Usman Hamid and Paul Barber, Yogyakarta/London – In October 1999, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) published a report, Ruler's Law, that described how Indonesia's first two

Jakarta – Political experts are pleased at the possibility the next Cabinet will be filled with more professionals, but are worried that the inclusion of representatives from opposition

Febriamy Hutapea & Heru Andriyanto – The nation is quietly being pushed closer toward an Islamic state, Christian politicians and religious groups warned on Sunday, pointing to atte

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Anita Rachman – The government is likely to fall short of its mark in efforts to reduce the illiteracy rate to 5 percent by the end of the year – and officials are blaming a lack of mot

Nivell Rayda – Police were desperately looking for excuses to pin down the Corruption Eradication Commission after allegations that several executives of the antigraft body were taking

Nurfika Osman – As the controversial film bill moved closer to becoming law, one of the country's most prominent directors called the legislation an attempt to create a climate of psych

The 2004-2009 House of Representatives term will end this month. So far, according to House Speaker Agung Laksono's speech during House anniversary celebrations on Aug.

Ari Saputra, Jakarta – Thousands of balloons were released into the air on Monday September 7.

Novia Chandra Dewi, Jakarta - Coinciding with five years since the death of Munir, some 300 people demonstrated at the Attorney General's Office (AGO) demanding that investigation into

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – Students held a rally Monday at the Finance Ministry's office, urging President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to resolve the case of Bank Century and demanding th

Heru Andriyanto – Hundreds of protesters picketed the Attorney General's Office on Monday to push for a review of the Munir Said Thalib case, which saw former top intelligence official

Wahyoe B./Andi Hajramurni, Malang/Makassar – Activists in Malang and Makassar staged a rally Monday to demand the government solve the now five-year old murder of human rights activist

Kartika Jahja – Marhaban ya Ramadan. Welcome oh Ramadan. The holy month to abstain from our worldly desires. The blessed month to purify our souls.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Press and Broadcast Society (MPPI) have expressed their strong opposition to the proposed new law on the film industry, which they said was authoritarian.

Tasa Nugraza Barley & Ade Mardiyati – Each year during Ramadan, beggars come to Jakarta to take advantage of the extra generosity of the city's Muslims during the fasting month.

Jakarta – Dozens of unidentified men mobbed the Matraman Police station on Jl.

Ismira Lutfia & Anita Rachman – Indonesia and Malaysia are looking for ways to lower fees involved in the recruitment and transportation of Indonesian migrant workers to Malaysia, a

Janeman Latul & Muhammad Al Azhari – Economic and political analysts said over the weekend that the Rp 6.7 trillion ($663.3 million) Bank Century bailout controversy would not gener

Eras Poke, Kupang – Hundreds of farmers in two subdistricts of Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara are asking for government assistance after their rice and corn harvests failed, as families

Heru Andriyanto – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono must appoint a new attorney general to replace Hendarman Supandji, who has failed to effectively support the government's anticorrup

Candra Malik, Yogyakarta – Thousands of residents marched down the main Jalan Malioboro thoroughfare on Saturday to demand that the House of Representatives ensure the governor and depu

Anita Rachman & Ismira Lutfia – Health officials are battling disease that is now spreading among refugees from last week's massive earthquake in West Java, with many complaining of

Camelia Pasandaran – With Indonesia's controversial state secrecy bill likely to be passed into law this month, analysts are urging legislators to ensure that an independent watchdog is

Farouk Arnaz & Heru Andriyanto – Monday marks five years since renowned rights activist Munir Said Thalib was murdered in what law enforcement agencies believe was part of a conspir

Jakarta – With only weeks to go before their tenure ends on Sept.

Tom Allard, Jakarta – After more than a decade in the wilderness, the family of Indonesia's former ruler Soeharto is making a comeback into political life, staging a bold attempt to wre

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – A former senior security official experienced in fighting terrorism said on Thursday that deradicalization programs for terror suspects and their supporters s

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – The National Police have agreed to the President's call for the Indonesian Military (TNI) to take an active role in combating terrorism, saying military pers

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – Governor Fauzi Bowo said Friday that the administration should proceed with enforcing the 2007 Bylaw on Public Order because it had been passed by the City Cou

Aubrey Belford, Jakarta – Simmering anger in Indonesia over Malaysia's "theft" of a traditional dance is spurring unlikely calls for war in the latest spat between the two traditionally

Jakarta – Rescuers in Indonesia continued to search Saturday as hopes faded for dozens of people missing after a major 7.0-magnitude earthquake, an official said.

Adek Berry, Cipanas (Indonesia) – Rescuers in Indonesia are continuing to search for dozens of people buried by a major earthquake that killed at least 63 people, as anger mounts at the

Jakarta – The price of subsidized fertilizer may increase by as much as 80 percent next year as a result of a proposed lower subsidy allocation, the Office of the State Minister for Sta

Kuala Lumpur – Indonesia will demand a minimum monthly salary of RM800 for its domestic helpers at a bilateral meeting with Malaysia to be held in Jakarta on September 5 2009, Indonesia

Tom Allard, Jakarta – Rescue workers were frantically sifting through rubble with their hands to find victims of Wednesday's earthquake in Indonesia, with many young children missing an

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – The illegal trade in Sumatran tigers (Panthera tigris sumatraensis) and their body parts in Jambi province has gone on unabated and has caused the tiger population

JP/IrmaJP/Irma – Nothing is more alluring for politicians and opportunists right now than jumping on the bandwagon to condemn the costly Bank Century bailout.

Surabaya – Hundreds of workers from Surabaya, Sidoarjo, Pasuruan, Mojokerto and Kediri staged a rally Thursday against 10 companies in East Java that recently sacked thousands of worker

Jakarta – A majority of people want President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to prioritize competence and personality over political and ethnic background when selecting personnel for his new

Febriamy Hutapea & Ismira Lutfia – With less than a week to go before lawmakers endorse it, the controversial film bill is coming under a hail of media criticism in a last attempt t

Febriamy Hutapea – Indonesia's press and broadcasting community on Friday slammed the new film bill, which is due to be endorsed next week, saying that it was too authoritarian and will

Patrick Guntensperger, Jakarta – If the purpose of the recent terrorist attacks in Indonesia was to undermine democracy and rattle investor confidence, the July bombings of the luxury J

Agus Maryono, Purbalingga, Central Java – Hundreds of teachers from various schools across the Central Java town of Purbalingga rallied outside the regent's office Friday to protest ove

Yogyakarta – Scores of protesters from the National Student League for Democracy-Politics of the Poor (LMND-PRM) held a protest action at the Gajah Mada University traffic circle on Fri

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Stephen Fitzpatrick, Jakarta – An Indonesian banking scandal set to rival those of the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis threatens to undermine the final days of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's

Camelia Pasandaran & Anita Rachman – The government found itself in Constitutional Court on Thursday defending its education autonomy law against nine citizens who want it annulled

Irwin Fedriansyah, Cikangkareng – Rescuers dug through rocks and debris with their bare hands Thursday in search of dozens of villagers believed buried in a landslide triggered by a str

Aubrey Belford, Jakarta – The Islamist mastermind allegedly behind deadly July suicide bombings in Jakarta is likely hiding out on Indonesia's main island of Java, a top anti-terrorism