Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – Pluralism and freedom in Indonesia has faced challenges since the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) issued an edict…

Dessy Sagita – The head of Indonesia's largest Muslim organization admitted on Friday that a report stating that Christians were the most frequent…

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Questions to the former police chief of detectives revealed Bank Century bailout funds went to potentially bogus…

Heru Andriyanto – The Attorney General's Office on Thursday said it has begun to examine a book released in response to an earlier text linking…

The Jakarta city administration said on Wednesday that it would join a police initiative to round up street children and physically examine their…

Arientha Primanita & Zaky Pawas – The Jakarta city administration has been forced to drop a controversial plan to stage raids to catch street…

Irawaty Wardany and Novan Iman Santosa, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights has questioned officials from gold and copper mining…

Markus Makur, Timika – Two rival groups engaged in a tribal war over the past two weeks in Kwamki Lama village in Mimika regency, Papua, held a…

Nurfika Osman – After years of being accustomed to public attention for his penchant for flamboyance, Brig. Gen. (ret.) Herman Sarens Sudiro on…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Students in the West Aceh capital of Meulaboh have ended a five-day hunger strike to demand housing for survivors of…

Medan – Around 100 people staged a rally Wednesday outside the North Sumatra legislative council in Medan in support of the Corruption…

Jakarta – Thousands of workers took to the streets in Surabaya, East Java, and Semarang, Central Java, on Thursday to protest the implementation…

Febriamy Hutapea & Muninggar Sri Saraswati – Political analysts on Thursday said the ruling Democratic Party should not hesitate to trim its…

Norimitsu Onishi, Bandung – Known during colonial times as the "Paris of Java," this city is famous for its universities, cuisine, fashion and…

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – Growing up, Faisal was not really aware that he had a different sexual orientation from his friends, but as an…

Iwan Suci Jatmiko, Contributor, Jakarta – It was with good reason that the Indonesian Ulema Council and the government established PT Bank…

Fidelis E Satriastanti – Almost 100 days into his tenure as environment minister and Gusti Muhammad Hatta found himself confronted by visibly…

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – A group of sharia police personnel unusually just sit in the back of a pick-up patrol vehicle while making the…

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – The Human Rights Commission considers the government ignored upholding human rights in Papua in 2009.

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Markus Makur, Timika – A junior high school student was killed by arrow shots in the wake of a tribal conflict between two rival groups in Timika…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Zulkifli Zainon, the mayor of Langsa city in Aceh, officially dismissed the chief of the local Shariah Police, Syahril…

Purwokerto, Central Java – Several students threw rotten eggs at a picture of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during a rally…

For the devout, religion is a way of life. They look to what is condoned in their religion for what to eat, what to wear, whether to use…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The Home Ministry says it has revoked 706 "problematic" economic bylaws during the first 100 days of the new government,…

Heru Andriyanto – A thirst for blood and double standards in the graft-tainted prosecutor's office were behind the push to sentence to death…

Malaysia's national oil company Petronas said Tuesday it has been invited by East Timor's government to help develop a disputed oil and gas field…

Nivell Rayda – Detained businessman Anggodo Widjojo has demanded the Corruption Eradication Commission also name a middleman as a suspect in an…

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) reported 106 "troubled" judges to the Judicial Commission on Tuesday citing their…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – As the House of Representatives' investigation into the PT Bank Century bailout ends, the public may soon learn who is…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Camelia Pasandaran – Controversial National Police Comr. Gen. Susno Duadji on Wednesday told a House of…

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – Ousting Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati Cabinet after the Bank Century bailout, as some speculation suggests…

Oyos Saroso H.N, Bandarlampung – Activists from NGOs in Lampung have voiced their protest over the ongoing visit by 10 Lampung officials and 15…

Camelia Pasandaran & Febriamy Hutapea – Sri Mulyani Indrawati's job seemed more secure on Tuesday after an angry President Susilo Bambang…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Aceh's deputy governor said on Tuesday that there was no need to disband the province's Wilayatul Hisbah, or Shariah…

The moment millions of Indonesians were waiting for finally happened on Thursday when one of the most feared – but most beloved by several police…

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – Critics say that despite campaigning on a populist platform, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono continues to act the…

Hans David Tampobolon, Jakarta – Masayuki Naoshima, Japan's Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry, never imagined he would have to wait over 30…

Nivell Rayda & Markus Juanto Sihaloho – A coalition of minor political parties on Sunday threatened a class-action lawsuit against three of…

Jakarta – Maj. Gen. Hotma Marbun was installed as the Cendrawasih Papua Military Commander on Monday, replacing Maj. Gen. Azmyn Yusri…

Jayapura (Papua) – Major General Hotma Marbun here Monday took over the Cenderawasih regional military command (Kodam-XVII) overseeing…

Jakarta – Acts of violence and human rights violations in Papua have continued throughout 2009. This situation has further complicated efforts to…

Medan – After humbling losses at the polls in 2009, the Golkar Party is aiming to attract at least 40 million votes and win the general…

Indra Harsaputra, Surabaya – Muslim women in Surabaya, East Java, have flatly rejected a fatwa recently issued by local clerics, who said women…

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) warned the war against corruption in 2010 would likely be "toothless", citing various…

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – A study by the government has recommended a moratorium on peatland conversion if the country wants to meet its…

The government is expected to handle more cases involving poaching, trading and smuggling of endangered and protected animal species in Indonesia…

Surabaya – The East Java provincial government has decided to provide free healthcare to clerics who run Islamic boarding schools across the…

Nurfika Osman – Hundreds of students, parents and activists rallied on Sunday, calling for the abolition of the national examination and…

Founding president Sukarno's son Guruh Soekarnoputra announced Saturday his bid for the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle's (PDI…

Despite prevailing laws on women rights, law experts see discrimination against women as rampant.

Mutiara Hikmah, a lecturer at the Law…