Tommy Suharto, the youngest son of Indonesia's former dictator, testified for the first time in his murder trial and accused the then-president of interfering in his earlier corruption

Max Lane, Jakarta – Natalia Scholastika was a student activist in Bandung, West Java, when the first arrest warrant against her was issued in 2001.

Jakarta – Five workers from PT Maspion Unit I in Gedangan area, Sidoarjo regency, East Java and a reporter who was covering the workers demonstration, were injured on Wednesday after a

Jakarta – Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea slammed employers and law enforcers for the rampant restriction of labor unions, saying workers had the right to strike

Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – A number of legislators admitted on Tuesday that they had largely ignored their constituents, but shifted the blame for this neglect to Indonesia's electoral s

Tim Shorrock (Inter Press Service), Washington – As US officials lobby Congress to approve a US$16 million package of military aid for Indonesia, they are stressing the need to support

Jakarta – The death toll from Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) cases in East Java has now officially reached 30.

Derwin Pereira, Jakarta – As the army manoeuvred behind the scenes to return to a position of power in Indonesia, the navy slowly distanced itself from such attempts as its new commande

Novan Iman Santosa and Yogita Tahilramani, Jakarta – This nation seems to have a huge stock of shocking legal violations. One ongoing case involves no less a figure than Comr. Gen.

Indonesia's Vice-president, Hamzah Haz, has won the backing of a powerful group from his Islamic party for a possible presidential challenge in 2004.

Jakarta – If the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) is going to allow the people to directly elect the president and vice president in 2004, then it should allow them to make that sel

Bambang Nurbianto, Jakarta – The health card system aims to provide a free health service for the poor.

Ahmad Junaidi, Jakarta – The Jakarta Administration announced on Monday its plan to propose a bylaw which will ban demonstrations around the newly renovated Hotel Indonesia traffic circ

Oyos Saroso H.N., Bandarlampung – Although compensation has been given by sugar cane factory PT Gunung Madu Plantations (GMP) to local fishermen in Lampung, the fishermen remain relucta

Jakarta – President Megawati Soekarnoputri has performed better than all other national political leaders currently in office, even as her government isdeemed to be failing in deliverin

Jakarta – Indonesia will no longer buy weapons at inflated prices, its military chief vowed yesterday, amid concerns that people were illegally making unwarranted profits from mark-ups.

Jakarta – Despite the lifting of the worst restrictions on labor union rights in 2000, many others still remain and labor relations have become increasingly tense, with many incidents o

Marianne Kearney, Jakarta – Unlike its aggressive attempts to crush separatist rebels in Aceh, the Indonesian government has been half-hearted in ending the equally alarming sectarian c

Fitri Wulandari, Jakarta – The International Monetary Fund has stepped into the public debate over the Commercial Court's bankruptcy ruling on PT Asuransi Jiwa Manulife Indonesia (AJMI)

Jakarta – Thousands of people gathered on the streets here yesterday to celebrate the 475th anniversary of Indonesia's capital – one of Asia's most crowded and polluted cities.

Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) urged the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) to set up a team to investigate serious human r

Robert Go, Jakarta – Architect Andi Perdana dug out his wallet without hesitation and snapped up new cell phones for himself and his wife in a shopping mall in Surabaya, East Java.

Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta – The latest revision for the fourth amendment of the 1945 Constitution contains new articles which grant the military free seats within the People's Cons

Jakarta – Indonesia's military will cooperate with any country, including the United States, in the global war on terror provided such ties do not damage the national interest, the new

Jakarta – Customs and Excise Director General Permana Agung said that a recommendation by the International Monetary Fund to reappoint a surveyor to handle export and import examination

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Jakarta – As many as 191 legislators received loans worth Rp 40 million each from the off-budget Presidential Aid Fund (Banpres) during the leadership of former president Soeharto but h

Marianne Kearney, Jakarta – Investigation into several corruption scandals is proving extremely embarrassing not just for a handful of politicians alleged to have diverted or accepted s

Jupriadi, Makassar – At least three people have been killed, four seriously injured, and more than one hundred houses burned down following a communal clash between residents of Cappaso

Indramayu, West Java – Temporary workers at the Balongan, West Java, oil refinery of state oil and gas company Pertamina staged their second day of protest over demands for higher wages

Jakarta – A bullet that killed a Supreme Court judge came from one of six guns found at homes owned by former president Suharto's youngest son Tommy, a police colonel said yesterday.

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

Kel Dummett – As the independence celebrations begin to subside in East Timor, it certainly is timely for Australia to take a sober look at its foreign policy, especially regarding its

Oyos Saroso H.N., Bandarlampung – Sea transportation between Bakauheni in Lampung province and Merak in Banten province could be paralyzed soon as the local union of ferry operators has

Tiarma Siboro and Oktovianus Pinontoan, Jakarta/Ambon – Pattimura (Maluku) military commander and chief of Security Restoration Operations Maj. Gen.

Jupriadi, Poso – Six months after the signing of the Malino peace deal the situation in the Central Sulawesi town of Poso is returning to normal, despite the recent series of incidents

Tangerang – Some 1500 workers of PT Indorama, a garment producer on Jl.

Marianne Kearney, Jakarta – Despite a growing debate over its political role, Indonesia's military has said that it does not want to quit the legislature in 2004.

Max Lane – The debate about extending Indonesia's relationship with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) between Minister Kwik Kian Gie, in charge of the National Economic Planning Boa

Agus Maryono, Purwokerto – The Cilacap plant of the country's third largest cement producer PT Semen Cibinong recently dismissed 600 of its 900 temporary workers in the name of efficien

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – Amid mounting controversy over its political role, the Indonesian Military (TNI) said on Monday that it wanted to remain in the legislature until 2009, until it

There are many sound reasons why the United States – and Australia – should resist wading back into the moral quagmire which military co-operation with the Indonesian armed forces repre

Devi Asmarani, Jakarta – President Megawati Sukarnoputri is facing mounting calls from Indonesian legislators to reshuffle her 10-month-old Cabinet, which has been criticised for poor p

Shefali Rekhi – Two visiting Indonesian lawmakers dismissed the problem of militancy and terrorism in their country as "not a big deal" yesterday.

Jakarta – Urban Poor Consortium (UPC) chairwoman Wardah Hafidz said on Saturday that the number of poor people without ID cards in the city could be five times greater than the 100,000

Gay Alcorn, Washington – The White House is now confident that Congress will approve the resumption of military ties with Indonesia, according to a leading adviser to the Bush Administr

Oyos Saroso H.N., Bandarlampung – A Lampung-based corruption watchdog has revealed a conspiracy between the Lampung provincial legislative council and a real estate developer in the con

Nani Farida, Sabang Island Aceh – Amiruddin sits idly on a bench, casting his sight at the open sea in front of Sabang harbor.

Jakarta – Local exporting companies are mostly optimistic that their export sales to the Asia-Pacific region and Europe will increase over the next 12 months, but they are somewhat less

Two Indonesian legislators have criticized Attorney General Muhammad Abdurachman for organizing a lavish wedding reception for his daughter while the country was combatting corruption a