Shawn Donnan, Jakarta – Indonesia and East Timor announced this week they would establish a bilateral "truth and friendship commission" to heal wounds between the two countries left by

Jakarta – Army chief of staff General Ryamizard Ryacudu has revealed that army businesses, particularly those which are part of foundations "only" generate 30 billion rupiah per year.

There have been mixed reactions this week to a proposal by Indonesia and East Timor to set up a joint commission to investigate the violence in East Timor four years ago.

What is a good inconsistency?! For our honored Constitutional Court, that is probably the only way to describe their recent decisions.

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Veeramalla Anjaiah, Jakarta – With its huge population and dynamic economies, Asia is increasingly poised to become the new strategic center of gravity in global politics, and Indonesia

John Aglionby, Jakarta – Indonesia and East Timor have agreed to set up a truth and friendship commission to address the issues of 1,500 murders and thousands of other human rights viol

Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – The Golkar Party held a coordination meeting Tuesday evening to discuss its new political stance following the election of Vice President Jusuf Kalla as its ch

Indonesia and East Timor announced plans for a historic joint commission to draw a line under past hostilities and resolve the 1999 bloodshed that marred the East Timorese march to inde

Washington – US officials do not want a planned Indonesian-East Timorese commission on 1999 violence in East Timor to supplant UN efforts to determine if justice has since been done, a

Tim Johnston, Jakarta – The case against the alleged leader of Jemaah Islamiah, the terror group behind the Bali bombings, was boosted yesterday when Abbas, a confessed senior member of

The throng of young men in combat pants, Mujahidin jackets and Muslim songkok skullcaps have been largely quiet during the second terrorism trial of radical cleric Abu Bakar Bashir.

Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta – In order to give the nation's fight against corruption a boost, the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) and the government agreed on Tuesday to widen the former'

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – After claiming to have successfully cracked down on the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), the military is now planning to intensify intelligence operations against rebe

Uba/Ant, Jakarta – Muhammadiyah, Indonesia's second largest Islamic mass organisations, is moving to establish a new political party.

Jakarta – Fresh from his election as the new leader of the Golkar Party, Mr Jusuf Kalla has strongly signalled that Golkar is out of the Nationhood Coalition of opposition parties, sayi

Tony Hotland, Jakarta – Disposing of unprocessed hazardous waste in the environment and the absence of waste management licenses are examples of the violations committed by companies, a

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – The New Year will mark an end to the existing system of military arms procurement, which allows each armed force to directly purchase arms.

Jakarta – The Minister of Defense, Juwono Sudarsono, estimates that the integration of the TNI (armed forces) headquarters into the department of defense – in accordance with the mandat

Eworaswa, Jakarta – The executive director of the Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI), Denny J.A., says that fuel price increases will become the hottest issue for the government of Presi

Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta – Vice President Jusuf Kalla asserted that the government would not ban the relatives of state officials from doing business, as long as they abide by the

Nana Rukmana and Yuli Tri Suwarni, Cirebon/Bandung – Hundreds of students held protests on Tuesday in cities throughout Java demanding the government reverse state oil and gas company P

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Jakarta – The Constitutional Court on Tuesday upheld a 2001 oil and gas law that was designed to liberalize the sector and to gradually reduce the role of state firm Pertamina, saying t

Ewo Raswa, Jakarta – The Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI) says that the popularity of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has experienced a decline of as much as 13 per cent over the la

Tony Hotland and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta – Newly elected Golkar Party leader Vice President Jusuf Kalla strongly signalled Golkar was out of the National Coalition on Monday by s

Devi Asmarani, Jakarta – He outlasted a regime, turned around a backlash against his Golkar party and escaped a damning graft conviction.

Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta – Those attending the Cabinet meeting on Monday were all smiles, particularly Vice President Jusuf Kalla.

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Ruslan Sangadji, Palu – A policeman has been detained for his alleged role in spreading terror in Poso regency, Central Sulawesi, which recently saw renewed attacks on the Christian com

Monica Sloan – Oxford MP Andrew Smith has met a West Papuan tribal leader who fled torture to highlight the oppression of Papuans by Indonesia.

Banda Aceh – The Aceh police ethics commission dishonorably discharged on Monday two police officers in Aceh who were found guilty in two separate cases, one for burglary and the other

Fabio Scarpello, Jakarta – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono may be smiling after his deputy won the leadership of the powerful Golkar Party at the end of a dramatic four-da

As if sitting on a volcano, the residents who live along Jl. Matraman have to be ready for an outbreak of fighting to erupt at any time.

Ramidi, Jakarta – Around 500 members of the United Workers' Alliance held an action in front of the State Palace on Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat on Tuesday December 21 to protest against w

Salim Osman, Nusa Dua (Bali) – Vice-president Jusuf Kalla, 62, was a picture of confidence when he walked up the stage at the Westin Convention hall here on Sunday to deliver his victor

Fabiola Desy Unidjaja and Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Jakarta/Denpasar – The government said on Monday it would form multi-agency intelligence teams in provinces throughout the country to pre

Indonesian prosecutors' bid to link cleric Abu Bakar Bashir to Jemaah Islamiyah took a step forward when a confessed senior member of the extremist group identified the elderly preacher

Suherdjoko, Semarang – Some 14 former Central Java legislative council members, declared suspects in a Rp 14.8 billion (US$1.6 million) scam, have promised to pay back their ill-gotten

Multa Fidrus, Tangerang – Several Tangerang regency councillors have handed their letters of appointment over to pawnshops or banks as collateral for loans.

Dadan Wijaksana, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court will soon rule on the validity of the current oil and gas law, but industry executives are gravely concerned that an annulment could

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Dan Eaton, Jakarta – Indonesia needs to double the size of its police force and give the military a clearer role if it hopes to cope with a multitude of security threats from terrorists

Tony Hotland, Jakarta – Environmentalists have renewed calls for the government to completely ban submarine tailings disposal (STD) in the country, for fear of further pollution, such a

Indonesia's ex-dictator Suharto, who has escaped trial on charges of massive graft because he is too ill to follow proceedings, still monitors political developments in the country.

Nani Afrida, Banda Aceh – Dailami, 31, could not hide the sadness on his face during the conclusion of the third phase of the rehabilitation program for former Aceh Freedom Movement (GA

Ramidi, Jakarta – Around 100 demonstrators from the People's Democratic Party (PRD) held a demonstration in front of the State Palace on Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat on Monday December 20.

Salim Osman, Nusa Dua (Bali) – A night of high drama capped a week of lobbying and manoeuvring for the coveted post of chairing Indonesia's largest political party.

Jakarta/Brussels – A new internal security strategy for Indonesia could strengthen the democratisation process, ease institutional rivalries, reduce wasteful duplication of effort, and

Surabaya – At least 2,742 illegal migrant workers, who were granted amnesty by the Malaysian government, arrived at Tanjung Perak Port here on Sunday from the neighboring country aboard