Stanley A Weiss, Jakarta – One of the mesmerizing dances performed here is Jaipongan, a style that mixes Indonesian martial arts with village…

Bramantyo Prijosusilo – In the wake of the threats and wrath coming from the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) against the gay film festival in…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The only president-proposed National Police chief candidate, Comr. Gen. Timur Pradopo, has ignored requests from human…

Dili – East Timor on Tuesday got a favourable write-up in a United Nations human rights report that pointed to progress four years after unrest…

Jakarta – The Ministry of Social Affairs has denied that it has decided to declare former President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid a national hero.…

Nivell Rayda & Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – As calls for independence in Papua and West Papua intensify, leaders in the restive provinces…

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – A group of people imprisoned in the aftermath of the 1965 coup attempt that swept strongman Suharto into power have…

Amir Tejo, Surabaya – Residents of three villages in Jabon subdistrict in Sidoarjo, East Java, have refused to leave their homes as part of a…

Jakarta – Former Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) politician Max Moein on Tuesday admitted to have accepted travelers'…

Erwida Maulia and Theresia Sufa, Jakarta/Bogor – Ahmadiyah followers continue to encounter challenges in Indonesia in practicing their religion…

Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – Despite intense public criticism of a 2006 joint ministerial decree requiring neighbors' approval for houses of…

Nivell Rayda, Anita Rachman, Armando Siahaan & Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – Despite being President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's sole nominee for…

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – Human rights activists urged the House of Representatives to reject Comr. Gen. Timur Pradopo's nomination as the next…

Jakarta – Jakarta Police conducted a joint riot control exercise with the National Police on Monday in the wake of a gang brawl last week that…

"If you want to borrow some too, I have some [money] here," Gayus Tambunan, a defendant in a tax corruption mega-case told the judge during a…

Jakarta – It is as though state has no presence any more. Thus was an assessment by Constitutional Court Chief Justice Mahfud MD in depicting the…

East Timor's deputy prime minister and foreign minister have been indicted over corruption allegations and may be suspended from parliament to…

Dicky Christanto and Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The government should devise clear regulations to govern the military's role in the fight against…

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Prosecutors pressured police to charge rogue tax official Gayus Tambunan with embezzlement as part of a conspiracy to…

Armando Siahaan, Jakarta – Most Indonesians want the number of parties at the House of Representatives trimmed down to improve the effectiveness…

In the past week, two local newspapers in Jayapura have published reports claiming that a number of countries have expressed their support for a…

Arghea Desafti Hapsari and Theresia Sufa, Jakarta/Bogor – In a bid to seek a "permanent solution" to the burning issue of Ahmadiyah, the…

Jakarta – The ruling Democratic Party is probably preparing President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's brother-in-law, Maj. Gen. Pramono Edhie Wibowo,…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Anita Rachman, Jakarta – A Golkar Party official has called on the president to use the upcoming annual evaluation…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – A media watchdog has urged the House of Representatives to repeal a law giving the government absolute power…

A spokesman for Vanuatu's Prime Minister Edward Natapei has confirmed he did not raise the issue of the status of Indonesia's Papua…

Timika – One man was killed and at least three injured on Monday in a clash between Indonesian police and dozens of locals over a security check…

Irwan Firdaus, Jakarta – An Indonesian government minister who has in the past blamed natural disasters on immorality has caused more controversy…

Jakarta – Residents of Siak district in Riau are fast abandoning their three-kilogram gas canisters in favor of firewood because of safety fears…

Armando Siahaan, Jakarta – Activists have asked the House of Representatives to speed up the ratification of a legal instrument that protects…

The United States has called for Indonesia to move forward on autonomy in its Papua region and insisted it would not overlook human…

A joint press release from Indonesian rights groups for the 2010 Anniversary of the Indonesian military

We would like to extend our…

Armando Siahaan, Jakarta – An attempt by political parties to insert their members into election organizers is gaining little ground with the…

Duncan Graham – Traffic jams are expected to vanish throughout Indonesia once a new edict by a leading agency takes effect.

The surprise…

Dolok Sagala, Indonesia – Indonesian police shot dead six suspected Islamist militants and arrested four others in a raid on their hideout on…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Adm. Agus Suhartono officially took over as chief of the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) on Saturday, in an…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Officials must investigate all the alleged corporate tax cheats linked to rogue tax official Gayus Tambunan…

Nivell Rayda, Bogor – Ahmad Zainuddin, 75, had returned home to Cisalada village in Bogor after a trip into Jakarta to pick up his monthly pension…

Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – The National Police are questioning 11 people in connection with two deadly train crashes in Central Java that left 35…

Indonesia's monthly exports climbed to their highest value ever in August, totaling US$13.71 billion, a 9.76 percent increase from the $12.49…

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – Lawmakers defended their meager output at the House of Representatives this year, after being criticized for passing only…

Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – Indonesia President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has again appealed to the nation for calm after members of the minority…

Anita Rachman & Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, the youngest son of former President Suharto, hinted at presidential…

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono must stop skirting issues that could compromise his image, because such a strategy could backfire if his…

Nurdin Hasan, Jantho, Aceh – With heads bowed, two young women walked toward a wooden stage outside Al Munawwarah Mosque in Jantho, Aceh Besar.…

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Indonesian labor unions grouped under the Asian Labor Networking in International Financing Institutions (ALNI) said…

Jakarta – For some, the end of September is the time of year that brings back memories of family tragedies and loosing their rights to justice…

Zaky Pawas, Jakarta – The Islamic Defenders Front on Friday filed a police complaint against John Badalu, organizer of the Q! Film Festival,…

Jakarta – Indonesia's top Islamic body reiterated on Friday that homosexuality is an abuse of human rights and demanded the government ban an…

Jakarta – The Australian government has again been urged to sever ties with the Indonesian Military following joint exercises between…