Anita Rachman & Dessy Sagita – Nongovernmental organizations should not assume to be representatives of the people's aspirations, the speaker…

This is the second of two reports about internal rifts besetting the Islam-based Prosperous Justice Party (PKS). With many idealists leaving,…

This is the first report on the deplorable internal rift besetting the Islamic-based Prosperous Justice Party (PKS). As more senior PKS members…

Anita Rachman – With lawmakers turning a deaf ear to criticisms of the controversial new House of Representatives office building, a group of…

The Indonesian parliament with the government plans to ratify the State Intelligence Bill draft to become the Law of Intelligence in 2011. Through…

Ina Parlina – Critics say that the government's proposed amendments of the 2001 Anticorruption Law will reduce the legal penalties for corruption…

Ulma Haryanto – The Depok administration said on Sunday that it would seize an Ahmadiyah mosque previously sealed off by a mob and turn it into a…

Hasyim Widhiarto and Rendi Akhmad Witular, Jakarta – Supported by solid constituencies, mainly comprising young and educated Muslims living in…

Yohanes Sulaiman – Early on Saturday, on Twitter, I read the news about how Roy Suryo, Democratic Party lawmaker, managed to delay the 6:15 a.m.…

Ismira Lutfia – It is a pitiful sight, but one that Jakarta residents are used to and that tourists encounter within days or even hours of…

Jeremy Thompson – Immigration Minister Chris Bowen says an agreement for an offshore immigration centre on East Timor will not be reached at a…

How much faith do you have in the scrawls your doctors write when prescribing drugs?

A discussion over the weekend encouraged patients to be…

Nurfika Osman & Farouk Arnaz – The threat of a coup by hard-liners and ex-military generals has been overblown and there is no reason for…

Anita Rachman – The Speaker of the House of Representatives on Monday questioned the claim that nongovernmental organizations…

Hasyim Widhiarto and Rendi Akhmad Witular, Jakarta – Similar to other political parties in the country, the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) has not…

Samarinda – Muslims should not fear making Islam their political ideology, United Development Party (PPP) chairman and Religious…

Hasyim Widhiarto and Rendi A. Witular, Jakarta – Revelations of long-kept secrets of high living and allegations of graft and unauthorized…

The federal government will attempt to rally support for a regional asylum seeker processing centre in East Timor during a meeting in Bali this…

Dili – United Nations police have returned full control of East Timor to the national force, more than four years after bloody clashes threatened…

Nivell Rayda – In little more than a year, Comr. Gen. Susno Duadji went from being one of the National Police's most powerful figures to becoming…

Nurfika Osman – While some would argue that Indonesia is still a male-dominated society, recent economic data suggest that women are playing a…

Shirley Christie – Youth unemployment in Indonesia is five times higher than average, presenting a clear challenge to the government, according to…

Anita Rachman – Indonesia Corruption Watch has criticized the government for proposing a raft of changes that if implemented would seriously…

Nurfika Osman – The Papua chapter of the Alliance of Independent Journalists has expressed frustration with the sluggish pace of police…

Jayapura – Thaha Alhamid, secretary general of Papuan Presidium Council, (PDP), has welcomed the initiative taken by the Papuan Peace Network, the…

More than 10,000 Indonesians have rallied peacefully to support pro-democracy movements in Libya, Yemen and Bahrain.

The crowd,…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Decades of armed conflict in Aceh may be officially over, but scars remain from that tumultuous time that, as people…

Religious Minister Suryadharma Ali reiterated once again that two controversial decrees governing religious issues would not be revised or revoked…

Elisabeth Oktofani – Indonesia must have a law focused solely on the mechanisms, controls and procedures on wiretapping, human rights…

Indonesian Twitter users woke up on Satuday to an early morning plane seat mix-up incident that ended with lawmaker Roy Suryo being asked to leave…

Heru Andriyanto – Hard-line cleric Abu Bakar Bashir was a different man during a hearing at the South Jakarta District Court on Thursday.

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Zubaidah Nazeer – Last week's string of mail bombs sent to several moderate Muslim leaders in Indonesia have helped to highlight their work, even…

Ismira Lutfia – Ahead of an expected revision to the Broadcasting Law, a coalition of media watchdogs has lashed out at the government and…

Bagus B.T. Saragih, Jakarta – As internal conflicts within the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) intensified, the Golkar Party is now facing an…

Ismira Lutfia – An activist for migrant worker rights has welcomed a plan to sign an agreement on the placement of Indonesian workers in Malaysia…

Nurfika Osman & Farouk Arnaz – Islamic figures on Wednesday admitted to involvement in a plan last year to set up an Islamic revolutionary…

Heru Andriyanto – After months of allegations and counter allegations, controversial police Comr. Gen. Susno Duadji was sentenced on Thursday to…

Camelia Pasandaran, Vento Saudale & Nurfika Osman, Bogor – Fresh from attending a trial hearing of men accused of burning down schools and an…

Anita Rachman – The Regional Representatives Council has begun lobbying political parties to support amending the 1945 Constitution, a council…

Dessy Sagita – Lack of good political leadership is one of the major causes why democracy in post-1998 Indonesia is not taking off as well as it…

As the Melanesian Speahead Group meeting goes ahead in Suva, an Australia-based pressure group is calling for full membership for West Papua.

Vanuatu's opposition leader, Edward Natapei, says he has grave concerns at the decision by the Melanesian Spearhead Group giving…

KontraS Papua, the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence, is convinced that the detention of five nurses by the…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – A squad of Aceh's "fashion police" was berated and attacked on Wednesday by a group of men angry over the officers'…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Ulma Haryanto – Legislators are expected to approve a government proposal to give the National Intelligence Agency…

Dion Bisara & Shirley Wibisono – A groundswell of consumer anger is building against the rising tide of text messages offering collateral-free…

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Rangga D. Fadillah, Jakarta – Indonesian products are losing ground in the domestic market to Chinese products, following the implementation of…

Repeka Nasiko – The Australian West Papua Association (AWPA) in Sydney has written a letter to Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) leaders urging…

Camelia Pasandaran – A senior cabinet minister on Wednesday rejected allegations that hard-line Islamists backed by senior retired…