Today is the two-year anniversary since the mudflow in Sidoarjo, East Java, began, and it's appropriate to reflect on why problems remain unresolved and the government seems toothless t

Sugihono, Jakarta – Apparently with the firm intention of supporting an action opposing the recent fuel price increases at the State Palace in Central Jakarta, Indonesian Democratic Par

The Asia Pacific Solidarity Network (APSN) has received information from the People's Democratic Party-Political Committee of the Poor (KPRM-PRD) that on May 27 a student activist named

Jakarta – Around 500 workers, children and housewives protested at the offices of the Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare in Jakarta on Thursday May 29 against the recent fuel pr

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TMC/Ibnu R., Jakarta – Protest actions and public transport strikes will colour various parts of the capital today, Wednesday May 28.

It's improving, but there's a long way to go.

Aubrey Belford, Jakarta – Indonesia will withdraw from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries after years of declining exports, the energy minister said Wednesday even as oth

Sid Maher – Australia needs to redefine its relationship with Indonesia to reflect its rise, in barely a decade, from a troubled, unstable, corruption-ridden nation to a "normal" middle

Australians are being urged to rethink the way they view Indonesia and recognise the country as a stable, pluralist democracy and not a hotbed of fundamentalist Islam.

Jakarta – An Indonesian "mud volcano" that has oozed sludge for two years is collapsing under its own weight, worsening an environmental disaster that has displaced thousands, a study s

Jakarta – Workers unions say that 10 years after Indonesia ratified the International Labor Organization (ILO) convention on freedom of association, workers continue to face discriminat

Sruwen Boyolali, Indonesia – In the bloody history of the 20th century, the killing fields scattered through the lush greenery of Indonesia's islands are a rarely mentioned footnote.

Jakarta – Indonesian people must continue to speak up against human rights violations committed by their government and other citizens, a rights seminar has concluded.

Jakarta – City police chose a persuasive approach to deal with protests following clashes between police officers and university students last week, a police spokesperson said Tuesday.

Anwar Khumaini, Jakarta – Student demonstrations against the recent fuel price increases are moving towards anarchic acts involving frequent clashes with police.

Irene Hadiprayitno, Utrecht – The palm oil industry is not only popular in the discourse of biofuels, but it is also economically lucrative.

Jakarta – Students in Semarang and Makassar began a hunger strike Monday to protest the government's recent fuel price increases.

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The National University (Unas) has welcomed lawmakers' support for the release of students who have been in police custody since a clash between police and stud

Jakarta – City police have begun investigations into police officers involved in a clash with student protesters at National University (Unas) at Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta.

Jakarta – Hundreds of public minivan drivers in Jakarta staged a strike Monday, demanding an official fare increase in the wake of fuel price rises, leaving many commuters and students

Abdul Khalik and Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – The quick disbursement of cash aid to lower income families has tempered protests after the government raised fuel prices, helping President

Umi Kulsum – Indonesia's 100th National Awakening day, which fell on May 20, was noisily celebrated at the Bung Karno Sports Stadium during a ceremony led by President Susilo Bambang Yu

The reform movement, which began 10 years ago, stipulated the need for the Indonesian Military (TNI) to give up its sociopolitical role and focus on defense.

Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights is setting up a special team to investigate a clash between police officers and student protesters at National University (Unas) in Pas

Rizal Harahap, Pekanbaru – Five legislators in Riau province have come under fire for attending a seminar in Egypt organized by Indonesian students there.

Jakarta – Police arrested more than 100 protesters in the Indonesian capital Saturday after some burnt tyres and threw molotov cocktails during a rally over fuel price rises, police sai

Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta, Semarang, Kupang – More than 100 people were arrested Saturday during protests at National University (Unas) in Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta.

Presi Mandari, Jakarta – Angry students hurled molotov cocktails at police after Indonesia hiked the cost of gasoline by 33 (sic) percent Saturday to rein in subsidies that are explodin

Aditya Suharmoko and Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – After weeks of uncertainty, the government on Friday raised subsidized fuel prices by an average of 28.7 percent to help salvage the state b

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Indonesia's government jacked up fuel prices on Saturday, sparking protests, but some $1.5 billion of cash handouts intended to cushion the blow for poor famil

Jakarta – Women and children from Jamaah Ahmadiyah families have been suffering not only repeated attacks but also discrimination and human rights abuses from Muslims outside the "devia

Jakarta – Indonesian Corruption Watch has urged the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to investigate alleged graft within the Supreme Court after the court refused to state public

Jakarta – From a soto (traditional soup) vendor to a lawyer, people from different walks of life have remembered the late human rights activist Munir through the enduring medium of musi

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – A state minister on Friday delivered documents on the alleged May 1998 mass rape of mostly ethnic Chinese women to the Attorney General's Office (AGO).

Lilian Budianto, Jakarta – Local women's rights activists have taken up the outcry raised by New York-based Human Rights Watch, following a Saudi Arabian court's acquittal of two people

Indra Subagja, Jakarta – As soon as the price of fuel was officially increased at 12 midnight, 26 people from the People's Struggle Front (FPR) held a protest action in front of the Sta

Irwan Nugroho, Jakarta – The police attack on the University of Indonesia campus this morning has left those who witnessed it dumb founded after they watched hundreds of police officers

[The following is a slightly abridged translation of a statement by the People's Struggle Front (FPR) condemning recent acts of violence by police against peaceful protests opposing

The following are statements of objection by three organisations that are part of the Ternate (North Maluku) National Liberation Front (FPN) against statements and releases issue by

Jakarta – Twenty students were detained by city police and were named suspects of various crimes after being arrested at recent demonstrations, a city police spokesperson said Thursday.

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Islamic schools need to include more scientific and research studies, rather than trying to revive the glory of past Islamic civilization by focusing solely on

[The following statement in English was edited slightly for readability, the original SMS message in Indonesian translated and the full names of organisations added where abbreviatio

Jakarta – Bureaucratic reform in Indonesia has moved at snail's pace due to intervention by political parties and widespread corruption, a seminar heard Thursday.

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Jakarta, Cirebon, Yogyakarta, Makassar – Thousands of students across the nation took to the streets Wednesday to reject the government plan to increase fuel prices and provide direct c

Jakarta – The KPK unveiled Wednesday a link between two top officials at the Attorney General Office's (AGO) in the case of alleged bribery involving businesswoman Artalyta Suryani and

Jakarta – Waves of protesters commemorating 10 years of reformasi took to the streets on Wednesday May 21.

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