Elisabeth Oktofani – A human rights watchdog has warned against rushing the passing of the intelligence bill and making revisions to antiterror…

Anita Rachman – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle on Tuesday promised that it would take a serious look into cases of violence against…

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Surabaya – The East Java Police internal affairs division is currently questioning 21 police officers for allegedly…

Candra Malik & Camelia Pasandaran, Yogyakarta – First Jakarta ruffled feathers in the special territory of Yogyakarta by pushing for the…

Fairfax newspapers are reporting news of East Timor rejecting an offer from China to build a surveillance radar facility on its territory fearing…

Nurfika Osman – A newly established organization of scholars has declared war against the extremism that has penetrated the academic world.

Philip Dorling – China recently tried to establish a spy base in East Timor, according to leaked US diplomatic cables.

The Chinese proposal…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – A Democratic Party official on Monday said an investigation into a graft case allegedly involving some of its members…

Jakarta – Legislators questioned a plan to construct a new House building, while protesters threw pamphlets on them during the first session after…

Jakarta – Ari Malangjudo, a witness in a vote-buying case involving the appointment of Miranda S. Goeltom to Bank Indonesia senior…

Jayapura – Jakarta frequently intimidates Papua in the name of the unity and integrity of the Republic of Indonesia, even though such…

Armando Siahaan – Speaking at an international conference in Jakarta last week, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono mentioned that he was trying "…

An East Timor court has acquitted the country's deputy prime minister of corruption and abuse of power charges after he was accused of securing an…

Elisabeth Oktofani – Indonesia Corruption Watch on Sunday expressed distress at what it said was the slow implementation of the year-old freedom…

Vento Saudale, Bogor – A church community at the center of an ongoing dispute with the Bogor administration on Sunday was again forced to hold its…

Fitri R., Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara – Indonesian migrant workers from West Nusa Tenggara expressed relief and happiness upon returning home on…

Ali Kotarumalos, Jakarta, Indonesia – Osama bin Laden was a "warrior" who will be rewarded in heaven for the "great sacrifices" he made for Islam…

Indonesian prosecutors today dropped the most serious terror charges against radical cleric Abu Bakar Bashir for lack of evidence, leaving him…

Jakarta – A lawmaker from the House's commission overseeing security and defense said over the weekend that Indonesia would not revive the New…

The rate at which the Lapindo mudflow is spewing in East Java might have slowed, but there is still no telling exactly when it will cease, the…

Jakarta, Indonesia – Video cameras captured 12 critically endangered Sumatran tigers, including mothers with their cubs, in Indonesian forests…

Joe Cochrane – An outcry is growing over the government's move to restrict imports of cattle and beef. While government officials say the aim is…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Not everyone connected to a movement to establish an Islamic state in Indonesia should be painted as a terrorist, a…

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – The Nusantara Marijuana Network (LGN) staged a march Saturday to campaign for the legalization of marijuana.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Thousands of Muslims in Medan, North Sumatra, performed Friday prayers outdoor at the location of a demolished mosque.…

Ulma Haryanto – Prospective whistle-blowers are one step closer to being assured of stronger protection and "rewards" in the eyes of the law after…

Elisabeth Oktofani – When Islamic hard-liners in Bekasi and Bogor were questioned recently about what influenced them to take up causes or attend…

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – The country's effort to increase employment has not been followed by assurances of decent work and worker…

Kupang - The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) said the Belu military battalion was responsible for the…

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – States should play a bigger role in the realization of people's rights to clean water by not only providing larger…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh - Officials have lambasted an Australian carbon broker for selling the marketing rights for carbon credits created…

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta - The Nationwide Marijuana Circle (LGN) staged a march on Saturday to campaign for the legalization of…

Novi Christiastuti Adiputri, Jakarta – The Nusantara Marijuana Circle (LGN) held a long-march through the Farmers Monument area in Central Jakarta…

Jakarta – The Tangerang municipal administration – which is still continuing to pursue its vision of a more moralistic society through…

Camelia Pasandaran – The Corruption Eradication Commission on Friday said Indonesia's Ministry of Religious Affairs had yet to…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – The number of people living with HIV/AIDS in Papua and West Papua has jumped by more than 30 percent to over 17,000 in…

In the latest blow to Indonesian lawmakers trying to shake off their reputation for incompetence, members of a House of Representatives commission…

Medan – Hundreds of journalists rallied in front of Medan Police headquarters to protest the closure of TOPKOTA and an attack on Orbit…

Jakarta – Activists from several legal organizations grouped under the Justice Monitoring Coalition said the Judicial Commission should not have…

Petaling Jaya – Three Malaysians were queried by Jakarta police Thursday for suspected participation in a demonstration at the…

Jakarta – Suspended Bekasi Mayor Mochtar Mohamad is still receiving a government salary and benefits even though he is imprisoned in…

Dion Bisara – In an unprecedented move, the central bank has barred Citibank Indonesia from acquiring new credit card customers for two years,…

Elisabeth Oktofani – The last person jailed in relation to the brutal attack on members of the Batak Christian Protestant Church of…

Solo – Scores of Indonesian men rallied on Friday to publicly vow their readiness to sacrifice their lives to avenge the death of Osama bin Laden…

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja – A terrorist group behind last month's suicide attack at a police mosque in Cirebon, West Java, had planned at least six…

Phillip Coorey & Kirsty Needham – The Gillard government is believed to have given up on establishing a regional processing centre in East…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – A former member of the outlawed Indonesian Islamic State movement claimed on Thursday that the group had links to the…

Fitri R. – Thirteen islets in West Lombok district in West Nusa Tenggara have been illegally sold to private individuals, companies and foreigners…

Barry Wain – Government officials, analysts and academics continue to debate the merits of admitting Timor Leste this year to the Association of…

Jakarta – The hefty cost of local bureaucracy has hampered the provision of basic services throughout Indonesia, according to an official.

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