Jakarta – Hundreds of people rallied in a third day of demonstrations across Indonesia to protest a government decision to more than double fuel prices to keep an economic crisis at bay

Implications of ratification of UN Conventions on Civil and Political Rights and on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights to states (selected). The state must:

Tony Hotland, Jakarta – The elimination of all forms of restrictions on freedom of expression, threats to religious freedom, forced labor and discrimination in the workplace are new tas

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – Indonesia's founding fathers declared that this country would embrace various cultures, ethnic groups, religions and beliefs, however such idealism is fast disa

Niniek Karmini, Jakarta – Indonesia more than doubled the average cost of fuel Saturday in a bid to stave off an economic crisis, sparking transport strikes and violent protests from pe

Ribka Tjiptaning Proletariyati is the writer of a book entitled Aku Bangga Jadi Anak PKI (I'm proud to be a daughter of the Indonesian Communist Party, or PKI).

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Indonesia urgently needs a doctrine on state defense to identify all internal and external threats to its territorial integrity and to manage its defense f

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The government has been accused of stalling the deliberation of a bill on free access to information, casting doubt over its commitment to clean and good g

Jakarta – The Indonesian military's top commander denied reports that armed militias continued to exist in Aceh, threatening the province's fragile path towards peace, local media repor

Hera Diani, Jakarta – Noted Muslim cleric Yusuf Hasyim held up a number of large mug-shots – people whom he said were victims of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) scheme to take over

Shawn Donnan – Under the Suharto regime, Toga Tambunan spent 13 years detained without trial in an assortment of jails and prison camps.

Harry Bhaskara and Kornelius Purba – If ever they have the opportunity to read it, The New York Times' correspondent C.L.

Emmy Fitri, Jakarta – Cecilia and Felia get out of a sedan and carefully walk in their stylish sandals on the wet cobbled stone floor on the side of the house.

Tony Hotland, Jakarta – The House of Representatives' disciplinary committee said it has found prima facie evidence of a conspiracy among lawmakers to "sell" budget allocations.

Jakarta – Thousands of students, workers, activists and farmers took to the streets across the country on Thursday to protest the plan to raise fuel prices by up to 80 percent, while mo

Makassar/Yogyakarta/Cirebon/Bandung – Despite President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's appeal earlier for peaceful rallies, protests against the upcoming fuel price hikes turned violent in

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Imanuddin Razak, Jakarta – The Aceh peace agreement has been signed and non-local Indonesian Military (TNI) troops and police officers have begun to return to their home bases.

Jakarta – While protests are mounting ahead of the government's announcement of the new fuel prices, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono warned the public against turning violent.

The Indonesian military has begun selling off some of its business ventures as part of government reforms.

Tony Hotland, Jakarta – The "clearance sale" of assets and properties belonging to Indonesian Military (TNI) foundations and business ventures could last for a month, the Minister of De

Indonesia's defence minister, Juwono Sudarsono, has denied media reports that Indonesia's National Defence Forces have deployed a large number of military personnel to Papua province.

Jakarta – The Jakarta government is to mobilize government-owned vehicles as well as those belonging to the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Police (Polri) in case there are m

Jakarta – As the country braces for more street protests and panic buying ahead of the fuel price increase on Oct.

Dean Yates, Jakarta – Thousands of Indonesians staged noisy protests across the country on Thursday, some throwing rocks and burning tyres as they demanded President Susilo Bambang Yudh

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Forty years after the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) was accused of masterminding the bloody attempted coup on Sept.

Jakarta – Garuda pilot Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto was not scheduled to be on the Sept.

Febry Orida, Leupung – Every morning Yahya leaves home with a hoe in hand.

Bandung/Makassar/Medan – State postal company PT Pos Indonesia, which has been given the task of printing special cards for those entitled to government assistance funds, has printed an

Jakarta – Indonesian legislators have cleared the way for a controversial rise in fuel prices this weekend, slashing petrol subsidies despite growing public anger over the move.

Jakarta – The government played down on Tuesday demonstrations against looming fuel price increases, despite the fact that the protests were growing in frequency and gathering pace of l

Fadli, Batam – Lured by promises of a high salary and better working conditions, Oneng left her hometown in the West Java town of Cianjur to work as a maid in Malaysia with high hopes.

Tony Hotland, Jakarta – Factions in the House of Representatives are drawing up strategies to snatch top positions in strategic commissions or auxiliary bodies, following the introducti

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Jakarta – The House of Representatives has agreed to ratify the international covenant on civil and political rights with an adjustment that will ensure its enactment will not justify a

Australia's new Defence Force Chief has made it clear he wants Australia to have strong defence ties with Indonesia.

Indramayu – An estimated 80,000 fishermen did not vote in the Indramayu regency election on Sept. 22, said Bachtiar of the Indramayu General Elections Commission on Monday.

Shanties, Jakarta - Indonesian police have identified the presence of infiltrators in social groups who will demonstrate against fuel price increases on October 1.

Henri Salomo Siagian, Jakarta – Although political parties are expected to exploit demonstrations against fuel price hikes, as a whole the atmosphere in the lead up to the price increas

Semarang/Makassar/Samarinda/Batam – Gasoline and diesel shortages worsened across the archipelago on Monday as the government's scheduled price increase on Oct. 1 draws near.

Damar Harsanto, Jakarta – Holding her family card in both hands, Niah, 57, a resident of Petojo Selatan subdistrict, Gambir in Central Jakarta, was figuring out how to spend the Rp 300,

Aleksius Jemadu, Bandung – The success of a monitoring mission involving foreign parties in resolving an intra-state conflict can be achieved as long as the implementation of the peace

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) chief says Australia's defence relationship with Indonesia is as good as it has ever been.

Peter Gelling – The Indonesian military on Sunday withdrew the last of a promised 6,000 troops from Aceh Province, completing the first phase of the peace accord signed by the governmen

Nani Afrida, Tamiang – Tears flowed down the cheeks of Nuraida, 35, a resident of Bendahara district, Tamiang regency, Aceh.

Jakarta – Thousands of people took to the streets to protest the government's plan to raise fuel prices on Oct.

Tony Hotland and Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – Over Rp 38.8 billion (US$3.85 million) worth of profits from assets of the Indonesian Military (TNI), which were used by third parties, have no

Jakarta – A team set up by the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) to probe into the abductions of prodemocracy activists during the regime of former dictator Soeharto has

Simon Pitchforth – Indonesian policemen, noble upholders of the law, with their voluminous peaked caps and their epaulets the size of telephone directories.