Ronald Tanamas, Jakarta – The Star Reform Party (PBR) is now looking and seeking out who is the appropriate presidential candidate for it to support in its coming convention.

Ika Krismantari, Jakarta – While it will certainly ensure more business, the soon-to-be passed mining bill is likely to discourage large multinational mining companies from investing in

Jakarta – The city administration must make greater efforts to create green spaces in the capital, the Jakarta branch of the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has said.

Alexander Downer – With the death of former Indonesian foreign minister Ali Alatas, Australia has lost a good friend who was also a decent bloke.

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – The deliberations of a Corruption Court bill have hit a wall as lawmakers struggle to finalize the terms of the draft law before the deadline by the end of ne

Activists and researchers on women's rights came together in Bali last month to address among other things the effects of extremist views.

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Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights has urged the government to give more protection to the rights of indigenous people marginalized by rapid development.

Dian Kuswandini – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) and Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) are involved in a war of words over the facts behind the return of US$750 million to the state

Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) said Friday all legal documents issued under an online administration system of the Justice and Human Rights Ministry were

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The number of child sex workers in Indonesia has more than doubled in the past decade, with the majority operating around resorts amid the country's booming tou

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – Growth in tax revenue has continued to decline towards the year's end, as the slowing down of the economy has reduced output, the tax office says.

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Malang – The Navy's Eastern Fleet has locked horns with villagers once again, challenging them to either peacefully resolve a dispute over land in South Malang, or

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – The National Police and the Indonesian Military (TNI) are to partake in a joint training program next week to increase their ability to safeguard the country a

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – In a rare loss of self-control, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono vented his anger Friday at a group of protesters rallying outside of the State Palace, sayin

Ika Krismantari, Jakarta – The regional stock market collapse, tumbling commodity prices and the fall in the value of the local currency have taken a toll on the country's 40 wealthiest

Tom Allard, Indonesia – Ali Alatas was remembered yesterday as a consummate diplomat and fierce patriot who fought hard for Indonesia's interests, whether acting for the dictatorship of

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Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – Former top spy Muchdi Purwopranjono denied he premeditated the 2004 murder of noted human rights activist Munir Said Thalib in court Thursday, and demanded ju

Ni Komang Erviani and Indah Setiawati, Nusa Dua – Bali Governor I Made Mangku Pastika has pledged to support the struggle to file a judicial review of the anti-pornography law, followin

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The settlement of gross human rights abuse cases in Indonesia will likely encounter a deadlock, with law enforcers continually acting "uncooperatively" and the

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – Bank lending will probably grow more slowly next year, while the proportion of bad loans may rise, as the global financial crisis hits Indonesia's real secto

Oyos Saroso H.N., Bandarlampung – Farmers in Lampung are blaming a month-long fertilizer scarcity in the province on syndicates they allege sell subsidized fertilizer to large plantatio

Ismira Lutfia – The number of Indonesians living in poverty is set to reach more than 28 million by March 2009, National Development Planning Minister Paskah Suzetta said on Wednesday.

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Alwan Ridha Ramdani, Bandung – Thousands of contract laborers of 12 textile and garment companies in Dayeuhkolot Industrial Area, in Bandung, West Java, may not have their contracts ren

Muhammadiyah chairman Din Syamsuddin has called for the formation of a new strategic coalition of Islam-based political parties to win next year's presidential election.

Fadli, Batam – Companies operating in the industrial areas in Bintan, Riau Islands, have seen dramatic slowdowns due to ripple effects from the global economic crisis.

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – Layoffs will not reach into the millions next year as was feared, mainly because of the ability of the informal sector to absorb workers who have been dismis

Jakarta – The number of workers that have already been dismissed appears to be extraordinarily large. At least, this is the version being given by employers.

Oleh Ahmad Arif – The global financial crisis, which began far away in the United States, appears to have also become a bugbear for workers in Indonesia.

Jakarta – Endowed with rich natural resources and a large population, Indonesia is becoming more attractive for investors as indicated by an increase in the number of realized direct in

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Andi Hajramurni and Yuli Tri Suwarni, Makassar, Bandung – Rights activists across the country celebrated International Human Rights Day on Wednesday by staging rallies and other events

Ika Krismantari, Jakarta – White-collar workers have enjoyed relative safety from the current trend of layoffs sweeping the country, with dismissals largely hitting medium- to low-level

Indah Setiawati and Ni Komang Erviani, Jakarta, Denpasar – The newly enacted anti-pornography law threatens to further stain Indonesia's already sullied human rights record, rights grou

Jakarta – In 2004, Rima, a domestic helper in Hong Kong, was repeatedly beaten and raped by her employer until she met a fellow Indonesian who took her to the police.

Denpasar – The signing of the Anti-Pornography Law by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has attracted protests in the Indonesian resort island of Bali, with two of the students plannin

Yogyakarta – Hundreds of students and non-government organisation activists in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta took to the streets on December 10 to commemorate Human Rights Day.

Oppose the 2009 elections of the political elite – an election of the human rights violators, capitalists, corruptors and opportunist!

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono claims his fight against corruption is on track, but admits corruption remains rife in numerous governance sectors.

Dian Kuswandini and Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has used World Anti-Corruption Day today to claim it has been more effective bringing corruption cases

M. Azis Tunny, Ambon – What started as a peaceful rally at the Central Maluku Education Agency in Masohi, Maluku, escalated into a major riot between two neighborhoods on Tuesday.

The 71-year-old former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari receives the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo today for his tireless efforts to end conflicts in many parts of the world, including in

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Olle Tornquist, Yogyakarta – Today in Oslo, Finland's former president Martti Ahtisaari, leading diplomat and social democrat, is awarded the Nobel Prize for his outstanding contributio

Jakarta – Indonesia's annual economic growth in the fourth quarter is expected to slow from the third quarter, as a plunge in global demand for commodities starts to bite, a deputy cent

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Defying persistent protests by a number of provinces and scores of civil society groups, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has signed the anti-pornography bill,

Jakarta – Due to public protest, the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) has chose to drop Tutut Hardijanti Rukmana, the eldest daughter of former president Soeharto, from its list of candid

Nurrohman, Bandung – I am rather relieved as I read the results of a survey conducted by the Center for Islamic and Society Studies (PPIM) at the Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic Unive