Nani Afrida and Hasyim Widhiarto – Around 50 top military brass, arms vendors and officials from several ministries gathered at the Defense…

Nani Afrida and Hasyim Widhiarto – The seemingly bohemian appearance of Soeryo Guritno, 68, is not the well-dressed and cunning arms dealer as…

Nani Afrida and Hasyim Widhiarto – Indonesia may be Southeast Asia's biggest economy. But the nation's status as a regional military power has…

Jakarta – Poor infrastructure and human resources have hampered the enactment of the 2009 Environment Protection and Management, law a minister…

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja – Support for radicals and radicalism is falling among Indonesians, a survey of 4,840 people has found.

The survey by…

Jakarta – Radicalism in Indonesia is wavering, with the national radicalism index showing a slight decline from 24.7 last year down to 20 this…

Jakarta – A recent survey measuring Indonesia's radicalism index has put Aceh at the top of the list of provinces, with the highest…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Federation of Teachers' Associations (FSGI) has accused the National Education Ministry of stalling on the…

Already plagued by delays, mismanagement and a major corruption scandal, November's Southeast Asian Games in Palembang could have a new looming…

Vatican City – Islamic fundamentalists in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, are attacking Christians with impunity, the head of…

Camelia Pasandaran & Vento Saudale – Corruption and favoritism in the use of education funds is to blame for a spate of injuries due to school…

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked the Indonesian military (TNI) to cooperate with the National…

Index: ASA 21/031/2011

The congregation of the Taman Yasmin Indonesian Christian Church in Bogor, West Java has received new threats…

The executive board of PT Garuda Indonesia's workers union went to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to file a report on…

Jayapura – The Third Papuan People's Congress [KRP] which is due to take place from 16-19 October will be provided with a security force of four…

The Indonesian Military (TNI) celebrates its 66th anniversary today amid a glimmer of hope that an expected revivial of the country's…

The Bogor district government says it will begin to monitor hotels hosting illegal karaoke and nightclub venues.

Luthfi Syam,…

Ezra Syarief & Ulma Haryanto – Every defendant will be accompanied by a lawyer throughout the legal process, the House of Representatives…

Mariel Grazella, Jakarta – The failure of the Indonesian government to put to trial those responsible for the abduction and enforced disappearance…

Abdul Qowi Bastian – On Sept. 30, 2009, the House of Representatives sent several recommendations regarding cases of abduction and disappearance…

Elisabeth Oktofani & Yuli Saputra – Miss Universe 2011 Leila Lopes has walked straight into a controversy while visiting Indonesia after she…

Yohanes Sulaiman – Last week, Indonesia was again entertained by the embarrassing spectacle of a standoff between the Corruption Eradication…

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The State Intelligence Agency (BIN) became a terrifying institution not only for its silent operations but also and…

Ronna Nirmala – As the world's biggest archipelago, Indonesia is being urged to expand its maritime defense capacity.

The Armed Forces (TNI…

Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhyono has asked the Indonesian military to cooperate with National Police, in efforts to fight terrorism.…

Ronna Nirmala – Human rights lawyers are using the occasion of the Indonesian Military's 66th anniversary today to highlight what they say is the…

Tobias Basuki, Jakarta – Religious liberty is the proverbial canary in the mine," according to Doug Bandouw, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute…

With just 38 days until the Southeast Asian Games open, organizers are still struggling to finish the preparations in time.

Several venues…

Ezra Sihite – The Prosperous Justice Party has distanced itself from one of its legislators, Fahri Hamzah, saying his comments against…

Ezra Sihite – A lawmaker who has called to disband the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Tuesday continued his criticism of the agency,…

Sukabumi, West Java – For Naslima, a mother of two in the fishing village of Genteng Parakan, there was never any doubt about how she would feed…

Ezra Sihite – A meeting on Monday between the House of Representatives and corruption officials to resolve a standoff over scrutiny of budget-…

Ezra Sihite – An angry House of Representatives speaker Marzuki Alie on Tuesday hit out at journalists covering the growing gulf…

Ririn Radiawati Kusuma – The details of a controversial new regulation that would ban the export of raw commodities from 2014 are set to be…

Index: ASA 21/030/2011

The Indonesian government must immediately implement recommendations by the Indonesian Parliament to…

Fidelis E. Satriastanti – After a two-year transition period, the 2009 Environmental Management and Protection Law became fully effective on…

John McBeth – Indonesian Air Force officers will soon be shopping in the Arizona desert, picking out two squadrons of mothballed F-16C/D fighter…

House of Representatives speaker Marzuki Alie says he is well aware of the public's low opinion of politicians, promising to launch a…

Arientha Primanita & Camelia Pasandaran – House of Representatives Speaker Marzuki Alie is using the results of a recent survey indicating…

Arientha Primanita – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has denied that the names of prospective new ministers have been leaked to the public…

Fitri R., Mataram – Lombok International Airport has only been up and running for three days and has already seen its first protest. But that's…

Ronna Nirmala – Faced with a seemingly endless series of corruption cases in the country, only 23 percent of respondents in a new survey said they…

Ronna Nirmala & Anita Rachman – For many Indonesians, the news on Sunday that just one-fourth of the population still trusted politicians was…

Thousands of workers from Freeport Indonesia have been on strike since 15 September demanding higher wages and better personal welfare, bearing in…

Rangga D. Fadillah, Jakarta – PT Freeport Indonesia says it cannot fulfill its workers' demands for hourly wages because their offered 22 percent…

Semarang, Central Java – Fires have so far razed 200 hectares of forest area during the current dry season in Central Java, a…

Jakarta – More than 105 companies, roughly 15 percent of the listed companies in Madiun, East Java, are paying employees below the…

House of Representative Commission III chairman Benny K. Harman admitted that lawmakers have felt "terrorized" by the recent moves by…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has agreed to attend a meeting with the House of Representatives'…

No: 024-Per.Sikap/DPP.GSBI/JKT/X/2011

Solidarity greetings,

As reported in various media as well as the chronology of cases…