A historic agreement was reached Wednesday between the country's largest Muslim organizations, Nahdlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah, on eradicating corruption in a nation that continues to

Jakarta – Unidentified gangs on Friday attempted to set fire to houses in troubled Poso, Central Sulawesi province, where 13 people have died this month in a fresh outbreak of well-plan

Bali – An Indonesian Muslim militant was jailed for life yesterday for his key role in last year's deadly bombings on this holiday island that killed 202 people.

Jakarta – The United States plans to resume cooperation with Indonesia's armed forces because the Jakarta government has assisted a US investigation into the murder of two American citi

Muninggar Sri Saraswati & Tiarma Siboro, Banda Aceh/Jakarta – Family members of Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel have been told to back presidential candidates who accommodate th

Hundreds of militant Muslims shouting "Allahu Akbar!" (God is Greatest) attended the burial of Indonesian terrorist bomb-maker Fathur Rohman al-Ghozi in his home town, a family lawyer s

Jakarta – South Jakarta public order officers bulldozed on Thursday three houses on Jl. T.B.

Leo Wahyudi S. – The health services are supposed to be for all citizens, regardless of their social status.

Indonesia has sent two thousand police and troops into the western island province of Sulawesi, to prevent violence between Muslims and Christians.

La Remmy and Erik W, Poso – Jakarta plans to increase security in Poso regency, Central Sulawesi, to prevent outsiders from perpetrating further attacks after the deaths of at least nin

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Evi Mariani and Bambang Nurbianto, Jakarta – The intensive evictions of illegal squatters across the capital is apparently related to city budget spending in the last semester by the re

Devi Asmarani, Jakarta – Mrs Megawati Sukarnoputri's critics said yesterday it is time the Indonesian President took responsibility for her administration's poor performance in key area

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Bandung – Charismatic Indonesian Muslim preacher Abdullah Gymnastiar, popularly known as Aa Gym, said on Thursday he would not meet with US President George W Bush when the latter comes

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Jakarta – Indonesia is still "very weak" fighting terrorism because of soft laws and is just waiting for the next attack, the head of the government's anti-terrorism board said on Thurs

Indonesia must show the world that its Muslim majority is moderate and peace-loving and not let a tiny group of "murderers" determine its direction, US President George W.

Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – The World Bank may not disburse the third and last tranche of the Water Resources Sector Adjustment Loan (Watsal), worth US$150 million, to Indonesia

Kurniawan Hari and Suherdjoko, Jakarta/Semarang – The Golkar convention series to select its presidential candidate remains far from complete and nothing is sure except for the fact tha

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Evi Mariani, Jakarta – Hundreds of fishermen who live along the banks of the Muara Angke River in North Jakarta did not go out to sea on Tuesday, instead staying at home to wait for the

Derwin Pereira, Jakarta – Terrorism will top the agenda during US President George W. Bush's visit to Indonesia.

Bali – Five Indonesian men were jailed on Wednesday for terms running from three to six years for helping to hide one of the top suspects for last year's Bali nightclub bombings that ki

Bill Guerin, Jakarta – Indonesia's macro indicators are probably better today than they have been at least since the Asian financial crisis of 1997-98 wrecked the economy.

La Remmy, Palu – A bomb blast rocked Betania village in Poso regency, Central Sulawesi, as police intensified the hunt for masked gunmen who killed at least nine people in recent raids

Dan Eaton, Jakarta – With the air of a trained librarian, the shopkeeper runs his finger along a shelf stacked with brightly coloured packages.

Max Lane – Australia Professor William Liddle's article of October 6 in this newspaper appears to analyze the Megawati Soekarnoputri government's policies in a kind of reality vacuum.

Sydney – Australia's opposition slammed the government's plans to revive military links with Indonesia's special forces Tuesday, after the cancellation of a visit by its chief over alle

Tiarma Siboro and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – Noted religious leader Hasyim Muzadi blamed poor intelligence and political interests on Monday for the renewed violence in Poso, Ce

Matthew Moore, Jakarta – Masked gunmen who slaughtered eight Christians in Central Sulawesi over the weekend may have timed the killings to coincide with the Bali bombing commemoration

Tiarma Siboro and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – The Indonesian Army has turned down Australia's invitation for some of its Special Forces (Kopassus) officers to talk about antiterr

Derwin Pereira, Jakarta – Last week's celebration of the 58th anniversary of the Indonesian armed forces (TNI) was one of pomp and military muscle.

Jakarta – The jailed head of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) urged Jakarta officials on Tuesday to shut down bars, discos and nightclubs during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan or fa

Evi Mariani, Jakarta – Hundreds of fishermen living on the banks of the Muara Angke River in Pluit, North Jakarta, rejected on Monday an offer from the North Jakarta administration to c

Tony Stephens, Kuta – More than 90 per cent of Balinese communities suffered a fall in income and school drop-out rates were up to 60 per cent after the Kuta bombings, according to a re

Damar Harsanto, Jakarta – For Sumaryono, 24, and his mother, Iis Iswati, 45, hospital treatment is a luxury only for the rich.

Jakarta – A Muslim militant was jailed for 20 years by an Indonesian court on Monday for a 2000 bomb attack on the Philippine ambassador's residence which killed two people and badly wo

Singapore – Indonesia can do more to curb Islamic schools that served as a training ground for extremists who carried out some of the deadliest attacks since the September 11, 2001 stri

Kuta – Indonesia vowed yesterday to hunt down five Bali bombers who are still at large one year after the attack as more than 2,000 mourners held an emotional service to commemorate tho

The greatest obstacle to upholding the law in Indonesia is located in the capacity and resoluteness of law enforcement agencies in the enforcement of legislation, rather than the need t

Evi Mariani, Jakarta – Hundreds of fishermen living on the banks of Angke River in North Jakarta have decided to stay put despite an eviction notice from the North Jakarta administratio

Peter Cave: Well, the death of al-Ghozi may have been a small victory, but the continuing fight against regional terrorism has suffered a setback, it seems, with Australia and Indonesia

Matthew Moore, Jakarta – The Australian Government has refused to allow the commander of Indonesia's Kopassus special forces to accompany his officers for anti-terrorism talks in Perth

Indonesia's chief security minister Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for a new defence pact with Australia, saying it was needed to promote the fight against terrorism.

Jakarta – The consumer confidence index – which measures the people's perspective on the economic situation – declined in August, Bank Indonesia said over the weekend in its latest repo

Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – The cool response from the public with regard to the recruitment process for Commission for Corruption Eradication (KPK) executives indicates people's

Jakarta – Six Christians have been killed, and more are feared dead, in attacks by unidentified armed men on three villages in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi province, police said on Sund

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