Hasyim Widhiarto – Having spent big money on the hurly-burly of the 2009 election race, legislators are being squeezed with the need to spend even…

[The recently unveiled barrage of graft cases involving legislator Muhammad Nazaruddin, the former treasurer of President Susilo Bambang…

Anita Rachman – The Setara Institute for Peace and Democracy released a survey on Sunday showing that people saw the government as failing to…

Ulma Haryanto – The unusual manner by which Muhammad Nazaruddin was brought home and the incidents immediately following his arrival on Saturday…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The main opposition party said on Sunday that it would not heed public calls to push for impeachment proceedings…

The Kopassus documents show the deep military paranoia in Papua that conflates peaceful political expression with criminal activity. It's…

Walhi, Pusaka, Sajogyo Institute, Sorpatom, Papuan NGOs Working Group, Sawit Watch, Aman, Huma, JKPP, KPA, Kontras, Green Peace Indonesia, DtE…

Wahyoe Boediwardhana – The East Java Police have deployed two platoons of the Mobile Brigade (Brimob) to a gold mining concession area in Gunung…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – A group of 18 professors from the country's top universities have urged the government to end the use of military…

Tom Allard, Jakarta – Australian academics, church leaders, businessmen and journalists have been targeted by Indonesia's military for their…

Ronna Nirmala – The long wait for fugitive politician and former ruling party treasurer Muhammad Nazaruddin ended at 8 p.m. Saturday evening when…

Tom Allard, Indonesia – It would seem an unremarkable venture – a group of American tourists visiting a cultural centre in the Papuan town of…

Three soldiers tried in the killing of a Papuan man were sentenced by a military tribunal to up to 15 months in jail for insubordination, an…

Arientha Primanita & Rahmat – The Islamic Defenders Front's vow to observe a peaceful Ramadan lasted less than two weeks, as members shut down…

Jakarta – Dozens of retired army generals under the Association of Indonesian Army Retirees (PPAD) gathered at an official meeting…

Dessy Sagita – Labor activists demanded on Friday that four state-owned insurance companies immediately comply with the terms of a pending bill on…

Veby Mega Indah – When I ask Indonesian bureaucrats about the latest proclamations from some environmental group, I often get the same question: "…

Arientha Primanitha & Camelia Pasandaran – A formal ceremony held on Friday to award prestigious state medals to individuals for their…

Jakarta – Mikael Mirdad, the owner of the Beer Garden bar in Kemang, South Jakarta, has little choice but to close his establishment because…

Ulma Haryanto & Camelia Pasandaran – Justice and Human Rights Minister Patrialis Akbar performed another back flip when he denied on Friday…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Golkar Party leaders remained confident on Thursday that the newly-established National Democratic Party did not…

Aris Ananta – As Indonesia grows richer and its citizens acquire increasing mobility, domestic migration between the country's five major islands…

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – Sharia police in Aceh Besar, Aceh province, on Wednesday, arrested three men buying food in a restaurant during…

Kupang – A reverend and several residents from Batuplat sub-district in Kupang have complained about the intimidation they received…

Indonesian police carrying out an environmental crackdown in the main tin producing region of Bangka island, should stop targeting small-scale…

Camelia Pasandaran – Infamous convicted corruptor Gayus Tambunan has had his jail term cut as part of Indonesian Independence Day celebrations…

Jakarta – The Judicial Commission (KY) has recommended six months' suspension for three judges who presided over the trial of former…

Alex Rayfield and Claudia King – Perched on the western rim of the Melanesian Pacific, adjacent to independent Papua New Guinea is West Papua.…

Jakarta – A lawmaker is criticizing a hotel owner's recent attack on a journalist for apparently generating bad publicity, saying that…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Greenpeace Indonesia defended itself on Tuesday from a new round of attacks, as religious groups called for the…

Arientha Primanita – Constructive dialogue and demilitarization are the best ways to prevent human rights violations in Papua, a rights watchdog…

Anita Rachman & Elisabeth Oktofani – Two prominent corruption watchdogs applauded on Tuesday the arrest of high-profile graft suspect Muhammad…

Anita Rachman & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Legislators have expressed doubt that the money trail in the controversial Rp 6.7 trillion ($784…

Asulao Sare – Babies are plentiful in Timor Leste – almost seven per woman on average – and so too are health problems in a country where chronic…

Dessy Sagita, Amir Tejo, Hangga Brata & Dofa Fasila – With Ramadan already into its second week, the Indonesian Council of Ulema has come out…

Andreas D. Arditya, Jakarta – Environmental group Committee for Leaded Gasoline Phase-out (KPBB) says that Jakarta has the worst air quality in…

Jakarta – The government is being urged to prioritize dialogue over a militaristic approach in resolving the Papua problem. It is precisely this…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – An economist warned here on Tuesday that Indonesia will likely not be able to benefit from the gloomy economic outlook…

The Indonesian Bishops Conference has added its voice to those of other religious-based organizations calling for environmental group Greenpeace…

Elisabeth Oktofani – The lenient sentences handed down to the killers of three Ahmadiyah followers were the result of "manipulated" legal…

Niniek Karmini, Cikeusik, Indonesia – When Dani bin Misra was released from prison last week after serving just three months for smashing in the…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – A watchdog, which is a member of a team assigned to track down the profiles of the remaining 10 candidates to fill four top…

Lauren Zumbach – Anis Hidayah, executive director of Migrant Care, was one of seven people around the globe awarded the Alison Des…

Ronna Nirmala – A transvestite arrested for forging documents to marry a man has been jailed for eight months after the court ruled that he had…

Makassar – Dozens of members of the Islamic Defenders Front attacked and ransacked a food stall in Makassar, South Sulawesi, on Monday…

Meulaboh, Aceh – Public Order Agency officers in West Aceh, Aceh, arrested three Muslims for failing to fast on Sunday.

Jhon…

Yuli Krisna, Bandung – The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology launched close to 2,000 Mobile Internet Service Centers on Monday…

Arientha Primanita – The image and name of Nachrowi Ramli may have been splashed across billboards around the capital and newspaper advertisements…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has voiced doubts over a recent public opinion poll conducted by the Indonesia…

Arientha Primanita, Ulma Haryanto & Farouk Arnaz – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, welcoming news of the arrest of fugitive graft suspect…