Jakarta – A year after President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono came to power vowing to fight Indonesia's rampant corruption more needs to be done to bring the main perpetrators to justice, o

Blontank Poerwoko, Surakarta – A middle-ranking police officer here was removed from his post on Wednesday, a day after Muslim hard-liners raided at least two local restaurants and dest

Even before he stepped into Merdeka Palace, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's legacy had been assured.

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Under President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who was democratically elected, indicators of democracy in the country have remained poor, a human rights group s

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) will likely retain many of its businesses, despite a law mandating that the government take over all the military's enterprises to

Luh Putu Trisna Wahyuni, Mataram – Hundreds of people attacked and vandalized local government offices on Tuesday in West Lombok and Tangerang, signaling that public frustration is grow

Bill Guerin, Jakarta – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono came to power a year ago after a landslide victory with promises to fight rampant corruption.

Hera Diani, Jakarta – Despite the country's efforts to combat corruption, Indonesia remains one of the world's corrupt nations according to the latest annual report from the Berlin-base

Jakarta – Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto, a key suspect in the murder case of top human rights campaigner Munir, rarely sat in his seat during the Sept.

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – A noted human rights activist lashed out on Tuesday at the government's move to compromise on individual basic rights in its fight against terrorism.

Multa Fidrus, Tangerang – When it was reported that the head of their subdistrict was unavailable to meet with them, some 500 residents of several villages in Tangerang, Banten ran amok

Endy M. Bayuni, Jakarta – How did President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono do in his first year in office?

Jakarta – Indonesia's president has not achieved all he set out to in his first year as leader, but unforeseen events, in particular December's catastrophic tsunami, have not helped, an

Anton Aliabbas, Jakarta – Many people have been shocked by the government's plans to imitate the New Order regime in combating terrorism.

Jakarta – In implementing President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's verbal request to the TNI (Indonesian military) to take effective measures to prevent, combat and act against terrorism, t

Jambi – Almost 2,000 timber workers have been laid off in Jambi during the past few weeks because of slow business there, with workers complaining their severance pay was illegally low.

Vincent Lingga, Jakarta – Judged against the strong political mandate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono obtained in last September's presidential election, Indonesia's economic performance durin

Jakarta – The National Police has yet to demonstrate its full support for the drive against corruption as none of the graft and bribery cases involving its officers have been handed ove

Jakarta – The Press Council and the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) have urged the police to quickly investigate and solve a case of alleged violence against a Medan-based jou

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Jakarta – It is hoped that moves to lift the arms embargo on Indonesia by the United States will be done gradually.

Arie Rukmana – Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) executive director Chalid Muhammad (left) talks with former minister of the environment Sonny Keraf during a ceremony held to

Jongker Rumteh, Manado – The trial of a local subsidiary of US-based Newmont Mining Corp resumed at the Manado District Court on Friday, with its American president director insisting t

Hera Diani, Jakarta – With the fuel price increases, the tsunami disaster in December and reports of bird flu and polio, affordable, quality health care is out of reach for more and mor

Jakarta – Indonesia may strengthen its anti-terrorism law following suicide bombings at three crowded Bali restaurants that police say indicate an al-Qaida-linked militant group is adop

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Marianne Kearney, Jakarta – A spate of recent church closures and attacks on the compound of a sect has highlighted a debate raging within the Indonesian Muslim community over religious

Jakarta – Global conservation organization World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has warned the government that establishing the world's largest oil palm plantation in Kalimantan could have

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – A network of wildlife protection groups will report three high-ranking officials from the Jakarta's Natural Resources Conservation Agency to the police for their

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – Top human rights groups slammed the administration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Thursday for failing to protect human rights during its first year i

Kornelius Purba, Jakarta – People in the rather slummy neighborhood units were a little envious seeing Miswan opening an impressive, official-looking envelope.

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – For his work at a shoe company in Tangerang, Banten province, Parluhutan Simbolon is paid Rp 1.3 million (US$103) a month, a wage he once considered decent

Oyos Saroso H.N., Bandarlampung – Two drivers calmly gave themselves up to the police when they were apprehended in Bandarlampung recently with trucks laden with meranti and kruing timb

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Defense and intelligence analysts are ruing poor team work among intelligence units and unpopular government policies for a string of terrorist attacks tha

Greg Barton – Three years after the horror of the first Bali bombing and four years after the shock of the September 11 attacks, most Australians are mystified about why doubts about Je

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John Pilger – "The propagandist's purpose," wrote Aldous Huxley, "is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human."

Indra Harsaputra, Surabaya – The fuel price hikes have severely affected industries in East Java with more than a 40 percent of firms in the province in danger of collapsing by the end

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – Indonesian Military Chief (TNI) Gen.

Emmy Kuswandari, Jakarta – The minister of defense, Juwono Sudarsono, says that the civilian authorities are not yet strong enough to ensure political stability and national security.

Bandung – Hundreds of workers from the West Java Nusantara Workers Union staged a noisy protest at Bandung's City Hall and provincial council building on Wednesday, demanding a 100 perc

Wahjoe Boediwardhana, Malang – Further reports emerged nationwide on Wednesday of the inaccuracy of data used to determine who is eligible to receive cash assistance from the government

Graham Matthews – In the days following the October 1 Bali bombings, Australians have been subject to a barrage of hypocritical and racist "anti-terrorist" hysteria whipped up by politi

Hasrul, Kendari – Kendari district court on Tuesday sentenced 23 former city councillors to one year and six months in jail, adding to the long list of councillors around the country wh

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James Balowski, Jakarta – On October 1, under pressure from the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, the government of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono announced massive cu

Clinton Fernandes – The destruction of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI), 40 years ago following the seizure of power by pro-US military officers headed by General Suharto was a deci

Today – as you would almost certainly know – is the third anniversary of the first Bali bombing and our major report tonight provides an alarming twist to the ongoing terror campaign be

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – Debate is stirring among government officials following President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's request that the Indonesian Military (TNI) actively help crack down