Indonesian socialist Sherr Rinn writes of the need to bring radical politics into the labour movement, which is still hampered by the huge defeats of the Suharto era.

Manpower Minister Hanif Dhakiri announced on Monday that the government would stop the placement of migrant workers in 21 countries of the Middle East, so far among the top destinations of Indonesi

Giri Ahmad Taufik – In spite of vigorous appeals from Australia for Indonesia to spare the lives of Bali duo Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, most Indonesians were not persuaded.

As part of its organizational restructuring, the Indonesian Military (TNI) merged on Monday the military police corps of the three armed forces into one institution dealing with enforcement of mili

Jennifer Robinson – Australia is up in arms over Indonesia's execution of the Bali Nine pair Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran. And rightly so: the death penalty is abhorrent and must be abolished.

Dave Armstrong – Today we may think of the Dutch as a race of benevolent liberals, many of whom sit in Amsterdam cafes smoking hash and listening to bad Eurojazz, but like all colonists, the Dutch

Within a week of one-time graft suspect Budi Gunawan being inaugurated as deputy police chief, the boys in brown have tried to arrest three officials from the antigraft commission that initially ch

Australian taxpayers spend millions of dollars every year training Indonesian military and police officers.

The execution has been carried out and the damage is done. We have to live with that.

Judging from the statement by the Attorney General's Office, the nine drug convicts on death row may be dead by now or may still be alive as Indonesia continues to defy calls from human right activ

Mitchell Bland – As Australia celebrates its historic partnership with New Zealand and commemorates lives lost through war, our Pacific partners in West Papua and their plight for independence must

Hamish McDonald – It will be scant help to the two Australians and six other foreigners now facing imminent execution on Nusakambangan Island, but the case of fellow convict Serge Atlaoui, now subj

Why should President Joko Widodo repeal the planned execution of 10 drug convicts on death row?

Jewel Topsfield – "A New Hope". The Time magazine cover on October 16, 2014 said it all.

Hamish McDonald – Here we are again, poised on the brink of another media frenzy as two Australian drug convicts come closer and closer to a firing squad in Indonesia, barring a late change of hear

Now that Gen. Badrodin Haiti has been installed as the new National Police chief, the controversy over Comr.

Aboeprijadi Santoso, Amsterdam – About the mass killings of alleged leftists in 1965-1966 and their aftermath in the following years, there have been a few qualifications.

No one seemed to know, or care, very much about Siti Zaenab when she was still alive.

Liam Gammon – If it achieved nothing else, last week's PDI-P party congress managed to confuse a lot of tourists.

Indonesians will find it difficult to boast of being from a democratic country as long as their compatriots continue to fall victim to the Electronic Information and Transaction (ITE) Law.

The government's move to block several websites accused of spreading radicalism and hatred received condemnation from many – not only from those identified as fundamental and militant, but also fro

Since its birth almost 70 years ago, this nation has tirelessly promoted equality before the law; but the latest two cases of poor elderly persons being forced to stand trial for minor criminal cha

It's hard to look at the government's recent capitulations in the fight against corruption and write them off as minor setbacks, misguided policies, or sheer ineptitude on the part of the officials

I do not know what the prospects are that President Widodo will stop the current implementation of the death sentence for people convicted of drug related crimes.

Dominic Diongson – President Joko Widodo's plan to issue a regulation focusing more on graft prevention rather than enforcement – meaning investigation, arrest and prosecution – is a troubling shif

Tom Allard – The absurd display of military muscle during the transfer of Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan to the site of their execution was as much about whipping up the nationalist fervour of In

Neles Tebay, Abepura, Papua – Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi visited three Pacific countries this week, namely Papua New Guinea (PNG), the Solomon Islands and Fiji, to strengthen relations betwe

Indonesia's golden era of corruption eradication has ended. Once the dust kicked up by Comr. Gen.

Amalinda Savirani – After a narrow victory that brought someone from outside the country's old guard into office, some supporters of Indonesian President Joko Widodo are starting to become disillus

If Megawati Soekarnoputri can claim credit for establishing Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, then it's her hand-picked president, Joko Widodo, who could very well be overseein

Tim Lindsey – For months, Indonesian President Joko Widodo – popularly known as Jokowi – has repeatedly stated his determination to show no mercy to drug offenders facing execution.

It's a Black Monday for Indonesia. Corruptors must be celebrating now that Judge Sarpin Rizaldi ruled that all the national antigraft agency's charges against Comr. Gen.

Pandaya, Jakarta – His case may have been eclipsed by the embarrassing conflict pitting the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) against the National Police over graft charges leveled against on

As a Javanese, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is familiar with the old maxim alon-alon waton kelakon (slow but sure), but now it is time for him to move as quickly as possible to settle the protrac

Hamish McDonald – Just over five years ago, Indonesians were transfixed by a political-legal brawl that came to be known as the "Crocodile versus Citcak" battle.

Another day, another controversial move from President Joko Widodo.

Damien Kingsbury – The resignation from office by East Timor's prime minister, Xanana Gusmao, was not unexpected. He had flagged his intentions over the past year.

At a time when the police are pressing ahead with charges against Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) leaders, apparently in retaliation for the KPK's move to name National Police chief candida

PT Freeport Indonesia, a subsidiary of US-based mining giant Freeport-McMoRan Inc., deserves a strong rebuke from the government and the House of Representatives for its utter lack of commitment to

Budi Gunawan, the man who President Joko Widodo bizarrely thought would make a suitable police chief, has proved to the country why it's a very good thing that Joko had a last-minute change of hear

It's about time that we see President Joko Widodo push back against the pernicious influence of political forces surrounding him.

We cannot help recounting the one-sided clash between the National Police and the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) back in 2009 – later dubbed Cicak lawan Buaya (Gecko versus Crocodile) – wh

Our elected representatives can pat themselves on the back after they endorsed a regulation that restores direct election as the method by which leaders of local governments are chosen.

Papua remains a big mystery to the Indonesian public. Even Papuans don't know what exactly happens in their own homeland.

Dominic Diongson – President Joko Widodo's administration could fail sooner rather than later if it goes on to make arbitrary and ridiculous decisions.

The supporting poles of the monorail project along Jl. HR Rasuna Said in South Jakarta and Jl. Asia Afrika in Central Jakarta have stood tall since 2004, tarnishing these prominent roads.

Crowds gathered on Thursday at the offices of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to demand a thorough investigation into suspicious bank accounts belonging to high-ranking police officers,

Until the very end, Joko Widodo insisted back in May to make Abraham Samad, chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission or KPK, his running mate.

It is a blunt fact that the public perceives the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK) to be much more trustworthy than the Natio

With the House of Representatives' legal affairs commission approving in acclamation Comr. Gen.