Rizky Amelia – In an announcement that could potentially shock millions of civil servants across the country, the Corruption Eradication…

The National Police Traffic Corps and the Corruption Eradication Commission have failed to settle a lawsuit out of court, regarding the handling…

A new health project in East Timor is hoping to harness the power of the mobile phone to promote better infant and maternal health.

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Ronna Nirmala & Faisal Maliki Baskoro – Hundreds of human rights activists gathered in Jakarta on Saturday to commemorate the 47th birthday of…

Loic Vennin and Olivia Rondonuwu, Pararawen, Central Kalimantan – The roar of chainsaws has replaced birdsong, the once-lush, green jungle…

Jakarta – It appears that fans of English singer and songwriter Sting expect more than just a few songs during his upcoming Jakarta concert next…

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Earlier this year, the government framed its plan to implement a fuel-to-gas energy conversion program as the…

Tito Summa Siahaan – While the Indonesia government is being applauded for introducing the world's first carbon credit mechanism, the country's…

Neil Chatterjee, Jakarta – Indonesia's first minister to be named a suspect in a bribery scandal resigned on Friday, becoming the highest profile…

Ezra Sihite – Although the members of the House of Representatives Ethics Council have found four lawmakers guilty of violating the House's code…

Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta – One day after naming former Youth and Sports Minister Andi Alfian Mallarangeng as a suspect in the Hambalang sports…

Jakarta – The transgender community has been keeping out of sight in the wake of rising intimidation from the unruly Islam Defenders Front (FPI)…

Thousands of workers staged a rally in Palembang, South Sumatra, on Thursday, demanding that the provincial administration raise their…

Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) made another bold move in naming Youth and Sports Minister Andi…

Robert Isidorus, Jayapura – A legal aid activist in Papua has said the recent unrest in Manokwari, West Papua, is a clear indication of efforts to…

Rossie Indira and Andre Vltchek – Indonesia's Shi'ite minority is under heavy attack. Men, women, and children have been assaulted, schools…

Jakarta – Indonesians remain confident about their country's economic outlook, but their worries about employment opportunities and inflationary…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Hundreds of angry protestors set fire to two police posts at Sanggeng market and Amban in Manokwari, West Papua, on…

Rizky Amelia – The Corruption Eradication Commission urged President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to enact a government regulation to give the…

Rabby Pramudatama and Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Oblivious to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's order for the police to stay out of the…

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Nusa Dua – Although some may consider abortion to be an uncontroversial issue, participants at the three-day Global Youth…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – In what could be seen as a consolation prize for the embattled Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), the anti-graft…

The National Republic Party (Nasrep), the political party of former president Soeharto's favorite son, Tommy Soeharto, was upbeat that…

Jakarta – Thousands of workers rallied on Wednesday at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle, in front of several embassies and at the Presidential…

Apriadi Gunawan and Fadli, Medan/Batam – Thousands of workers staged a protest in Medan on Wednesday over the provincial minimum wage increase…

Francezka Nangoy – Despite hefty minimum wage increases across the country next year, Indonesia remains an attractive destination for foreign…

Jakarta – Political parties in the House of Representatives (DPR) remain at odds on setting the threshold of support needed to…

SP/Robert Isidorus – The fatal shooting of an escaped convict by police in West Papua's provincial capital led a mob to damage several shops and…

Tunggadewa Mattangkilang, Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan – The village of Mulawarman used to be surrounded by lush tropical trees and wildlife…

Ethan Harfenist & Erwida Maulia – Berlin-based Transparency International has released its annual Corruption Perceptions Index for 2012, with…

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Despite significant growth, exports to new markets are still unable to offset demand for Indonesia's goods and…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – A recent study by human rights watchdog Setara Institute reveals that the government has failed to guarantee…

David Fogarty, Singapore – Indonesia on Wednesday approved a rainforest conservation project that sets aside an area roughly the size of Singapore…

Mikael Niman & Bayu Marhaenjati – Thousands of workers marched on foreign embassies in Jakarta on Wednesday in the latest labor protest…

Fadli, Batam – As many as 130 companies have requested that the Riau Islands administration postpones the implementation of the new…

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Surabaya – Roies Al Hukama, 36, a Sunni religious leader who allegedly masterminded the deadly attack on Shia followers in…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – In spite of possible support from the National Awakening Party (PKB) and the United Development Party (PPP), it…

Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta – After five months of tug-of-war that involved members of the National Police besieging the headquarters of the…

Salim Osman – After weeks of review, Indonesia's Education Ministry eventually succumbed to societal pressure that English lessons be retained in…

Linda Yulisman and Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Indonesia's biggest trade deficit, recorded in October, is likely to cause jitters in the…

Jakarta – Voters turn to independent political candidates when they feel disappointed in party-affiliated politicians. Most times, independent…

Jakarta – A survey has revealed that faith and ethnicity have become less relevant for the country's young voters who are expected to cast their…

Abdul Qowi Bastian – A transgender festival in Jakarta was cancelled on Monday night, after the Islamic Defenders Front turned up to the event and…

Jakarta – A law think tank wants to protect freedom of speech by scrapping articles in several laws that provide prison terms for defamation.

Protestors rallied against Garut's embattled district chief on Monday in a demonstration that united Islamic students, university groups and women…

Arientha Primanita – Lawmakers on Monday approved an additional subsidized fuel quota of 1.23 million kiloliters this year, adding to the country'…

Jayapura – The "chief of the general staff" of TPN/OPM, "Major-General" Terianus Santo said that his organisation had celebrated 1 December with…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Mahfud MD has been elected the next chief of one of the nation's most influential Muslim organizations, boosting his…

Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta – In advance of the birthday of Munir Said Thalib, his family has launched a campaign to push the government to resolve…

Faisal Maliki Baskoro – Thousands of people gathered on Sunday in front of the grave of Munir Said Thalib, a prominent human rights champion who…