[In an exclusive interview with Channel NewsAsia's Sujadi Siswo, Timor Leste Prime Minister Dr Rui Maria de Araujo discussed plans for reform and the future needs of his people.]

Chris Brummitt and Rieka Rahadiana – Indonesia President Joko Widodo declined to pick an air force officer as his next military chief, a further sign he's concentrating power in the army as his pub

Jakarta – A senior legislator has demanded an explanation from President Joko Widodo for nominating the Army chief of staff, Gen.

President Joko Widodo's appointment of retired Army general Sutiyoso as State Intelligence Agency (BIN) chief is against the principle of political neutrality and could even jeopardize our system o

Tabita Diela & Yosi Winosa, Jakarta – Indonesia plans to let corruptors, tax evaders, and forest and mining illegal poachers to put their money in government bonds, in a move that would repriev

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo's visit to West Papua was as ephemeral as spray – the next day there was no indication it had happened, according to a Papuan MP.

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – For the first time after seven months in office, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo met his campaign volunteers in public, asking them to support his recent policies, includ

Kanupriya Kapoor & Gayatri Suroyo, Jakarta – When Indonesian President Joko Widodo summoned his economy ministers to the palace last week to discuss growth slumping to its lowest level since 20

Nadya Natahadibrata and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – After a string of abrupt and confusing policy reversals six months into his term of office, the credibility of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in produ

Ezra Sihite, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo's chief of staff Luhut Panjaitan has been granted greater authority to coordinate key policy initiatives, under a new Presidential Regulation, or Perpre

Tassia Sipahutar and Satria Sambijantoro, Jakarta – Having achieved lawmakers' approval, the government must now step up the disbursement of state funds and improve its capacity to channel the mone

SP/Novy Lumanauw, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo has denied reports that a joint venture between Malaysia's national car manufacturer and a little-known Indonesian company will produce an Indonesi

Jakarta – President Joko Widodo has left Indonesians flabbergasted with his decision to appoint a little-known company led by a political supporter as the local partner for a joint venture to build

Khoirul Amin and Tassia Sipahutar, Jakarta – In a move seen as a strong message that the government is serious about fighting against tax evaders, the tax office has imprisoned a high-level employe

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Researchers are pushing for more evidence-based policies from the current government, arguing that the quality of policies born from research are often superior to tho

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo inaugurated on Monday nine members of the Presidential Advisory Board (Wantimpres), the establishment of which is mandated by the Constitution.

Paulina Quintao – CNRT, PD and FRETILIN party benches at the national parliament agree with the Prime Minister's decision to reshuffle the fifth Constitution Government as it has become ineffective

Jakarta – It probably began in late October, when Indonesia's newly elected seventh president, Joko Widodo, announced his cabinet lineup.

Andreas Harsono – In December, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo promised the long-suffering residents of Indonesia's easternmost area of Papua something extraordinary: The opportunity to be heard by

Carlos Paath & Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo's recent appointment of former Army general Luhut Binsar Panjaitan as his chief of staff, an unprecedented position in Indonesian c

Estevao Nuno – Luta Hamutuk has called for the government to investigate why emergency works projects scheduled for completion within three months are taking up to a year.

Venidora Oliveira – The Parliamentary Inquiry Commission (KIP) has investigated allegations the Secretariat of State for Public Works (SEOP) acted improperly in commissioning emergency

Yogya – Papua students from the Papua Student Alliance (AMP) in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta held a protest action to commemorate Trikora at the zero kilometre point intersection

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has dissolved 10 non-structural institutions as part of his effort to slim down the structure of his administration, according to the Cabinet Se

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen. Moeldoko threw a lavish wedding for his 28-year-old son Randy Bimantoro on Saturday.

Jakarta – Indonesia's president has ordered officials to eat local street food at meetings instead of fancy foreign fare and stop holding lavish parties, the latest moves by the new gov

Paulina Quintao – An absence of opportunities for promotion and the appointment of staff to roles unrelated to their qualifications has led to fragile administrative systems in state in

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – With his approval rating hitting the lowest point yet since his inauguration last month, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo must ensure he provides the public wi

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Following in the footsteps of the Jakarta administration, which has put in place a system that allows government agencies to hold open-call recruitment for

Tassia Sipahutar, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has called on all ministries to rein in spending for the rest of the year in an effort to save state funds.

Surabaya – The Surabaya Council may reject allocating funds in the 2015 draft city budget to pawang hujan (rain shamans), a service often used by local residents in their attempt to pre

Jakarta – Home Minister Tjahjo Kumolo has instructed all regional heads at every level, from governors, to mayors and regents, to conduct meetings in the meeting rooms at their offices.

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has urged governors, mayors and regents to thoroughly review regional spending on administrative affairs so that they can allo

Jakarta – Contrary to the tradition of his predecessors, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo kept the post of attorney-general and a top spy post empty during the new Cabinet's inauguration

Novianti Setuningsih, Jakarta – One slipped through the cracks.

Jakarta – Activists hail President Joko Widodo's appointment of eight women in his cabinet – the largest number in Indonesia thus far, although they remain cautious as to calling this a

Jakarta – For a government that was supposed to eschew political patronage, President Joko Widodo's cabinet lineup announced on Sunday carried all the hallmarks of an administration beh

Ina Parlina and Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – After taking the oath of office on Oct.

Michael Bachelard – Indonesia's new foreign minister is a career diplomat who remembers well her first posting in Australia partly because she had her car vandalised in the furious prot

Rizal Harahap, Pekanbaru – A plan by the Riau provincial administration to purchase official cars for councilors has sparked criticism, with the cost being considered too expensive.

Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who won election on a vow of clean government, said on Wednesday he would have to find new people to fill some of his cabinet posts after the

Yuliasri Perdani and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – In the wake of revelations that some of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's ministerial candidates could have questionable histories, the countr

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) revealed Monday that a probe had found that some of the 43 ministerial candidates proposed by President Joko "Jokowi"

Kusumasari Ayuningtyas and Andi Hajramurni, Surakarta, Central Java/Makassar – The swearing-in on Monday of Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Jusuf Kalla as President and Vice President, respect

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – As the dust of festivities and the euphoria settle, civil society groups have highlighted programs that the newly inaugurated President Joko "Jokowi" Widod

Jakarta – He could have easily forgotten for a moment that he is a newly inaugurated president, not a rock star.

Michael Bachelard, Jakarta – Joko Widodo has used his first speech as Indonesian president to call his people to "work together, and work and work and work" to make a stronger nation, w

Jakarta – Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Jusuf Kalla have been officially sworn in as Indonesia President and Vice President for the period of 2014-2019.

Michael Bachelard, Jakarta – The iconic Hotel Indonesia Traffic Circle – usually aptly named – in central Jakarta, became the country's Party Circle on Monday afternoon as Joko Widodo f

Jakarta – Politicians, businessmen, graft fighters, academics, former officials and generals are some of the names rumored to be among President Joko Widodo's cabinet members, garnering