Jakarta – The caretaker of the Darut Tauhid pesantren [traditional Islamic boarding school], Abdullah Gymnastiar or Aa Gym, has asked that the advertisement on fuel price increases in w

Urip Hudiono, Jakarta – Foreign direct investment (FDI) is maintaining its upward trend, data from the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) shows, ahead of a possible slowdown due to ri

Bill Guerin, Jakarta – The al-Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) organization once again has its footprints all over a series of suicide bomb blasts on the Indonesian resort island of B

Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – A human rights watchdog has called on the government to reform the National Intelligence Agency (BIN) following the failure to prevent a series of bom

Lisa Misol, New York – Now that the Indonesian military might be independently selling off its shares in private companies, the government has no time to waste in setting ground rules t

Hera Diani, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono remains a popular president, with 63 percent of Indonesians satisfied with his performance in running the country, a new survey

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Rusman, Samarinda – The sun has just risen on the horizon, and Rahmat, 65, was tilling the land to grow beans.

Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – Chief Justice Bagir Manan has given a directive to judges across the country to fine, not imprison, any journalist found guilty in a criminal case rel

City Councillors took part in a protest on the steps of Oxford Town Hall to pledge their support for West Papuans fighting for freedom from Indonesian occupation.

Jakarta – State oil and gas firm PT Pertamina has increased fuel prices for industry for October by up to 21.9 percent, higher than previously expected.

Aguswandi, Banda Aceh – No matter which political camp or organization you belong to in Aceh, there is one similarity throughout: Women are not significantly involved anywhere.

Mark Curtis – As bloodshed mounts each day in Iraq, what prospect is there that British ministers will be held accountable for the illegal invasion and occupation that triggered this ca

Jakarta – After disappearing for a while, Jakarta thugs are back on the city's streets, extorting money from motorists right under the noses of city public order officials.

Terrorism will damage the Balinese tourist industry, but there are deeper structural problems which threaten the broader Indonesian economy.

Hera Diani, Jakarta – Challenges still loom for a democratic state in Indonesia where civilians reign supreme, with a significant minority of people still believing military posts are v

Anton Aliabbas, Jakarta – The plan to reactivate the TNI's (Indonesian military) territorial commands has been greeted by condemnation.

Ahmad Yunus, Bandung – It is indeed appropriate for Bandung to be called a sea of factory outlets.

Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – The Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency for Aceh and Nias (BRR) reiterated its promise on Tuesday to speed up reconstruction work in tsunami-affe

A.M. Hendropriyono, Jakarta – The weekend's repeat terrorist attack on Bali comes at the worst possible moment for the resort island.

A delegation of Papuan church ministers is flying out to America this week to lobby the United States Congress to investigate Indonesia's legal claim over their province.

Denpasar – Bali's Hindus celebrated one of their holiest days and its Muslims began the fasting month of Ramadan as police vowed to "work around the clock" to solve the weekend bombings

Mark Forbes, Denpasar – Police have launched raids on Jemaah Islamiah strongholds across Indonesia in a widening hunt for members of the suicide cell that launched last weekend's bomb a

Tom McCawley, Jakarta – Here in the world's largest Muslim country a war of ideas within Islam is playing out on an unlikely stage: a bohemian arts community in a crowded Jakarta side s

As the hunt continues for those responsible for the weekend attacks, security officials say there is no doubt the bombings point to the handiwork of two men.

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta – Thousands of passengers were left stranded on Monday when bus drivers went on strike to demand that the government raise fares following the steep fuel price

An Australian counter-terrorism expert says that Jemaah Islamiah has the capacity to continue its pattern of bomb attacks in Indonesia for years to come.

Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – The Supreme Court claimed on Monday that it was unaware of the involvement of court clerks in the "judicial mafia", despite reports over many years su

Banda Aceh – Acehnese students staged a peaceful protest on Monday demanding that the government dissolve the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency for Aceh and Nias (BRR) since it h

Jakarta – Held the day after the government raised fuel prices by an average of 126 percent, the antipollution Car Free Day campaign failed to attract much attention on Sunday.

Jakarta – Women politicians in regional legislative councils across the country have urged the government and the House of Representatives to revise Law No.

Harry Bhaskara, Jakarta – Rather than "ladies and gentlemen", a provincial candidate for the House of Representatives once addressed an audience "Bapak dua dan ibu dua (father two and m

Fabio Scarpello, Bali – With experts fairly certain that Saturday's bombings were a repeat of the October 2002 attacks on this tourist resort by the Jemaah Islamiyah, the big question i

Heru Margianto – A number of non-government organisations (NGO) have questioned the performance of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) and the Indonesian police following the bombing in

Gary LaMoshi, Denpasar – In anticipation of my annual October 12 Bali bombing anniversary column, I talked to Gede Wijaya, head of the Bali Government Tourism Office a couple of weeks a

Barring any major disturbances to Indonesia's social and political stability, the market should react positively to the government's bold move last week to raise domestic fuel prices by

Jakarta – Stringent condemnations poured in on Sunday over the latest blasts that killed at least 26 people on the resort island of Bali, with Muslim leaders appealing to authorities to

Jakarta – The economy – already facing inflationary pressures from soaring oil prices – may be further hurt by the latest bombings in Bali, according to a minister, who predicts they co

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – Families of Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) supporters who were murdered or jailed in events following the aborted military coup on Sept.

Dili – President Xanana Gusmco told lawmakers in East Timor Monday to make fuller use of their constitutional rights to challenge in parliament the actions of the Dili government.

Kafil Yamin, Jakarta – Police used tear gas on about 100 rioting students during one protest over the government's decision to more than double the average cost of fuel.

Irwan Firdaus, Bali – Indonesia said Sunday it suspected two al-Qaida fugitives of masterminding the suicide bombings of crowded restaurants in tourist resorts on the Indonesian island

Bombs exploded in three packed tourist restaurants on the Indonesian island of Bali killing at least 32 people and injuring over 100, just days before the third anniversary of the night

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

Chronology of major terrorist attacks in Indonesia dating back to 2000.

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Aguswandi – Since 1975, the people of Aceh in the eastern province of Indonesia have claimed freedom from the Indonesian Republic.

Jakarta – Hours prior to the announcement of the new fuel prices on Friday night, protests against the much-criticized policy amounted to little, with a massive rally pledged in the cap

ID Nugroho, Blitar – How many people were killed in the violence after the aborted Sept. 30, 1965, coup blamed on the Indonesian Communist Party?