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

Michael Bachelard and John Garnaut – Indonesian President-elect Joko Widodo sits composed on his last afternoon in the Jakarta governor's office as the noise of angry ranting drifts in

Yuliasri Perdani and Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – An executive of the Indonesian Democratic of Struggle (PDI-P) has defended the decision of president-elect Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to appoi

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Administrative Reforms Ministry announced Wednesday that state bodies had performed slightly better in this year's state institutions accountability evaluatio

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Jakarta – Aides to President-elect Joko Widodo continued on Tuesday to elaborate on the make-up of the incoming cabinet, amid a general sense of disappointment that it fails to improve

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Ezra Sihite, Jakarta – President-elect Joko Widodo says he was shocked to learn the outgoing administration allocated more than Rp 18 trillion ($1.5 billion) for government meetings in

Ezra Sihite, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has scrapped the planned purchase of nearly $8 million worth of Mercedes sedans for the incoming cabinet of President-elect Joko Widodo,

Ezra Sihite & Novianti Setuningsih, Jakarta – A political furor has broken out that threatens to tarnish President-elect Joko Widodo's image as a man of the people – all because Mer

Erwida Maulia & Yeremia Sukoyo, Jakarta – Hopes for a transparent and accountable government set up by President-elect Joko Widodo have been undermined by growing speculation that h

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Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The transition team of president-elect Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has been largely operating in secrecy.

Satria Sambijantoro and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – While President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has pledged to assist his successor wherever necessary, his proposed 2015 state budget appears to

Satria Sambijantoro and Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has effectively handed a poisoned chalice to his successor president-elect Joko "Jokowi" Widodo as

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The improper implementation of policy and lack of attention to security-related problems in Papua are said to be the root causes of the ongoing separatist

Jakarta – Award-winning human rights advocate Yan Christian Warinussy has suggested the establishment of a ministry to focus specifically on Papua.

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Haeril Halim, Jakarta – A coalition of NGOs has claimed the government has failed to implement properly Public Service Law No. 25/2009.

Tom Benner, Dili, East Timor – East Timor's government has come under renewed public criticism after granting a contract to a Chinese state-owned company to supply furniture to Timorese

SP/Carlos Paath – Weak internal control systems and legal non-compliance cost the government Rp 57 trillion ($4.95 billion) in lost revenue during the first half of this year, state aud

A graft watchdog criticized the government for spending Rp 2.57 trillion (US$194 million) on procurement of cars, saying that it undermines the government's efforts to cut fuel spending

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has lashed out at critics he says are interfering with his government's ability to implement and run its policies.

The President of the Republic, Taur Matan Ruak asked the Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao not to pander too much private contractors of government projects.

Member of Parliament Ancelmo da Conceicao, from the National Congress for the Reconstruction of Timor (CNRT) bench, said when a member of the government doesn't do their job well, they

Jakarta – The latest Indonesian Ombudsman report has found that five ministries could be rife with corruption as indicated by low quality public services and a lack of transparency.

Dessy Sagita – The Indonesian Consumer Protection Foundation has demanded an audit into a recent discovery that the memory chips in the new Indonesian identity cards, or e-KTP, are dest

"The government has been less interested in pursuing difficult reforms than in transforming the image of a country known for too long as a place of violence" – Jim Della-Giacoma, Crisis

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Rizky Amelia – A leading budget watchdog has highlighted what it claims is the misuse of emergency-related funding for presidential overhead expenses.

Rizky Amelia – Six ministries are failing to effectively implement many of their proposed programs, using less than 20 percent of their earmarked budgets in the first six months of the

This week, Timor-Leste's Government will send its proposed General State Budget for 2013 to Parliament for approval.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – In what could be seen as a consolation prize for the embattled Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), the anti-graft body has won an award as one of the mo

Home Minister Gamawan Fauzi says that more than a thousand civil servants working for regional administrations have been punished or fired for criminal acts.

Indonesia ranks first among 23 lower-middle-income countries in establishing effective limits on governmental power, a recent report has said.

Natalie Powell, London – Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has become the first world leader on a state visit to the UK during the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Year.

Jakarta – Unless the government shows goodwill in dealing with Papua and issues policies that touch the hearts of Papuans, conflict in the resource-rich province will never be resolved.

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Ezra Sihite – Amid ongoing attacks in Papua, a lawmaker on Monday called for the president to focus on solving the problem in the restive region.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has issued a new regulation ensuring the legitimacy of 20 deputy ministers in his cabinet, after the Constitutional Court declared earlier this week t

Farouk Arnaz – Police officer Ridwan Napitupulu died on Monday morning, nearly four days after he was wounded during an attack in Jayapura, the capital of Papua.

Jakarta – The government is planning to dissolve 10 national commissions, the duties of which have been overlapping with other state institutions.

Nethy Dharma Somba and Nani Afrida, Jakarta/Jayapura – Economic development that is supposed to help lift Papua from protracted poverty is at risk of a falloff as businesses become jitt

Timor-Leste and international organizations today urged "the government of Timor-Leste to keep the nation debt-free and refrain from borrowing money from international lenders....

It was never meant to be seen outside of a UN retreat... but now a very critical assessment of East Timor's national institutions has surfaced, causing anger in the government.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Indonesia – With petty politicking consuming much of the time and energy of policy makers this past year, public welfare has gone largely ignored, a political

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – National leaders have taken the president to task for his perceived weak leadership and demanded the government work more closely with community groups to resol

Jakarta – Analysts and opposition politicians have criticized Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's state-of-the-nation address on Monday, labeling it "flat" and lacking in so