Medan – The commemoration of International Women's Day in Medan, North Sumatra, was marked by a protest action at the Regional House of…

Jakarta – International Women's Day, which falls on March 8, was commemorated by around 100 women activists with a protest action in Central…

Bagus Kurniawan, Yogyakarta – Scores of women activists in the East Java city of Yogyakarta commemorated International Women's Day on Monday March…

"The Merak refugees and the Indonesian Solution, not people smuggling, should be at the top of the agenda for discussions between the Australian…

The Lowy Institute's latest paper (Indonesia and Australia: time for a step change) on Australian Indonesian relations describes the…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – As the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) begins its probe of Bank Century, an antigraft watchdog has warned that…

Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – Six candidates will contest the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) chairmanship at the upcoming congress in March, the organization said…

• Women must leave the home
• Fight capitalism, struggle for prosperity and equality
• Replace the SBY-Boediono capitalist…

Sara Everingham, Dili – Celebrations for International Women's Day have begun early in East Timor. About 50 people – men and women –…

Jakarta – The number of recorded victims of violence against women has skyrocketed from around 54,000 in to 2008 to over 154,000 last…

Jakarta – Vice President Boediono's personal wealth increased by Rp 6 billion and US$1,000 between April and September 2009, an update for the…

Sara Everingham – East Timor's latest attempt to create a brighter future has unearthered a tragic reminder of its turbulent past, with the…

The Indonesian Defense Ministry said Friday that Jakarta had sent a delegation to Washington to negotiate the lifting of ban on US…

Charles Fromm, Washington – The administration of President Barack Obama hopes to resume United States training of an elite Indonesian military…

Stephen Fitzpatrick, Jakarta – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has seized the running in a tough fight for political supremacy,…

Hotli Simanjuntak and Dicky Christanto, Aceh, Jakarta – The government's campaign against terrorist groups in Aceh escalated this week with a…

Heru Andriyanto & Nivell Rayda – The Corruption Eradication Commission responded immediately to the House of Representatives' recommendation…

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – Activists have cast doubt over the government's commitment to slash emissions to help combat climate change as…

Camelia Pasandaran – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono announced the value of his personal assets at the State Palace on Friday morning, stating…

Nurfika Osman & Camelia Pasandaran – As students continued to clash with police in Makassar on Friday after four officers were arrested the…

The Vanuatu Free West Papua Association has held a peaceful demonstration in Port Vila in support of West Papua's independence from…

Howard LaFranchi, Washington – President Obama wants to signal a continued strengthening in US-Indonesia ties when he travels to the world's…

Lilian Budianto, Jakarta – Jakarta is seeking a "long-term political commitment" with Washington to resolve pending issues in the comprehensive…

Endy M. Bayuni, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono must feel a strong sense of betrayal after three parties in his coalition government…

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – Hundreds of students from several campuses clashed with police in Makassar on Wednesday and Thursday, leaving three…

Batam, Riau Islands – Employees of PT Tri Karya Abadi (TKA), a bauxite mining company in Dompak, Tanjung Pinang, staged a protest at…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Politicians on Friday railed against President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's defense of the Bank Century bailout and Vice…

Ardian Wibisono – Investors and business leaders on Friday welcomed President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's steadfast defense of Vice President…

Lindsay Murdoch – Three Dili District Court judges have sentenced 24 rebels to jail terms of up to 16 years but their verdicts have raised more…

Hans David Tampobolon – The House of Representatives will establish a new team to monitor the implementation of the legislative body's…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Amien Rais, the chairman of the advisory board of the National Mandate Party (PAN), said on Friday that he is ready to…

Hans David Tampubolon and Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – In spite of the show of friendly atmosphere after heated voting, Democratic Party members…

Stephen Fitzpatrick, Jakarta – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's ruling coalition has been rocked by a split on party lines at the…

Now that the House of Representatives has ruled the 2008 bailout of Bank Century was unjustified, the nation next has to brace for the inevitable…

Febriamy Hutapea & Anita Rachman – Wednesday's vote by lawmakers to seek a criminal investigation into the handling of the 2008 Bank Century…

The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) warned President Barack Obama against renewing any US training for Indonesia's notorious…

Jakarta – Around 5,000 of people gathered outside the East Java legislative council in Surabaya on Thursday in a show of support for…

Arti Ekawati & Fidelis E. Satriastanti – Activists warned on Thursday not to put too much hope in the Merauke food estate, saying it would do…

Student demonstrations were still ongoing at a number of universities in Makassar, South Sulawesi, on Thursday, with students also…

Jakarta – Around 150 vendors from various traditional markets across the city rallied Tuesday at the City Council to protest the…

Ismira Lutfia – The Jakarta chapter of the Alliance of Independent Journalists on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the Indonesian Censorship…

Malaysia's laissez-faire approach on domestic workers ignores the huge disparities in bargaining power between a woman trying to escape massive…

Ismira Lutfia – The Aceh office of the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission has proposed a draft of the province's broadcasting qanun, or bylaw,…

Lindsay Murdoch, Dili – Angelita Pires, the East Timorese-born Australian lover of the slain rebel leader Alfredo Reinado has been acquitted of…

Sara Everingham, Dili – For the first time in nearly seven months, Australian woman Angelita Pires can relax, after being acquitted of involvement…

Nurdin Hasan & Farouk Arnaz, Aceh – The ongoing police paramilitary operations here against suspected militants have claimed another civilian…

Nurfika Osman & Antara – Among the many people demanding changes to the 1965 Law on the Prevention of Blasphemy and Abuse of Religion, Sardy,…

Thanks for the political backing, but it will not influence our investigations.

That was the message on Thursday from the National Police,…

John Pomfret, Washington – As Barack Obama prepares to travel to Indonesia, his administration is seeking to reverse a 12-year-old ban on training…

Anita Rachman, Febriamy Hutapea & Muninggar Sri Saraswati – A divided House of Representatives late on Wednesday declared that the bailout of…