Nivell Rayda – The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime expressed concern on Thursday that the fight against corruption in Indonesia would…

Muhamad Al Azhari & Dion Bisara – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has forecast that foreign direct investment for 2009 will be $6.2…

Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – The historic election of US President Barack Obama has marked a new era in Indonesia-United States relations, however one…

Nivel Rayda, Febriamy Hutapea & Muninggar Sri Saraswati – Swords were finally crossed as a political ad became the center of a heated argument…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati & Febriamy Hutapea – A statement made by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's spokesman and campaign team member Andi…

Stephen Fitzpatrick, Jakarta – Less than a week before the election that will make or break their respective political careers, Indonesia's top…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Boediono, incumbent President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's running mate, formally turned down an offer from the chairman…

Anita Rachman – Religious figures have urged the presidential candidates, their campaign teams and supporters to cease politicizing religion,…

Adianto P Simamora, Jakarta – On Tuesday, the final round of debates between vice presidential candidates ended without any surprises, with only…

Andra Wisnu, Jakarta – Agnes, who would not give her last name for safety reasons, had to pay the police nearly Rp 3 million (US$294) to get a…

The arrest of three terror suspects came just days ahead of the Indonesian Police's 63rd anniversary, which is celebrated nationwide today. But,…

Dili – East Timor's opposition called on Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao to resign Wednesday for alleged corruption in awarding a multi-million-…

Setyo Budi – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono won July's election with a landslide. Amidst the general relief that Megawati and Jusuf Kalla lost…

Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has accused legislators of having no intention to eradicate alleged corruption in the Indonesian…

Jakarta – West Jakarta Police say the number of domestic violence cases in the municipality during this year's first semester shows an…

Jakarta – The results of a new survey released Tuesday show Jakartans preferred a single-round presidential election because they thought a second…

Jakarta – The Setara Institute, a civil society group focusing on improving the country's pluralism, on Tuesday criticized…

Arlina Arshad – The saccharine world of Indonesian pop music is being rocked by a new wave of underground bands that aren't afraid to take aim at…

A hundred or so people from the Volunteers of People's Struggle for the Liberation of Motherland (SPARTAN) demonstrated at the General Election…

Despite an unprecedented media campaign, Prabowo Subianto's political comeback has fallen flat – for now

Dirk Tomsa – Ten years ago it…

Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – News TV-channel Al Jazeera English will broadcast an Australian documentary highlighting the plight of Papuans…

Previously secret US State Department documents implicate the President of Indonesia in a probable cover-up of an ambush in West Papua.

The…

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Sumedang – The West Java administration has declared a state of emergency in its fight against HIV/AIDS, with high prevalence…

Max Lane – Rallies and other public shows of support have remained weak for the three candidates and their running mates in the weeks leading up…

Jonathan Wootliff – Conservation campaigners in Britain are calling on supermarkets to stop selling products that contain palm oil harvested from…

Armando Siahaan – Countries and their citizens often have to face unpleasant truths about sordid episodes of the past. Germans have had to deal…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Hundreds of farmers from across North Sumatra province, grouped under the Federation of Indonesian Farmers (SPI), rallied…

Jerome Rivet – A young radio news agency in Indonesia is attracting fans and international recognition for programming that eschews "infotainment…

Tom Allard in Kuala Lumpur and Yuko Narushima – Indonesian authorities are bracing for a huge influx of boat people, anticipating as many as 10,…

Jakarta – Indonesia is planning to ask all people arriving from Australia and other swine flu-affected countries to wear face masks for at least…

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – The Merangin regency branch of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has declared deviant the teachings of the Tarikat…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) has called on the central government to stop the direct cash aid program for the poor…

TAPOL has today called on the British Government to suspend its plan to conduct training for Kopassus, Indonesia's special forces, in October this…

Amanda Ferdina, Jakarta – Six protest actions are scheduled to mark the start of the week in Jakarta and surrounding areas. The mass actions will…

East Timor's government has defended Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao's authorisation of a multi-million-dollar contract to a company in which his…

Jakarta – A group of journalists on Saturday held a rally at the Democratic Party (PD) central executive board office in Rawamangun,…

Jakarta – While management of foreign debt is considered as one of the most crucial problems for most people, it has been a non-issue during the…

Kanis Dursin, Mekarsari (West Kalimantan) – More than seven years after settling down in Mekarsari, Kuburaya district in West Kalimantan, sisters…

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – Indonesia may see slower economic growth in the second quarter of this year compared to the previous…

Alfian, Jakarta – With the implementation of the new mining law, the government will require foreign shareholders with 100 percent of…

Agnes S. Jayakarna, Surabaya – Workers in East Java have demanded the governor involve them in determining the regional minimum wage (UMK).

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The Asia-Pacific International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) held its regional congress on June 16-19, 2009, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to…

Solo – Puan Maharani, Megawati Soekarnoputri's daughter, on Sunday blamed the electoral roll fraud in the April 9 legislative…

The release of two separate human rights reports in the past weeks could not be timelier given the fact that Indonesians will vote for their next…

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – With 10 days to go until the presidential election, the rhetoric is turning nasty, with candidates and their…

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – The presidential partnership of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Boediono, along with their campaign team, have so far…

Tom Hyland – New details of secret Australian surveillance of Indonesia's Papua province have emerged, revealing that Australian officials…

Febriamy Hutapea – The three presidential candidates and their campaign teams should stick to campaigning on the issues, rather than…

Tom Allard, Jakarta – Xanana Gusmao, East Timor's Prime Minister and independence hero, is facing calls for his resignation amid allegations he…

Anita Rachman – Despite a government ban on sending domestic workers to Malaysia, some labor placement agencies are continuing to send their…