Ezra Sihite & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Finger-pointing in the wake of a number of spending scandals continued in the embattled House of…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – With the House of Representatives recently drawing public ire for a number of questionable big-ticket…

Ridwan Max Sijabat and Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Sinta Nuriyah, the widow of former president and religious pluralism icon Abdurrahman "Gus Dur…

Camelia Pasandaran – An Indonesian civil servant who posted "God does not exist" on his Facebook page has been taken into police custody for his…

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Infrastructure development in Indonesia remains inefficient despite a significant increase in government spending…

Three men standing trial for their roles in a deadly attack on the Tiaka oil field in Morowali district, Central Sulawesi, last August…

Agus Triyono – An investigation has concluded that former President Suharto was the figure most responsible for human rights abuses during the…

Jakarta – Afandi Saleh has been waiting for justice for 33 years after his release from Buru Island in 1979, where he was held for a decade…

Marcel Thee – At first glance, Karl Karnadi may look like any other 20-something trying to find his place in the world. It doesn't take long,…

Rights activist Usman Hamid has blamed Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for the apparent upsurge in violence by police.…

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The government said on Tuesday that more than 1.7 million child laborers, mostly female, are still being exploited…

Bambang Muryanto – A workers' meeting in Yogyakarta has called on the government to adopt international regulations to ensure the welfare and…

Jakarta – Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold's Indonesian unit has restarted concentrate shipments after a three-month strike ended in December,…

Sampang, East Java – Despite being assured of their safety by police and the local administration, Shiites living in two villages in Sampang, East…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali has denied allegations that the government is was not taking the GKI Yasmin…

Jakarta – After the Home Ministry recently urged regions to revise their alcohol bylaws, the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has turned…

Farouk Arnaz – The National Police on Tuesday defended officers who had received money from plantation companies in Sumatra, saying the payments…

Yemris Fointuna and Oyos Saroso, Kupang/Bandar Lampung – Hundreds of residents from six ethnic Timorese groups in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT)…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Despite a government-imposed moratorium, the House of Representatives proposed the creation of 20 new regional…

Jakarta – Indonesian Police Watch (IPW) believes that the police recruitment and education system are to blame for the numerous cases…

Michelle Natalie, Makassar – A South Sulawesi man is facing five years in prison for the theft of ground pepper, despite one assertion…

Jakarta – National Defense Forces (TNI) Commander Admiral Agus Suhartono said Indonesia's military remains constantly aware of the possibility of…

Jakarta – When Brad (not his real name), a 33-year-old American citizen, landed a job in Jakarta, he was warned by his colleagues that he might…

Ezra Sihite, Nurdin Hasan & Arientha Primanita – The Constitutional Court has weighed in on the dispute over the upcoming Aceh elections with…

Jakarta – After 50 years, Papuans still feel that the Dutch government betrayed them by not honoring a past promise to give them independence, a…

Medan – The police forcefully dispersed a massive rally by public minivan drivers in Medan, North Sumatra, on Monday as it was held…

Nurmulia Rekso Purnomo, Jakarta – Victims of human rights violations held a protest action on Tuesday January 17 demanding that the National Human…

Francezka Nangoy – Indonesia could achieve another rating upgrade if it can tackle problems with infrastructure, crack down on rampant corruption…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Kalimantan Rattan Association (ARKI) says thousands of farmers in Central Kalimantan have now become jobless…

Novan Iman Santosa and Nani Afrida, Jakarta – Indonesia will start modernizing its military hardware after a decade of internal reform riding on…

Jakarta – Despite condemning shopping malls as a source of consumerism, Governor Fauzi Bowo said everybody should be grateful for…

Ali Kotarumalos, Jakarta, Indonesia – Indonesia has gone to imaginative extremes to try to stop commuters from illegally riding the roofs of…

Ezra Sihite & Agus Triyono – Although the House of Representatives has been coming under intense public criticism over several construction…

Ezra Sihite – House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Priyo Budi Santoso asked the media on Tuesday to back of criticizing the…

Jakarta – Several members of the Dayak community came to the House of Representatives on Monday to tell lawmakers that their land has…

Aidi Yursal & Dessy Sagita, Medan – Calls for an Aceh-style crackdown on the punk community have spread to neighboring North Sumatra, but…

Rahmat – The head of a provincial branch of the Islamic Defenders Front and two other members of the hard-line group were sentenced to jail on…

Mindo Rosalina "Rosa" Manulang, a convict in a high-profile bribery case, testified on Monday that Youth and Sports Minister Andi Mallarangeng and…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Adang Daradjatun, a Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) lawmaker and former National Police deputy chief, claims he…

Jakarta – Scores of victims of the 1965-66 affair protested at the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) office in Jakarta today. The…

Jakarta – City Police will issue a final summons for the grandson of former president Soeharto, Ari Haryo Wibowo Hardjojudanto,…

Ainur Rohmah, Semarang – Eradicating the practice of pasung, or shackling the mentally ill, in Central Java is ambitious, but can be done,…

Dofa Fasila & Dessy Sagita – Health authorities have revealed a startling 31 percent leap in the number of recorded HIV/AIDS cases in Jakarta…

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – West Java's upcoming gubernatorial race is starting to heat up, as a major party announced on Monday six hopefuls for…

James Balowski, Jakarta – A group of music lovers organising a charity concert in Indonesia's northernmost province of Aceh are the latest…

Ezra Sihite – A legislative fact-finding team has concluded that the recent deadly shootings in Aceh in the lead-up to local elections are…

Ted McDonnell – Doctor, human rights worker and refugee are just a few of the labels put on Angela Freitas. The next tag may be East Timorese…

Ezra Sihite – The National Police racked up more reports of human rights violations during 2011 than any other government institution…

Mainstream Islamic leaders in Yogyakarta are claiming the right to oversee the activities of Ahmadiyah groups after local adherents of…

Niniek Karmini, Rawagede, West Java – Relatives of men executed by Dutch troops in this tiny Indonesian village fought for six decades to get…