Fitri, Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara – Two villagers on Monday told the Praya District Court in Central Lombok that American national Gregory…

Heru Andriyanto & Ismira Lutfia, Jakarta – Journalists, lawyers and even Hugh Hefner over the weekend rallied around jailed former Playbor…

Candra Malik, Solo – The family of late former Indonesian dictator Suharto gathered at his grave in Karanganyar, Central Java, on Monday to mark…

Tonight Ms. Dinorah Granadeiro, Director of Timor-Leste's NGO Forum, presented a public petition to the Australian Minister for…

Jakarta – Jakarta's unprecedented traffic congestion sees millions of cars burning gas as they sit stationary, and millions of residents choking…

Karlis Salna – Prime Minister Julia Gillard's vision for a regional refugee processing hub has been dealt a blow with East Timor's President…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's decision to pick Comr. Gen. Timur Pradopo as the sole National Police chief…

Arlina Arshad, Jakarta – The vaunted Reformasi era of democratic change in Indonesia is coming to a dead end under President Susilo Bambang…

Armando Siahaan, Jakarta – Some in civil society have begun to question the validity of the fit-and-proper tests given to political appointment…

Immigration Minister Chris Bowen says he won't return from East Timor this week with a final deal to address people smuggling and the offshore…

Margie Mason, Oe-cusse enclave, East Timor – If there really was a place so remote it could be called the end of the earth, Adelino Quelo's shabby…

Binsar Bakkara, Hamparan Perak – Muslim militants wearing black masks stormed the tiny police precinct in western Indonesia and unloaded their…

AWPA (Sydney) has written to Prime Minister Julia Gillard urging that as Australia is one of the best resourced countries in the region we should…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – As President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono prepares to evaluate his Cabinet ministers' performance this year, members from his…

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – The former editor of the now-defunct local version of Playboy magazine, Erwin Arnada, turned himself in on Saturday.…

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – More than a year since their legal nightmare started, two antigraft commissioners will likely still stand trial for…

Jakarta – Regional administrations will have greater local tax potential following the implementation of a new law on regional tax and levies that…

Jakarta – The former editor of the now-defunct Indonesian edition of Playboy magazine, Erwin Arnada, surrendered to the South Jakarta District…

Jakartans had high hopes when they picked Fauzi Bowo to be the city's governor three years ago. They were not just wooed by Fauzi's claim to be "…

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Human rights activists continued to protest on Friday the nomination of Comr. Gen. Timur Pradopo to be the next…

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – National leaders have taken the president to task for his perceived weak leadership and demanded the government work more…

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The Supreme Court have found in favor of Indonesian mother-of-two Prita Mulyasari, striking out a lower court ruling…

Jayapura – US ambassador to Indonesia Scot Marciel reiterated his country's full support for Papua as part of the integrated nation of…

Fidelis E. Satriastanti & Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – Activists on Friday blamed environmental degradation and forest conversions for the…

Manokwari – The death toll from flash floods in eastern Indonesia has risen to 110 with bodies still lying unclaimed in the mud four days after…

Labour activists from the Workers Challenge Alliance (ABM), the Yogyakarta Labour Alliance (ABY), the Greater Jakarta Labour Federation of…

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Police in Wamena, Papua killed Ismail Lokobal, fired near fatal shots at…

Bilhuda Haryanto, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights is planning to help teachers file corruption complaints with the antigraft…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – In a move criticized as an insult to the dignity of women, an Aceh district speaker has called for the replacement of a…

Dili – Australia's Woodside Petroleum has changed its position and will consider processing gas from East Timor's vast Greater Sunrise liquefied…

Jakarta – A hearing between legislators and leaders of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Thursday turned into an opportunity for…

Could President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's skin be any thinner? Once again the president has lashed out after perceiving an incident as a personal…

Dicky Christanto and Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta/medan – Police said Thursday they had evidence suggesting firebrand Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir…

Zaki Pawas, Jakarta – Police in Bekasi arrested a struggling poet and a street singer on Thursday evening, accusing them of involvement in last…

Jakarta Globe/AP, Jakarta – The South Jakarta Prosecutor's Office say they have launched a nationwide manhunt for the former editor of Indonesia's…

Reuters, Bloomberg & JG, Jakarta – Heavy rains have hit rice production hard, forcing Indonesia, a top rice producer, to import the crop for…

Bagus BT Saragih and Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Comr. Gen. Timur Pradopo could not hide his happiness during his farewell party at Jakarta…

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – Lawmakers have denied they are insensitive to the dire plight of flood victims in West Papua by pressing ahead with a…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – The government should openly push for the Netherlands to have a tougher policy on the activities of the…

Farouk Arnaz & Anita Rachman, Jakarta – Despite public calls for the government to disband violent hard-line groups, the sole candidate to…

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo and Deputy Governor Priyanto's performance over their first three years in office has been rated…

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The defense team for former chief of detectives Susno Duadji, on trial for allegedly taking bribes and misusing police…

Ririn Radiawati Kusuma & Bloomberg, Jakarta – In what analysts labeled a risky move, the government on Wednesday said it would sell about 60…

Tasa Nugraza Barley – Like any Indonesian, Endah Puspita, 27, was taught growing up that she lived in a nation of friendly and polite people.

Tom Allard, Jakarta – The Indonesian President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, has abruptly postponed a visit to Holland after Malukan activists there…

Wasior, West Papua – The remote Indonesian town of Wasior was a scene of devastation on Wednesday, with bodies lying unclaimed in the debris of…

Christian Donny Putranto – Just moments before what was to be a historic flight to the Netherlands on Tuesday, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono…

Rizal Harahap, Jakarta – Public pressure prompted the Pekanbaru city administration to finally close down a house of worship owned by followers of…

Andi Hajramurni, Jakarta/Makassar – The Indonesian Military (TNI) should work better with the National Police to fight terrorism, President Susilo…

Anita Rachman & Armando Siahaan, Jakarta – The House of Representatives on Tuesday unanimously passed a revised Anti-Money Laundering Law that…