Margareth Aritonang, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) has decided to follow up a proposal for an international anti-blasphemy provision by garnering support from legislature

Former prime minister Paul Keating says Australia needs to dramatically improve its relationship with Indonesia and stop being subservient to the United States.

Kuala Lumpur – Three policemen have been accused of gang-raping an Indonesian woman at a police station in a northern Malaysian town.

The leaders of Australia, Indonesia and East Timor have held their first official trilateral meeting, discussing the strength of relations between the three countries and the potential

George Roberts – Prime Minister Julia Gillard is claiming a first in regional diplomacy, after securing a joint meeting with the leaders of Indonesia and East Timor.

Jakarta – Taking a contrary view to his deputy, Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan has said he is pessimistic about Indonesia's exports being able to meet the government's target of US$203 bi

Foreign Minister Bob Carr says Australia has been "explicit" in its support for Indonesia's sovereignty over Papua.

London – Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono signed a string of agreements on trade, defense and education on Thursday, the British

Arientha Primanita & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono left for Britain on Tuesday for a state visit, packing two issues that could embarrass him at home

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – During his three-day visit to the United Kingdom, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is set to be bestowed with a prestigious honor by Queen Elizabeth II, in

Arientha Primanita – Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will grant a medal of knighthood to Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during his forthcoming visit to Britain, which is set

David Beniuk – East Timor's former president Jose Ramos-Horta has dismissed what he says are Australian suggestions that his country is growing closer to China.

Bagus BT Saragih, New York – Some of the luster of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's visit to New York faded earlier this week after he apparently fumbled a press conference at Unite

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Firdha Novialita – A human rights group on Tuesday criticized President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's plan to propose an international protocol against religious defamation at a United Nat

Matthew Lee, Dili, East Timor – US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton praised East Timor on Thursday for holding fair elections this year, and said it was up to the government of

Andrew Quinn, Dili – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a short visit to East Timor on Thursday, throwing her considerable diplomatic weight behind a fledgling government trying

Ismira Lutfia & Ezra Sihite – Following an investigative report from Australian media alleging that the country's counterterrorism unit Special Detachment 88 killed a Papuan pro-ind

Alex Perrottet – Fresh allegations of human rights violations in West Papua implicating Australian military training on ABC's 7:30 Report this week have prompted calls for leaders at th

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Ezra Sihite – The contentious issue of increasingly expensive soybean imports has now turned to the handful of companies allowed to import the crop, amid

Arientha Primanita, Ezra Sihite, Ronna Nirmala & Faisal Maliki Baskoro – Indonesia is hurting from skyrocketing soybean prices, but few people are in agreement over what to do about

Esther Samboh, Jakarta – The government has temporarily scrapped taxes on soybean imports to make more affordable.

Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta – A preliminary report on Indonesia's mineral exports for the month of June shows at least three commodities were severely affected by a set of new regulation

Ulma Haryanto – Former East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta stressed the need to maintain border security with Indonesia as a key part of improving the already close relations with

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Indonesia's food exports are suffering as foreign nations are declining to admit locally produced goods that they say contain tainted ingredients, a top

Ismira Lutfia – Australia has praised Indonesia for its efforts in combating people-smuggling and curbing illegal entry to Australia as both countries vow to boost their cooperation in

Bung Wir, Bandung – Representatives of the Papuan people from the group National Papuan Solidarity (NAPAS) held a protest action at the Merdeka Building on Jl.

Oktovianus Pogau, Jakarta – Scores of youths and students from the group Papuan National Solidarity (NAPAS) held a peaceful action in front of the Indonesian national police headquarter

Indonesian diplomacy to allay international concerns about its policy of special autonomy for the province of Papua is slowly bearing fruit, Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa says.

Febriamy Hutapea & Ezra Sihite – The Geneva-based Human Rights Working Group (HRWG) deplored on Friday President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's move to trade clemency for a convicted Au

Edward Rees – Last weekend, a number of uniformed Indonesian military officers were lounging about the Dili Beach Hotel drinking coffee, laughing, and shooting pool.

Lisa Martin – On the eve East Timor's decade anniversary of independence former Prime Minister John Howard has reflected Australia's involvement was one of its more noble appearances on

This weekend, East Timor's president-elect will be sworn in to office as the country celebrates ten years since its formal independence from Indonesia.

The federal government is in discussions with East Timor about carbon price liabilities for gas companies which operate in the Timor Sea.

Michael Bachelard, Dili – Australia can expect a more aggressive line from East Timor's new president Taur Matan Ruak over maritime boundaries and oil and gas revenue, after he describe

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Rt Hon David Cameron, MP.
Prime Minister,
10 Downing Street
London SW1

Dear Mr Cameron,

Rory MacKinnon – David Cameron may have once been a West Papuan hero but activists poured scorn on the PM on Wednesday after he promised their Indonesian oppressors "the best defence eq

While the Australian government is keen to hear about the present situation in West Papua and is hoping to get inputs from a number of sources, in believes in principle that Papua shoul

There has been growing international interest in the situation in Papua.

Matt Peacock – Federal Attorney-General Nicola Roxon has blocked the release of cables about East Timor, despite the fact they are up to 37 years old.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The Indonesia-Singapore bilateral meeting on Tuesday included the signing of agreements at the ministerial level, but one of the Indonesian ministers said he

Indonesia is set to kick off another round of high-ranking diplomatic talks with Singapore on issues deemed contentious in the bilateral ties of the two neighboring countries.

Jakarta – Problems related to Papua are Indonesia's internal affair. The United State has never considered the Papua problem in its cooperative defense relationships.

East Timor or Timor-Leste on Wednesday sought Thailand's assistance and support in its quest for membership of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations or Asean.

Makassar – The Indonesian government is seeking the release of six traditional fishermen from South Sulawesi caught by Timor Leste police last year.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Kalimantan Rattan Association (ARKI) says thousands of farmers in Central Kalimantan have now become jobless thanks to the recent rattan export ban.

Jakarta – From issues such as Timor Leste's struggle for independence to Papua, Australian Cabinet papers have revealed that Australian policies in the region have always taken Indonesi

Jakarta – Both praise and criticism showered the government's plan to tax the export of minerals and base metals starting next year.

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The US Embassy in Jakarta expressed on Thursday its concern over many' "misperceptions" of US intentions in Indonesia, emphasizing that the US has no hidden age

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – If he really wants to understand the grievances of the Papuan people, the president should set up an office there, an opposition legislator said on Thursday.