Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Young revelers weren't the only ones struggling to drag themselves out of bed the morning after the late-night World Cup final between Spain and the Netherlan

Embattled Minister of Justice and Human Rights Patrialis Akbar has jumped to the defense of his colleagues pictured nodding off during a briefing at the State Palace and blamed the medi

Councilors and city officials from Padang in West Sumatra have been chastised for failing to show up on time for an important meeting on Thursday morning because they were too tired aft

Irvan Tisnabudi & Muhamad Al Azhari – The finance minister and experts are pressuring lawmakers to deliberate the latest draft of a bill on protocols for handling a financial crisis

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – A group of 17 lawmakers are set to fly to the Middle East this month in attempt to help Palestine gain independence, but critics have blasted the trip as a w

Anita Rachman – Having passed no legislation since being inaugurated in October, the House of Representatives has scaled back its ambitious goal of passing 70 laws this year, according

Armando Siahaan – The House of Representatives' household affairs committee on Tuesday vehemently refuted allegations by a budgetary watchdog that the renovation of the official houses

Hans David Tampobolon, Jakarta – The House of Representatives did not enact any laws in the first five months of 2010 and may not meet its goal of enacting 58 laws by the end of the yea

Armando Siahaan – If you thought the uproar over reports that lawmakers plan to build a new tower costing Rp 1.8 trillion ($195 million) was enough to discourage them, think again.

Jakarta – The Public Works Ministry denied a main building at the House of Representatives is leaning 7 degrees, which had compelled the House to seek Rp 1.8 trillion in funds to demoli

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The House of Representatives' proposal to build a new office building at the cost of Rp 1.8 trillion ($200 million) was met with criticism on Sunday, with two

Indah Setiawati, Jakarta – There is no way the City Council will be able to legislate 38 bylaws this year, given the councilors' notorious work ethic and lack of experience, says the In

Anita Rachman – Forming special committees to investigate corruption scandals is understandable, but for lawmakers to meanwhile neglect their main duty of debating and passing bills is

Hans David Tampobolon, Jakarta – A threat from House of Representatives lawmakers to boycott any hearing with Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati will do more harm than good, observe

Febriamy Hutapea, Nivell Rayda & Heru Andriyanto – Lawmakers should go back to looking after the people who voted for them instead of tending to bruised political egos.

Febriamy Hutapea – A group of nongovernmental organizations on Thursday officially called for House of Representatives Speaker Marzuki Alie, a member of the president's Democratic Party

Camelia Pasandaran – The Constitutional Court chief suggested on Tuesday that vanity was the driving force behind many of the laws produced by ministers, and that this was the reason fo

Nethy Dharma Somba and Markus Makur, Jayapura/Timika – The latest attack against mining firm PT Freeport Indonesia in Papua, weeks after the shooting death of separatist leader Kelly Kw

While controversy brews over new luxury cars being granted to lawmakers, one Central Java Regional Representatives Council member has returned his official car because it is second hand

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – As many as 560 legislators at the House of Representatives took their oath on Oct. 1 and pledged to wholeheartedly serve their constituents.

Indonesia Raya, the national anthem, is played at every state ceremony, but on Friday during the House of Representatives General Assembly to commemorate Independence Day, it was notic

Heru Andriyanto – Although mention of "the communist threat" has disappeared from government propaganda since the downfall of long-serving President Suharto in 1998, prosecutors are sti

Febriamy Hutapea – In these trying economic times, their self-allocated reward is sure to elicit public criticism.

Jakarta – While some lawmakers have offered valid excuses for their absences from the last plenary session of the House of Representatives, most could not offer anything beyond laziness

Rizal Harahap, Medan – 11 suspects in the death of North Sumatra Provincial Legislative Council Speaker Abdul Aziz Angkat, who died of a heart attack after being beaten by a mob Tuesday

Jakarta – House factions have argued that delaying the passage of the controversial State Secrecy Bill for now may be the best option with the elections approaching and disagreements o

Jakarta – House of Representatives Speaker Agung Laksono has expressed concern that the number of lawmakers attending plenary sessions and meetings will decrease due to their tight sche

New York – The Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR)'s Commission I delegation visiting the US, called on US congressmen to help correct understanding on Papua issue as some Congres

Jayapura – The military commander of XVII/Cenderawasih, Major General Haryadi Soetanto issued a warning on Saturday to remind all adat councils in Papua, including the Dewan Adat Papua

Rizal Harahap, Pekanbaru – Five legislators in Riau province have come under fire for attending a seminar in Egypt organized by Indonesian students there.

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Twelve lawmakers currently visiting Argentina for a nine-day "comparative study" tour – of which seven days are reserved for sightseeing – have been criticized i

Jakarta – With national elections around the corner, the House of Representatives has limited time to meet its legislation target.

At least 100 people demonstrated Monday in Jayapura, Papua's capital city, to demand the dissolution of the Papuan People's Assembly (MRP), which they said failed to protect the rights

Jayapura – A lack of clear regional autonomy guidelines has prevented the two-year-old Papua People's Council (MRP) from reaching its full potential, members say.

Umi Kalsum, Jakarta – The master plan for the redesign of the House of Representatives (DPR) building will accommodate protesters who wish to convey their wishes to the representatives

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Despite public criticism of their overseas trips, dozens of lawmakers will again go abroad – this time to South Korea and Hong Kong – for what they called

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – An ongoing dispute between the Papuan Legislative Council and the Papuan chapter of the General Elections Commission (KPUD Papua) over procedures in the h

Kupang – Activists have urged East Nusa Tenggara provincial council to drop plans to spend Rp 16 billion (US$1.7 million) on renovating the council building.

Papuans are reportedly forming their own assembly to counter the Papuan People's Council, or MRP, established by the Indonesian government to represent the province.

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The newly elected members of the Papuan People's Council (MRP) took office on Monday in a ceremony that was notable for the heavy police presence.

In an effort to accommodate fundamental rights for natives, the Indonesian government set up a people's assembly in the easternmost province Papua on Monday even though protesters say t

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – The government has delayed indefinitely the establishment of the much-awaited Papuan People's Assembly (MRP), blaming a dispute among local religious leaders an

Netty Dharma Somba, Jakarta, Jayapura – The ongoing formation of Papuan People's Assembly (MRP) has drawn strong opposition from Papuan tribal leaders and churchmen, who feel disappoint

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – The government promised on Monday to install the members of the much-awaited Papua People's Assembly (MRP) early next month and to refrain from making any strat

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – United Nations and rudimentary SOS flags were unfurled during a ceremony commemorating International Indigenous Day on Tuesday morning in Jayapura.

Jakarta – House of Representatives Speaker Agung Laksono defended on Wednesday plans to jack up state budget allocations next year for financing overseas travel for lawmakers, despite t

Jayapura – The Papua provincial council officially changed its name to the Papua People's Representative Council in a plenary session on Wednesday. The change, based on Law No.

Tony Hotland, Jakarta – After years of delay, the House of Representatives legislation committee will propose a new bill on citizenship, which aims to eliminate discriminatory articles

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – A 23-member delegation from the Papua provincial legislative council is protesting the installment of the controversial West Irian Jaya council.

A man who served as East Timor's temporary leader in 1975 before it was invaded by Indonesia resigned Monday from his country's legislature, citing the government's failure to attract f