Tito Belo, Dili – The construction of a luxury hotel near East Timor's capital has uncovered machine-dug graves containing remains of people who…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Observers say the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has been biased in its handling of a bribery scandal at the…

Damien Kingsbury – Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's address to the Australian parliament yesterday marked a very real change in…

Hans David Tampobolon, Jakarta – Legislators should retain their professionalism and put aside their personal differences with Finance Minister…

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – It is alleged that Makassar and East Makassar Police chiefs are being transferred from their posts for their…

Jakarta/Brussels – A substantive dialogue between the Indonesian government and Papuan leaders could help stem political radicalisation in the…

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – Total subsidies will be raised by 26.3 percent to Rp 199.34 trillion (US$21.73 billion) in the revised 2010 state…

Febriamy Hutapea – A group of nongovernmental organizations on Thursday officially called for House of Representatives Speaker Marzuki Alie, a…

Ati Nurbaiti, Canberra – Veteran Australian journalists have remarked that a string of negative incidents should not disrupt Australian-Indonesian…

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Peter Boyle – An historic decision to relaunch itself as an open party was made at the seventh congress of the People's Democratic Party (PRD) of…

Talek Harris, Canberra – Indonesia's president on Wednesday confirmed that a bombmaker believed to be behind the Bali bombings was killed in a…

Jakarta – The government will form a special team overseeing bureaucratic reforms that will be answerable to the Vice President.

Nurdin Hasan & Nurfika Osman – As police continued to hunt armed militants in Aceh, analysts said on Wednesday that they were not surprised…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Susno Duadji was an honest cop who was forced out of his office at the hands of a lying National Police chief,…

Hans David Tampobolon, Jakarta – Legislators at the House of Representatives are considering boycotting future hearings with Finance Minister Sri…

Anita Rachman & Muninggar Sri Saraswati – Despite the House of Representatives having issued its final recommendations on the Bank Century…

Dili – East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta on Wednesday denied claims by Amnesty International that he would support a tribunal for abuses…

Oyos Saroso H.N., Bandarlampung – Officials' maneuvers to maintain a good political image ahead of a direct election are believed to have…

Indonesia's partnership with Australia is now "solid and strong", but challenges remain, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has told federal…

Kirsty Needham – The bestowing of one of Australia's highest honours on the Indonesian President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, was a "pragmatic" move…

The Australian-based West Papuan National Coalition for Liberation says Indonesia's President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, should show…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The Papua People's Assembly on Monday issued a ruling stating that only native Papuans could run for the posts of…

Australian human rights activists are outraged that the Australian Government has bestowed Australia's highest civilian honour, the Honorary…

Jakarta – The international community continues to focus on the Indonesian government's handling of the murder of human rights activist Munir. The…

Issues such as the application of the death penalty in Indonesia and the unresolved case of the killing of five Australian journalists on the eve…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – A number of NGOs concerned with human rights filed a report to the Judicial Commission on alleged judiciary corruption…

Fidelis E Satriastanti – Underground mining officially became legal in the country's protected forests on Feb. 1. Now environmentalists and miners…

US President Barack Obama's planned visit to Indonesia this month has lent new impetus to raids that have left one top militant dead and his band…

Nurfika Osman – A day after Muhammadiyah issued a fatwa banning its followers from lighting up, both the organization and antitobacco campaigners…

Sydney – Australia West Papua Association representative Joe Collins has rejected a Sydney-based Lowy Institute paper that argues that…

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – At 24, Horas Simandjuntak never expected she would have to raise her two daughters alone. She, however, had no choice…

Jakarta – Activists seized the International Women's Day on Monday to voice Indonesian women's vulnerability to violence, which they say extends…

Camelia Pasandaran – In the second phase of a judicial review of the 2008 Information and Electronic Transaction Law, the Constitutional Court…

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The President of Timor-Leste has told Amnesty International he would support the establishment of an…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Dozens of Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers vandalized a police station and another police post on Sunday night in…

A peaceful action involving the distribution of leaflets and release of balloons marked the commemoration of International Women's Day in the city…

Palu - March 8 is International Women's Day, which is commemorated throughout the world. In the Central Sulawesi city of Palu, scores…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The Indonesian military on Tuesday said it doubted claims by Amnesty International that East Timor President Jose Ramos…

Jakarta – One of Timika's native tribes, Amungme, filed a civil lawsuit with the South Jakarta District Court on Monday, against PT…

Jayapura – Regional Representatives Council member Sophie Maipauw wants the Indonesian government to help with the implementation of autonomy in…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – A planned large-scale food production system in Merauke, Papua province, aimed at improving national food…

Nivell Rayda, Muninggar Sri Saraswati & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The ruling Democratic Party says it will oppose any attempts by the…

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – The government has just issued two new regulations on forests, which could allow protected forests to be used for…

Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) along with several legal institutions have submitted a request for a judicial review with the…

Yemris Fointuna, Kupang – More than 20 residents in East Flores regency, East Nusa Tenggara, are reportedly in critical condition after two groups…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Nineteen PDI-P politicians received bribes during the 2004 election of a central bank deputy governor, a court heard…

Bandung – In greeting International Women's Day, on Monday March 8 scores of students from the People's Struggle Front (FPR)…

Hasyim Widhiarto and Sri Wahyuni, Jakarta/Yogyakarta – A grim report on the plight of women across the country will mark the commemoration of…

Isma Savitri, Jakarta – Hundreds of women demonstrated at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle on Monday March 8 to celebrate International Women's…