Jakarta – Pluralism in the country is in danger of being eroded as intolerant groups flex their political muscle ahead of the presidential…

Ainur Rohmah, Semarang – Religious intolerance is an ongoing problem in Central Java, as the province saw several cases of religious-based…

Rizky Amelia, Jakarta – Now that it's official there will only be two candidates running for president in the July 9 election, scrutiny of their…

Haeril Halim and Fadli, Jakarta/BATAM – Anticorruption activists have rebuked President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for his appointment of United…

Surabaya – Sex workers in the Dolly red-light district of Surabaya, East Java, staged a rally on Thursday, protesting the city administration's…

Jakarta – Environmental activists have warned the government to be cautious about converting peatland into crude palm oil (CPO) plantations, as it…

Wutung, PNG – - The Indonesia-PNG border was officially opened on Tuesday this week but closed down again three hours later due to the killing of…

Sita W. Dewi, Jayapura – Presidential candidate Joko "Jokowi" Widodo says he wants to develop soccer in Papua as it already has…

Sita W. Dewi, Jayapura – Presidential candidate Joko "Jokowi" Widodo pledged on Thursday to open access to Papua and West Papua for foreign…

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – Rights activists have slammed National Police chief Gen. Sutarman for focusing attention not on the violent attack on…

Jakarta – The latest survey conducted by the Indonesian Survey Circle showed that 35.42 percent of the Indonesian public are in support of…

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto promised on Tuesday to elevate late Indonesian dictator Suharto to national hero status if he…

Fadli and Yohana Ririhena, BATAM/Jakarta – While praising his host President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as a great statesman and a true friend of…

Michael Bachelard, Jakarta – The deportation of 20 teachers, including two Australians, from the Jakarta International School is the latest…

Hans Nicholas Jong and Margareth S.Aritonang, Jakarta – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) has found itself in a politically awkward situation…

Woodwing Importer, Jakarta – The recruitment process for Indonesia's law enforcement officers should include firm requirements dictating "physical…

Peter Taylor Presenter, Burning Desire – East Timor has one of the highest smoking rates in the world, with nearly two-thirds of its men hooked on…

Jakarta – The former chief of Indonesia's intelligence service has been reported to police for calling presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto a "…

Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post – Hundreds of workers in Medan city and Deli Serdang regency in North Sumatra staged rallies on Tuesday…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has filed a request to the Central Jakarta District Court…

Josua Gantan – Church officials in Cianjur, West Java, have reported local authorities to the national human rights commission for forcing shut…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Consumer Foundation (YLKI) named Indonesia's House of Representatives one of the smokiest buildings in…

Margareth Aritonang, Headlines – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono lashed out on Monday at several active generals both in the Indonesian…

Bambang Muryanto and Arya Dipa, Yogyakarta/Bandung – The Yogyakarta police have been blamed for the rise in sectarian violence in the province due…

Jakarta – Members of various church congregations from Cianjur, West Java, have filed their complaints with the National Commission on Human…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) has again sent out warning letters to a number of television stations as a reprimand for…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – "I am a supporter of Munir. And who murdered Munir? Where is the murderer now? One thing's for sure – he's not…

Erwida Maulia, Ezra Sihite & Robertus Wardi – "Big threat to the Islamic people and the nation. Alert.....!! Jokowi's lies of his Muslim…

Sita W. Dewi, Jakarta – With presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto of the Gerindra Party managing to improve his approval rating over the past…

Robertus Wardi & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Hatta Rajasa have condemned an attack…

Jakarta – Hashim Djojohadikusumo, deputy chairman of the Gerindra Party's patron board, said his party had dropped a program of 'purification of…

Prime Minister Tony Abbott is to attend the D-day anniversary celebrations in France and will stop in Indonesia briefly to meet with…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – On the anniversary of the introduction of the state ideology Pancasila on June 1, an act of intolerance occurred in…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said it would be questioning 35 individuals who had enjoyed a free haj to…

Yeremia Sukoyo – Presidential hopeful Joko Widodo has said that he wants a "no-condition coalition" formed without horse trading for cabinet seats…

Khoirul Amin, Jakarta – It appears the government will miss its target of attaining food self-sufficiency this year, as data shows the nation of…

A South East Asia politics and history specialist says it's unlikely that the next president of Indonesia will be as focussed on the West Papua…

ID/Novy Lumanauw & ID/Ridho Syukra, Jakarta – Indonesia's finance minister will enjoy greater power and less intervention from the House of…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – For those Indonesians uninterested in politics, logging in to Facebook or Twitter is a frustrating experience these…

Degeneration of the vanguard from the anti-dictatorship period

Max Lane – A major thesis of Unfinished Nation[1] (written between…

Jakarta – For all the allegations of war crimes and human rights abuses re-emerging against Prabowo Subianto, the presidential candidate has at…

Jakarta – The Indonesia Police Watch (IPW) says the attack on a Catholic group in a house in Sleman regency, Yogyakarta on Thursday, was related…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Hatta Rajasa, the running mate of presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, denied on Friday that the pair had ever…

Presidential hopeful Joko Widodo on Thursday pledged full compensation and steady jobs for victims of a mud volcano in Sidoarjo, East…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – The Wahid Institute, a progressive muslim research and tolerance outreach center, on Saturday criticized Great…

Bambang Muryanto and Yuliasri Perdani, Yogyakarta/Jakarta – Yogyakarta has long been known as a province of peace, but increasing intolerance…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Two tickets running in Indonesia's upcoming presidential election revealed the major compositions of their respective…

Sajid Shaikh – A campaign against tin mining in Bangka and Belitung islands of Indonesia is targeting tech giant Microsoft. The islands, off the…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto's past is proving to be his Achilles' heel, with activists pointing to…

Angela Dewan, Jakarta – Mugiyanto recalls the horror of being abducted by soldiers, blindfolded, beaten and electrocuted as a student activist…