Jakarta – Political experts have called on the likely presidential election winner, incumbent President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, to streamline the "redundant" Cabinet if re-elected by

Municipal officials in Pekanbaru, Riau, are requiring school children to wear traditional Muslim dress every Friday as part of an effort to bolster the region's Malay identity, an offic

Jacqueline Hicks, Jakarta – As Indonesia's politicians and powerbrokers tentatively begin to cobble together a new ruling coalition, there is a great deal of optimism both here and abro

Jakarta – Domestic violence cases of the rich and famous have made the front page recently, with cases like that of Manohara, the model-turned-Malaysian-princess who was allegedly assau

Heru Andriyanto – New questions were being asked over the performance of prosecutors as the possibility that the mastermind behind the high-profile murder of rights activist Munir Said

Timika, a city in West Papua, has become a site where an open war over money, involving the Indonesian military (TNI) and the police (POLRI), is taking place.

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Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – The Advocating Team for the People's Right to Vote (TAHPR) urged the General Elections Commission (KPU) on Sunday to organize another election for the million

Jakarta – Like the classic Bible story about "The prodigal son", incumbent President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is very likely to embrace the Golkar Party back into his coalition, should

Febriamy Hutapea – Calls are growing within the divided National Mandate Party for a change of leadership, as the party tries to cozy up to the coalition aligned with President Susilo B

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Party stalwarts and political analysts agree now is the right time for the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) to conduct a serious evaluation of

Nograhany Widhi K., Jakarta – On the first day of the new school term, Jakarta will be besieged by six demonstrations.

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – There is no such thing as weekend downtime for the teams of defeated presidential candidates former president Megawati Soekarnoputri and Vice President Jusuf Ka

Indra Harsaputra, Sidoarjo, East Java – Residents living outside the areas officially affected by the Lapindo mudflow disaster have demanded compensation following the provincial admini

Farouk Arnaz – A Muslim cleric charged for breaking child protection laws by marrying a 12-year-old girl accused his former lawyer of fraud for failing to make good on promises to sprin

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal filed by prosecutors challenging the South Jakarta District Court's decision acquitting Muchdi Purwopranjono in the

Andra Wisnu, Jakarta – Party officials who supported President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's campaign have already begun jostling for positions in his Cabinet, weeks before the official re

Bachtiar Effendy, Jakarta – Again, for the second time this year, the moment of truth is finally here.

Yuli Tri Sumarni, Bandung – Strategic industry firms are still seeking ways to do business with the Indonesian Military (TNI), which they hope will boost profits.

Jakarta – The Indonesia Military (TNI) insists military officers suspected of committing public crimes will be processed by military investigators and tried at military court despite th

Andra Wisnu, Jakarta – The presidential election may have been widely regarded as being largely free and fair, but the electoral count was still prone to fraud due to the recent Constit

Stephen Fitzpatrick, Jakarta – Retired army general Prabowo Subianto has threatened legal action after coming second in Indonesia's presidential elections, which he branded "far from de

Jakarta – Indonesia's Supreme Court has upheld the acquittal of a former senior spy accused of ordering the deadly poisoning of human rights activist Munir Said Thalib, a spokesman said

Indra Harsaputra, Sidoarjo, East Java – Hundreds of fish and shrimp farmers in Porong and Jabon districts, Sidoarjo regency, East Java, have demanded the Sidoarjo Mudflow Handling Agenc

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – Several NGOs on Thursday handed over to the House of Representatives their draft on the Corruption Crime Bill saying the government's draft would weaken corru

Jakarta – Indonesia will increase its defense budget by 20% next year to compensate for years of low spending, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Friday.

Farouk Arnas, Nivell Rayda & Heru Andriyanto – The Supreme Court has thrown out an appeal by prosecutors against the acquittal of former top intelligence official Muchdi Purwoprandj

The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) and the West Papua Advocacy Team (WPAT) today praised continued congressional attention to issues of human rights in Indonesia and Tim

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Ferry Irwanto – The Golkar Party, which has suffered two consecutive electoral defeats this year, is facing a worsening internal rift as calls increase to

Muninggar Sri Saraswati & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Indonesians have opted for certainty in their lives over the next five years.

Tom Allard, Jakarta – Incumbent Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was on course for a thumping victory in Indonesia's presidential elections, as voters yesterday overwhelmingly endorsed another

Stephen Fitzpatrick, Jakarta – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will lead the country for another five years, starting in October, after a massive victory in national elect

Ferry Irwanto, Febriamy Hutapea & Heru Andriyanto – Jusuf Kalla's poor performance in the presidential election has prompted several leaders of his Golkar Party to call on him to st

Eras Poke – Residents of a remote district along the country's border with East Timor continue to oppose plans to establish a military headquarters there.

Febriamy Hutapea & Nivell Rayda – Despite predictions that the current crop of political parties will seek young, fresh politicians untainted by the New Order regime to run in the n

Allan Nairn – International Herald Tribune headlined it "A Proudly Normal Election" in Indonesia, and it was – a minimal-choice election, as normally happens in most countries (Jacob Ra

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Simon Montlake, Bangkok – Voters in Indonesia appear to have handed President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono a second five-year term, raising hopes for continuity in steering an underperformi

Hannah Beech – At first glance, it hardly looked like a vision of democratic perfection.

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Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Muninggar Sri Saraswati – The candidates spent Tuesday, the final day before their fates are decided, keeping busy, but with very different, and somewhat chara

Muhamad Al Azhari & Ardian Wibisono – The business community welcomed quick-count poll figures suggesting that incumbent President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, had easily won a second

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – An official at the Attorney General's Office (AGO) said while prosecutors were investigating nine suspects in the Nasruddin murder case, police were explorin

Stephen Fitzpatrick, Jakarta – Early unofficial results in Indonesia's presidential election have Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono being returned to office for a second five-year term.

Jakarta – The majority of votes made at a polling station near the residence of presidential candidate Jusuf Kalla in Central Jakarta have been won by his rival, incumbent President Sus

Febriamy Hutapea – "Everything just goes on as usual. Nothing's changed," Muhammad Riskonhasan, 22, said.

Jakarta – Megawati Soekarnoputri won the most votes from her polling station in Kebagusan, South Jakarta, on Wednesday morning, but some people registered to vote failed to turn up.

Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Febriamy Hutapea & Ferry Irwanto – The Constitutional Court ruled on Monday that eligible voters not on the final voters list for

Novi Christiastuti Adiputri, Jakarta – Scores of people from the Indonesian Youth Front for Struggle (FPPI) demonstrated at the Hotel Indonesia roundabout in Central Jakarta on Tuesday

Jakarta – Total investment of US$7.3 billion (inward and domestic) in the first semester indicated brighter prospects, although lower than figures for last year, the Investment Coordina