Reports from Papua province say there have been more shootings aimed at Indonesian security forces in the Mimika area.

Max Walden – A file released by the United States government last week among those pertaining to the assassination of former president John F Kennedy has revealed that the Central Intelligence Agen

Jakarta – The Workers Federation staged a rally demanding an increase in the minimum wage in front of City Hall on Tuesday.

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – Refugees in Indonesia are being told the devastating news that most will never be resettled in Australia or any other country.

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – The Indonesian Tobacco Farmers Association (APTI) has urged the government to implement a policy to control the importation of tobacco to protect local farmers.

Jakarta – The government has been advised to anticipate the possibility of further job losses in the retail industry, following the closure of 7-Eleven convenience stores and the plan of Lotus and

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Ninety-one high-ranking Indonesian Military (TNI) officers are set to be transferred or promoted, TNI Commander Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo has revealed.

Lydia Burton – A grim future may be in store for Australian live cattle exports with Indonesian feedlots in "diabolical" financial strife and at risk of closing.

Jakarta – Vice President Jusuf "JK" Kalla insists the separatist movement is not accepted in Papua because the region is part of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI).

Jakarta – Armed assailants behind the shootings at the Police Mobile Brigade (Brimob) station at Mile 66 last Sunday in Tembagapura, Mimika Regency, Papua, are members of the separatist group Free

Evan Laksmana – The Indonesian military (Tentara Nasional Indonesia or TNI) turned 72 years old on 5 October.

Todung Mulya Lubis – Last month saw an unprecedented attack on one of the oldest and most influential civil society organisations in Indonesia, the Legal Aid Foundation (LBH), which was hosting a d

Samantha Hawley, Indonesia – For Tracy Bantleman it has been a long battle to free her husband, who she says, without a skerrick of doubt, is innocent of the most damning of charges.

Rachel Eddie – Hundreds of people have been publicly flogged in Indonesia since the Aceh province introduced stricter Sharia by-laws two years ago.

Hellena Yoranita Souisa and Primatia Romana Wulandari – After banning Islamist organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) through a decree in July 2017, Indonesia has now moved to codify in law go

Restidia Putri and Richard C. Paddockoct, Tangerang – At the age of 14, Surnah was done with school, and a month ago she took a full-time job packaging fireworks at a new factory near her home.

Phelim Kine – Indonesia's Vice President Jusuf Kalla last week praised religious tolerance in Indonesia as "better than in other countries" and a model "for other countries to learn [religious] tol

Bagus Prihantoro Nugroho, Jakarta – The recently enacted Law on Social Organisations (UU Ormas), which was previously the Government Regulation in Lieu of Law Number 2/2017 (Perppu Ormas), was the

Danielle Long – Starbucks Indonesia is encouraging women to break their silence about breast cancer in a bid to generate awareness of the disease in a new campaign.

Jakarta – The government will launch massive village infrastructure projects worth up to RP 60 trillion in 2018 that will be so labor intensive they could create as many as 14 million jobs.

Rachmadea Aisyah, Jakarta – The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) announced on Monday that investments had reached Rp 513.2 trillion (US$37.79 billion) by the end of the third quarter, or 75.6 p

Amirullah, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi says that the Pancasila Youth (Pemuda Pancasila, PP) are a special social organisation (ormas) and he is calling on the group to be the bulwark

Jakarta – The government is preparing a plan to integrate Jakarta with Bandung, in effect establishing a massive urban area on the eastern end of Java, a minister said on Sunday (29/10).

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan inaugurated the Filadelfia Batak Protestant Church (HKBP) in Semper, North Jakarta, on Sunday, the first house of worship he inaugurated since assuming off

Jakarta – Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi on Saturday (28/10) announced that the Indonesian government does not recognize Catalonia's declaration of independence.

Kiki Siregar – Deep in Indonesia's easternmost province, a group of birdwatchers wait in earnest, hoping to glimpse the renowned bird-of-paradise.

Muhammad Nur Abdurrahman, Makassar – The commemoration of Youth Pledge day on Friday October 28 at the Muhammadiyah University (Unismuh) campus in Makassar, South Sulawesi, has ended in a clash bet

Bayu Ardi Isnanto, Solo – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo attended the keynote event of the Pancasila Youth's (PP) 58th anniversary in the Central Java city of Solo.

Arthur Neslen – Nestle, Mars and Hershey have been accused of breaking pledges to stop using "conflict palm oil" from deforested Indonesian jungles, just days before the annual Halloween confection

Jakarta – Three suspects have been named in connection to a deadly blaze at an Indonesian fireworks factory that killed 48 workers and was caused by sparks from welding equipment, police said Satur

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan, North Sumatra – The Medan District Court has declared Democratic Party politician Ramadhan Pohan guilty of fraud and sentenced him to 15 months in prison.

Joe Cochraneoct, Jakarta, Indonesia – Indonesia's troubled legal system is again coming under scrutiny, after rulings in two high-profile cases that have alarmed both Western expatriates and local

The United Liberation Movement for West Papua says it hopes New Zealand's new prime minister will take up the issue of Papuan self-determination.

Indonesia's House of Representatives has passed a presidential decree into law that empowers the government to disband organizations even without a prior court order, amid warnings from legal exper

Jakarta – Golkar Party, the second-largest party in West Java with 17 legislative seats, officially endorsed on Friday popular Bandung Mayor Ridwan Kamil for the 2018 West Java gubernatorial electi

Paulina Quintao – The Director of the organization Women's movement (MOFFE), Yasinta Lujina acknowledges that new Members of Parliament (MPs) need transportation to facilitate their work, especiall

Jakarta – The Indonesian government and Freeport McMoran, a parent company of gold and copper miner PT Freeport Indonesia, have not reached an agreement on several issues, including the valuation o

Jakarta – Rights groups have accused Indonesian President Joko Widodo of reneging on an election promise to improve the country's human rights record, saying after three years in power the situatio

Indonesia's foreign minister says it is the right of Pacific Island countries to raise issues about West Papua in international fora.

Dili – East Timor's Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri said Thursday his country is "doing our best" to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, but Asean members Myanmar and Singapore are still

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has accepted the Central Jakarta District Court's ruling that granted the lawsuit filed by Bukit Duri residents in South Jakarta regarding the forced eviction c

Jakarta – Lawmakers passed a bill offering more protection for Indonesian migrant workers in Jakarta on Wednesday (25/10).

Jewel Topsfield and Amilia Rosa, Jakarta – More than 40 people were killed after a fire ripped through a fireworks factory in a satellite city of Jakarta with bodies incinerated as they tried to es

Jakarta – According to one member of the House of Representatives, the rise of identity politics in Indonesia must be countered to preserve the country's rich diversity and warm relations between a

Jakarta – Depok Police are conducting a cyber patrol to find the suspects behind the circulation of a porn video allegedly involving an alumna of University of Indonesia in West Java.

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – Activists of women's rights groups have called on National Police chief Gen.

Jakarta – The Defense Ministry will get a Rp 107.7 trillion allocation, the largest figure among the allocations for the Cabinet Ministries as stated in the 2018 state budget approved by the House

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has praised the strong performance of the capital market so far this year, and expects that similar developments will follow in the real e

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – The Democratic Party is prepared to file a petition against the government if the latter does not revise the 2017 Mass Organizations Law, party chairman Susilo Bambang Yud

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – The US has now claimed an "administrative error" was the reason why Indonesia's military chief was told he could not board a flight in an incident that caused a diplomati