Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – Nongovernmental groups are urging the government to participate in the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative, in a…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The President's popularity has declined in the first year of his second tenure, but voters are apparently reluctant to…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Condemnation greeted the President's "feeble" speech on mounting tensions between Indonesia and Malaysia, while a major…

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Labor exporters have rejected a revision to a bill that intends to empower the National Agency for Overseas Labor…

Sydney – A Thai-owned firm Friday rejected Indonesia's 2.4 billion US dollar compensation claim over a major oil spill off Australia's north which…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Lawmakers on Friday gave tacit support to the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights' request for an additional…

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle officials on Friday demanded answers from antigraft investigators who have named…

Armando Siahaan, Jakarta – A survey released on Wednesday by a political research institution confirmed what many already believe to be true: that…

Nivell Rayda & Anita Rachman, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission on Wednesday named 26 former and current members of the House of…

Armando Siahaan, Jakarta – Watchdogs on Wednesday said they were still not satisfied with the draft revision to the 2003 Money Laundering Law,…

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – The guilty verdict for businessman Anggodo Widjojo should lead prosecutors to drop charges of extortion leveled…

Ismira Lutfia, Jakarta – Warnings to improve televisions stations' programing during the fasting month seem to have fallen on deaf ears as…

Activists have described the need for dialogue between the central government and Papuans as "urgent" and "critical" if Jakarta hopes to save the…

Armando Siahaan, Jakarta – Two surveys have shown that the public largely agrees with the view of the major political parties that a reduced…

Jakarta – The development of a recreational center within a new parliamentary building, the construction of which is due to begin in October, was…

AI Index: ASA 21/019/2010

The Indonesian government must set up an independent fact-finding team to ensure a prompt, impartial and…

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – Nearly two months after the brutal attack on anticorruption activist Tama Satrya Langkun, police have been unable to track…

Jakarta – The House of Representatives and the National Police have played their roles in concerted efforts to weaken the Corruption Eradication…

Jakarta – The Corruption Court sentenced Anggodo Widjojo to four years in prison on Tuesday for attempted bribery – a punishment one observer said…

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission announced on Wednesday that they had named an unprecedented 26 former and…

Dessy Sagita & Anita Rachman, Jakarta – Aghast by Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali's controversial statements advocating the banning…

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – Human rights activists have described Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali's proposal to disband the…

Ismira Lutfia & Putri Prameshwari, Jakarta – Following the public support he gained for his efforts to eliminate access to pornography on the…

Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – The National Network for Domestic Workers Advocacy is pushing lawmakers to pay attention to the welfare of millions of…

Ulma Haryanto & Zaky Pawas, Jakarta – A police division that deals with crimes against women and children is being criticized for its handling…

Jakarta – The Golkar Party's initiative to interpellate President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for his handling of a recent dispute with Malaysia…

"The greatest threat facing the US is the tyranny of the majority," penned nineteenth-century French writer Alexis de Tocqueville in Democracy in…

Vivi Widyawati, Jakarta – Around 800 demonstrators from the National Movement for the Cancellation of Basic Electricity Rate Hikes and the…

Palu, Central Sulawesi – Indonesian police opened fire and killed five people when an angry mob attacked their station with firebombs…

Putri Prameshwari, Jakarta – The law on freedom of information received its first major test on Wednesday when an antigraft watchdog reported the…

Jakarta – Far from the glamor connected to international commemorations, families of victims of forced disappearances and gross human rights…

Zoe Kenny, Yogyakarta – The beach-side town of Parangtritis, on the southern coast of Yogyakarta, is currently the site of a protracted and bitter…

Maire Leadbeater – New Zealand's diplomacy with respect to Indonesian-controlled West Papua, especially in light of its aid to the Indonesian…

James Balowski, Jakarta – Human rights groups have reacted angrily to an announcement by Washington that it will restore military ties with…

Jakarta – The government is committed to imposing a "rewards-and-punishments" mechanism to promote accountability in regional budgets, since less…

Multa Fidrus, Tangerang – About 13,000 workers staged a sit-in rally outside PT Panarub Industry shoe factory in Tangerang city to protest the…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Government leaders agreed on Monday to push for law enforcement to act firmly against any organization that…

Dessy Sagita, Jakarta – Anen, a man in his mid-50s, recalls the years 2000 and 2001 as the darkest days of his life. He was battling leprosy, a…

Jakarta – Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali said Monday that the Jamaah Ahmadiyah faith – who claim to be Muslim – had to be broken up,…

Farouk Arnaz & Antara, Jakarta – Recent anti-Malaysia sentiment took a criminal twist on Monday when an ultranationalist group stormed into…

Ismira Lutfia, Jakarta – Communications and Information Technology Minister Tifatul Sembiring's porn-free Internet plan got a boost on Tuesday…

Jakarta – A heavily criticized and costly new office building for Indonesian lawmakers will feature a swimming pool, gym and spa facilities, the…

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – Controversial businessman Anggodo Widjojo has been jailed him for four years after the Anti-Corruption Court…

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono promised on Tuesday to replace Indonesia's much-maligned chiefs of police and prosecutors but denied…

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – The House of Representatives on Monday celebrated its 65th anniversary with a muted response to mounting public…

Fitri, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara – The ubiquitous prayers broadcast from mosques nationwide during Ramadan usually fade into the background for…

Report Alia Swastika – Muhammad Yusuf, also known as Ucup, is a 35-year-old artist who first found recognition with the populist posters he…

Fidelis E Satriastanti, Jakarta – The State Ministry for the Environment is finalizing regulations that would oblige all companies to manage their…

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – If this was a race, the Communications and Information Technology Ministry would be the heavily panting, sweaty…

The two sentiments that define the political impasse in Papua are frustration on the part of many Papuans that "special autonomy" has meant so…