Stephanie Riady, Jakarta – The elderly widow of one of Indonesia's independence heroes has won a battle of David and Goliath proportions against…

Nurfika Osman & Lisa Siregar – The country's highest Islamic authority declared infotainment as forbidden to Muslims in one of seven fatwa, or…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – The opposition juggernaut Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has become the latest party after…

Armando Siahaan – Legislators at the House of Representatives are overpaid for essentially doing nothing, a budgetary watchdog says.

"The…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Anita Rachman, Jakarta – Apparently alarmed by the public's heavy criticism of their tendency to skip meetings at…

Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – Indonesia's territorial sovereignty could be under threat, following a recent ruling by the International Court of…

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – The House of Representatives on Monday passed a revision of the 2002 Clemency Law, which will allow a greater role for…

In a widely anticipated move, the US government eventually lifted the 13-year-old ban on Indonesian Army's Special Forces' (Kopassus)…

Jakarta – The International Crisis Group (ICG) warned on Monday of possible dangers of military involvement in the newly established National Anti…

Jakarta Police have launched an investigation after a video emerged of a police car striking a student protester and sending him flying before…

Ulma Haryanto, Indonesia – The first seven months of the year has seen a surge in attacks on Christian groups, according to the Setara Institute…

Dessy Sagita – The government's focus on treating illnesses rather that preventing them by promoting healthy lifestyles is costing the country…

Jakarta – The trend of employing violent means to suppress the religious freedom of minority groups is escalating, with local governments acting…

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – A presidential decree to establish a counterterrorism agency could do more harm than good, human rights group Imparsial…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Papua's special autonomy fund should be kept separate from the province's budget and independently managed by a new…

Kinanti Pinta Karana, Jakarta – The Alliance of Independent Journalists said that they are planning to investigate the death of Kompas journalist…

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta - The families of people allegedly killed by the Army's Kopassus special forces plan to march on the US Embassy in Jakarta…

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – The nation's witness protection agency has begun assigning security guards and legal assistance to antigraft activist Tama…

Jakarta – Indonesian human rights activists on Monday urged President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to investigate attacks on Christian churches, which…

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – Democrat legislator Benny K Harman has accused the House of Representatives of meddling in the criminal investigation of…

Jakarta – Indonesia will make food security its top priority as the country speeds up progress toward reducing hunger and poverty as part of its…

Zack Petersen – Putri Kanesia, a lawyer at Kontras, may not be at today's protest of renewed ties between the US military and the Kopassus special…

Kinanti Pinta Karana & Nivell Rayda, Balikpapan, East Kalimantan – The head of Kompas newspaper's Kalimantan bureau, Muhammad Syaifullah, was…

Farouk Arnaz & Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – Members of a labor union at state electricity utility PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara have filed a…

Indonesian journalists covering green issues are "frequently threatened or bribed," Reporters Without Borders warned two months before the…

Jakarta – The new National Antiterror Agency (BNPT) has united Indonesia's antiterror agencies under one authority, shifting the weight to include…

The Australian Government's proposal to develop a regional processing centre for asylum seekers East Timor looks more shaky by the day.

The…

Jakarta – Investment in Indonesia, including from both foreign and domestic investors, rose 40 percent in the second quarter of 2010 from the same…

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – Docking legislators' salaries would be a far more effective way of tackling rising absenteeism at the House of…

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – The tardy selection processes of public officials in several crucial state commissions and agencies are,…

Camelia Pasandaran & Ismira Lutfia, Jakarta – The nation's highest authority on Islamic law is expected to use its national congress this week…

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – In the eyes of the public, the charges leveled against Corruption Eradication Commission deputies Bibit Samad Rianto and…

Debnath Guharoy, Jakarta – The army is in the barracks. The press is free. The constitution is alive. But from the way many elected leaders…

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Evi Mariani, Jakarta – Two incidents marring National Children's Day celebrations, have led activists to question the way the government…

Dev Nadkarni – A push for independence in Indonesia's rich but troubled territory of Papua is set to become an issue for the Pacific Island Forum…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta - Thursday's announcement of revived defense ties between the US military and Indonesia's special forces could…

Human rights bodies in the country said Friday the US should not lift its ban on ties with the Indonesian Army Special Forces (Kopassus) as it had…

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – One of the deputy chairmen of House of Representatives Commission I on Defense and Foreign Affairs criticized…

Zaky Pawas – A student at Garut Teachers' College was allegedly killed by a police-issued revolver during a game of Russian roulette, police have…

Camelia Pasandaran & Dessy Sagita, Jakarta – In an ironic twist, the day intended to celebrate children did not even allow them a chance to be…

Jakarta – Environmental degradation will cause 117 bird species in Indonesia to vanish, a non-governmental organization predicts.

Suciwati, Jakarta – In announcing this week that the United States would lift a 12-year-long ban on providing military assistance and training to…

Ulma Haryanto – Three widows are anxiously waiting for Tuesday. After 18 exhausting hearings, Soetarti Soekarno, Rusmini and Timoria Manurung, all…

Human rights groups reacted angrily on Friday to the US military's resumption of ties with Indonesian special forces accused of ongoing human…

Jim Lobe, Washington – Thursday's announcement in Jakarta that Washington will resume training for the Indonesian military's controversial special…

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office enters its 50th anniversary facing scrutiny as the House of Representatives…

Banjir Ambarita & Nurfika Osman, Jayapura – The separatist Free Papua Movement, which has been engaged in a low-profile armed resistance…

Farouk Arnaz – Police have still not arrested any suspects a month after Muslim hard-liners broke up a meeting because they claimed it was a…

Jakarta – Police have denied allegations by NGOs that they were aware of a possible attack on Tama S. Langkun, an antigraft activist who was…