Farouk Arnaz – A human rights group expressed hope on Tuesday that the president would appoint a new intelligence chief who could solve the case…

Triono Wahyu Sudibyo, Semarang – Around 100 activists from the Volunteers of the People's Struggle for the Liberation of the Motherland (Spartan)…

Violence flared again near the Freeport gold mine in Indonesia's Papua province as gunmen shot and wounded two of the company's…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Responding to a public outcry over the bylaw that mandates stoning to death for adulterers, Aceh Legislative Council…

Jakarta Globe – Students around the country marked the inauguration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Boediono on Tuesday…

Muchus Budi R., Solo - A demonstration by students in the Central Java city of Solo on October 20 against the inauguration of…

Bagus Kurniawan, Yogyakarta – Hundreds of students from various groups in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta held an action opposing the…

Taufik Wijaya, Palembang – The inauguration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Boediono on October 20 was also greeted by…

Elvan Dany Sutrisno, Jakarta – Twenty 'black pearls' formed an orderly line in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) Gelding…

Muhammad Nur Abdurrahman, Makassar – It has not just been in Jakarta and Java that mass actions opposing the inauguration of President…

Didi Syafirdi, Jakarta – Only half a day after being inaugurated as the president and vice president for 2009-2014, Susilo Bambang…

Gede Suardana, Denpasar – Demonstrations during the inauguration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Boediono on…

Ari Saputra, Jakarta – Around 100 demonstrators succeeded in reaching the road opposite the House of Representatives (DPR) on Tuesday…

Ari Saputra, Jakarta – Hundreds of workers from various labour organisations held a protest action at the front gates of the House of…

Hery Winarno, Jakarta – The inauguration of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) and Boediono as the president and vice president of the Republic of…

On October 20, La'o Hamutuk sent this letter to the member of the UN Security Council in New York, together with the annex which follows below…

Debnath Guharoy, Consultant – Election fever has died down. A new Cabinet is in the making. And a new poll reflects an upbeat Indonesia.

The…

Achmad Faisal, Surabaya – Thousands of workers from the PT Maspion Group in Surabaya, Sidoarjo and Gresik, had their wage cut over the weekend…

Bandung – About 150 guests from throughout the nation attended the launch of the Indonesian branch of a controversial international polygamy club…

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has to pick more women to sit in his next Cabinet to promote gender equality, say women activists.…

Indra Harsaputra, Surabaya – In a bid to help prevent misappropriation in the use of the school operational aids (BOS) fund, the Surabaya…

Jakarta – Policies implemented during President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's previous tenure have severely damaged the environment, bringing the…

Fidelis E Satriastanti – Green groups on Monday called on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to fulfill his stated commitment to reducing carbon…

A young woman in Bandung has put her kidney for sale online for 600 million rupiah (60 thousand dollars).

The girl, Zha Kania…

It is to be hoped that Prime Minister Rudd will also raise the issue of West Papua on his trip to Indonesia for the inauguration of…

Jakarta – NGOs will request a judicial review of the newly endorsed bylaw in Aceh that condemns adulterers to be stoned to death.

Norma…

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono must replace attorney general Hendarman Supandji as he has failed to cleanse his…

Syofiardi Bachyul Jb, Padang – As well as displacing thousands of residents, last month's earthquake that devastated much of West Sumatra is…

A New Zealand based Indonesian human rights group says it's totally opposed to the importation of the tropical hardwood, Kwila,…

Jakarta – Religious figures are calling on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to revamp the Religious Affairs Ministry and restore it to its…

Moksa Hutasoit, Jakarta – For the start of the week, Jakarta and surrounding areas will again be treated to widespread demonstrations…

Alfian, Jakarta – The government estimates that the balance of trade in oil and fuels will remain negative this year with imports outweighing…

Nurfika Osman – Indonesia ranked 81st out of 133 countries in a global tourism competitiveness report, indicating that the country needed more…

Farouk Arnaz – There was a major reshuffle in the ranks of the National Police over the weekend as some officers reached the mandatory retirement…

Fidelis E Satriastanti – As attempts to contain an oil spill from a well operated by Thai and Australian companies proved futile, a…

Amir Tejo, Surabaya – While the president and vice president-elect were busy putting possible cabinet ministers through the fit and proper test…

Stephen Fitzpatrick in Merak and Patrick Walters – The Sri Lankan asylum seekers holed up on board a boat in Indonesia intend to end their two-day…

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – Hundreds of relatives of Acehnese people who went missing during the conflict, which lasted from 1976 to 2005,…

Palu – At least 2,443 of 20,000 workers in Palu, Central Sulawesi, are still not registered with state-owned worker insurance firm PT…

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – Green activists have demanded the government fine polluting firms that perform poorly under the Proper rating…

Tom Allard, Merak (Indonesia) – They are promised a bright future awaits, that the gods will take care of them, but the 31 Tamil children among…

Jakarta – Religious leaders and NGOs are urging the government to pick up the pace in its effort to end poverty in Indonesia.

Trihadi…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) will not ask for any posts in the next Cabinet, but will accept any…

Jakarta – An alliance providing legal advocacy on religion freedom is to hold a national symposium in December to discuss common…

Jakarta – Gorontalo mayoralty administration has obliged its Muslim civil servants to read the Koran every Friday.

Gorontalo…

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – The new government has to improve the policy framework for rice production as many farmers remain poor despite helping…

Jakarta – The removal of a Health Law clause on tobacco may have occurred within the House of Representative's internal process, the House speaker…

Jakarta – Thirty percent of Indonesia's children are underweight and have a lower-than-average height for their age, mostly because of…

Khairul Saleh and Apriadi Gunawan, Palembang, Medan – The Supreme Audit Agency's (BPK) South Sumatra office has revealed graft cases in the…

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – The Supreme Court Chief Justice Harifin A Tumpa believes most judges under his institution's supervision are not acting…