Another person has revoked his testimony against former State Intelligent Agency (BIN) deputy chief Muchdi Purwopranjono, who is on trial for the murder of rights activist Munir Said Th

Abdul Khalik and Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – The House of Representatives' special committee on the abduction of democracy activists in 1997-1998 decided Tuesday to continue summoning re

Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the state ministry bill, which limits the number of ministries to 34 and allows ministers to have deputies.

Jakarta – Indonesia's parliament on Tuesday ratified the Southeast Asian charter committing ASEAN member nations to promote democracy and human rights, clearing the way for its formal a

Jakarta – Islam Defenders Front leaders Rizieq Shihab and Munarman claimed innocence in the attack on religious-tolerance activists in June, and asked the Central Jakarta District Court

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The fear of losing in voting on the presidential election bill is forcing factions in the House of Representatives to seek compromises.

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The internal bickering within the Golkar Party could develop into a bitter split, following its failure to address local branches' demands for the party to name

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has decided to postpone the deliberation of the anti-pornography bill until late November, with two groups still at odds over the b

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's popularity is on the rebound after previous polls put him behind rival Megawati Soekarnoputri, but is facing a new threat f

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – In an attempt to boost its showing in next year's elections, the Golkar Party has assured its supporters it is serious about implementing an open system to deter

Ken Yunita, Jakarta – It has become like a 'regular customer', traffic crossing Jl.

Dicky Christanto, Denpasar – The East Denpasar Police has summoned a group of young artists for using symbols of the now defunct communist party during an art exhibition organized last

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – A week away from its Oct.

Desy Nurhayati and Ika Krismantari, Jakarta – With a trio of state firms exploring the possibility of buying a stake in the Bakrie group's PT Bumi Resources, the government has rejected

Jakarta – In the lead up to the 2009 general elections, the House of Representatives (DPR) Special Committee on the 1997/1998 Abduction of Activists has been revived again.

Novia Chandra Dewi, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) believes that plan to summon former generals by the House of Representatives' (DPR) Sp

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – The central bank – which has just been equipped with a legal basis to facilitate reactions, including injecting liquidity, in the event of a potential financ

Adianto P.

Abdul Khalik and Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – Political parties' ambitions to cling to power and their attempts to improve on their bargaining position ahead of the 2009 elections have dom

Abdul Khalik and Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – A voting mechanism will be legislators' last resort to pass the presidential election bill, with most major factions at the House of Represen

Bruce Gale, Senior Writer – During a visit to Jakarta in August, Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith described relations between Indonesia and Australia as having reached a 'histo

Aubrey Belford, Ngruki – An Indonesian Islamic cleric linked to the three extremists awaiting execution for the Bali bombings said Thursday the 2002 attack which killed more than 200 pe

Usman Hamid and Syaiful Haq, Jakarta – In his remarks during the ceremony to mark the 63rd anniversary of the Indonesian Military (TNI) in Surabaya on Tuesday, TNI Chief Gen.

Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – The House of Representatives' special committee debating the controversial pornography bill will allow tourists to wear bikinis at tourist resorts in a bid to

Adianto P.

Jakarta – The HIV/AIDS infection rate is exploding in Indonesian prisons because intravenous drug users are being kept in the same overcrowded cells as other inmates, officials said Thu

Al Makin, Heidelberg, Montreal – Our honorable members of the House of Representatives seem to put "personal bravado" above long-term national interest in their intention to pass "the a

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Despite an earlier pledge to cut military spending this year, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has promised the Indonesian Military (TNI) modern equipment to e

Adianto P.

Angus Grigg – In less than two months, former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari will rise in Oslo's City Hall and formally receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – The Bakrie family, headed by welfare minister Aburizal Bakrie, is unlikely to go bust any time soon, as the government ponders allowing state firms to buy stak

Triwik Kurniasari, Jakarta – The accountability and transparency of city administrations across the country, including the Jakarta administration, have decreased in the past four years,

Mustaqim Adamrah and Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – The government has unveiled plans for aggressive nontariff barriers aimed at protecting the domestic industry from an influx of overseas g

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – The government and lawmakers have set a "compromise" 6 percent target for next year's economic growth, as part of a revision to the 2009 budget assumptions.

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – Former Bank Indonesia (BI) governor Burhanuddin Abdullah has accused former deputy Aulia Pohan of masterminding the misappropriation of an Indonesian Banking

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – For any senior citizen, receiving a permanent lifetime identity card should be as natural as the aging process itself. But not so for Nani Nurani.

Bandung, West Java – Dozens of students in the National Student Front staged a rally at the Indonesia Education University (UPI) campus in Bandung on Wednesday, protesting against capit

Moksa Hutasoit, Jakarta – It is as if protest actions are never absent from the lives of Jakarta residents.

Agus Maryono, Purwokerto – A group of farmers in West Ajibarang, Banyumas regency, on Wednesday set fire to seven tons of unhusked rice, claiming they had been betrayed by the Indonesia

Syaipul Bakhori, Jakarta – Hundreds of workers occupied a timber company in Jambi demanding their unpaid salaries and severance pay.

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – On any other day, members of the House of Representatives would be on the prowl for TV and print journalists, in an attempt to publicize what they claimed to hav

Dini Mawuntyas, Jakarta – Around three hundred workers demonstrated at the Regional House of Representatives in Surabaya East Java to demand rise on low pay.

Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – A convicted accomplice in the murder of human rights activist Munir Said Thalib denied he was ever in contact with the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) or its

Indra Harsaputra and Abdul Khalik, Surabaya, Jakarta – The country's soldiers will have to wait at least until after the 2009 elections to exercise their right to vote, after President

Farida Iqbal – "The right of self-determination is important because it's part of the pure principle of democracy", Jacob Rumbiak, foreign affairs co-ordinator of the West Papua Nationa

National leader John Key advocates that the Super Fund invests in up to 40% New Zealand companies.

Yuli Tri Suwarni and Ni Komang Erviani, Bandung, Denpasar – The controversial anti-pornography bill is drawing yet more opposition from various parts of the country, with many fearing t

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) is still heavily politicized, with many of its key members joining the elections race more than 10 years on from the outset of the

Evan A. Laksmana, Singapore – The Indonesian Military (TNI) celebrated its 63rd anniversary on Oct. 5. Its formal commemoration, however, will be held on Oct.

A chasm of perceptions, of mind-sets, is unfortunate but inevitable between a people claiming to have been oppressed and those deeply offended by such a claim.