Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – One of three militants charged with beheading three Christian schoolgirls last year in Poso carried out the attack as an "Idul Fitri gift" for Muslims, a Jakarta

Damien Kingsbury – On Monday, Australia's Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer, and Indonesia's Foreign Minister, Hassan Wirayuda, will sign a so-far secret treaty intended to bring the t

Multa Fidrus, Tangerang – A protest was staged Wednesday against the alleged assault of reporters by Air Force soldiers, who had been trying to stop them from covering an eviction at th

Mark Forbes, Jakarta – John Howard and Alexander Downer should trumpet a new security treaty with Indonesia, but their attempts to play down elements unpalatable to some Australians – s

Jakarta – The post-Idul Fitri influx of migrants to Jakarta may create opportunities for internal human trafficking from rural to urban areas, experts say.

The decision announced by the Indonesian police on 7 November that he would not allow any international involvement in efforts to investigate the murder of Munir will come as a huge dis

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Mark Forbes, Jakarta – Australia will help Indonesia develop a nuclear program, conduct joint border protection patrols, expand military and intelligence ties and agree to suppress Papu

Semarang – The number of people infected with tuberculosis has reached at least 34,761 in Central Java, an official said Monday.

Jakarta – A senior Indonesian minister has promised the country will introduce new get-tough measures on human traffickers.

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Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Indonesia has jumped to third place from 21st behind the United States and China as the world's top contributor of greenhouse gasses because of its clearing and

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The threat by Golkar Party politicians to withdraw support for the government in protest over the establishment of a controversial advisory team is a bluff

Niniek Karmini, Mantangai – Dozens of endangered orangutans have been driven from their dwindling jungle habitat in Borneo by months of land-clearing fires that have shrouded parts of t

Jakarta – Indonesian Defence Minister Juwono Sudarsono said political or military issues would not be discussed during US President George W. Bush's impending visit.

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Private labor exporters are unhappy with a new government policy that requires the businesses to have a minimum capital of Rp 3 billion and pay a Rp 500 mi

The Regional Investment Forum here last week presented several business-friendly provincial governors and regional officials, who fully realize that conducive policies and bureaucratic

Tony Hotland, Jakarta – Vice President Jusuf Kalla made sure on Friday that no one, including President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, could defy him without risking a political scandal.

Jakarta – Stay-at-home mom Wahyuni looked relieved as she walked away from the pawnshop in Senen, Central Jakarta.

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – Representatives of the Bogor municipal administration in West Java province, the police and Indonesian Military (TNI) have been holding a number of meetings

Yemris Fointuna, Kupang – After a lengthy drought the situation in East Nusa Tenggara has become critical, with tens of thousands of hectares of paddy fields drying up and residents fac

Jakarta – Three Muslim men have been charged in the beheadings of three Christian girls in an Indonesian province fraught with sectarian tension, and the suspects could face death sente

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Tangerang – A total of 6,500 employees of PT Dong Joe Indonesia, which produces Reebok sports apparel, have been out of work since the factory owners fled to their home country, Korea.

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Miner PT Freeport McMoran Indonesia and pulp and paper company PT Kiani Kertas have denied a labor union's claim they intimidated or dismissed workers who

Benget Simbolon Tnb., Jakarta – Transportation Minister Hatta Rajasa assured investors Wednesday that private firms – both local and foreign – would still be allowed to own up to 100 pe

Urip Hudiono, Jakarta – Two key economics ministers have given assurances that Indonesia is committed to addressing the concerns of investors hoping to participate in infrastructural de

Victor Tjahjadi, Jakarta – Indonesia has sought to reassure investors attending a key infrastructure summit that the government is fighting hard to end corruption and slash red tape in

Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – Breaking a long silence on the issue, the Justice and Human Rights Ministry promised Wednesday to review regional bylaws accused of discriminating against minori

Indra Harsaputra, Sidoarjo – Residents of Jatirejo village in Sidoarjo, East Java, took to the streets Wednesday after a monthlong break for Ramadhan, accusing Lapindo Brantas Inc., the

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Social scientists warned Tuesday that Indonesia's social problems will get worse over the next 10 years because the bulk of the 11 million unemployed will

The defence minister has rejected calls for a UN inquiry into the death of Indonesia's leading human rights activist, following the acquittal of the only suspect in the poisoning.

Jakarta – The National Police said Tuesday that they would not allow a United Nations representative to take part in the investigation of the murder of human rights campaigner Munir, de

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Andreas Harsono, Jakarta – The restoration by the US of full military ties with Indonesia, in the common interest of combating global terrorism, has been used by Jakarta's generals to f

Andi Hajramurni and Ruslan Sangaji, Makassar/Poso – Troops were sent to Poso on Monday, one day after Vice President Jusuf Kalla and religious leaders here drew up a list of government

Jakarta – Concerned that the embankments containing the Sidoarjo mudflow might burst during the rainy season, the team overseeing the East Java disaster area has opened a spillway, a ca

The processes of justice in Indonesia's court system continue to baffle anyone looking for consistency or punishments fitting the crime.

Jakarta – The early release from jail of the son of former Indonesian President Suharto has thrown the spotlight on what critics say is a justice system still capable of being manipulat

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The widow of murdered activist Munir and her lawyers pressed national flagship airline Garuda on Monday to hand over documents they say could lead to his killers

Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – Waving and wearing big smile, Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putera walked away from the Cipinang narcotics prison Monday a free man, after serving less than half of his

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The Confederation of Indonesian Prosperous Labor Unions (KSBSI) filed 20 complaints with the Manpower and Transmigration Ministry on Monday.

Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – Losing trust in the new police investigating team, activists demanded Saturday that the government involve the United Nations in the probe into the 2004 murder o

Ahmad Pathoni, Jakarta – The youngest son of former Indonesian president Suharto was conditionally released from jail on Monday, after serving a third of his original sentence for plott

Bill Guerin, Jakarta – As Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono enters his third year in office, the world's most populous Muslim country is widely viewed simultaneously as one

Gagah Wijoseno, Jakarta – Suspicions that the National Intelligence Agency (BIN) was involved in the murder of Munir are becoming stronger.

Maryadi, Jakarta – A visit by Munir's widow, Suciwati to the United States on October 14-20 has produced results.

Ruslan Sangadji, Palu – The Central Sulawesi Antiviolence Caucus asserted Friday that four police generals in charge of maintaining order in the conflict-ridden city of Poso should be h

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The generous sentence remissions given to wealthy criminals on national holidays smack of corruption, activists said Friday.

Jakarta – The national team overseeing the East Java mudflow disaster is racing against time to reinforce a 7.2 kilometer embankment so that it doesn't collapse during the raining seaso