Tom Allard, Jakarta – Abu Bakar Bashir appears in at least three videos about the training of a terrorist group in an extraordinary breach of…

Kinanti Pinta Karana & Cameron Bates, Jakarta – Calls are mounting for Indonesian National Police Chief Gen. Bambang Hendarso Danuri to take…

Jakarta – Concerns that if the parliamentary threshold is increased it will impact on the number of valid votes that are wasted may be excessive…

Prodita Sabarini, Yogyakarta – International researchers and activists gathered in Yogyakarta to network and develop better strategies to advocate…

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – The police's arbitrary discretion has come under public criticism again following the arrest and detention of…

The death of a local journalist has increased concerns about a giant food estate launched today in Merauke, Southeastern Papua by Indonesia's…

Jakarta – In a dramatic twist, the National Police finally admitted that they do not actually have recordings and footage showing that two…

Niniek Karmini, Jakarta – Indonesia's best-known radical Islamic cleric was charged Wednesday with planning terrorist attacks, a crime that…

Jakarta – The National Police are investigating the extent of foreign funding of terrorism activities in Indonesia, after allegations that a…

Jakarta – Religious leaders are condemning the government for failing to protect its followers while they perform their rituals, following a…

Putri Prameshwari, Jakarta – The government's plan to block "offensive sites" on the Internet has come under fire from several Web sites,…

Jakarta – A complete ban on all pornographic websites in observance of the Ramadan fasting period is unfeasible, Communications and Information…

Ulma Haryanto & Dessy Sagita, Jakarta – A government plan to revoke the state subsidy on three-kilogram gas cylinders came under criticism…

Arti Ekawati, Indonesia – Indonesia on Wednesday launched a giant project to create a $5 billion agricultural estate spanning three districts in…

Daniel Flitton – Indonesian officials have tried to put a stop to a public lecture in Melbourne tonight to discuss the troubled province of West…

Ismira Lutfia, Zaky Pawas, Amir Tejo & Dofa Fasila, Indonesia – On Tuesday, the eve of Islam's holiest month, various officials separately…

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – An anticorruption NGO is seeking a court verdict to overrule the National Police's decision to halt an investigation…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Leading antigraft groups have called on the Attorney General's Office to seek the seizure of assets in…

Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – In response to a series of explosions involving three-kilogram gas cylinders, which have left dozens dead and scores…

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – The House of Representatives is setting legislation targets and will enforce attendance in a bid to deal with legislators…

Ill-treatment of political prisoners in earlier episodes raises grave concerns

Sadly, free speech in Indonesia is about as sturdy…

Farouk Arnaz, Candra Malik & Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – One of three members of an Islamist group led by hard-line cleric Abu Bakar Bashir…

Jakarta – Indonesia's biggest palm oil producer said on Tuesday it had been cleared of allegations made by environmental group Greenpeace that it…

Indonesia – Residents of one urban ward in Malang, East Java, have come up with a novel way to mark Indonesia's 65th anniversary – by holding a…

Ismira Lutfia, Dessy Sagita, Dofa Fasila & Zaky Pawas – The chairman of the hard-line Islamic Defenders Front denied on Monday that his group…

Ulma Haryanto & Nurfika Osman, Garut, West Java – Iin, a resident of Cikedu village in Garut, West Java, said on Monday that she vividly…

Armando Siahaan, Indonesia – Rampant vote-buying in regional elections is fueled by voters themselves, a survey shows.

"Forty percent of…

Dessy Sagita – The Constitutional Court and the National Police signed a landmark agreement on Tuesday that is expected to aid in resolving…

Ika Krismantari, Jakarta – Muslims nationwide have condemned a hard-line Islamic organization for an attack on a church group on Sunday, saying…

Olivia Rondonuwu, Jakarta – Indonesian anti-terror police detained radical Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir on Monday and several other militants in…

Ulma Haryanto, Indonesia – Another mob attack on Christian worshipers in Bekasi on Sunday has led to renewed calls for police and national leaders…

Banyan – Slowly but surely, Papua is emerging as a serious international problem for the otherwise well-liked Indonesian administration of Susilo…

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) defended a recently issued fatwa (edict) declaring two brands of meningitis…

The Indonesian government has banned a Dutch funding agency, for allegedly supporting Papuan separatists and running a commercial…

Kupang, Indonesia – At least 11 people were killed and more than 30 are missing after a passenger boat went down in waters off eastern…

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – How does a mid-raking civil servant manage to stash away a Rp 100 billion ($11.2 million) fortune? According to high-…

Jakarta – The National Police say terror suspect Abu Bakar Bashir was arrested after it was discovered that he was allegedly deeply involved in…

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – Following the elections of at least five corruption suspects in district and regional polls, watchdog groups on Sunday…

Aprizal Rahmatullah, Jakarta – Starting off the second week of August the capital city will be besieged with protest actions, with at least 15…

Irvan Tisnabudi, Jakarta – A wide range of Chinese goods has flooded Indonesia since the Asean-China free-trade pact took effect on Jan. 1, the…

Indra Harsaputra, Surabaya – Businesspeople in East Java say there are thousands of burdensome bylaws in place that fail to guarantee security for…

Malang – Police are investigating an attack on the house of a local labor activist, Luthfi Khafid, 45, on Saturday.

Malang Metro…

Jakarta – Industrial waste and land conversion has destroyed almost 70 percent of mangrove forests along Java's and Bali's northern…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Activists lambasted the National Police on Sunday over its decision to grant prestigious positions to two police…

Tangguh, Lombok – For four years and five months, 33 Ahmadiyah families have been staying at the Transito shelter in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara,…

Heru Andriyanto – The terror plot against President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono recently uncovered in West Java was part of a larger trend as…

Jakarta – The People's Conscience Party (Hanura) along with several small political parties have declared their full support for…

Bekasi – In the latest attack by extremists on religious minorities in West Java, 300 Islamic hard-liners intimidated, bullied and assaulted a…

Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia said Sunday it could not accept an Indonesian proposal on a minimum wage for its maids amid delays on a working conditions…

Al Makin, Yogyakarta – Islam, like Buddhism, teaches us to endure suffering, through which we can learn some lessons including in patience,…