The Indonesian Forum for Budget Transparency has called for an investigation into an untendered office space procurement by state upstream oil and…

As the call to prayer sounded over Jakarta on Thursday night, there was a greater urgency than usual to the traffic as the faithful hurried home…

An Islamic organization and the Indonesian Police Watch (IPW) have both gone on record to say that fringe organizations should not conduct…

Khairil Azhar, Jakarta – "What is your conclusion? Do you agree with the edict that Ramadhan begins on Saturday, July 21, 2012?" asked Religious…

Kupang, West Timor – A prominent US expert in oil spill recovery said in Kupang on Saturday that Indonesia needs to craft a program to deal with…

Jakarta – A number of politicians have been implicated in the graft case surrounding the Rp 1.52 trillion (US$161.12 million) project, and most of…

Jakarta – Monopolistic media ownership in Jakarta is to blame for insensitive and biased reporting on conflicts beyond the island of Java, critics…

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – The growing numbers of HIV infections and the maternal mortality rate pose serious threats to the nation's efforts…

More than one-third of 24,000 junior high school graduates in Central Java's Banyumas are unable to afford their tuition fees, the…

Sita W. Dewi, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) raided the head office of construction firm PT Adhi Karya on Friday to collect…

The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) called on the National Police to start an investigation into the death of a…

Peter Alford, Jakarta – Political normalisation is finally at hand in East Timor, despite last weekend's sudden outbreak of rioting that marred at…

Esther Samboh, Jakarta – The chiefs of local commercial banks are the highest paid among their peers in four Southeast Asian nations surveyed,…

Esther Samboh, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia's move to limit bank ownership is not likely deter foreign investors, although the move will expose it to…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – A human rights activist says he was fired from his position as a lecturer at a Defense Ministry-owned university after…

Tatyana Shumsky, New York – Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.'s (FCX) Indonesia operations are approaching "normal" levels after a first…

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Excessive use of imported hybrid seeds in local farming to boost rice production will affect local plant varieties…

Andreas D. Arditya, Jakarta – Election officials have confirmed that Surakarta Mayor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and incumbent Jakarta Governor Fauzi…

Michael Bachelard – In the space of a few minutes at the start of his visit to Indonesia, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Bob Carr, outlined two…

Arya Dipa, Bandung – The pornography case involving Bandung-based pop band Peterpan frontman Nazriel Irham, better known as Ariel, seems to have…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The trial of Buchtar Tabuni, 32, human rights activist and leader of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB),…

Farouk Arnaz – The National Police have arrested two more suspects in connection with plot to use a military escort to smuggle 45 Iranian and…

Novia D. Rulistia, Jakarta – More married women in the city were infected with HIV and AIDS in 2011, Jakarta AIDS Prevention Commission (KPAP)…

Bayu Marhaenjati – The Betawi Brotherhood Forum on Tuesday attempted to launch an attack on the rival Pancasila Youth group – but unwittingly…

Ismira Lutfia – Communication and Information Minister Tifatul Sembiring said on Wednesday that the government should not be defeated…

The police in Papua forcibly dispersed a humanitarian action taking place when Papuans were out collecting money to help political prisoners.

Jakarta – The government needs to show its authority and power in their actions toward religious violence carried out by radical organizations,…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The government will crack down – again – on pornographic websites to support the nation's Muslims when Ramadhan…

Jayapura – The Papuan Street Parliament (Parjal) insists that it is the responsibility of the Indonesian government to safeguard the…

Protests over a gold mining plan in Balaesang Tanjung, Donggala regency, Central Sulawesi, turned into a brawl as local residents…

Selwyn Moran – West Papua, the easternmost island under Indonesia's control, is a land beset by troubles. Rarely a week goes by without news of…

Ulma Haryanto – Former East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta stressed the need to maintain border security with Indonesia as a key part of…

Arientha Primanita – Police blamed Bogor's Ahmadiyah community on Tuesday for inciting violence against them by being "introverted" and not being…

Ezra Sihite & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – There are signs members of the Golkar Party remain divided over the decision to declare its chairman…

Vento Saudale, Bogor – A 17-year-old suspect who said he killed a member of a hard-line Islamic group known for its violent actions in self-…

Bayu Marhaenjati – In a move few could have predicted, Indonesia's hard-line Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) threw their support on Wednesday behind…

Indonesia's Communication and Information Ministry plans to up efforts to scrub pornographic websites from the nation's Internet in time for…

Ulma Haryanto – The government needs to do more to combat religious violence and improve prison management to better combat terrorism, the…

Indonesia is probing whether 45 Iranian asylum seekers arrested Wednesday, as they prepared to undertake a hazardous sea journey to Australia, had…

Tunggadewa Mattangkilang, Balikpapan, East Kalimantan – A land dispute in East Kalimantan saw hundreds of families gather outside the local…

Lindsay Murdoch and Michael Bachelard – Indonesia will send its front-line Sukhoi jet fighters to take part in Australia's largest air combat…

Indonesia's central bank Wednesday announced new regulations limiting bank ownership to 40 percent.

The new rules limit…

Farouk Arnaz & Banjir Ambarita – A police officer succumbed to his wounds after being found beaten and stabbed in Keerom, Papua, on Tuesday.…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – While most people have limited access to quality education and health services, the government plans to allocate…

Jakarta – Human rights groups have called for the release of Shiite cleric Tajul Muluk who was sentenced to two years for blasphemy against Islam…

Index: ASA 21/027/2012

The Indonesian government must do more to address gender-based discrimination and violence against women in…

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Indonesia's food exports are suffering as foreign nations are declining to admit locally produced goods that they…

Ismira Lutfia – Australia has praised Indonesia for its efforts in combating people-smuggling and curbing illegal entry to Australia as both…

Armindo Maia and Sue Ingram – Hopes and fears of an alliance between Timor-Leste's two major political parties, CNRT (National Congress for…

Michael Bachelard – Violence erupted in East Timor late last night, apparently prompted by political party Fretilin being excluded from a role in…