Rizky Amelia – Case broker Ary Muladi on Tuesday was sentenced to five years in prison for attempting to bribe Corruption Eradication…

Nivell Rayda – It has been a year since I visited the tiny goat shed that brought the town of Karangasem, in West Java's Indramayu district to…

Al Araf, Jakarta – The democratic transition in Indonesia is undoubtedly a complex and fragile process. It does not place the so-called reformists…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – A deputy speaker of the House of Representatives said today that House leaders had agreed to impose a…

Bandung – Dozens of farmers from Pangalengan, West Java, staged a rally at the West Java gubernatorial office in Bandung on Monday,…

Nurfika Osman – A controversial group calling itself the "Obedient Wives Club" may open a branch in Jakarta this month.

According to a…

Jakarta – The lawyer of Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto, the man convicted of murdering human rights activist Munir, says the Supreme Court was…

Anita Rachman – Debate over the percentage of votes in the legislative election required for a political party to hold a seat at the House of…

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja – Soft drinks vendor Sutarto was shocked when he saw a sedan drive into a fountain and tip over with a loud splash last…

Armando Siahaan – Recent political shenanigans have certainly raised questions about how much Indonesian politics have progressed since the end of…

Farouk Arnaz – The National Police's detectives unit has a new policy aimed at combating corruption – by requiring its members and…

Heru Andriyanto – The recent arrest of a judge for bribe-taking shows Indonesia should start putting in place firm antigraft measures across the…

Heru Andriyanto – The Supreme Court should reject any request for a case review by the pilot convicted of the murder of Munir Said Thalib because…

Ririn Radiawati Kusuma – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's push to renegotiate oil and gas contracts with foreign companies would set a bad…

Jakarta – A solidarity group for murdered human rights activist Munir Said Thalib called on the Supreme Court to reject a case review petition…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The National Awakening Party said on Sunday that it was in the process of finalizing its registration in the 2014…

Jakarta, Indonesia – A radical Indonesian cleric facing life in prison on terrorism charges professed his innocence Monday and rejected the trial…

The Singapore Embassy in Jakarta on Monday clarified that, contrary to recent reports, the Singaporean government had already signed…

Tom Allard, Jakarta, and Richard Willingham – The live cattle trade to Indonesia will be dramatically restricted under a plan being considered by…

Garut – About 500 members of the hard-line Islamic Defenders Front attempted to force their way into a shop selling alcohol in Garut…

Jakarta – As they struggle to restore the tarnished image of their institution, police officers now face increasingly higher risks of violence…

Jakarta - Papua's economy contracted by 8.6 percent in the first quarter of 2011, compared with the figure from the same period last…

Anita Rachman – Is the Democratic Party attempting to direct the public spotlight away from Muhammad Nazaruddin? Political analysts say that since…

Amir Tejo – A senior Democratic Party official said on Friday that former Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati would make an ideal presidential…

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Activists say that Indonesia's environment is at risk due to the government's failure to enforce reclamation and…

Agus Triyono & Arientha Primanita – The arrest of Syarifuddin Umar, a judge caught allegedly accepting bribes in a bankruptcy case, has…

Jack Hewson, Bentian Besar, East Kalimantan – At a mine-site near Sangatta in East Kalimantan, a titanic crater yawns out of the ground, its nadir…

Karlis Salna – With just over a year to elections in East Timor, it appears almost certain the same political players that have dominated its…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has only a slim chance of meeting its higher gross domestic product (GDP) growth target next…

Faisal Maliki Baskoro & Ririn Radiawati Kusuma – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's call to renegotiate contracts with foreign companies…

The arrest of Judge Syarifuddin Umar by the Corruption Eradication Commission received praise from anti-corruption activists. Up until his capture…

Linda YulismanJ, Jakarta – Indonesia's trade surplus fell further in April as imports reached an all-time high during April thanks to the…

Jakarta – Greed, not necessity, is the motivating factor behind judges' acceptance of bribes in cases they handle, says a member of…

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – More Indonesian workers will suffer from unfair working environments if the government does not stop businesses…

Constitutional Court Chief Justice Mahfud M.D. on Friday said the government should push Singapore to sign an extradition treaty by making the…

Jakarta – The government is still dealing with problems by military means (securitisation, use of extraordinary means in the name of security) in…

Karlis Salna – The United Nations remains on track to withdraw from East Timor at the end of 2012 but says international partners will need to…

Fidelis E. Satriastanti – In the face of increasing food scarcity, Indonesia has no choice but to reduce its dependence on rice, according to…

NII actions were clearly subversive but were not handled with violence as was happening in Papua.

According to the three Papuan church…

Camelia Pasandaran – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Wednesday said that he would not let a ideology based on religion replace the current…

Candra Malik, Semarang – Prosecutors sought a mere one-year sentence on Tuesday for the alleged ringleader of a mob that burned down two churches…

Arientha Primanita – There can be no development in Papua unless it is demilitarized, human rights watchdog Imparsial said on Tuesday as it…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Dorkas Dwaramuri has been elected chairwoman of the Papua People's Council (MRP) for the period 2011-2016 – she was…

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is faced with a simmering scandal at the heart of the Democratic Party that he heads, threatening…

Elisabeth Oktofani & Camelia Pasandaran – Most people still see Pancasila as relevant and believe there is a need to apply the values of the…

Tom Allard in Tangerang, Banten – The ban on sending Australian cattle to just 11 Indonesian abattoirs is bound to fail and a far stricter regime…

Ismira Lutfia – The newly signed amendment to the Indonesia-Malaysia migrant workers agreement may give Indonesians working in the neighboring…

James Balowski, in Jakarta – May Day was commemorated across Indonesia by thousands of workers, students, women activists and NGOs. Despite large…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Frequent corruption cases in government procurement projects prove that recent corrections made to the system, including…

Fidelis E. Satriastanti – Activists have blasted a presidential decree that allows underground mining in protected areas, saying it will result in…