Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is said to have failed to push for transparency in the financial affairs of regional administrations, although it has arrested many

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – Bowing to pressure from anticorruption groups, the Supreme Court has revoked its earlier decision to appoint 12 new judges to the Corruption Court.

Jambi – An outbreak of leprosy has reached an endemic stage in Tanjungjabung regency, with one person in six per 10,000 suffering from the disease, which causes legions to form on the s

Jakarta – Although they might not be about "grand narratives" or "bombastic issues", women do have stories to tell.

It is a rude awakening in politics: Those who voted in the April 9 legislative elections may now find their favorite parties seeking alliances with partners who are not to their liking.

Bahtiar Effendy, Jakarta – If and when the results of the general elections are officially announced, it will only solidify the fact that Islam is no longer an important factor in Indon

Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – The global economic downturn has affected more than 1,200 workers in the large-scale and home-based leather industry since late 2008.

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Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – Indonesia will launch the "I Love Indonesia" logo, a move to encourage Indonesians to love and appreciate locally made goods and services, Minister of Trade

Muninggar Sri Saraswati & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Indonesian voters have made a firm decision on the fate of 29 national political parties that participated in last week's electi

Camelia Pasandaran – The National Commission on Human Rights, or Komnas HAM, has confirmed that it is investigating allegations that the General Elections Commission, or KPU, violated t

Jakarta – Civil society groups began filing lawsuits Thursday against the government and the General Elections Commission (KPU) over elections shortcomings.

Luh De Suryani and Niken Prathivi, Denpasar – The Bali Women's Political Movement coalition will file a report on alleged election fraud targeting female candidates to the Bali Election

Ni Komang Erviani, Denpasar – The Bali Investment Board has recorded a 99 percent drop in investment plans on the island in the first quarter this year.

Jakarta – With the results of vote counting trickling in from across the nation many former legislative candidates have begun showing symptoms of stress and depression upon learning of

Jusuf Wanandi, Jakarta – The people have spoken.

Novan Iman Santosa, Jakarta – The government should declare void a German government loan to procure 39 used warships, as it constitutes an odious debt, a workshop held at the Internat

Niniek Karmini, Jakarta – Indonesia's top court cleared Time magazine of defaming ex-dictator Suharto by alleging in a cover story that his family amassed a fortune during his rule.

Jakarta – Stronger growth in private consumption and recovering overseas demand will lead to higher economic growth for Indonesia next year, the central bank says.

Dicky Kristanto, Jakarta – Indonesian bank loans' growth is expected to halve to around 15-16 percent in 2009 from about 30 percent last year, a deputy central bank governor said, amid

Muninggar Sri Saraswati – Former Finance Minister Rizal Ramli has demanded that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono replace all seven members of the General Elections Commission for fail

Alfian, Jakarta – PT Freeport Indonesia, a local unit of US giant gold and copper producer Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc, has filed lawsuits against five workers who refused to

Jakarta – Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) will launch a big rally during the upcoming 39th Asian Development Bank (ADB) annual meeting in Bali from May 2 until May 5.

Indra Harsaputra and Ahmad Faisal, Surabaya – The Surabaya Legal Aid Institute (LBH) on Tuesday accused the Indonesian Military of violating international law by conducting a military e

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Good news could be on the horizon for those fed up with the lengthy political process, with the search for coalitions among the country's power brokers likel

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Gary LaMoshi, Denpasar – Results from Indonesia's legislative election last week have raised more questions than they answered.

Agnes S Jayakarna, Surabaya – Workers in East Java acknowledge that, due to the global economic crisis, dismissals are unavoidable but have demanded companies pay fair and proper compen

ID Nugroho, Jakarta – Leaders of political parties, the national rights body and a number of civil society groups have taken legal action to challenge the April 9 elections' results.

Jakarta – Some of Indonesia's prominent politicians are likely to lose their seats at the House of Representatives, following quick count results showing they did not win enough votes t

Erwida Maulia and Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – Constrained by the global downturn, Indonesia only managed to collect Rp 162 trillion (US$14.57 billion) in state revenue during the first

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Slamet Susanto, Agus Maryono and Suherdjoko, Yogyakarta/Purwokerto/Semarang – Newspaper vendor Samadiono, 44, was determined to run as a legislative candidate in the April 9 elections.

We believe Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati's preliminary estimate that Indonesia's economy could have expanded by 4.6 percent in the first quarter was by no means dressed up to m

Jakarta – Indonesia's president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, has said his Democrat Party, which won a fifth of the vote in parliamentary elections last week, may form a coalition with the

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – A plan may be in place to weaken the Corruption Court (KPK) by replacing its six career judges by judges from the Supreme Court, antigraft groups said Sunday.

Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – Thousands of prospective Indonesian migrant workers are on hold as destination countries have to fix new labour quotas given global downturn Chairman of the

Sunanda Creagh, Jakarta – An Indonesian Islamist party seen as a likely partner in President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's coalition said it wanted energy and mining contracts to be renego

Putri Prameshwari & Antara – Several celebrities running in Thursday's legislative elections have garnered an impressive number of votes so far, with some leading seasoned politicia

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – The slide in votes for the Golkar Party and the United Development Party (PPP) in Thursday's polls have exacerbated rifts within the parties.

Yemris Fointuna, Kupang/Jakarta – Many legislative hopefuls are beginning to sniff the stench of failure after Thursday's elections.

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – The brouhaha surrounding the voter lists and the numerous election violations have sparked protests from losing political parties and civil society groups th

Heru Andriyanto – Indonesia Corruption Watch on Sunday questioned the credibility of judges recently assigned to the Anti-Corruption Court, saying that most of them have already acquitt

Tom Allard, Jakarta – A strong showing in national elections presents the President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, with an opportunity to cast off his ultra-cautious approach to politics an

Karima Anjani and Sunanda Creagh, Jakarta – Indonesia's president may tap an Islamist party with a tough stance on graft for his coalition, as well as other groups ahead of presidential

Muninggar Sri Saraswati – This year's legislative elections saw the biggest number of non-voters in a decade, with some pollsters predicting up to 40 percent failed to show up for the c

Jakarta – Indonesia's general elections have been marred by hundreds of complaints about irregularities, officials said on Saturday, raising questions about the legitimacy of the vote i

Amir Tejo, Surabaya – Residents, the Army and police plunged into a war of words on Friday after a training exercise transformed a sleepy Surabaya suburb into a virtual battlefield.

Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – While the rise in exports to the US in February compared to January bucked the trend to a slump in overall exports and was encouraging, high-ranking official

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – Having been falling since the last quarter of 2008, the country's industries – mainly those aimed at the domestic market – have begun to show signs of perkin