Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – A survey published Monday has confirmed a widely held assumption that religious intolerance is rising in the…

Anita Rachman, Indonesia – The seemingly renewed national commitment to law enforcement that last week saw the appointment of an antigraft czar…

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Newly appointed Attorney General Basrief Arief vowed on Monday that the notorious criminal case against two antigraft…

Armando Siahaan, Jakarta – Israel and Taiwan on Monday became the only two countries with no diplomatic links with Indonesia, after the government…

Ade Mardiyati – For more than half a century, a neighborhood in Menteng, Central Jakarta, has become known as a haven for prostitutes. These women…

Jakarta – House Commission V overseeing public housing would issue a formal reprimand to legislators who neglected Indonesian domestic…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – A man was shot dead and four others, including a child, were injured by unidentified armed men on Sunday in Nafri…

Reports from Papua in Indonesia say unidentified gunmen have shot at traffic outside Jayapura, killing a motorcyclist and injuring six…

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – More than half of the teenagers in Jakarta have had pre-marital sexual intercourse, according to a National…

Dessy Sagita, Jakarta – Teachers and education activists have called on the House of Representatives to repeal a law obliging all districts to…

Mohammad Adhe Bhakti, Jakarta – Firebrand Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir was definitely involved in the operation of the now outlawed militant…

Dessy Sagita, Jakarta – Controversial pornography actress Maria Ozawa, also known as Miyabi, is due to land in Jakarta on Monday night according…

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has taken the manpower minister to task over the government's apparent lack of protection…

Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara – Members of the Ahmadiyah sect reported an attack on their homes in Gegerung village to the West Lombok…

Nivell Rayda & Fitri, Indonesia – A hundred police officers armed with assault rifles and pistols were not enough to dissuade Tuti (not her…

Jakarta – The country's top antigraft and auditing bodies called for a review of asset forfeiture and corruption court laws to grant them more…

Elisabeth Oktofani, Indonesia – Although prostitution is technically illegal in Jakarta, it is common knowledge that it can easily be found…

Elisabeth Oktofani, Jakarta – Among the millions of who flock to Jakarta in search of jobs each year, many will tell you they can subsist on…

Arientha Primanita, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration on Friday said the increase in the new minimum wage for next year would be 15.8 percent,…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Islamic boarding schools, called dayah in Aceh, are not just for the pious.

According to Hanisah, a 42-year-old…

Jakarta – The Jakarta Administration has increased the provincial minimum wage (UMP) for 2011 to Rp 1,290,000, (US$120) or an increase…

Mataram – The government continues to provide counseling to the Ahmadiyah sect and ensuring that Ahmadis are not disseminating their…

Jakarta – A group of election watchdogs has called on legislators to revoke their decision, taken through voting, to allow politicians…

Jakarta – For the average Joe on the streets of Indonesia, a simple party system is just a matter of convenience, or a bit of nostalgia.

"We…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Leaders of the two largest political parties, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democratic Party and the Golkar…

Jakarta – Indonesia's population will jump to 255.6 million people by 2015 if the contraception rate remains constant, a senior demographic…

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The House of Representatives believes the government's legislative performance is poor, saying the government has…

Apriadi Gunawan and Jon Afrizal, Medan/Jambi – Hundreds of private school teachers from various regions in North Sumatra held a rally at the…

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has urged its new chairman to quickly fine-tune the commission's system to…

Jakarta – "Corruption is a crime against humanity." It may be that these words uttered by outgoing Judicial Commission leader Busyro Muqoddas…

Erwida Maulia and Dicky Christianto, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appointed former deputy attorney general Basrief Arief as the…

Oyos Saroso H.N., Bandarlampung – Some residents of coastal settlements in East Lampung and Tanggamus regencies say they are at risk from huge…

Jakarta – Migrant Care, an NGO that focusing on the welfare of Indonesian workers abroad, says the government's initiative to provide…

Elisabeth Oktofani, Jakarta – The media is a powerful force in forming public opinion, but all too often, that power is used in a way that…

Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – Patriarchal religious traditions play a key role in fostering a culture of violence against women, and Indonesia is not…

Liputan6.com, Yogyakarta – Scores of workers in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta from the Security Employees Union (SPK) and the United…

Ismira Lutfia & Dessy Sagita, Jakarta – Golkar Party chairman Aburizal Bakrie on Wednesday reported a number of Indonesian media organizations…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The government must take action to curb rising religious intolerance triggered by struggles between evangelical…

Jakarta – A number of journalists were threatened, and several others were attacked, while reporting on a Indonesian migrant workers'…

Florence Tan, Singapore – Indonesia's crude imports will keep rising over the next few years as its economy rebounds and a delay in getting peak…

Jakarta – More than 100 former employees of the McDonald's fast food restaurant chain held a rally in front of the Jakarta Police on…

Faisal Maliki Baskoro & Fransiska Nangoy, Jakarta – With economic opportunity knocking on Indonesia's doors, the freshly formed board of the…

Shirley Christie, Jakarta – A draft bill to regulate land acquisition for public projects was sent to the president last week and would reach the…

Jakarta – Golkar Chairman Aburizal Bakrie has reported a number of Indonesian media organizations to the Press Council, alleging defamation.

Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – A new study has found that Indonesian girls aged 10 to 18 who were forced into early marriage struggled to secure good…

Agus Maryono, Cilacap – A recent survey conducted in Cilacap, Central Java, shows that children suffer most from domestic violence triggered by…

Farouk Arnaz & Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – A member of the Judicial Mafia Eradication Task Force and corruption suspect Gayus Tambunan…

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – A senior prosecutor widely believed to be the key figure behind Gayus Tambunan's controversial March acquittal appeared…

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – After meeting with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) over mounting calls to hand over the long-standing…

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw its support behind plans by the Attorney General's Office to drop the prosecution of…