Haryanti Puspa Sari, Jakarta – Defense Minister and Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) Chairperson Prabowo Subianto says that many of the protesters involved in actions opposin

Jakarta – Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto says foreign interference is behind the series of nationwide rallies against the Job Creation Law and called out protesters for falling for d

Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat – As well as the health and economic consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak, it has also given rise to xenophobic sentiments toward China and people of Chinese

Arlina Arshad, Jakarta – Indonesia's Chief Security Minister Wiranto said on Thursday (Sept 26) that the recent student protests in the country were hijacked by a group aimed at disrup

Jakarta – Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto has claimed that the ongoing wave of demonstrations has been "taken over" by groups whose final aim is to

Dewi Nurita and Yusuf Manurung, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) deputy speaker Fahri Hamzah urged the government to not make intelligence activities or foreign party invol

Jakarta – The United Development Party (PPP) has suggested an amendment to the 1945 Constitution and the reintroduction of the stipulation that requires both the President and Vice President of Ind

Jayapura, Jubi – Third Deputy Chairman of Papua Legislative Council, Yanni suggested that outsiders or foreign countries were behind calls for Papuan independence.

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Jakarta – Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Luhut Pandjaitan has told the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), which campaigns for Papuan independence, to le

Tama Salim, Jakarta – In celebration of the 70th year of the country's independence, the government is planning to produce a grand spectacle by sinking another batch of foreign fishing vessels.

Jakarta – The Retired Army Association (PPAD) is warning the government and society at large over the influx of foreign ideologies that threaten the values of Pancasila among Indonesian

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – A senior legislator has blamed unnamed foreign parties for the deteriorating security condition in Papua province amid speculation about the involvement of se

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Dessy Sagita – In a finding that will surprise few, more than half of 1,000 Indonesians surveyed in September and October said they did not like Malaysia for a number of reasons.

Farouk Arnaz & Antara, Jakarta – Recent anti-Malaysia sentiment took a criminal twist on Monday when an ultranationalist group stormed into two Malaysian-controlled banks in Makassa

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Ronna Nirmala & Armando Siahaan, Jakarta – Indonesian officials have denounced an anti-Malaysia campaign by the ultranationalist People's Democratic Defens

Jakarta – The leader of a fringe group that has managed to put a serious dent in relations between Malaysia and Indonesia after hurling human feces at the Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta a

Jakarta – Around one hundred people rallied in front of the Malaysian Embassy at Jalan Rasuna Said on Thursday.

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – The life story of Barack Obama has become an inspiration for people across the globe, including Indonesia.

Jakarta – Some 200 Indonesian workers gathered peacefully in front of the worker's quarters of the YP Plantation Holdings in Rompin, Malaysia, on Wednesday to protest against attempts b

Nurfika Osman – The People's Democratic Defense, a fringe nationalist group that had announced plans to invade Malaysia, may think its fighting for its country and compatriot workers ov

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Although their plans have been widely condemned by officials, the People's Democratic Defense (Bendera) announced on Thursday that they are ready to invade Ma

Farouk Arnaz – National Police on Tuesday warned they would take firm action against a group of Indonesians who were apparently putting the final touches to a plan to invade Malaysia an

Jakarta – Young activists are urged to join forces with the Indonesian Military (TNI) to fight for nationalism as President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's administration is considered as to

Alvin Darlanika Soedarjo, Jakarta – Indonesia's president is pressing the country's 234 million people to wear batik clothes to celebrate a triumph over neighbour Malaysia in a poisonou

Ade Mardiyati – At this moment in Jakarta, a group of Indonesians are putting the final touches to their plan to invade Malaysia and wage war.

Dessy Sagita – Despite calls from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for police action against anti-Malaysia demonstrators, another rally involving bamboo stick-wielding protesters took

Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – The police say they will take action against ultra-nationalist groups who attempt to "raid" Malaysian nationals in the capital, following a series of spats betwe

Indah Setiawati, Jakarta – Dozens of NGO activists dubbing themselves Relawan Ganyang Malaysia (Anti-Malaysia Activists) Tuesday conducted a raid on a street in Central Jakarta in a hun

Dozens of people belonging to an anti-Malaysia group briefly attempted an intimidating road-block and ID check to identify Malaysians along a busy Central Jakarta street on Tuesday, but

Aubrey Belford, Jakarta – Simmering anger in Indonesia over Malaysia's "theft" of a traditional dance is spurring unlikely calls for war in the latest spat between the two traditionally

After a mass hacking attack on more than 120 Malaysian Web sites, dozens of students ambushed the Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta on Tuesday and pelted it with rotten eggs.

Tony Eastley: It's been a weekend of deadly violence in the troubled Indonesian province of Papua.

Peter Cave: The death toll from a weekend of violence in Papua has now risen to three.

Jakarta – An Indonesian mayor has ordered security officers in parts of the capital to go door-to-door on Independence Day to make sure people are flying the national flag.

All police units based along the country's borders have been instructed to fly the red-and-white flag all along the borders, to welcome Independence Day on 17 August 2008.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said that as Head of State and Head of Government, he is ready to go to war if any country infringes the sovereignty of the NKRI (Unitary State of the

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Thursday the four basic pillars of the state – Pancasila state ideology, the 1945 Constitution, the unitary state (

Bagus Kurniawan, Yogyakarta – The Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia Defenders Front (FP-NKRI) will be conducting sweeps of people who support separatist movements in the Centra

Colonel Burhanuddin Siagian stated once again that it is the duty of the TNI to crush any struggle or activity undertaken by any group in the community which tends towards separatism.

Muhammad Nur Hayid, Jakarta – Foreign intelligence [agencies] are believed to be playing a significant role in the recent emergence of separatist movements.

Arfi Bambani Amri, Jakarta – Following on the heals of the South Maluku Republic (RMS) flag-raising incident, there have been cases of the Morning Star flag being raised in West Papua.

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Jayapura – The Regional Military Commander of 172/PWY of Papua, Colonel Kav Burhanudin Siagian stated that the main enemies of the state are those who have enjoyed the nation's faciliti

Jakarta – Citing the 1979 Iranian Revolution as a model for change, a group of opposition politicians has launched a national movement to counter what it believes is increasing foreign

Indonesia has frozen ties with two Australian universities, accusing their academics of supporting Papuan separatism.

Sarah Smiles – The Indonesian Government has accused two Deakin University academics of promoting separatism in West Papua and warned that the country's institutions will have nothing m

M. Rizal Maslan, Jakarta – Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono says that he has the names of six to seven non-government organisations (NGO) that are manipulating the Papua issue.

Budiriza, Jakarta – Indonesian Police Chief, Sutanto has said he assumes that rumors spread by foreign parties are aimed at splitting Indonesia apart.