Glenda Kwek, Jakarta – It has been the economic heartbeat of the world's fourth most populous country for almost 500 years, but Jakarta's days as…

Camelia Pasandaran – Constitutional Court chief Mahfud MD on Tuesday refused to accept a petition against annulling a blasphemy law because the…

The Indonesian Council of Ulema (MUI) had rejected a plan to use full body scanners in Indonesian airports, claiming it would be a…

Sri Wahyuni, Yogyakarta – A majority of Muslim students in state-run senior high schools in Yogyakarta province have medium to high levels of…

Camelia Pasandaran – The Constitutional Court chief suggested on Tuesday that vanity was the driving force behind many of the laws produced by…

The demonstration which took place yesterday outside the Papua Legislative Assembly building consisted of several groups who had come…

Dili – East Timor's first anti-corruption commissioner was sworn in Monday during a parliamentary ceremony that was broadcast live around the tiny…

Camelia Pasandaran – Even as he formally opened a new section of Jakarta's Outer Ring Road on Monday, Vice President Boediono warned that a…

Jakarta – A proposal by Indonesia to limit foreign investors' participation in certain share issues could scare off overseas investment, some…

The wealth of public officials is in the spotlight. Recently it was the former director general of taxation who is now chairman of the Supreme…

The Vanuatu Free West Papua Association says it hope to re-organise a march in support of independence for the West Papuan people of…

Jakarta – Indonesian police raided Internet cafes on Monday and rounded up dozens of students who were skipping school to play…

Farouk Arnaz – In an atmosphere of fiery rhetoric, the son-in-law of Solo-born Abdullah Achmad Sungkar, who helped create regional terror group…

Thousands of village heads flocked to the House of Representatives building in Jakarta on Monday for a rally to demand a better deal for people…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – If there is one clear outcome of the two-month-old probe into the government's bailout of PT Bank Century so far, it is…

Jakarta – Hundreds of taxi drivers staged a rally Sunday against the monopoly of parking lots and taxi ranks at Gambir train station,…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The government's plan to design a new social service system for the most vulnerable groups in society has been welcomed…

Kristen Gelineau, Jakarta – The words of the president of Indonesia boom through the room, and 24-year-old Desy grows quiet, listening to her…

Andreas Harsono – In Jakarta in the late 1960s, a young Barack Obama noticed his stepfather's great unease and silence about his one-year military…

Nurfika Osman – Two national rights commissions have expressed concern over the number of underage children working in the country, classifying it…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has launched the National Savings Movement, introducing savings accounts without…

Nivell Rayda – The House of Representatives special committee investigating the bailout of Bank Century is set finally to wrap up its boisterous…

Nurfika Osman & Anita Rachman – The Ministry of Religious Affairs is set to settle issues today surrounding the controversial draft marriage…

Fidelis E Satriastanti, Nusa Dua – As Indonesia hosts an international meeting on toxic and hazardous chemicals here, a nongovernmental…

Anita Rachman – If the law doesn't work, will a religious edict be more effective in ensuring motorcyclists stay safe on the roads? One community…

Lindsay Murdoch – Lawyers representing Angelita Pires, the lover of East Timor's slain rebel leader Alfredo Reinado, say she has been "viciously…

Jakarta – Activists dismissed the government's claim of having achieved "success" in taking home thousands of migrant workers who were…

On Friday February 19, there was something different taking place at the Army's Special Forces or Kopassus headquarters in Cijantung, East Jakarta…

Khairul Saleh, Palembang – A police tribunal in Palembang, South Sumatra, has ordered detentions ranging from two to three weeks for 22 members of…

Jakarta – The chairman of Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Hasyim Muzadi, said couples who didn't register their marriages…

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – A group of activists have urged the government to stop issuing new business permits to exploit natural resources…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – If he wanted to, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono could clear up the mystery surrounding the alleged murders and…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Muninggar Saraswati & Camelia Pasandaran – Indonesian human rights activists have used a meeting with US President…

Kathy Marks, Banda Aceh – "Excuse me," says Iskandar, as his mobile phone beeps for the umpteenth time in the past half hour. It's another…

Febriamy Hutapea & Muninggar Sri Saraswati – The nation's great political standoff continued on Friday, with the Democratic Party of President…

Camelia Pasandaran & Anita Rachman – Though reviews have been mixed regarding the success of the government's first-100-days program, a new…

Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – A common interest to ensure resilience to China's growing domination over the Indonesian market has brought big…

Illegal loggers in Lampung have extended their grab beyond the Bukit Barisan Selatan and Way Kambas national parks and are now pilfering from…

There is nothing wrong with unregistered marriage and polygamy, Minister of Religious Affairs Suryadharma Ali said on Friday. He said…

Controversy surrounding a bill proposing to fine or jail men who failed to register their marriages in order to skirt Indonesia's polygamy…

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – Measures to prevent corruption in upcoming regional elections will focus on incumbent officials seeking re-…

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – Contentious articles bearing no clear definition of blasphemous acts in the 1965 law on religious blasphemy pose…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati – With just over a month to go until the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chooses it next chairperson, a…

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – The judicial review of the 1965 Blasphemy Law requested by several NGOs and supporters of pluralism presents a…

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Since the Witness and Victim Protection Law was enacted in 2006, little progress has been made regarding witness and…

Dili – East Timorese prosecutors Thursday sought up to 20 years' jail for 28 people including an Australian citizen charged over the attempted…

Jakarta – National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Edward Aritonang said a group of officers from Papua Police were deployed to pursue…

Febriamy Hutapea & Muninggar Sri Saraswati – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is flexing his muscles behind the scenes in order to seek a "…

The notorious Indonesian people-smuggler behind the failed attempt to bring 254 Sri Lankan asylum-seekers into Australia last year is facing trial…

Tom Allard, Jakarta – Australian embassy officials in Jakarta have told Indonesian authorities the possible executions of three of the Bali Nine…