The Indonesian government’s plans to issue new history books have sparked fears that mention of deadly riots in 1998 ...

Scholars worry Prabowo’s government will ‘whitewash’ the 1998 violence, but a minister says the project would go ahead ...

The rewriting of national history is a calculated move to bolster an increasingly authoritarian government, as it relies ...

In addition to challenges posed by Indonesia, PNG's longstanding ambition to join ASEAN encounters substantial hurdles, chiefly stemming from domestic issues.

Witnesses have recalled a painful past after an Indonesian minister questioned whether mass rape occurred during 1998 riots ...

While there are continued disputes about the compatibility of Islam and democracy, many Muslim-majority democracies exist.

The Indonesian government plans to revise the country’s official historical narrative by launching a new 10-volume series of ...

Culture Minister Fadli Zon's recent denial of mass rapes during the May 1998 riots has rightly sparked outrage, highlighting the need for accountability from state officials. The Culture Ministry is ...

Culture Minister Fadli Zon’s denial of mass rape during the May 1998 riots has triggered a wave of condemnation, with rights groups warning that it reflects a growing effort to sanitize Indonesia’s ...

The kidnappings were closely tied to the lead up of the 1997 elections and the 1998 People’s Consultative Assembly general session, which at the time was discussing the replacement of Suharto.

Indonesia's appointment of an army general to run the national food procurement company has raised concerns about the expansion of military roles under President Prabowo Subianto, with a rights ...