Candra Malik, Solo – A day after police shut down a meeting convened in Solo, Central Java, by Sri Bintang Pamungkas to oppose the inauguration…

Eric Talmadge and Irwan Firdaus, Padang – Rescue workers called off the search Monday for life under the rubble left by a massive earthquake,…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The country's military got a party pooper of a birthday present on Monday – a reminder from President Susilo Bambang…

[The following is a translation of a 2009 article by Detik News related to a previous attempt by the national police to criminalise the…

Matt Crook, Dili – East Timor's deputy prime minister abused his power by securing a plum United Nations job for his wife in which she was…

Eric Talmadge and Irwan Firdaus, Jumanak (Indonesia) – With no outside help in sight, villagers used their bare hands Sunday to dig out rotting…

As Indonesia's military celebrates its 64th anniversary today, human rights activists are urging it to pursue the reforms introduced following the…

Tom Allard – Nestled in densely forested hills, with spectacular volcanoes in the distance and pitched on a coast a short boat ride from…

Panca Nugraha, Mataram – Farmers in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) are still living in poverty despite 15 years of surplus rice production in the…

Agus Maryono, Banyumas – Around 3,000 teachers of private schools in Banyumas, Central Java, have once again complained about the regency…

Tom Allard, Padang – Hopes for hundreds of people trapped under collapsed buildings in Padang faded yesterday, as diplomats frantically tried to…

Sara Schonhardtm Jakarta – Similarities in culture, language and religious customs should make Indonesia and Malaysia good neighbors. But long-…

Jakarta – Young activists are urged to join forces with the Indonesian Military (TNI) to fight for nationalism as President Susilo Bambang…

Agus Maryono, Purwokerto – Hundreds of female sex workers have returned to the tourist site of Baturaden, located in Banyumas regency in the…

Dili – Australian Defence Minister John Faulkner visited East Timor Saturday and reiterated his country's commitment to maintaining security in…

Jakarta – The Regional Representatives Council (DPD) and political parties at the House of Representatives have yet to reach an agreement over the…

Paige Taylor – Maria Reinado struggles daily with her memories of a husband and father who was unfaithful and never met their fourth child…

Jakarta – The first People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) plenary session to swear in new members of the representative body on Friday was marked…

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – State worker insurance company PT Jamsostek announced Thursday it had registered 4,200 more companies in Jakarta as…

Aditya Suharmoko – Prices accelerated in September due to higher demand in the fasting month and Idul Fitri holiday, according to the Central…

Bekasi – It has been seven years since community policing was adopted in Bekasi, but the concept has yet to penetrate the lives of all residents…

Andra Wisnu, Jakarta – If you are easily upset or are considered passive in dealing with other people, then you might want to skip town, as…

Timika – Members of two warring tribes in Timika, Mimika regency, Papua, the Amungme and Kei tribes, clashed at around 2:30 a.m. local…

Jakarta – The cameras flashed away as the beautiful people posed on a red carpet, tailored suits for the men and glittery gowns for the women.…

Camelia Pasandaran & Febriamy Hutapea – As the first legislators directly elected to the House of Representatives were sworn in on Thursday, a…

Syofiardi Bachyul and Jon Afrizal, Padang/Jambi – The death toll from Wednesday's powerful earthquake in West Sumatra is believed to be in the…

AHRC-OLT-026-2009

Mr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
President of the Republic of Indonesia
Presidential Palace,
Jl. Medan Merdeka…

Camelia Pasandaran – Political analysts on Friday warned President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono against attempting to placate as many factions as…

Camelia Pasandaran – Less than 3 percent of Indonesians want to see more politicians than professionals in President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's…

Jakarta – Despite recent claims made by the Golkar Party chairmanship candidates that they had secured most support, most regional leaders will…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The Golkar Party will select its new chairman based on wealth, access to the government and desire to bring the party…

Jakarta – Some 550 Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) officials voiced their concern on Thursday over recent attempts to weaken…

Nivell Rayda – A lawyer for the embattled Corruption Eradication Commission said on Friday staff members had received death threats from a senior…

Candra Malik, Solo – The body of a terror suspect shot dead in a police raid last month was buried under tight security and cover of darkness in…

Febriamy Hutapea & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The House of Representatives ended its mandate on Wednesday much as it did on most days during…

Nivell Rayda – The Corruption Eradication Commission and the Supreme Court have welcomed the newly passed Anti-Corruption Court bill and are…

Tom Allard, Jakarta – Saifuddin Jaelani, the man who has emerged as the most wanted terrorist in Indonesia, may have been planning a wave of…

Emmy Fitri – In response to the simple question of how they would rate the performance of the 550 lawmakers who served the country over the past…

Febriamy Hutapea – In the end, the House of Representatives failed in its legislation-producing aims, even by its own, much-vaunted yardstick.…

Pandaya, Jakarta – Their main job has been to make laws but while they were doing it the House of Representatives legislators often stirred bitter…

Nurrohman, Bandung – Allowing adulterers to be stoned to death is not just improper but is generally perceived as uncivilized nowadays. Stoning is…

Irwan Firdaus, Padang – Rescue workers used excavators Thursday to pull out victims, some screaming in pain, from the heavy rubble of buildings…

Jon Lamb – During August and September, Australian and international media outlets ran numerous articles, opinion pieces and commentaries marking…

Danielle Sabao – The year 2009 has been a significant one for elections in Indonesia. In April, 171 million voters participated in national,…

Max Lane, Jakarta – In the immediate aftermath of the July 8 Indonesian presidential election, the two losing sets of candidates alleged that…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Aceh Governor Irwandi Yusuf has refused to sign the controversial Qanun Jinayat Code, or Islamic bylaw, and asked newly…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle said on Wednesday it never intended to discredit controversial former…

Amir Tejo, Surabaya – Residents of East Java's capital are preparing for another water crisis, as October – the transition month from the dry to…

Fidelis E. Satriastanti – When President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono decided in 2005 to issue a direct instruction that would curb illegal logging,…

Putri Prameshwari – Scores of flights to and from Sumatra had been delayed or cancelled as thick haze still covered parts of the island, forcing…