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Upon observing coalition agreements made by the leaders of political parties, the upcoming presidential election, scheduled for July 8, will very likely be a three-horse race.

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Megawati Soekarnoputri has no other choice but to pick Great Indonesian Movement Party (Gerindra) head Prabowo Subianto as her running mate for the upcoming

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – Former South Jakarta Police chief Sr. Comr.

Jakarta – The clock is ticking for current members of the House of Representatives, many of whom will loose their seat in four months, but there is still no sign they will be able to pa

Camelia Pasandaran – Though the number of women elected to the House of Representatives looks set to increase, the quality of the candidates remains suspect, election observers said on

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – The National Mandate Party (PAN) has dashed hopes of a deal with the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), joining forces instead with the Democra

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – After much wheeling and dealing, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) on Thursday appeared to have finally put an end to the hopes of a Suharto

Ismira Lutfia – A decade has passed since the Indonesian press achieved freedom, yet it is still faced with incomprehensible press laws, the increasing criminalization of the press, a m

Jakarta – Among the workers who voiced their demands for improved labor conditions during May Day rallies across the country, those employed by outsourcing companies were screaming the

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – The impact of the current dry season and deforestation in Kerinci Seblat National Park (TNKS) is believed to be forcing wild tigers to hunt cattle in nearby village

Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta/Medan – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's youngest son Edhie Baskoro and former president Megawati Soekarnoputri's daughter Puan Maharani look set to join th

Stephen Fitzpatrick, Jakarta – The arrest of Indonesia's anti-corruption tsar over a murder will have little impact on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's re-election campaign, analyst

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Malang – The Independent Journalists' Alliance (AJI) has recorded 44 incidents of violence against journalists across the country in the past year, calling it the

Ardian Wibisono – Indonesia's economic blues may be one step closer to fading, at least if consumer sentiment is anything to go by.

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – A group of students staged a mass rally near the Indonesian Democracy Party of Struggle (PDIP)' Chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri's residence in Menteng, Cen

Indonesia's anti-graft chief was arrested yesterday for allegedly masterminding the murder of a company executive in a case that has rattled the country's efforts to fight corruption.

Farouk Arnaz & Nivell Rayda – Antasari Azhar, chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), was detained by Jakarta Police on Monday after being declared the suspected ma

Serang – Three students were rushed to the nearest public health clinic in Serang after a Monday rally they staged to demand the arrest of Pandeglang Regent Dimyati Natakusumah at the B

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – About 1,500 students from various state and private universities rallied Monday at the gubernatorial office in Makassar, South Sulawesi, to protest against t

Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – It is just "a matter of time" before Indonesia becomes a state signatory to the International Criminal Court (ICC), a Foreign Ministry official said on Monday.

Jakarta – Learning from the voter list fiasco that marred the legislative elections, the government says it has taken necessary measures to prevent the problem from recurring in July's

Jakarta – Regional branches of the Golkar Party are refusing to acknowledge the pairing of chairman Jusuf Kalla with head of the People's Consience Party (Hanura) Wiranto as candidates

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Jakarta – The country has encountered a setback in the recent legislative elections, but this should not discourage efforts to continuously preserve and improve its hard-won democracy,

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Malang – Hundreds of cooperatives in Malang city are threatened by insolvency as an increasing number of them go out of business, said a local expert recently.

Niken Prathivi, Denpasar – Various NGOs gathered Saturday to discuss the fallout from funding water access with international loans, as the 42nd annual board of governors' meeting of th

Denpasar – Students of Denpasar's Indonesian Institute of the Arts (ISI) commemorated National Education Day by holding traditional art performances in front of the Bali Provincial Legi

Dicky Christanto and Slamet Susanto, Jakarta – Jusuf Kalla's decision to run for president and pick retired general Wiranto as running mate lacks solid support from with in Golkar, whic

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will definitely suspend Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chief Antasari Azhar, a suspect in a sex-driven murder scandal, a presidenti

Triwik Kurniasari, Jakarta – Labor unions got together to mark the International Labor Day on Friday, urging private companies across the city not to take advantage of the current globa

Anita Rachman, Arientha Primanita & Amir Tejo – About 8,000 workers demonstrated against mass layoffs and threatened to reject the outcome of the 2009 legislative elections during a

Tom Allard, Jakarta – The defence white paper crowns a transformation in Australia's strategic perception of Indonesia, as fears of invading hordes from the archipelago are replaced by

Surabaya, Cirebon, Yogya, Banyumas – Thousands of workers across the nation staged rallies Friday to commemorate International Labor Day, also known as May Day, rejecting outsourcing an

Benget Besalicto Tnb., Jakarta – Inflation continued to ease in April, giving the central bank lee-way to further cut its key interest rate to spur economic growth, which slowed after a

Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – Observing International Labor Day, or May Day, two prominent labor observers urged Indonesia's mushrooming labor unions to merge into several major sector-ba

Jakarta – Jakarta's Statistics Agency announced Friday Jakarta experienced a deflation of 0.15 percent in April.

Camelia Pasandaran & Nivell Rayda – Civil society organizations on Friday called for the Corruption Eradication Commission to investigate election commission higher-ups over procure

Dessy Sagita & Ismira Lutfia – Doctors on Friday urged the public and the government not to panic over the swine flu issue, and not to ignore more urgent health issues such as dengu

Jakarta – Analysts have called recent moves by parties trying to form coalitions based on power sharing as "absurd", saying Indonesia needs political partnerships that strengthen the co

Tom Allard Herald, Jakarta – Indonesia's President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, is being driven into the arms of the country's Islamic parties, posing questions about the direction of his

Four major political parties on Friday signed a coalition agreement aimed at strengthening their positions in the legislature, party officials said.

Jakarta – Indonesia's high-profile anti-corruption czar has been named a suspect over the murder of a state company executive, officials said.

Jakarta – The country loses Rp 38,4 trillion every year from the mining sector, particularly in gas and oil sectors, according to Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW).

Depok – Following the Depok municipality's decision to annul the building permit (IMB) for a Protestant Batak Christian (HKBP) church in Cinere, the Setara Institute for Democracy and P

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – The Golkar Party and the People's Conscience Party (Hanura) unveiled Vice President Jusuf Kalla and Wiranto as their presidential and vice presidential candi

Muh Syaifullah, Yogyakarta – Workers and employees in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta used May Day to demand an eight-hour working day saying that workers in shopping centres are fo

Imanuddin Razak, Jakarta – A violent protest by soldiers of the Army's 751st Infantry Battalion in Sentani, Jayapura regency, Papua province, on Wednesday was unusual in a military, whi

Firman Hidayat, Samarinda – Hundreds of workers in the East Kalimantan city of Samarinda commemorated International Labour Day by holding speeches in front of the East Kalimantan govern

Wisnu Aji Dewabrata, Palembang - A International Labour Day demonstration in Palembang, South Sumatra on Friday May 1 took place without the presence of workers.