and sentenced to con

Nusa Dua, Bali – Activists from the Civil Society Forum or CSF are calling for a fairer world in order to overcome the impact of climate change.

Jakarta – The House of Representatives is deliberating a bill the government says will improve the quality of the country's universities, but which the schools fear will commercialize e

Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – Chairwoman of the National AIDS Council Nafsiah Mboi has clarified that an aggressive condom-use campaign does not endorse promiscuity.

Jakarta – Police released 14 people they arrested after a ceremony to mark the anniversary of West Papua's declaration of independence from Indonesia, a report said Sunday.

More than 20 people were reportedly arrested in Indonesia's Papua as they raised the outlawed "Morning Star" separatist flag.

Jayapura, Papua – The Morning Star flag of Free Papua Movement (OPM) was raised illegally at Kwamki Baru region in Mimika district town of Timika to commemorate independence by OPM sepa

Jakarta – A team of independent experts says a law now being drafted which will establish an independent anti-corruption court should provide for ad-hoc judges and a body for managing c

Jakarta – Citing government failure to pursue alleged human rights violations, non-governmental organizations have grouped in a national alliance known as the People's Fight Back Commit

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – The National Aids Commission has asked regional administrations nationwide to pay serious attention to efforts to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS.

Bruce Gale, Senior Writer – "There were no crimes against humanity in East Timor" in 1999, retired Lieutenant-General Kiki Syahnakri told a hearing of the joint Indonesian-Timor Leste C

Jakarta – While Indonesian campaigners marked World AIDS Day by promoting the use of condoms, hundreds of Muslims rallied against free distribution of the contraceptive, a report said S

It was certainly good news for Indonesia that it moved up the latest Human Development Index, the internationally accepted standard for measuring a country's welfare.

Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara – Students demanded the attorney general immediately remove the head of the East Nusa Tenggara Prosecutor's Office, Oparis Siahaan, for his alleged failure to

Jakarta – Economic and political authority needs to be shared equally in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam to ensure the brighter future envisioned at the signing of the 2005 Helsinki Memorandum

Jakarta – The State Ministry for Women's Empowerment invited public figures Thursday to evaluate the revised draft of the Pornography Bill, which has stirred debate among women's rights

Jakarta – Many regency and municipality administrations have done nothing to improve the investment climate in their regions, a survey says.

Dili – A senior UN official said Friday East Timor will continue to need the presence of the United Nations in the country for some time to come.

Alfian, Jakarta – Researchers and experts have opposed to the government's plan to prohibit political surveys and "quick counts" in elections, saying the move denies the public's right

Jakarta – Religious and ethnic leaders expressed concern Thursday over global warming, asserting no spiritual teachings or traditional beliefs allowed the unchecked exploitation of natu

Dili – Four East Timorese soldiers were convicted of murder and sentenced to up to 12 years in prison Thursday for gunning down unarmed police officers during a spasm of violence in the

Jakarta – An alliance of 12 non-governmental organizations has demanded the revision of Jakarta's new public order bylaw, saying it opposes pluralism.

Jakarta – Uncertainty over the execution dates of the three men convicted of the 2002 Bali bombings has raised concerns in the home countries of many of the victims.

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – PT Lapindo Brantas, a mining company partly owned by Bakrie Holding Group which has been blamed for the mudflow in East Java's Sidoarjo region, on Wednesda

Jakarta – The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) warned Wednesday that Indonesia could expect more frequent and severe outbreaks of dengue fever and diarrhea as a result of global warming

Jakarta – National intelligence chief Syamsir Siregar said Wednesday he was ready to testify in the Munir murder case.

Jakarta – Islamic leaders in Jakarta on Tuesday agreed to spread faith-based HIV/AIDS prevention information through their sermons.

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono said Wednesday the Indonesian Military (TNI) has worked hard to erase its image as a repressive institution, citing the effor

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – Jakarta's regular floods can be partially blamed on global and regional warming, a scientist has said.

Angus Grigg – It was a day Indonesia's columnists had clearly been looking forward to, and they were brutal.

Warief Djajanto Basorie, Jakarta – How much has the Indonesian Military (TNI) changed?

Kerry Smith – Indonesian activists in the National Liberation Party of Unity (PAPERNAS) continue to face government-sponsored thuggery and have appealed for support from Australian acti

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – US Congressman Eni Faleomavaega has been in Papua since Monday to directly assess the latest condition of two provinces after he was granted permission by the In

Jakarta – About 50 residents claiming to be heirs of Isa bin Baman again blocked the Ulujami toll road on Tuesday morning during rush hour.

Jakarta – Indonesia has raised its Human Development Index (HDI) ranking through improvements in a number of key sectors, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announced Tuesd

Jakarta – The trial of Indra Setiawan for conspiracy to murder in the Munir Said Thalib case resumed Tuesday with witnesses from Garuda Indonesia confirming that the deployment of Polly

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has ratified a security treaty with Australia that includes a formal acknowledgement of Indonesia's sovereignty over Australia.

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – Regional administrations are racing to create ordinances based on moral, cultural and religious values even though the regulations can not be implemented for

Jakarta – Indonesia is one of the nations most vulnerable to climate change and is already feeling some of the consequences of global warming, environmental group WWF said Wednesday in

Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – The sea water which inundated much of North Jakarta on Monday began receding Tuesday, with residents returning home and traffic on the road to Soekarno-Hatta

Prodita Sabarini, Denpasar – Bali's fishermen and farmers are more susceptible to the effects of climate change than other groups on the island, an environmentalist says.

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – Indonesia's two largest political parties have recommended for a smaller number of parties contest the 2009 general election in order to achieve effective demo

Slamet Susanto, Yogyakarta – The climate in Yogyakarta city has gradually increased over the past two years due to global warming, a government agency says.

Aboeprijadi Santoso, Amsterdam – Little news basically came from Sydney's Coroner Court inquest into the deaths of Australian-based journalists in Balibo, East Timor (1975) – except tha

Jakarta – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released Tuesday The Other Half of Climate Change report, focusing on the impact of climate change on the poor in Indonesia as