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

Bambang Nurbianto, Jakarta – Activists slammed city councillors on Wednesday for requesting a monthly housing allowance of Rp 12.5 million each, saying they had broken their own electio

Christine Susanna Tjhin, Jakarta – President Susilo's decision to spend Christmas in Papua (Dec. 26, 2004) may well be a very sympathetic yearly ritual.

Kurniawan Hari and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta – At least Rp 1.35 billion (US$150,000) in taxpayers money will be wasted as the House of Representatives prepares to deliberate 36 of

Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – Commissions of the House of Representatives held their first hearings on Wednesday – nearly a month after it went into session – seeming to indicate that the H

Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – Observers have criticized House of Representatives members for going ahead with their plan to summon President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to explain his position

Jakarta – Indonesia's parliament Speaker Agung Laksono has said that the two opposing coalitions in the legislature have agreed to put an end to their current deadlock, with the People'

Melly Febrida, Jakarta – The poor performance of the People's Representative Assembly (DPR) has provoked four non-government organisations (NGOs) to launch the NGO Coalition for Clean a

Jakarta – While the two opposing camps in the House of Representatives have opened a line of communication with each other, they are still at loggerheads on how to resolve their weeks-o

Jakarta – Amid the ongoing internal scuffle and criticism of their idleness after a month in office, members of the House of Representatives made official visits and met with the public

Suwarjono, Jakarta – A number of West Papuan public figures have asked President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to immediately proceed with the formation of the Papua People's Council (MRP) w

Harry Bhaskara – The new members of the House of Representatives have become embroiled in a power struggle less than a month after taking their seats.

A month after being sworn in, Indonesian lawmakers have yet to begin work amid a bitter dispute that could threaten efforts by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to improve security and

Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – Noted observers have criticized the two opposing coalitions in the House of Representatives on Sunday for placing short-term, party gain over and above the pub

Jakarta – The two opposing factions in the House of Representatives remained locked in their respective positions on Friday, raising the possibility of a lengthy deadlock in the legisla

Fabiola Desy Unidjaja and Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – House of Representative speakers and President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono met for the first time on Friday amid tension between the two

Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – Five factions supporting President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono boycotted on Tuesday a House of Representatives (DPR) plenary meeting and refused to submit candida

Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – Although inaugurated three weeks ago, House of Representatives lawmakers will be unable to start their legislative duties until next Wednesday as they are stil

Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – Some 300 members of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) were told to check out of the Mulia Hotel on Tuesday after its leaders realized, belatedly, that t

Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – Hundreds of members of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) checked in at the Mulia Hotel on Monday despite calls by their chairman Hidayat Nur Wahid to le

Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – Apparently wishing to prove their commitment to leading modest lifestyles, all four leaders of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) said on Wednesday that

Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – The successful election of leaders of the People's Consultative Assembly has inspired the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) to propose amendments to the C

Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) will sit out its final session from September 23 through September 27, during which it will hear and comment upon the

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The Papuan people's campaign against the province's division has received a major boost after the State Administrative Court ruled on Tuesday against a law

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Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – The national legislature will resume sitting on Monday until early July, involving many members who are unlikely to be reelected for another five-year term.

Anton Doni, Jakarta Post – Sarwono Kusumaatmadja, who served as minister and secretary-general of the then ruling party Golkar, during the Soeharto era, was very confident that the new

Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) wound up its seven-week long session on Friday with only about 50 legislators showing up at the plenary meeting to hear the

Rusman, Samarinda – Defying protests from locals, the Samarinda government and municipality council agreed to pay a severance bonus for councillors of Rp 25 million each, a councillor c

Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – People's Consultative Assembly Speaker Amien Rais and President Megawati Soekarnoputri's husband Taufik Kiemas top the list of lawmakers who rarely or never at

Dili – President Xanana Gusmco challenged East Timor's parliament Monday to make 2004 "the year of stability" for the newly independent nation.

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Nearly 1,000 Papuans from all walks of life began a two-day meeting sponsored by the local legislative council on Monday to seek a solution to the central

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Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Akbar Tandjung blamed fellow lawmakers on Friday for the legislative body's failure to finish the deliberation of variou

Jakarta – Indonesia will deploy 2,000 more troops in its easternmost province of Papua after recent anti-government protests left five people dead.

Bambang Nurbianto, Jakarta – Apparently without a hint of shame, the 85 already wealthy city councillors have proposed an additional allowance for themselves of Rp 985 million (US$115,8

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Papua Indonesia integrated Papua into its sovereign territory 40 years ago, but most Papuans are still living in a state of poverty in remote areas, even

Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) concluded its Annual Session on Thursday with a call for President Megawati Soekarnoputri to create a clean government

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The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) agreed to cut short its Annual Session from 10 days to seven in an attempt to save the state budget Rp 6 billion from the total allocation of Rp

Indonesia's highest constitutional body opened its last annual session before the country's legislative system is reformed next year.

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