The money laundering charges slapped on Monday by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Muhammad Nazaruddin, fondly known as Nazar, a…

Ezra Sihite – Pressure is mounting on the government to disband mass organizations known to have used violent tactics to achieve their goals,…

Jakarta – Democratic Party chief patron Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was reportedly "greatly angered" by a plan formulated by his party's board to…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – The Aceh Journalists Association believes that one of its members has been murdered despite the initial police…

Jakarta – Jakarta residents who use public transportation account for only 11 percent of the total population due to poor management…

Timika, Papua – The military in Papua will give maximum assistance to the local police in maintaining security in the concession area of mining…

Agus Triyono – The Supreme Court's decision to scrap eight points from the code of ethics for judges has prompted civil society groups to file a…

Ezra Sihite – In a sign of more strained ties between lawmakers and antigraft investigators, Corruption Eradication Commission chairman Abraham…

Ismira Lutfia – Indonesia is aiming to reduce the number of child workers by 10,000 this year, an official said on Tuesday.

Muji Handaya,…

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Surabaya, East Java – Five soldiers are facing imprisonment of between five and 15 years and dismissal from the military…

Dozens of housemaids staged a protest at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on Wednesday, demanding the government to pass a bill on the…

Bayu Marhaenjati & Dofa Fasila – The Jakarta administration may have approved the highest sectoral minimum wages ever, but hundreds of workers…

Agus Triyono & Made Arya Kencana – Potentially further straining tensions between the Supreme Court and the Judicial Commission, the country's…

Sita W. Dewi, Jakarta – A coalition of NGO activists, experts and lawmakers has called for a reform in the political party financing system.

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – Independent candidates looking to join the West Java gubernatorial election race are required to gather written…

Bangkok – The Southeast Asian half-island nation of Timor-Leste is falling short on most Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), experts warn.

Bagus BT Saragih – Members of the House of Representatives are proving their supervisory worth to the public, only this time, their focus is on…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Ezra Sihite, Novianti Setuningsih & Rizky Amelia – Fresh graft accusations against Democratic Party chairman Anas…

Singapore – Indonesia on Wednesday signed a $325 million contract with Airbus Military for nine C-295 transport planes to be used for defense,…

Ezra Sihite – The fallout from Muhammad Nasir's controversial late-night visit to his brother in prison continued to grow on Tuesday, with the…

Arientha Primanita – It was a rare chance, albeit rehearsed, for journalists to ask questions directly of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, but…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Critics have slammed President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for his hands-off approach to the impasse involving the Bogor…

Ezra Sihite & Arientha Primanita – In the wake of calls to disband the Islamic Defenders Front, a lawmaker on Tuesday called for a review of…

Vento Saudale – There was very little love in the air on Valentine's Day as residents and officials in various parts of Indonesia held rallies and…

Jakarta – A rainbow group of protesters carrying the same tagline of "Indonesia-without-the-FPI," rallied at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle on…

Anita Rachman – A peaceful rally at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Jakarta meant to protest violent tactics used by some religious groups…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – A group uniting under the banner of "Indonesia-without-the-FPI" staged a rally around the Hotel Indonesia traffic…

Anita Rachman – An Indonesian artist is the latest person to fall victim to hard-line religious organizations after he was attacked…

Index: ASA 21/005/2012

As domestic workers in Indonesia gather to mark National Domestic Workers Day, Amnesty International urges the…

Jakarta – A coalition of lawmakers is circulating a petition challenging a government policy not to reduce the prison sentences of corruption…

Farouk Arnaz & Tri Listiyarini – With already 1,547 people killed in 9,884 road accidents this year, authorities and transport industry…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The recurrent shooting incidents in Papua and the fact that none of the perpetrators has been caught have severely…

David Saut, Jakarta – Around 60 people held an "Indonesia Without the FPI" protest action at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle at 4pm this…

M. Arif, Jakarta – A peaceful action called "Indonesia Without the FPI" that is currently being held at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle will…

Anita Rachman – Police said they have detained "several" people who were being attacked by members of the crowd after trying to rip posters and…

Anita Rachman – The anti-Islamic Defenders Front rally may have broken up early, but organizers say they have no intention of staying silent.

Farouk Arnaz & Anita Rachman – In an ironic twist, the hard-line Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) is reporting five men in Central Kalimantan,…

Anita Rachman – Indonesia's notorious Islamic Defenders Front has dismissed a demonstration against the self-styled moral crusaders…

Yuli Tri Suwarni and Bagus BT Saragih, Bandung/Jakarta – At a time when the Democratic Party's central leadership is being bombarded with the…

Andreas D. Arditya, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has issued a new regulation on the minimum wages for people working in several lucrative…

Jakarta – The nation's enthusiasm for democracy could be losing momentum, with a new survey finding a growing public distrust of political parties…

Sita W. Dewi, Jakarta – The Centre of Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on Monday released the results of its latest survey that…

Ulma Haryanto – After more than a year of being banned from praying inside their own church by Bogor administration and local militant groups,…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Home Minister Gamawan Fauzi said he had done everything possible to convince Islamic groups that have rejected the…

Jim Della-Giacoma – Early in 2010, Afghan President Hamid Karzai was sitting in Kabul with some diplomats who had served in Indonesia and Timor-…

Farouk Arnaz – After being blocked from landing at an airport in Central Kalimantan by an angry crowd of indigenous Dayaks, the chairman of the…

Jakarta – Human rights watchdog Setara Institute defended Central Kalimantan residents' rejection of the presence of four leaders of…

Jakarta – People's Consultative Assembly chairman Taufiq Kiemas said that hard-line group the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) must respect…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Dessy Sagita – For many, the rejection by indigenous Dayak tribesmen in Central Kalimantan of the presence of the…

Jakarta – Law and Human Rights Minister Amir Syamsuddin said on Monday that the ministry had revoked the authority of the 16 "enter-jail-free"…