Endy M. Bayuni, Jakarta – The newly released Membongkar Gurita Cikeas: Dibalik skandal Bank Century (Unmasking the Cikeas Octopus – Behind the…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The Supreme Court defended Tuesday its widely criticized decision to send more than 70 judges and their staff on a trip…

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – Dozens of students from the Indonesian Muslim Students Action Association (KAMMI) rallied at the West Java Legislative…

Amanda Ferdina, Jakarta – Supporters of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) from the Indonesian People's Solidarity Coalition (…

Matt Crookm, Dili – The tiny nation of East Timor could face a deadly AIDS epidemic, with promiscuity among youths, low condom use and general…

Amanda Ferdina, Jakarta – Shouting "Long live SBY", on Wednesday December 30 scores of protesters form the Indonesian People's Solidarity…

Andi Haswidi, Jakarta – Praises for achievements made by Indonesia's financial sector in 2009, which include surviving an unprecedented global…

Emmy Fitri, Nivell Rayda & Heru Andriyanto – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's landslide win in July made him far and away the most potent…

As we put out the last issue of the Jakarta Globe for the year, we take a customary look back on the 12 months gone by and reflect on how the…

Reva Sasistiya – Indonesia, Southeast Asia's biggest oil producer, has failed to meet its investment target for the oil and gas sector because…

There is justice after all. The Tangerang District Court on Tuesday exonerated Prita Mulyasari from all criminal charges of defaming the good name…

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – While the financial health of Indonesia's overall banking sector remains fairly sturdy despite massive shocks from the…

Heru Andriyanto – Indonesian woman Prita Mulyasari has been cleared of criminal defamation charges by Tangerang District Court on Tuesday in the…

Dessy Sagita – The avian and swine flu strains may have caused the most panic, but combating tuberculosis, dengue fever and malnutrition should…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The controversial Cikeas Octopus book that links President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to the Bank Century bailout has…

Paul Maley and Lanai Vasek – Indonesia is considering using force to end the extended stand-off with the boat of more than 240 Tamil asylum-…

Paul Maley – Indonesia has put Kevin Rudd on notice that the special treatment offered to the 78 Tamils aboard the Oceanic Viking must be extended…

Jakarta – The government has closed 39,477 unregistered state bank accounts since 2004, the latest Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) report shows.

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Aditya Suharmoko and Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – Ministerial regulations on full implementation of the free trade agreement between ASEAN and…

Jakarta – This government has been trying to live up to its constitutional mandate by allocating 20 percent of the state budget toward various…

Jakarta – The Constitutional Court should revoke the authority of the Attorney General's Office (AGO) to ban books within the country, as it…

Emmy Fitry – This was the year that online got in your face. These days, even as a news event is happening, it seems that a Facebook page opens up…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati – Members of the Democratic Party hit out at their coalition partners on Tuesday, accusing parties aligned to the ruling…

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – Following 2008, which many people called "quite a success" with many high profile cases sewn up, including the case…

John Aglionby, London – When Alexander Downer, then Australia's foreign minister, was asked in 2007 to name a country that had made good progress…

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has denied intervening in the policy-making process to salvage Bank Century, despite minutes of a…

Around 40 people staged a lively protest outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta on Monday, 28 December. A large banner in Bahasa and English…

Anita Rachman & Ismira Lutfia – Press organizations on Sunday denounced calls for the government to regulate or ban racy entertainment news…

Anita Rachman, Nurfika Osman & Arientha Primanita – Sitting astride the "Ring of Fire," a geologically unstable section of the earth's crust…

Surabaya – Mudflow victims in Sidoarjo, East Java, have criticized the developer building their houses in Renojoyo village, which they…

Nivell Rayda & Nurfika Osman – A controversial new book has inflamed passions over the PT Bank Century bailout with claims that the Democratic…

Nurfika Osman - A number of senior members of the government, including cabinet ministers, no longer have to endure the ignominy of being driven…

Hundreds of tsunami refugees in Aceh province held a rally in front of West Aceh's Regional Representative Council Building on Monday…

Stephen Fitzpatrick, Jakarta – Here's a provocative thought: if it weren't for the 2004 tsunami, Western aid workers in Banda Aceh city would not…

Emmy Fitri – Get a real person in the lead. That advice, often given to young journalists just starting out in the industry, is as true as ever.…

Ardian Wibisono – While the global financial crisis was swallowing lenders whole and engulfing economies worldwide this year, Indonesia's banking…

Jerome Rivet, Banda Aceh – She wears a helmet and drives her scooter slowly through the capital of Indonesia's Aceh province, but Yuli is still…

Farouk Arnaz – It had been almost four years since a major terror attack hit Indonesia. Maybe we were feeling too secure from bombers.

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Tifa Asrianti, Jakarta – The Reform Era that began in 1998 not only resulted in the changing face of government and society, but also swept in…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The Golkar Party has hit back at members of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democratic Party who criticized its "…

Ari Sharp – The death of a Tamil man who had been aboard a boat moored at Merak in Indonesia has prompted renewed calls for Australia to help…

Indonesian authorities have been accused of assaulting a number of Sri Lankans who are aboard a boat in Indonesia's Merak port.

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On Boxing Day 2004, a tsunami killed more than 220,000 people. Five years on, Tim Hume returns to Indonesia and witnesses a remarkable recovery.…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Today, the people of Aceh commemorate the most tragic day in our history with prayers, memories and visits to the mass…

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – The authorities need to pay more attention to the safety of Christian worshipers living on the outskirts of Jakarta, a…

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Assistant attorney general for special crimes Marwan Effendy says the Attorney General's Office has this year…

Tom Allard, Jakarta – As anti-corruption rallies swept Indonesia's main cities this month, the two villains in the protesters' sights were readily…

Disciplinary action against police officers involved in abuse of power and other crimes often falls far short of the general public's sense of…

Heru Andriyanto – Viciously criticized for his office's inept, and at times controversial, handling of some of the country's biggest criminal…

Camelia Pasandaran – Amid tight security, Christmas was marked peacefully with religious services and family parties in Jakarta and the rest of…