Jakarta – Several human rights group in Indonesia condemned on Wednesday the appointment of Lieutenant Genral Sjafrie Sjamsoedin, as the Vice…

Jakarta – Tribesman have resorted to arrows, slingshots and other traditional weapons in clashes over compensation for a rape in the…

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – Thousands of workers from across West Java staged a rally in Bandung on Wednesday, demanding the implementation of the…

Lindsay Murdoch, Darwin – The alleged killing of a popular musician by an East Timorese policeman has prompted demands for the Government in Dili…

Anita Rachman & Dian Arifahmi – The country's highest authority on Islamic affairs, the Indonesian Council of Ulema, is planning to insist…

Nivell Rayda – The battle over George Junus Aditjondro's controversial book "Membongkar Gurita Cikeas", or "Unravelling the Cikeas Octopus",…

Ismira Lutfia – Though Indonesia was a leader among fellow Asean member nation in press freedom in 2009 and violence against journalists here has…

Camelia Pasandaran – Concerns have been raised about the consideration given to the appointment of two Constitutional Court judges, both of whom…

Jakarta – Indonesia's consumer confidence weakened slightly in December partly due to higher food prices in Southeast Asia's biggest…

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – The Copenhagen climate change conference might be over, but differences continue to arise between…

While controversy brews over new luxury cars being granted to lawmakers, one Central Java Regional Representatives Council member has…

Anita Rachman – Family courts must be set up in Indonesia to strengthen legal protection measures for women suffering domestic abuse or simply…

Dian Ariffahmi, Irvan Tisnabudi & Muhamad Al Azhari – What were you waiting for? That is the question many analysts are asking of trade groups…

Febriamy Hutapea – The House special committee investigating the PT Bank Century bailout said depositors who received bailout funds included some…

A new book – of sorts – countering George Junus Aditjondro's controversial "Membongkar Gurita Cikeas" ("Unraveling the Cikeas Octopus"), which…

Farouk Arnaz & Heru Andriyanto – Criticism of the recently formed judicial mafia eradication task force increased on Wednesday, even as the…

Muninggar Sri Sarawasti – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday stressed his resolve to purge the "judicial mafia," calling on law-…

An Australian doctor says he has had to resort to giving medical advice over the phone to asylum seekers on a boat at an Indonesian…

Jakarta – Tycoon James Riady made it to Boston in September last year when President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono delivered a speech in front of US…

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – The National Police have found early indications that might link the current influx of foreign immigrants, who enter…

Amir Tejo, Pasuruan (East Java) – A court here on Wednesday sentenced a woman to 30 days in prison after finding her guilty of stealing cookies…

East Timor's Chief of Police has suspended an officer while police investigate the shooting death of a 25-year-old man. The incident sparked angry…

Camelia Pasandaran – Indonesian rights group Imparsial on Wednesday expressed concerns over the government's reluctance to do away with the death…

Former National Police chief detective Comr. Gen. Susno Duadji said on Wednesday that he did not want the position of deputy police chief. Susno…

Anwar Khumaini, Jakarta – Newly appointed Deputy Minister of Defence Lieutenant General Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin has already once been…

Febriamy Hutapea & Muninggar Sri Saraswati – On the even of the National Mandate Party's (PAN) national congress, a senior member has called…

Jakarta – A coalition of non-government organisations (NGOs) have expressed their opposition to the appointment of Lieutenant General Sjafrie…

Camelia Pasandaran – By far the biggest controversy surrounding Wednesday's inauguration ceremony for a number of new deputy ministers was not the…

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office has insisted John Roosa's famous book on the September 30th Movement and Soeharto's coup…

Camelia Pasandaran & Muninggar Sri Saraswati – The Constitutional Court has been praised recently for its efforts to curb corruption in the…

Jakarta – While calls mount for the government to stop banning books, the Attorney General's Office and the Justice and Human Rights Ministry are…

Ulma Haryanto – More than 7,800 Indonesians laid off as a result of the global economic crisis filed complaints with the Jakarta Legal Aid…

Alfian, Jakarta – Pressured by falling oil production and failure to attract enough investors to develop new oil and gas blocks, the government…

Jakarta – The country's 2009 inflation rate touched 2.78 percent, the lowest full year level (December-to-December) in a decade, the Central…

Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) will announce the results of its final investigation on possible gross…

Gary LaMoshi, Denpasar (Bali) – Praise poured in to honor Indonesia's fourth president, Abdurrahman Wahid, on his death last week at the age of 69…

Secret Cabinet documents from 1979 released by the Australian National Archives on January 1 confirm high tension between Australia and Indonesia…

Many of us are grappling with Twitter and the language of the young, which increasingly resembles an obscure Morse code with a brazen and come-…

Bandung – Police said Monday they had named six people suspects for their role in staging a striptease on New Year's Eve at the…

Police confirmed on Tuesday the arrest of six people for the alleged performance of a "sexy dance" at a cafe in the early hours of New…

Suherdjoko, Semarang – Rape has topped the highest number of cases of violence against women in Central Java, director of the Semarang Legal…

Justice and Human Rights Minister Patrialis Akbar on Monday said that a special team has been given two weeks to study a number of books that are…

An artist on Monday called for a statue of a labor activist to be erected outside the House of Representatives to remind lawmakers about labor…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Calls have mounted for tighter regulations of election campaign funds, with the controversial newly launched book Cikeas…

Febriamy Hutapea – The House of Representatives on Monday opened its first session of the year by calling on the government to pay closer…

Jakarta – Every Indonesian child has been told the story of their beloved country being the emerald of the equator, with its breathtaking scenery…

Benget Besalicto Tnb., Jakarta – Indonesia's forest-based industries remain on the edge of survival after more than a decade of government…

Camelia Pasandaran & Muninggar Sri Saraswati – The General Elections Commission was facing growing calls on Monday to order a complete re-…

Indonesia's inflation held near a nine-year low in December, providing the central bank room to delay raising interest rates.

The consumer…

Paul Maley – Indonesia has rejected a proposal by Tony Abbott to tow seaworthy asylum boats back to Indonesia, saying Australia must deal with…