Wilda Asmarini, Susan Taylor, Jakarta/Toronto – Freeport-McMoRan Inc, the world's second-largest publicly traded copper company, strongly disagrees with a proposed divestment plan by the government

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – On Friday thousands of members of hardline Muslims groups – including the Islamic Defenders Front, the United Islamic People Forum and the Betawi Rembuk Forum – staged a ra

Phelim Kine – Those are the marching orders from the commander of the Indonesian Armed Forces, General Gatot Nurmantyo, about how to observe the September 30th anniversary of the start to the mass

Jakarta – At least 5,000 personnel from the police's Mobile Brigade command (Brimob) will be deployed to guard Friday's anti-communist rally in Jakarta.

Jakarta – Culture and Education Minister Muhadjir Effendy has prohibited elementary and junior high school students from watching Pengkhianatan G30S/PKI (Betrayal of the Communists), saying the fil

Jakarta – Members of Islamist groups are planning to show up in the thousands in Jakarta on Friday (29/09) to demonstrate against what they believe to be the rise of communism in Indonesia.

I Wayan Juniarta, Karangasem – In an impressive show of solidarity, communities and individuals have banded together to provide assistance for evacuees who have had to escape the rumbling Mount Agu

Jakarta – Golkar Party has said its chairman, Setya Novanto, is currently receiving treatment at a hospital in Jakarta and that a picture of him in a hospital bed is not staged.

Jakarta – The Anti-Corruption Court on Thursday sentenced Golkar Party politician Fahd El Fouz alias Fahd A Rafiq to four years in prison and ordered him to pay Rp 200 million (US$14,806) in fines

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The House of Representatives' plan to use its inquiry rights against the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) could set a bad precedent for other law enforcemen

Ganug Adi Nugroho, Surakarta – Surakarta Mayor FX Hadi "Rudy" Rudyatmo has prohibited his guests from carrying bags into his office and his residence following a string of arrests made by the Corru

N.Adri, Balikpapan, East Kalimantan – Local leaders attending the Governors' Climate and Forest Task Force (GCF) Forum in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, have agreed to protect the rights of indigenou

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – The government is being criticized by some for its tardiness in revitalizing 53 state-owned sugar factories with low productivity.

Timothy Fernandez – A secret petition demanding a new independence referendum for West Papua is presented to the United Nations after being signed by 1.8 million West Papuans.

Jakarta – Finance Sri Mulyani has sent a letter to Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Ignasius Jonan to inform him about the financial risk if the government goes ahead with its plan to construc

A petition with the signatures of 1.8 million West Papuans in Indonesia has been presented to the United Nations in New York demanding an internationally supervised vote on independence.

Jewel Topsfield and Amilia Rosa, Bali – Mount Agung looks enormous from the Bhale Dana sand mine in Muntig, a Balinese village inside the volcano evacuation zone, but the miners are not fazed.

Johnny Blades – It's become an annual stoush in New York.

Boni Jehadin, Kupang and Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – Neglected for almost two decades, pro-Jakarta Catholic Timor-Leste militias who relocated to Indonesia after the country's independence have demanded

Marguerite Afra Sapiie and Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said on Wednesday that he met Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen.

Djemi Amnifu, Kupang – Dozens of members of the Kupang branch of the Indonesian Catholic Students Association (PMKRI) rallied in front of the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Police headquarters in Kupang,

Jon Afrizal, Jakarta – The export value of textiles and their related products reached US$7.12 billion in the first half of 2017, a 2.71 percent increase from the corresponding period last year.

N. Adri, Balikpapan, East Kalimantan – Environmental activists said a lack of concrete action may hinder the success of agreements made by the governor's Climate and Forest Task Force (GFC).

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen.

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura, Papua – Thirty eight residents in Semenage district, Yahukimo, Papua, were reported to have died during the May-August period due to sickness and poor access to health

Indonesia has denied allegations regarding West Papua made by Pacific leaders at the UN General Assembly in New York.

Beijing – Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday extended congratulations to Mari Alkatiri on his election as Timor-Leste's prime minister, China's Xinhua news agency reported.

John McBeth, Jakarta – Feisty fisheries and maritime minister Susi Pudjiastuti may have earned a reputation for blowing up hundreds of foreign fishing boats caught intruding in Indonesian waters, b

Jakarta – Rights activists are calling for President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and the House of Representatives to reprimand Indonesian Military Chief Gatot Nurmantyo for a claim he made during an event

Jakarta – Speaking before representatives of universities from across the country who had gathered in Bali on Tuesday, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has called up all universities to take a firm s

Jakarta – The Jakarta Health Agency has imposed sanctions on the management of Mitra Keluarga Hospital in Kalideres, West Jakarta, after it was found guilty in a negligence case that led to the dea

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu offered clarification over the reported plan of a non-military institution to import 5,000 firearms that had been mentioned by I

Jakarta – The House of Representatives plans to summon Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen.

Andreas Harsono – The Indonesian government has just made it clear that the country's dangerously ambiguous blasphemy law is here to stay – which is bad news for beleaguered religious minorities.

Singapore – Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has written to Timor-Leste's Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri To congratulate him on his appointment, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a media release

Jakarta – Activities at the headquarters of the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute Foundation (YLBHI) in Menteng, Central Jakarta, returned to normal on Monday after hundreds of protesters had besieged

Kupang – A total of 13,000 ex-East Timorese residents proposed eight demands to the Indonesian government through the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Provincial Government during a demonstration at Jalan

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Ronald Sajensolar, a driver of a patrol car, sustained injuries to his cheek and shoulders from shards of a broken window, after the car he was traveling in was shot

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – Coordinating Political, Security and Legal Affairs Minister Wiranto issued a statement Sunday to give clarifications to a controversial statement made by the Indones

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police arrested on Sunday Aris Wahyudi for allegedly establishing a prostitution site under the guise of a matchmaking website.

Jakarta – Secretary-general of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Hasto Kristiyanto said that Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen.

Jakarta – The son of former president Soeharto, Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, defended the Indonesian Military's (TNI) move to screen the propaganda film Pengkhianatan G30S/PKI (Betrayal of the Com

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – Judge Cepi Iskandar at the South Jakarta District Court rejected on Friday an objection raised by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) during the hearing of House

The prime minister of Vanuatu has accused world leaders at the UN of turning a deaf ear to more than half a century of atrocities committed by Indonesia on the people of West Papua.

Estu Suryowati, Jakarta – The film "Pengkhianatan G30S/PKI" has again become the subject of public discussion after TNI (Indonesian military) chief General Gatot Nurmantyo proposed the idea of hold

Jakarta – The Indonesian Metal Trade Workers Federation (FSPMI) and the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) will hold joint screenings (nobar) of the film G30S/PKI on the evening of Fri

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – The number of cases of violence against women and children has increased every year in Jambi, an official has said.

Pacific Media Watch – On the eve of New Zealand's 2017 general election, Pacific Media Watch reports on whether West Papua features in the human rights and foreign affairs policies and stances of t

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has defended its decision to name House of Representatives Speaker Setya Novanto a suspect in the high-profile e-ID card graft case.

Aditya Budiman, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Wiranto said that the Indonesian Military (TNI) still needs to resolve allegations of human right violatio