Damien Kingsbury – As East Timor went to elections this year, the country was the most peaceful and united it had been in its short history.

Djemi Amnifu, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara – A group of NGOs has called for greater efforts to stop rampant violence against women and children in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), after recording 119 of suc

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura, Papua – Papua and Mimika have been categorized as two among 171 regions participating in the 2018 regional elections that are most prone to security disruptions.

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono is eyeing to make Indonesia's millennial generation as his future base voters.

Jakarta – Residents of Tiberias village in Bolaang Mongondow, North Sulawesi, have called on the government to help end their land dispute against plantation company Malisya Sejahtera that has not

"The extremists called and told us they planned to attack. We called the police beforehand, they wouldn't come... [they] showed up at the very end and watched us be beaten."

Several stories about children as young as 14 getting married have went viral on social media in Indonesia in recent months, highlighting what many experts warn is a worrying trend of child marriag

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has said the deregulation program is an effective method of eradicating corruption because more rules tend to result in more corruption.

Konradus Epa – Indonesian Aris Panji Irianto did not mind traveling from his home in Central Java to Jakarta to meet with fellow victims of the nation's bloody 1965-66 anti-Communist purge.

Jakarta – A proper transition period is needed for Gen.

Jakarta – Several economists say people will still prefer keeping their money in banks next year.

Istman Musaharun Pramadiba, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi said the battle against corruption in Indonesia is not serious, as evidenced by the many numbers of regional heads found to hav

Jakarta – Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu has called on newly inaugurated Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Air Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto to strengthen the unity of the TNI, tempo.co reported on

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – The United States has disclosed documents on Papua independence struggle. The documents say that Papuans asked for U.S.

Fachrul Sidiq, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration's decision to discontinue the publication of videos of executive meetings has been criticized by an activist, saying it was a setback to efforts

Jayapura, Jubi – Commemorates the Bloody Paniai tragedy on December 8, 2014, four students and youth organizations: Papuan Youth and Student Movement (GEMPAR), Student Independent Forum (FIM), West

Under former governors Joko Widodo and Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, Jakartans had unprecedented access to video recordings of meetings conducted by the Jakarta provincial government on Youtube as

Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency's (BPS) balance and statistics analysis deputy head, Sri Soelistyowati, denied that poor sales at a number of retail outlets were caused by the emergence of

Rui Graca Feijo – Almost nine months after the election of the fourth President of the Republic, the first to be won by a President affiliated to a political party (FRETILIN) and to benefit from a

Antara, Yogyakarta – Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) Commander Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto went on a pilgrimage to the tomb of TNI's first commander-in-chief General Soedirman, which is located in K

Antara, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo admitted that much work to be done by the government to uphold human rights.

Jakarta – Indonesia is looking to impose import duties on intangible goods, such as electronic books and software, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has said.

Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has reported that half of the cases of violence in North Sumatra this year involved members of the National Police and

Ahmad Syarifudin, Yogya – Hundreds of students held a protest action at the Pal Putih Monument in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta on the afternoon of Sunday December 10 to commemorate Internati

Jakarta, Indonesia – Prominent Papuans pleaded for the U.S.

Jakarta (New York Times) – Tunggal Pawestri says she will never forget being groped on a public bus while travelling to her high school in Jakarta, the Indonesian capital, when she was 14.

Jun Suzuki, Jakarta – After years of torrid growth, sales at retail establishments in Indonesia, especially department stores, are losing steam, as wage growth slows and online shopping takes off.

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has criticized greening and land-restoration programs that he described as purely decorative without concrete follow-up action.

Panca Nugraha, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara – The government launched on Sunday a movement against child marriage in West Nusa Tenggara as part of an effort to end the practice, which remains rampan

Jakarta – Thousands of Indonesian Muslims protested Sunday in Jakarta against US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in the latest global show of solidarity

Aman Rochman, Malang, East Java – The National Police's counterterrorism squad, Densus 88, arrested three men alleged to be involved in a local terrorism network in East Java on Saturday.

Jakarta – Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto has officially begun his tenure as the Indonesian Military (TNI) commander, replacing Gen.

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo says that the drafting of budgets at both the ministries, state institutions and regional bodies focus more on supporting activities rath

Ristu Hanafi, Sleman – Protesters and students from the Alliance against the Kulon Progo Airport have again demonstrated in front of the PT Angkasa Pura (AP I) offices in the Central Java city of Y

Jakarta – The National Police's antiterror squad, Densus 88, arrested a suspected terrorist in Surabaya, East Java, on Saturday morning.

Jakarta – Starting on Jan.

Jakarta – Finance Deputy Minister Mardiasmo has said the government would start setting aside revenues from the tobacco excise duty next year to fund the Healthcare and Social Security Agency (BPJS

Indonesia is in the midst of a diphtheria outbreak that has affected hundreds and killed dozens this year, with medical professionals saying anti-vaxxers played a crucial part in the spread of the

David Sobolim, Jayapura – Scores of students from Solidarity Against Forgetting the Student Shootings Case in Paniai Regency have held a march from the Waena hosing estate to the Imbi Park in Jayap

Roshni Kapur – The province of West Papua continues to be shrouded in secrecy from the rest of the world.

The decision by US President Donald Trump to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and eventually move the US Embassy to the heavily disputed city has had major political ramifications throu

Anti-American protests have taken place in Muslim-majority Southeast Asian states of Indonesia and Malaysia against United States President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the cap

Jakarta – Hundreds of people staged a rally on Friday in front of the United States Embassy in Central Jakarta to protest US President Donald Trump's controversial decision to recognize Jerusalem a

Indonesia's House Speaker Setya Novanto has dodged several corruption charges in the past, but it's starting to look like his luck has run out as he's set to soon face trial for corruption without

Prashanth Parameswaran – Last week, Singapore and Indonesia carried out a new exercise in counterterrorism, an area of growing concern for the two sides.

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) and the government on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to facilitate businesspeople in becoming m

Jakarta – Indonesian health authorities will launch an immunisation drive next week to contain a sharp rise in cases of diphtheria, which has killed at least 32 people, including many children, in

The Jakarta Post reported two Ilyushin-76 strategic airlifters brought 81 personnel to Frans Kaisiepo Airport in Biak regency.

A New Zealand parliament select committee has heard there is currently no pathway for West Papua to be put on the UN decolonisation list.

Sheany, Jakarta – The new batch of commissioners at the National Commission on Human Rights, or Komnas HAM, must work hard to build a culture of human rights in Indonesia, Robertus Robet of Amnesty