Jakarta – The United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNMIT) was on the back foot Friday after Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao angrily accused the…

Jakarta – Vice President Boediono reprimanded stakeholders, and especially the Remuneration Council, that they should not consider…

Candra Malik, Semarang, Central Java – Six of the 25 men standing trial for burning down churches last February could get away with serving less…

Olivia Rondonuwu & Michael Taylor – Indonesia revealed a long list of exemptions on Friday to a two-year moratorium on new permits to clear…

Dicky Christanto, Cirebon, West Java – Members of the recently discovered terrorist group in Cirebon planned to attack military and police targets…

Nurfika Osman – Activists on Thursday denounced the Anti-Pornography Law, saying it had been far too harsh on Peterpan frontman Nazril "Ariel"…

Nurdin Hasan – Fourteen people convicted of violating Aceh's strict Islamic code on gambling were publicly caned in Langsa, East Aceh, a…

Ismira Lutfia & Nurfika Osman – News coverage and analysis of terrorism should not be allowed to become a platform for extremists to get their…

Made Arya Kencana & Camelia Pasandaran, Denpasar – New data shows that Bali's farmers are steadily being squeezed out as agricultural lands…

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja – Indonesia's largest Islamic organization is enlisting hundreds of religious teachers to fight the spread of radicalism in…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Anita Rachman – Legislators deliberating the intelligence bill warned on Thursday that a proposal to classify the…

Oyos Saroso H.N., Bandarlampung – The newly founded Indonesian Solidarity Society for Justice (SMIK) has named former finance minister Sri Mulyani…

A member of a high-profile Indonesian football team, Persipura Jayapura, is demanding answers for what he says was an unprovoked…

Dessy Sagita – Efforts to curb HIV/AIDS transmission in the country are often hampered by religious leaders' lack of support and poor awareness of…

Farouk Arnaz – National Police have officially confirmed that a suspected terrorist group behind the suicide bombing attack at Cirebon Police…

Jihadists in jail: Radicalisation and the Indonesian prison experience – Australian Strategic Policy Institute. May 19, 2011

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Nani Afrida – Louis, not his real name, has no physical traits of the stereotypical hard-liner Muslim student: Bearded with a prayer cap and…

Nani Afrida – The tranquility of secular Sebelas Maret University (UNS) in Surakarta, Central Java, was shaken recently when the police sniffed…

Nani Afrida – Understanding the country's violent jihadist movements that have triggered a string of terrorist attacks may not be possible without…

Arientha Primanita & Farouk Arnaz – Indonesian Communications and Information Technology Minister Tifatul Sembiring is playing down the…

There's concern that a peace agreement between martial arts groups in East Timor may not hold if political trouble starts during future election…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The United Development Party on Thursday quashed a controversial former intelligence official's claim to the…

Bakti Buwono Budiastyo, Bantul – Scores of people from Parangkusumo beach in Bantul district, south of the Central Java city of Yogyakarta,…

Banjir Ambarita – The military in Papua has denied that an officer stabbed a civilian, leading to his death, on board a passenger ship heading…

Elisabeth Oktofani – Wary of past attacks by hard-liners, the country's gay and lesbian community chose to mark International Day Against…

Jakarta – Clad in uniforms sprayed with various colors, high school seniors paraded around throughout the country on Monday to celebrate passing…

Fidelis E. Satriastanti – Environment officials came out on Wednesday to deny accusations that whales and dolphins were being actively killed and…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – A fight involving Indonesian Military (TNI) forces allegedly killed a civilian, according to reports. The victim…

Batam – Despite protests from several Muslim organizations, last weekend's bikini beach party at a hotel in Bintan drew almost 2,000…

Slamet Susanto, Yogyakarta – Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), which claims to be the largest Muslim organization in the country, has announced that it…

In a vibrant democracy, politics is critical to ensuring the interest of the people is not only met but enhanced through an electoral system.…

It was never meant to be seen outside of a UN retreat... but now a very critical assessment of East Timor's national institutions has surfaced,…

Jakarta – The government plans to sell the citizen database enclosed in the electronic identification cards (e-KTP) system for business interests…

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – Indonesia may encounter different terrorist foes in the future as universities are increasingly turning into a fertile…

Thousands of coffee farmers in East Timor are bracing for a lean harvest, with heavy rains taking their toll.

Coffee from East Timor has…

The western movies showing in Jakarta last weekend included My Sassy Girl, released in 2008, New Daughter and Blood Creek, both released in 2009,…

Camelia Pasandaran – The government's failure to deliver on promised reforms has led many people to yearn for the days of former President Suharto…

Camelia Pasandaran & Cameron Bates – The United Nations has written to the Indonesian government expressing "concern" about the increasing…

The head of an Indonesian budget watchdog said today his NGO would not make a public apology to the House of Representatives, as demanded by the…

Arientha Primanita – The common refrain of "things were better under Suharto" has been given credence in a new survey that shows the former…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – A new draft revision to the corruption law will strengthen the country's fight against widespread corruption, a member of…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono issued an instruction comprising action plans to eradicate and mitigate corruption…

Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has announced plans to investigate the death of Nur Iman, a food stall…

According to information from the Justice and Peace Secretariat of the Kingmi Church, Papua, a man called Derek Adii who had just completed his…

Ulma Haryanto – Ahmad Masihuddin, Irwan and Bebi are the lucky ones. Ahmad recalls the moment when a man attempted to mutilate his genitals, while…

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Let us extend our very warm regards to your 13th congress. We hope this year's congress will strengthen PSM's struggle…

Tifa Asrianti, Jakarta – Lack of transparency in labor recruitment and placement overseas has hindered justice and the protection of migrant…

Jakarta – Journalists and media activists said on Thursday that the intelligence bill now under deliberation may threaten the freedom of press if…

Kuala Lumpur – Indonesian labour agents expect to dispatch 1,000 maids to Malaysia every month after Jakarta lifts a two-year moratorium later…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Camelia Pasandaran – Saturday's crash of a Merpati Nusantara Airlines flight in Papua in which all 25 aboard were…