Tifatul Sembiring, the controversial and conservative minister of Communications and Information Technology, has found himself at the center of a…

Faisal Maliki Baskoro & Nariswari Dita Yudianti, Jakarta – Speculation that Krakatau Steel's initial public offering price was kept…

Jakarta – The Directorate General of Taxation announced that income revenue as of Oct 31 reached Rp 485.1 trillion (US$54.8 billion),…

Anita Rachman & Mark Moloney, Jakarta – It has become the handshake seen and discussed around the world.

From comedians to porn stars it…

Angela Dewan, Bangkok – From her prestigious new position as a World Bank managing director, Sri Mulyani Indrawati has taken another stab at old…

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – A lawmaker from the United Development Party, Achmad Yani, said he would bring the Attorney General's…

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – National Police confirmed on Thursday that a mid-ranking police officer and eight of his subordinates had been arrested…

Amnesty International today called on the Indonesian government to block discriminatory efforts to institute pregnancy and virginity tests for…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military will not play a major role in the fight against terrorism, instead serving as a backup for the…

Tom Allard, Jakarta – The US President, Barack Obama, has praised Indonesia's transition from dictatorship to democracy and identified it as a "…

Jakarta – On Tuesday November 9 activists from the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) and other organisations working against violence…

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – For Deni Gustianto, 23, taking part in Tuesday's rally to protest the visit of US President Barack Obama was a no-brainer…

Jakarta – Several moments before the arrival of US President Barack Obama in Jakarta on the afternoon of Wednesday November 10,…

Jakarta – The 2014 election is still four years away, but Indonesia's smaller political parties have begun to feel the pressure from major parties…

Jakarta, Indonesia – A conservative Muslim government minister admits he shook hands with first lady Michelle Obama in welcoming her to Indonesia…

Jakarta – Environmental activists welcome the government's pledge to decrease the consumption of fossil fuel by 2025, but they warn against the…

Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – Academic prowess is apparently not enough at one vocational school in Magetan, East Java. Add to that irreproachable…

Secret files show Kopassus, Indonesia's special forces, targets Papuan churches, civilians

Allan Nairn, Jakarta - Secret documents…

Freeport McMoRan copper and Gold should be closed down and the United States should be held responsible for crimes against humanity and against…

Jayapura – Three activists were arrested for staging a demonstration demanding to meet visiting US President Barrack Obama to convey…

Tifa Asrianti, Jakarta – Soeharto has been dropped from the list of potential heroes this year. But the debate on whether or not to honor the…

Alie Usman, Jakarta – Scores of Papuan students from the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) have again protested against the visit by US President…

Moksa Hutasoit, Jakarta – At least 30 people from the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) demonstrated in Jakarta on Tuesday November 9…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Three Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers on trial for allegedly torturing Papuan civilians have testified they…

Banjir Ambarita, Jakarta – Prosecutors at a military tribunal in Jayapura, Papua, on Tuesday sought three- to four-month prison terms for soldiers…

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ARM members coordinating relief efforts in one of the shelters

Starting from November 5 2010, the national SBY-Boediono government…

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – The odor of mud from a recent flood suffocates the air in Endang's home on the riverbank, where she and her four…

Ulma Haryanto, Jakarta – The wife of Tatang Mulyadi, a police officer accused of facilitating the sale of weapons to a paramilitary group in Aceh…

Heru Andriyanto & Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – Radical cleric Abu Bakar Bashir apparently urged his followers earlier this year to stage a terror…

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – Cirebon in West Java and Pekanbaru in Riau are perceived to be the most corrupt cities in Indonesia, according to a major…

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – The head of a police detention facility in Depok has been named a suspect for receiving bribes in return for allowing high…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – Human rights groups have called on the National Police to investigate the fatal shooting of…

Tom Allard, Jakarta – A military trial into abuses by soldiers in Papua, trumpeted by Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as evidence…

Jakarta – United States President Barack Obama must challenge Indonesia over its abuse and torture of Papuan civilians during his talks in Jakarta…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – The military has failed to say why it switched Friday's announced court-martial of five soldiers accused of…

Jakarta – The National Mandate Party (PAN) has organized a meeting with seven smaller political parties as it moves to form a…

Jayapura – The trial of five Indonesian soldiers from an infantry battalion stationed in the Nabire Regency, West Papua, for allegedly "committing…

Ulma Haryanto, Fitri & Rahmat, Jakarta – One of the country's most conservative hard-line Islamic groups has lashed out against the upcoming…

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – Public confidence in the police force, prosecutors' offices and courts has fallen to a six-year low, according to a new…

Indonesia has made some good progress over the last decade, but that doesn't mean President Obama should ignore other serious human rights…

The visit of United States President, Barack Hussein Obama in Indonesia must promote the problems of West Papua. President Obama might not regard…

Indah Setiawati, Jakarta – While Indonesia grieves over a series of recent natural disasters, some college students preferred instead to hold a…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Activists condemned the military's decision to hold a tribunal in Jayapura on Friday over an alleged torture video…

Waykanan, Lampung – Indonesia will have at least 500 rockets in the next four years for the country's defense, Defense Minister Purnomo…

Gandang Sajarwo, Agromulyo and Jakarta – Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano killed 58 people and injured dozens when it erupted again on Friday,…

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Indonesian Parliamentary Watchdog (Formappi) executive director Sebastian Salang lashed out at House…

Jakarta – Discriminatory laws and bylaws in Indonesia have forever altered the personal lives of poor and marginalized women by denying them full…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Former police advisor, diplomat, and now a graft convict, Sjahril Djohan, confirmed Thursday his role as a case broker…

Doddy Ariefianto, Jakarta – The Indonesian economy has never looked better, with significant improvements in key areas, but economists and…