Dessy Sagita – The Confederation of Indonesian Workers Unions has called on the government to crack down on companies shirking their obligation to…

Lenny Tristia Tambun – TransJakarta bus drivers went on strike Monday morning over unpaid Idul Fitri holiday allowances and what they call an…

Jakarta – New central government regulations will allow mining and palm oil plantation companies with regional licenses to buy their concessions…

Sita W. Dewi, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has tread carefully in its investigation of the graft allegations related to…

Pitan Daslani – The Ministry of Defense announced on Saturday that military personnel and police would not be allowed to participate in 2014…

Pitan Daslani – Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission Abraham Samad vowed on Saturday to continue fighting corruption, even if he and…

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has said it will go ahead with its investigation into the graft case in the procurement of…

When four men were sentenced to eight months in jail in March for the "murder" of orangutans, it was the first time that people associated with…

Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta – The government's highly touted program to convert official vehicles to natural gas from gasoline and diesel fuel is…

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – The much-awaited presidential regulation on land acquisition, which has taken more than six months to draft,…

Jayapura – West Papua Police have arrested 10 people for raising the banned Morning Star flag, a symbol of Papuan independence, during a rally in…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & SP/Novianti Setuningsih – The Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center said on Friday that it submitted a…

Ronna Nirmala – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) announced on Saturday that it will throw its support behind incumbent governor Fauzi Bowo for…

Arientha Primanita & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The State Palace has denied claims by former antigraft czar Antasari Azhar that President…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The House of Representatives is expected to set up a new inquiry committee on the Bank Century bailout following…

Rizky Amelia – Graft suspect Miranda Goeltom offered up to Rp 500 million ($53,000) each for legislators' votes in her selection in 2004 as senior…

Jakarta – A coalition of civil society groups under the collective banner MATA has called on the government to withdraw its support for the World…

Despite an ongoing graft investigation into their traffic division, the National Police received government awards on Friday for their traffic…

Iman Mahditama, Jakarta – The Jakarta Military Command said Friday that the military police had arrested two soldiers for reportedly…

Several leaders of the House of Representatives (DPR) are backing a plan to hold the presidential and legislative elections on the…

Ansyor Idrus, Palembang – A local NGO wants the police to reduce their presence in Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra, following the crackdown after a boy…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – In spite of growing support for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in its prosecution of prominent…

Index: ASA 21/031/2012

Amnesty International calls for an independent and impartial investigation into reports that police used…

Jakarta – Selphius Bobii may have spent four months in Abepura Penitentiary in Papua on charges of treason after joining the third Papuan People's…

Fitri Bintang Timur, Singapore – What makes certain countries great while others are not? In his recent public lecture in Singapore, former…

Jakarta – Former Army general Prabowo Subianto seems to be the main contender for anyone contesting the 2014 presidential election as a recent…

Jakarta – Scattered across 17,000 islands on the Indian and Pacific oceans, the world's largest Muslim country has found its own blend of Islam:…

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – The number of incidents of violence against women in Indonesia is not easy to calculate as most victims want to…

Sita W. Dewi, Jakarta – A green group has blamed local politics for contributing to the switft enviromnental degradation that eventually led to…

Jakarta – Economic growth, which reached 6.4 percent in the second quarter of 2012, is largely being enjoyed by the middle- and upper-class,…

Amid pervasive corruption and illegal shootings, the National Police have come under the spotlight for forming a "brown line" to stonewall…

On the International Day of the Indigenous Peoples, Papuan people took to the streets to celebrate their continued survival as indigenous people,…

Jakarta – A recent remark made by the current Jakarta Governor and candidate in the upcoming gubernatorial election, Fauzi "Foke" Bowo, during his…

Bagus BT Saragih and Rendi A. Witular, Jakarta – The leadership of National Police chief Gen. Timur Pradopo is being put to the test in how he…

East Timor's president swore in the nation's new coalition cabinet Wednesday, announcing three additional ministerial posts that the opposition…

Max Lane – Timor Leste's third parliamentary election since the restoration of independence in 2002 was held on July 7. The largest of the…

Oyos Saroso H.N., Bandar lampung – An angry crowd burned down a police station in Pesawaran regency, Lampung, at 2 a.m. on Tuesday, gutting the…

Residents of the Asmat district in Papua have organized a blockade of the local airstrip there, calling for compensation owed for land used in an…

Jayapura – The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) has requested that the security forces not be arrogant in continuing to chase, arrest and…

Purworejo, Central Java. The Democratic Party said on Wednesday that it would nominate President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's father-in-law, the…

Dina Indrasafitri, Jakarta – An AIDS activist from Surabaya, East Java and a Jakarta-based journalism watchdog have won prestigious awards given…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – A report on public information requests filed by an NGO in Yogyakarta says several local political parties have…

Rangga Prakoso, Farouk Arnaz, Ezra Sihite & Arientha Primanita – The Indonesian Anti-Corruption Society has filed a pretrial motion against…

UA: 237/12 Index: ASA 21/030/2012

Prisoner of conscience Johan Teterissa is at risk of further torture and other ill-treatment in…

Sita W. Dewi and Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – A senior lawmaker is coming out in support of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in its…

Yemris Fointuna, Kupang – Fishermen, who earn a living from catching fish or farming seaweed in the south of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), can only…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has refused to give in to mounting calls that he ask the National Police to allow…

Viriya Paramita – A prominent human rights group accused police in East Nusa Tenggara on Monday or torturing 17 people suspected of killing a…

The Indonesian Council of Ulema said on Tuesday that Muslims could vote for non-Muslim candidates in elections under certain conditions.

"If…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – A crowd on Monday went on the rampage at the Pancur Batu District Prosecutor's Office in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra,…