Jakarta – Indonesia's reformist finance minister may be replaced by the end of February over her role in the bailout in late 2008 of a small bank…

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – Members of a church congregation in Tambun Utara, Bekasi, said they would hold their upcoming Sunday service on a…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has not endorsed the fatwas issued at a recent gathering of Muslim clerics in East Java, a council…

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono can no longer suppress his resentment over the behavior of members of the House of Representatives' committee…

After almost two months of investigation, the House of Representatives' Bank Century bailout inquiry committee has uncovered the messy side of the…

Palembang – Thousands of contract workers employed at schools in South Sulawesi marched on the provincial administration building…

Indra Harsaputra, Surabaya – In a controversial move, clerics in East Java have issued a fatwa forbidding Muslims from dying and straightening…

Nivell Rayda – At least Rp 14.5 billion ($1.6 million) in bribes is paid annually at East Jakarta's Cipinang Penitentiary, a researcher from an…

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – After only three months, the Democratic Party-led majority coalition at the House of Representatives seems too fragile…

Karima Anjani and John M. Glionna, Tokyo and Jakarta – Three members of a civilian patrol that enforces Islam's strict Sharia law in Indonesia's…

Canberra – Woodside Petroleum Ltd. shares slipped Thursday after East Timor's government said it will block proposals by a consortium led by the…

Ben Butler – East Timor could leave the Sunrise gas and oil field in the Timor Sea undeveloped if Australian company Woodside refuses to build a…

Ismira Lutfia & Anita Rachman – Sick of morally degrading television programs? You may be able to switch to an Islam-based television channel…

Farouk Arnaz & Muninggar Sri Saraswati – Zero coordination were the operative words on Thursday as the National Police made conflicting…

Oyos Saroso H.N, Bandarlampung – Health insurance for the poor (Jamkesmasda) provided by the regional administration is being denied to 30 percent…

Indonesia will send up to 500 police and militia members to force Sri Lankan asylum seekers off a boat in Merak, separating their spokesman "Alex…

Anita Rachman – Lax safety standards on job sites are behind the relatively high rate of work-related accidents each year, a safety official said…

Janeman Latul – The government will scrap import duties on equipment needed to build power plants to encourage independent companies to build…

Febriamy Hutapea & Muninggar Sri Saraswati – Embattled Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati got high grades for her performance on Wednesday…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – - Shariah Police officers who are suspects in Friday's alleged gang rape of a 20-year-old university student may find…

Ulma Haryanto & Febriamy Hutapea – A senior lawmaker on Thursday accused President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of capitalizing on the prison…

Sara Schonhardt, Jakarta – Nasir Abas' easy smile grows when asked to explain the aims of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), the radical Southeast Asian…

Markus Makur, Timika – Police on Wednesday arrested a tribal war chief and seven members of the upstream group in Kwamki Lama village as part of…

Emmy Fitri – The ongoing debate over recent book bans aside, one thing is certain: The written word still has a powerful influence on society,…

Indonesian journalists will appeal the country's decision to ban the Australian film Balibo.

Indonesia's Film Censorship Agency…

Ismira Lutfia – Media activists on Wednesday came out against the government's plan to merge public broadcasters Televisi Republik Indonesia (TVRI…

Ismira Lutfia – Inspired by the growing reach of social networking sites, as seen in the online movements to support Prita Mulyasari and the…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Military officials and analysts foresee no significant threats from foreign countries, as the Armed Forces prepare to…

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – The Forestry Ministry's plan to allow more mining firms operate in forests could hinder the government's efforts to…

Jakarta – Hundreds of workers from labor unions across Jakarta rallied outside City Hall on Tuesday to demand a revision to the…

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is being asked to immediately issue a presidential regulation in accordance with a request by the…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati & Febriamy Hutapea – Two Political parties have removed three outspoken members of the House of Representatives…

Indonesia has asked to re-write a new regional trade pact with China, citing fears of job losses due to a flood of cheap Chinese imports across…

Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – The business community sees a fairly bright economic picture this year, revising upwards its growth projection for a…

We hear all kind of stories about life behind bars. Mostly unpleasant or horrific, they reflect the rough conditions of prison life. Our views of…

John Roosa, Vancouver, Canada – When I heard the news that the Indonesian translation of my book, Pretext for Mass Murder: The September 30th…

Anthony Deutsch, Jakarta – East Timor's government said Wednesday it will block proposals by an Australian-led consortium to develop a disputed…

Rebecca Le May – A stalemate between East Timor's Government and a Woodside Petroleum-led joint venture to develop the $6.6 billion Sunrise LNG…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Having gang-raped and tortured a female student at the Langsa Shariah Police station in Aceh, the three officers…

Tia Hapsari, Depok – Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro will investigate the Facebook account of the Indonesia Communist Party to…

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – A serious blow to the credibility and morality of sharia police in Aceh province, has occurred after several…

A team of 50 police officers on Wednesday received special commendations from the National Police headquarters for shooting and…

Febriamy Hutapea, Dion Bisara, Anita Rachman – Indonesian Vice President Boediono on Tuesday exasperated lawmakers and activists with vague and…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The Indonesian Armed Forces and the National Team for the Military Business Transfer denied a claim from New York-based…

Stephen Coates, Jakarta – Indonesia's military has failed to dismantle its "dangerous business empire" as ordered under a 2004 law designed to…

Jakarta – Last year's poor performance of law enforcement institutions, especially the district courts, in fighting corruption has once again been…

Jakarta – State-owned insurance company PT Jamsostek has warned of massive layoffs this year following the implementation of the ASEAN-China free…

The Australia West Papua Association (Sydney) condemns the banning of books by the Indonesian Attorney General's Office (AGO).

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Paul Maley – Four of the Tamil asylum-seekers rescued by the Oceanic Viking and offered a special deal by the Rudd government will be refused…

Thousands of Indonesians have flocked to guerrilla screenings of Balibo since the Australian film was banned last month.

Indonesia's Film…