Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) headquarters is reshuffling or retiring 159 high and middle ranking officers in its three military forces, an official said.

Jakarta – Indonesia's latest campaign to lure tourists got off to a rocky start after embarrassed officials acknowledged that a key slogan was ungrammatical and ordered it corrected.

Jakarta – The government has pledged to speed up efforts to reduce the country's poverty rate and food scarcity over the next two years.

Jakarta – A group of Muslim activists have attacked the settlement of an Islamic sect in a village on the main island of Java, resulting in a clash that left four injured, police and re

Jakarta – Leaders from various religious organizations demanded Tuesday that the government clamp down on inter-religion conflicts.

Nana Rukmana, Kuningan – A large crowd on Tuesday reportedly attacked the Ahmadiyah worship complex in Manis Lor village, Jalaksana district, in Kuningan, West Java, leaving four people

Jakarta – Government officials called for more participation from female educators in efforts to establish a gender-equal education system during the "National Policy Dialog on Gender E

Agustina Wayansari, Jakarta – The National Family Planning Board (PKBI) is taking a creative new approach to sex education and counseling that involves talking face-to-face with teenage

Agustina Wayansari, Jakarta – "My boyfriend asked me to do squats to get the sperm out so that I wouldn't fall pregnant," said a university student in a recent survey on sex, sexuality

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Doni Daulay was hesitant to walk close to Merdeka Square in Medan, North Sumatra, on Tuesday, which was being tightly guarded by a security unit.

Jakarta – Indonesian women still lack legal protection because law enforcers remain gender biased, the National Commission on Violence Against Women said Tuesday.

Jakarta – A recent national survey has shown if the national election was to be held this month, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) would beat the Golkar Party and the

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The government has issued a new regulation increasing compensation for death and occupational accident claims, for eligible workers (or their families) par

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – A number of NGOs focused on development affairs criticized on Tuesday various regional administrations for neglecting Indonesians' basic rights, citing a failu

Abandons human rights for Indonesia to train its worst military and police units

Jakarta – One-hundred-and-sixty local-government water firms (PDAM) in Indonesia, or about 75 percent of the 223 audited by the Development Finance Controller (BPKP), performed poorly t

Jakarta – The secretary of Garuda Indonesia chief pilot Rohainil Aini testified Tuesday that she falsified an assignment letter a few days after the Sept.

Irawaty Wardany and Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The South Jakarta District Court rejected Tuesday an environmental pollution lawsuit filed by the Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi

Denpasar – Three Indonesian Islamic militants facing execution for the 2002 Bali bombings will get one month to seek presidential clemency after being officially notified of the rejecti

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – Traders from nine traditional markets in Bandung staged a rally at the West Java Legislative council Monday demanding that the government stop issuing buildi

Jakarta – Dozens of residents blocked Jl.

Nurul Hidayati, Jakarta – Two days before the start of the Idul Adha, Christmas and New Year holiday period, Jakarta will be hit by all sorts of protest actions on Tuesday December 18.

Jakarta – Reconstruction in ravaged areas of the Indonesian coastline is on track nearly three years after the Indian Ocean tsunami, a key group of international donors said Tuesday.

Increased US support for the Indonesia military is not the way to promote reform or human rights accountability.

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – Indonesia should double its budget for reproductive health services in order to reduce the country's maternal mortality rate, said United Nation Population Fun

Jakarta – As a city riddled with sanitation-related diseases such as diarrhea and dengue fever, the Jakarta administration needs to start working with the public, private companies and

Washington – Lawmakers have agreed to boost military aid to Indonesia and the Philippines, but some of the money would be contingent on human rights improvements.

Sofian, Jakarta – Seven different protest actions will be held by a variety of social organisations in Jakarta today.

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono held a meeting with some 300 retired generals of the Indonesian Military and the National Police at the National Military Academy (AMN) in M

Jakarta – The large number of incumbent officials that have been loosing in regional elections is being caused by a number of factors, including the public's rejection of status quo for

Slamet Susanto, Yogyakarta – Young members of the country's second largest Muslim organization, Muhammadiyah, announced Sunday the establishment of the Matahari Bangsa Party (PMB) at th

Karen Michelmore, Jakarta – Australia's relationship with Indonesia is full of new promise.

Alfian, Jakarta – Two researchers from the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) proposed Saturday public policy models to tackle wide economic differences in the country.

Alfian, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas-HAM) has said it will investigate reports on the increasing incidence of forced closings of churches.

Cilacap – A controversial Indonesian Muslim cleric warned on Saturday that the country would suffer a big disaster if three Bali bombers on death row were executed.

Jakarta – Jakarta's pipe water users may not be getting any water at all next year if the administration does not bring the supply to a potable level.

Jakarta – Human rights watchdog Imparsial is seeking to appeal a court ruling that rejected its lawsuit against a senior Indonesian intelligence official.

Jakarta – Law and media experts agreed Thursday that a freedom of information law – not yet passed – should cover state-owned companies, but with some exceptions.

Jakarta – Imbalances between development and environmental conservation in Jakarta may lead to several major floods in the city in coming years, a hydrology expert said.

Jakarta – Religious and anticorruption activists are calling for an end to the monopoly of the Religious Affairs Ministry over haj management so pilgrims can have better service.

Jakarta – Officials have said that the Indonesian Military's plans to possibly allow Muslim female personnel to wear the headscarf outside of Aceh could raise "insignificant" discussion

Maryadi, Jakarta – Jakarta never seems to be free from protest actions. Not a day goes by without demonstrations, including today, Friday December 14.

Maryadi, Jakarta – Jakarta could well be referred to as the 'storehouse' of protest actions since not a day goes by without demonstrations being held somewhere in the city, including to

Nusa Dua, Bali – Anti-nuclear activists have expressed their strong opposition to the use of nuclear energy to mitigate the impact of climate change.

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Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) headquarters is reviewing its official uniform code for female soldiers after calls to allow Muslim women in the military to wear the traditional

Ruslan Sangadji, Poso – Religious figures in Central Sulawesi see the security situation in Poso regency as improved and large-scale violence a thing of the past.

Jakarta – A senior executive of Golkar, the country's largest political party, said Wednesday maintaining the pairing of current President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Ju

Urip Hudiono, Jakarta – Investments and exports are expected to contribute more to Indonesia's economic growth next year, giving an additional boost to the slow but sure revival in cons

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – Local producers of medical goods said Tuesday they could not compete with imported products unless the government reduced import duties on required components