Antara, Jakarta – The National Police (Polri) have officially set free two youngsters who were previously detained by law enforcers on suspicions of being involved in the recent attack

Yuliana Lantipo and Ronna Nirmala Jayapura, Indonesia, and Jakarta – Twenty years after Indonesia introduced legislation for special autonomy to pacify a clamor for independence in Papu

Jayapura – "Since it was first established on November 19, 2008, the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) has always been confronted by many challenges including attempts at criminalisa

Yudha Baskoro – Refugees and asylum seekers from Afghanistan rallied in front of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) building in Central Jakarta last week.

Jakarta – A coalition of non-government organisations (NGOs) believes that the government is anti-criticism because it often responds to criticism with threats of criminalisation and au

Jakarta – Human rights activists expelled Presidential Chief of Staff (KSP) Moeldoko when he arrived at a Kamisan (Thursday) action in front of the Paragon hotel the Central Java provin

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The calf of a Sumatran elephant sadly died in Aceh yesterday, just days after she was rescued from a poacher's trap with part of her trunk almost completely severed.

The National Police's Densus 88 counter-terrorism unit has arrested a member of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) over his alleged ties to terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI).

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo gave a noken, or a traditional Papuan woven bag, to New Zealand's Minister of Foreign Nanaia Mahuta during her visit to the Merdeka Palace in Ja

Benny Mawel, Jayapura – The West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Organization (TPNPB-OPM) has said it will not call a truce nor engage in a dialogue with the Indonesian govern

Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – The Indonesian Workers Union Association (Aspek Indonesia) firmly opposed the government's decision to announce the average increase in the Provincial Minimum Wa

One hundred and ninety-four Catholic leaders from across West Papua have called for an end to military operations in the Indonesian-ruled region.

Cilacap – In a quiet mangrove forest in central Indonesia, a man moves gingerly across vegetation distinguished by its big, wooden stilt roots, searching for fallen mangrove fruits that

Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said she visited Singapore

Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment (Menko Marves) Luhut Binsar Panjaitan has threatened to audit non-government organisations (NGOs) after accusing them

Noir Primadona Purba and Muhamad Maulana Rahmadi – As the world's largest archipelagic country, Indonesia should be showing more concern about the impact of climate change on small isla

Katharina R. Lestari, Jakarta – Indonesia's Supreme Court has decided to reduce the jail term of a notorious cleric for circulating false information about his Covid-19 test result.

Mark Bowling, Brisbane – British journalist and filmmaker Max Stahl has been honoured at a funeral Mass in St Stephen's Cathedral in Brisbane – 30 years after he filmed a massacre in Ea

Joao da Cruz Cardoso – After two decades of independence, development in Timor-Leste is exemplified by growing economic activity in Dili, the country's capital city.

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Tuesday commented on the massive floods that devastated the Sintang Regency in West Kalimantan.

As of January this year, food estate players have been seemingly seeking for investment from abroad to sponsor their ambitions.

Muhammad Hendartyo, Jakarta – Deputy Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara said the assumed cost to reduce CO2 emissions from 2020 to 2030 was Rp3,779 trillion.

Tempo.Co, Jakarta – As the 26th session of the Conference of Parties (COP26) to the UN United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Glasgow comes to a close, member

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – The Jakarta Legislative Council (DPRD) chairman of Commission D Ida Maheasy said the capital city currently only has 9.2 percent of green open space or RT

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – The Health Ministry's spokesperson for COVID-19 vaccination, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, said vaccination coverage in Indonesia has surpassed the WHO's target.

Bisnis.Com, Jakarta – The Manpower Ministry's Director-General for Industrial Relations and Manpower Social Security, Indah Anggoro Putri, said the average provincial minimum wage or UM

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M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Indonesian Supreme Court (MA) on Tuesday has reinstated the prison sentencing for graft convict Djoko Tjandra to 4 years and 6 months, which is level with h

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – A mutation of the deadly Delta variant of the coronavirus has sparked an uptrend of Covid-19 cases in eight cities in Indonesia in the last three weeks,

Konradus Epa, Jakarta – Greenpeace Indonesia has accused a government agency of undermining democratic principles by reporting it to police for criticizing a speech made by President Jo

Update: The Jakarta Metro Police on Monday said the complaint against Greenpeace Indonesia has been withdrawn as the plaintiff did not wish for the issue to be politicized.

Haryanti Puspa Sari, Jakarta – Greenpeace Indonesia global forest campaign head Kiki Taufik says they regret that their criticisms of the data on deforestation conveyed in President Jok

Here lies a philosophical conundrum: If a corrupt politician doesn't know he's being corrupt, then is he corrupt?

Timoteus Marten, Jayapura – Activist and coordinator of Papuan women's rights network TIKI, Fien Jarangga, said the gender inequality and violence experienced by Papuan women today was

Claire Jiao and Grace Sihombing – Indonesia, the world's top exporter of thermal coal, will take a gradual approach in pricing and capping greenhouse gas emissions when it rolls out its

Jakarta – Indonesia is calling on the Asia-Pacific region to strengthen partnerships in empowering micro, small and medium enterprises – or MSMEs – as well as combating the climate cris

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – Environment and Forestry Ministry (KLHK) spokesperson Nunu Anugrah in a written statement on Sunday said most of the deforestation for oil palm plantations in

Adam Prireza, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Pandjaitan on Monday responded to news about non-governmental organization ProDemokrasi that plan

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – The latest survey by pollster Politika Research & Consulting (PRC) showed that Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto, Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo,

Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – Commander of the Cendrawasih Regional Military Command Maj. Gen.

Zacharias Szumer – Like many political firestorms in Australia's social media-saturated northern neighbour, this one started online.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Herman, Jakarta – Indonesia's export value hit an all-time high in October 2021, according to the Central Statistics Agency, or BPS on Monday.

Antara, Jakarta – Yesterday on the 14th of November 2021, data from the Ministry of Health stated that as many as 84,161,759 Indonesian citizens have received the second dose of Covid-1

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Greenpeace Indonesia forest campaigner Asep Komarudin said his side is ready to face a police report filed by the Cyber Indonesia forum for criticizing President

Antara, Jakarta – Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas voiced support for Education, Culture, Research and Technology Ministerial Regulation Number 30 of 2021 on Preventing an

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – Standing in front of a hip cafe in an upscale Jakarta neighbourhood, Syifa Aulia Putri strikes a pose for a shot of her in a chic white shirt and moss green skir

Antara, Jakarta – The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology expressed support for government measures to hold vaccination for school pupils aged 6-11 to encourage the

Vincentius Jyestha, Jakarta – Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) spokesperson Habiburokhman has confirmed that the reprimand against senior Gerindra member Fadli Zon originated

Steve Alston, London – On Nov. 11, the UK Foreign Secretary, Liz Truss, visited Indonesia during a week-long trip to Southeast Asia.