An announcement on Thursday about the selection of students at the state university led to a demonstration being held by students who also blocked…

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – Less than two weeks after a moratorium on forest clearing, Indonesia has lost protected forest the size of…

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – A ministerial regulation on tobacco control (RPP) currently being drafted is part of a campaign to undermine local…

Riyadh – Saudi Arabia announced Wednesday it would stop granting work permits to domestic workers from Indonesia and the Philippines, following…

"Polling is merely an instrument for gauging public opinion. When a president or any other leader pays attention to poll results, he is, in effect…

Jakarta – Indonesia's largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), says it will not use violence to counter a rising number of attacks and…

Jakarta – Following Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) deputy chairman Ma'ruf Amien's statement on Monday that it is a sin for private car owners to…

Brad Nelson & Yohanes Sulaiman – The recent arrest and sentencing of Abu Bakar Bashir, co-founder and spiritual leader of the terrorist group…

Esther Samboh, Jakarta – The World Bank says Indonesia's ambitious master plan to become one of the largest economies in the world within 14 years…

Niniek Karmini – A sweeping crackdown on terrorism in the past decade has spawned a new problem in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim…

Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono picked his brother-in-law as the new Army chief, his spokesman said on Wednesday, as speculation…

The release on June 25 of Erwin Arnada, the former editor of Indonesia's ill-fated edition of Playboy Magazine after serving nine months in prison…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The country's oldest Islamic political party has announced that its national caucus to select a chairman will begin on…

Arientha Primanita – An official with the country's migrant worker protection board urged that a fee collected from overseas workers…

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Indonesia needs benchmarks to ensure that more workers can obtain "decent and productive" work, according to an…

More than a hundred students from various universities in Bogor held a rally in front of the Bogor City Hall in West Java on Tuesday to protest…

Jakarta – Rallies against Bogor Mayor Diani Budiarto – and his recent fourth marriage – turned violent Tuesday as protesters…

Jakarta – A group of Papuans staged a protest at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) office on Monday, urging the commission to follow up…

Convicted murderer Pollycarpus Priyanto will present three experts on Tuesday in his review attempt against the Supreme Court verdict…

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Surabaya District Police officers attacked several journalists during a…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Anita Rachman & Arientha Primanita – The Democratic Party has lashed out at a recent survey showing a drop in…

Ulma Haryanto – The National Security bill does not automatically grant law enforcement authorities the right to arrest and wiretap…

Jakarta – Despite her hearing problems, Angkie Yudistia has disproved everyone who doubted that she could excel academically.

The 24-year-…

The National Board for the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Overseas Workers (BNP2TKI) launched a call center for Indonesian…

Arientha Primanita – The National Bureaucracy Reform Team on Monday said that the government should enact a moratorium on recruiting…

A team monitoring the trials of an attack against religious minority group Ahmadiyah said Monday the prosecutor performed below…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Legislators are set to deliberate on the national security bill, which aims at improving coordination among state…

Dicky Christanto – Security experts from the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) and the University of Indonesia (UI) agree that…

Medan – Hundreds of people grouped under the 'Freedom for Medan' staged a rally at the Majestik junction in Medan, North Sumatra,…

Farouk Arnaz – Indonesia's prisons remain ineffective in countering terrorist indoctrination, top law-enforcement officials acknowledged over the…

Made Arya Kencana & Arientha Primanita, Denpasar – A row has broken out between anti-narcotics officials and authorities at Bali's Kerobokan…

Former head of Nahdlatul Ulama National Board (PBNU) Hasyim Muzadi asked the Indonesian Council of Ulema (MUI) to issue a fatwa against sending…

Pandaya, Jakarta – The surprise passage of a bill amending the Law on the Constitutional Court after secretive deliberations on Tuesday smacks of…

Jakarta – Though the demise of its authoritarian rule is now 13 years past, Indonesia still struggles to protect human rights, as the state…

The National Police on Monday asked Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) to submit its report on 30…

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Despite a growing number of victims courageous enough to report abuse to the police, few cases of violence against…

Anita Rachman & Arientha Primanita – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's approval rating has taken a major hit, a recent public opinion…

The Environment Ministry signed a memorandum of understanding with the United States' Environmental Protection Agency on Monday aimed…

Armando Siahaan – The nation fumed with rage upon hearing of the unexpected beheading of migrant worker Royati binti Sapubi in Saudi Arabia last…

Arientha Primanita & Faisal Maliki Baskoro – In an attempt to keep price-depressing imported sugar from flooding the local market, the…

Jack Epstein – The poster child for Indonesia's tobacco culture is a two-year-old boy who smokes 40 cigarettes a day.

A YouTube video of the…

Ismira Lutfia – An Indonesian maid convicted of murder in Saudi Arabia has been spared execution by beheading after the Indonesian government paid…

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – An antigraft watchdog called on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to probe allegations of the misuse of Rp 89.5…

Anita Rachman – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's public approval rating has slipped, according to a survey conducted by Indonesian Circle (LSI…

The local branch of the union of energy and mining workers at Freeport-Indonesia announced on Friday 24 June that it had set a…

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja – Last year, Riska seriously contemplated suicide. The 14-year-old student, who struggled with weight issues, was acutely…

Nurfika Osman – The women's empowerment minister has chafed at the recent launch of the Obedient Wives Club's Jakarta chapter, calling the…

Vincent Lingga, Jakarta – The Indonesian government's decision last week to stop sending maids to Saudi Arabia starting as early as next month…

Elisabeth Oktofani – The former editor of the short-lived Indonesian edition of Playboy magazine has said his release from prison marks a victory…

A group of NGO has demanded more clarity from the Forestry Ministry on its REDD+ programs after it accepted US$3.6 million in grants…