Matthew Moore in Jakarta and Tom Allard – An Indonesian court has convicted and jailed the militant Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir over his involvement in the Bali bombings in a decisi

Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander General Endriartono Sutarto has welcomed the resumption of the International Military Education Training (IMET) program by the US governmen

Indonesia's Abu Bakar Bashir is a soft-spoken, smiling Muslim preacher who provokes anger in the West for his alleged terrorist links but lacks strong influence at home, analysts say.

Dini Rahim, Washington – Food shortages in East Timor, two and half years after the territory achieved independence from Indonesia, are causing complaints that the government is paying

Damar Harsanto, Jakarta – Crews on public transport vehicles have unilaterally raised their fares following the 29 percent fuel price hike on Tuesday, despite the fact that the city adm

Jakarta – The protests against rises in fuel prices largely fizzled out on Wednesday in many cities across the country in what could been seen as one of the biggest political tests for

Alleged terror leader Abu Bakar Bashir was sentenced today to two and a half years in prison for criminal conspiracy for the 2002 Bali bombings, which killed 202 people, including 88 Au

Matthew Moore, Jakarta – One of Australia's most highly regarded Indonesia experts has been banned from entering the country in a move reminiscent of restrictions imposed by the Soehart

Theresia Sufa, Bogor – The Cibinong District Court pronounced on Monday the sentences of 17 residents of Bojong village, Bogor, West Java, to the cheers of the defendants' families and

Jakarta – The United Development Party (PPP) has dismissed six top executives for their involvement in an informal meeting last week, which the central board said was an act of betrayal

David Isenberg, Washington – The news that the United States is lifting its ban on military assistance to Indonesia, announced last Friday, reminds one of a famous saying by American wr

Hera Diani, Jakarta – In a rush to rebuild tsunami-devastated Aceh, there are fears that the reconstruction work may endanger the resources of first-growth forests in the province and o

Indonesia's president has warned traders and transport officials against price hikes during a tour of several towns around Jakarta as protests and strikes continued for a second day aft

Australia's support for an end to the UN mission in East Timor reflected a desire to improve relations with Indonesia and extend its influence in the former Portuguese territory, a US t

The brouhaha of politics often belie the soundness of ties between two nations.

Jakarta – Nationwide protests on Tuesday greeted the government's decision to raise fuel prices, but a heavy police presence helped prevent the demonstrations from turning violent.

Jakarta – On the eve of the government's announcement it was raising fuel prices, a poll found President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's popularity had dropped to 66 percent, with voters cri

James Balowski, Jakarta – In the boldest statement on the subject to date, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has signalled that the US is ready to restore full military training ti

[Excerpt from Senator Leahy on Bush's judicial nominees: You Can't "Make The Judiciary An Arm Of The Republican Party".]

Damar Harsanto, Jakarta – The central government requested the Jakarta administration resume control of the newly corporatized hospitals in the city as it fears their new status will ad

Richel Dursin, Jakarta – A government plan to cut down more trees in one of the largest national parks in Indonesia to help rebuild tsunami-ravaged Aceh has drawn opposition from enviro

Semarang – State forestry company Perhutani I in Central Java lost an estimated Rp 31.72 billion (US$3.5 million) because of illegal logging last year, the company's boss says.

Eva C. Komandjaja, Jakarta – Six months after human rights campaigner Munir was murdered, a fact-finding team assigned to help the police investigate the case may have a suspect.

The United States and Australia today called for ending the United Nations peacekeeping mission in East Timor when its mandate expires in May, going against recommendations by Secretary

Hundreds of students have held street rallies across Indonesia to protest swingeing government increases on fuel prices by an average of nearly 30 percent.

Sandra O'Malley and Rob Taylor – The Federal Government is neglecting regional security by backing the US in opposing an extension of the UN peacekeeping mission in East Timor, Labor wa

Jakarta – The United States' decision to resume training members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) after a 14-year suspension of cooperation shows Washington's recognition of the governm

The end of the meeting was described as warm and full of understanding. One day before the end of the talks, the Prime Minister of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) gave a speech.

Jakarta – After weeks of uncertainty, the government has announced a hike in domestic fuel prices by an average of 29 percent, which would come into effect on March 1, despite objection

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – Victims of the garbage collapse at Leuwigajah dump created havoc on Monday after missing out on an opportunity to talk face-to-face with Vice President Jusuf

Devi Asmarani, Jakarta – Indonesia will tap America for nuts-and-bolts operational skills for its troops, not just lessons in military strategy for the top brass, now that the US has de

[Note that this article was written a while before publication so may be a little out of date]

On 26 February 2005, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice "determined that Indonesia has satisfied legislative conditions for restarting International Military and Educational Trainin

We should commend President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's determination to make the unpopular-but-necessary decision to forge ahead and increase fuel prices.

Washington – Just two days after the United States moved to improve military ties with Indonesia, the State Department said on Monday the Jakarta government had a poor human rights reco

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[The following is an abridged translation of a selection of articles from Detik.com which were posted on its web site on March 1 after the Indonesian government of President Susilo Bamb

Kupang (East Nusa Tenggara) – The daily newspaper Radar Timor, owned by former governor of East Timor, Abilio Jose Osario Soares, was officially closed down on Friday due to financial p

United Nations – The United States said Monday it opposes Secretary-General Kofi Annan's recommendation for a one-year extension of the UN peacekeeping mission in East Timor, saying the

Sian Powell, Jakarta – Indonesia has welcomed the Bush administration's decision to resume a training program for the Indonesian military that has been suspended since 1992.

Wahyoe Boediwardhana and Ridwan Max Sijabat, Denpasar/Jakarta – Aware that his popularity rating is likely to plunge over planned fuel price increases, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyon

Jakarta – In a corner of a kiosk in suburban Jakarta, a young man brags about how he managed to escape being imprisoned after paying Rp 1 million (US$107) to a police officer who had ar

Melly Febrida, Jakarta – Armed forces (TNI) chief Endriartono Sutarto has guaranteed that recent peace negotiations which are being organised between the Indonesian government and the F

Tim Shorrock – The Bush administration and the Pentagon are leveraging warmer post-tsunami relations with Indonesia to convince Congress to lift its restrictions on full military ties w

Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta – The construction of high-rise buildings and the overexploitation of groundwater has caused the capital to sink by up to 100 centimeters ov

Australia will rebuild Indonesian immigration offices in the tsunami-shattered province of Aceh to improve ties between the countries and bolster the fight against people-smuggling, Imm

Murray Hiebert, Washington – The US has taken a key step that lets it restore, at least for this year, a military assistance program with the Indonesia military that had been curbed for

The United States, eager to build up its alliances in Southeast Asia, has decided to resume training members of the Indonesian armed forces suspended since 1992, officials announced.

The US State department says Indonesia has met conditions set by Congress for re-establishing a training relationship with the Indonesian military, the TNI.

Jim Lobe, Washington – The State Department's decision to renew military training for Indonesia – a major step toward full normalisation of military ties between the United States and t