Nurfika Osman – A lack of concern by local administrations is the primary reason for rampant human trafficking in the country, especially of…

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – Critically acclaimed cinematographer and cultural observer Garin Nugroho, who testified as an expert in a…

Support for the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) congress that was planned to be held in the East Java…

Camelia Pasandaran – The Constitutional Court upheld Indonesia's controversial Anti-Pornography Law on Thursday, rejecting plaintiff's…

Jakarta – The recent police success in busting an Aceh-based terrorist network reveals the emergence of new alliances of organizations in the…

Indra Harsaputra and Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Surabaya/Malang – The police refused Wednesday to grant a permit for the upcoming conference of lesbian…

Sunanda Creagh, Jakarta – Indonesia would have to clear about 700,000 hectares of forest, an area 10 times the size of Singapore, if it proceeds…

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Malang, East Java – Student Executive Bodies of Muhammadiyah universities across the country staged a rally Wednesday in…

Amir Tejo – Pressure from Islamic organizations has finally forced the organizers of the planned International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Muninggar Sri Saraswati – Megawati Sukarnoputri on Thursday firmly ruled out an alliance between her Indonesian…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati – While Megawati Sukarnoputri seems certain to lead the Indonesia Democratic Party of Struggle at the faction's congress…

Jakarta – The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) admitted Thursday that it was difficult to lure investors from the US and European…

Manado (North Sulawesi) – The Army dispatched 102 reinforcement troops Wednesday for a border security mission on six of the outermost…

Dessy Sagita – A lack of commitment by regional governments has hampered efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, the Coordinating…

Ismira Lutfia & Putri Prameshwari – Media organizations and activists have denounced the seizure of Batam-based Erabaru radio station's…

Farouk Arnaz – The National Police on Wednesday followed through on threats to silence renegade Comr. Gen. Susno Duadji by naming him as a suspect…

Surabaya – Surabaya deputy mayor Arif Affandi has banned the international gay-lesbian conference from being held in Surabaya on March…

Jakarta – Eleven representatives of mudflow victims in Sidoarjo, East Java, left for Jakarta on Tuesday to protest at the delayed…

The Australian Defence Force Chief says he believes East Timorese forces will be able to take full responsibility for the country's…

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – Heavy security by military and police during the President's brief visit did not stop a violent rally in Makassar,…

In Indonesia, investigative journalist Allan Nairn is facing possible arrest for exposing that US-backed Indonesian armed forces assassinated a…

Farouk Arnaz, Putri Prameshwari & Made Arya Kencana – Police have arrested three more people suspected of links to the armed group being…

The National Police Criminal Investigation Division has named former chief detective Comr. Gen. Susno Duadji as suspect in a…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Lidya is 12 years old but unlike most girls her age, she only weighs 9 kilograms, suffers from leprosy and spends…

Indonesian terrorists are using their time in jail to recruit and plan new attacks in blatant disregard for prison rules which often are not…

• Allow the ILGA conference in Surabaya to go ahead
• Fight all forms of discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and…

Jakarta – The Indonesian military is considering sending thousands of extra troops to restive Papua province where it stands accused of widespread…

A top Democratic Party official said on Tuesday that grassroots members were demanding that the party kick the Golkar Party and Prosperous Justice…

Amir Tejo – Surabaya Police have buckled to continuing threats from Islamic clerics in conservative East Java and refused to issue a permit for a…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati & Anita Rachman – After recently shocking many by issuing a religious edict banning smoking, the country's second-…

Anita Rachman, Makassar – A banner hanging prominently at the Sudiang Hajj dormitory boldly proclaims: "Save Nahdlatul Ulama From the Influence of…

Anita Rachman, Makassar (South Sulawesi) – Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali defended Indonesia's blasphemy law at a…

Irvan Tisnabudi – Indonesia is likely to see higher prices for alcoholic beverages and more black market trading as a result of the government's…

Ulma Haryanto – Members of the hardline Islamic Defenders Front assaulted four people in the basement of the Constitutional Court on Wednesday on…

Nivell Rayda & Muninggar Sri Sarasawati – In the latest twist in a bribery case linked to the 2004 appointment of a central bank senior…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) said the governments's plan to clear the country's urban streets of…

Anyone concerned about the future of this nation must pay close attention the congress of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia's largest Islamic social…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Nurdin Hasan – The Indonesian Armed Forces on Tuesday strongly denied allegations by a foreign journalist that it…

Jayapura – The police apprehended 15 activists from the West Papua National Committee protesting outside Waena Expo complex in…

Jayapura – Soldiers were involved in an exchange of fire with alleged Free Papua Organization members in Mulia, Puncak Jaya district, on Monday…

Semarang, Central Java – Dozens of Sragen residents staged protest at Central Java Police headquarters in Semarang Monday, calling the…

Hamluddin, Bekasi – Around 300 street singers in Bekasi are demanding free health benefits from the local government. The demand was…

Camelia Pasandaran – The government on Monday backed the House of Representatives' recommendation that law enforcement investigators question…

Heru Andriyanto – The previously obscure case of a tax official tried for embezzlement at the Tangerang District Court turned into a national…

Susno Duadji says he has taken steps to ensure his safety after making corruption allegations against fellow officers in the National Police.

H.E. Jose Ramos-Horta
President, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Dili, Timor-Leste

Dear Mr. President,

We are writing to…

Ulma Haryanto – Four jaipong dancers took to the stage in Central Jakarta on Sunday morning to show off a traditional dance they say is in peril…

Fidelis E. Satriastanti – After being shocked to see bulldozers destroying tribal forest areas that they call home, indigenous peoples of North…

Ismira Lutfia & Camelia Pasandaran – Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Muhaimin Iskandar said on Monday that the government would…

Amir Tejo, Surabaya – The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) plans to hold its fourth Asian regional…