Daniel Flitton, Jakarta – Indonesian Defence Minister Juwono Sudarsono has dismissed Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's push for an all-encompassing "Asia-Pacific community" to tack

Tom Allard, Jakarta – The defence white paper crowns a transformation in Australia's strategic perception of Indonesia, as fears of invading hordes from the archipelago are replaced by

Lilian Budianto, Jakarta – US President Barack Obama's 100-day-old administration has "re-energized US foreign policy with a fresh diplomatic approach" in a movement that "re-establishe

The Australia Secretary for International Development Assistance, Bob McMullan, says his government discusses issues around Papua with Indonesia a lot.

An Australian activist says his government is going the wrong way about improving relations with Indonesia if it continues to ignore the West Papua issue.

Washington – With its giant population and moderate brand of Islam, Indonesia is fast emerging as a cornerstone US ally for President Barack Obama's administration, observers say.

The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd opened a conference in Sydney on Thursday the 19 February.

Matthew Lee, Jakarta – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton moved Wednesday to boost US ties with Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, and with its neighbors.

Lachlan Carmichael, Jakarta – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was cheered Thursday as she visited a slum in Indonesia's teeming capital at the end of her first trip to a Muslim-ma

Jakarta – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Indonesia on Wednesday in a visit intended to demonstrate US determination to mend ties with the Islamic world.

An Indonesian Islamic leader rejected Wednesday an invitation to dine with Hillary Clinton, as she seeks to rebuild ties with the Muslim world on her first trip abroad as US secretary o

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Hopes abound for Indonesia to further boost ties with the US under President Barack Obama, with the upcoming visit of his Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ind

Australia has signed a joint statement with Indonesia to build a more secure and peaceful region, Australian Defence Force chief Angus Houston says.

Bangkok – The US and European Union should review their policy of imposing economic sanctions on Myanmar as the country's pariah military regime is key to the future stability of any el

Leo Shanahan – The government of Malcolm Fraser knew it was in breach of international law when it recognised Indonesia's takeover of East Timor – but bowed to pressure from the Suharto

Australian government documents from 1978 show how concerned Canberra was at the fall of Australia's standing in Southeast Asia.

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Phillip Hudson – The Fraser government's controversial decision formally to recognise Jakarta's takeover of East Timor was based on the belief that the occupation was "irreversible" and

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Abdul Khalik, Port Moresby – Papua New Guinea's Inter-Government Relations Minister Job Pomat looked surprised when Home Minister Mardiyanto told him just seconds after they shook hands

The Australia West Papua Association (AWPA) calls on the Australian Government to raise the human rights situation in West Papua with the Indonesian Foreign Minister.

Jakarta – Presidential spokesman Dino Patti Djalal stated here on Tuesday that no country supported separatism in Papua.

Dili – East Timor celebrated Cuba's Independence day within the World Drive Against the Blockade with a new telephone line (roaming) joining both countries.

Philip Dorling – One hazard of being prime minister is you never quite know who you'll meet next.

Kurniasih Budi/Ninin Damayanti, Jakarta – Former East Timor Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri visited President Yudhoyono during the Idul Fitri gathering at the presidential palace on Wednes

Closer to home, and it's emerged that Indonesian embassy officials tried to invoke a security treaty with Australia early this month to try to stop a gathering in Canberra.

Jeffrey Elapa – A peaceful protest march was held in Madang on Saturday by Divine Word University students over the alleged border incursions by Indonesian soldiers.

The Indonesian government has assured PNG that there would be no repeat border incursions into PNG by its soldiers.

Tereni Kens, Port Moresby – The Papua New Guinea government will be making a formal protest to the Indonesian government over the recent border incursions made by members of the Indones

Philip Dorling – The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation has declassified hundreds of secret intelligence reports relating to the President of East Timor and Nobel Peace laure

Philip Dorling – Declassified ASIO files on East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta shed new light on the complex diplomatic and intelligence games before and after Indonesia's invasio

Stephen Coates, Jakarta – Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Friday promised a "new phase of cooperation" with Indonesia on disaster response and the environment during his first stat

Hamish McDonald – Senior Indonesian political leaders are looking to Kevin Rudd to restore the warmth in bilateral relations felt under the previous Labor prime ministers Gough Whitlam

Mark Forbes – The Indonesia that will greet Kevin Rudd when he arrives in Jakarta tonight is marked by chaos and conflict, alongside progress and democratic maturity.

Prime Minister Rudd should raise the issue of West Papua with the Indonesian Government as he did the issue of Tibet with the Chinese Government.

Sid Maher – Australia needs to redefine its relationship with Indonesia to reflect its rise, in barely a decade, from a troubled, unstable, corruption-ridden nation to a "normal" middle

Australians are being urged to rethink the way they view Indonesia and recognise the country as a stable, pluralist democracy and not a hotbed of fundamentalist Islam.

Thorny issues from the past have often derailed relations between Timor Leste and its former master Indonesia.

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – Timor Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta has expressed regret for publicly accusing Indonesian elements of being involved in an assassination attempt against him

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – Timor Leste and Indonesia agreed Tuesday to greater cooperation on many issues, with the leaders of the two nations expressing a commitment to preserving good

Mark Dodd – Impoverished East Timor has signed a $28 million deal with China to buy two advanced patrol boats in a move that will alarm Australia and Indonesia about increasing Chinese

Raymond Sat – The Minister of foreign affairs and external trade, Hon. George A.

Kupang – International aid agencies have evacuated staff from Indonesia's West Timor after violent demonstrations by ex-East Timorese refugees continued for a fifth day, social workers

Yemris Fointuna, Kupang – Protesters continued occupying a legislative building in Atambua, East Nusa Tenggara, on Wednesday, awaiting a central government response on the question of a

Yemris Fointuna, Kupang – Thousands of former East Timorese refugees occupied the Belu Legislative Council building in Atambua on Tuesday, demanding the central government explain why a

Indonesian Defence Minister Juwono Sudarsono in Australia AWPA Calls on the Australian Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon to raise the human rights situation and the behavior of the Indon

Dili – Interim President Fernando La Sama De Araujo of Timor Leste sent congratulations Friday to Raul Castro at his election as president of the Cuban State and Minister councils.

Abdul Khalik, Sirikin, Serawak, Malaysia – While it is illegal to cross the West Kalimantan-Serawak border without permits, a flourishing international trade has been benefiting citizen

Joe Collins from the Australia West Papua Association said that "Mr.

Charlotte Wheatley, Jakarta – You can learn a lot about someone over a cup of tea – starting with the way they drink it.

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The United States deems supporting democratization in Indonesia a priority, and whoever wins the American presidency will consider the Southeast Asian country an