Jakarta – Around 3,000 people participate in a peace march against air pollution in Central Jakarta on Saturday.

The march,…

Yemris Fointuna, Kupang – Leaders of the Timor Evangelical Church (GMIT) expressed disappointment over the arrests of alleged defiant Sion City of…

Jakarta – The office of the State Minister of Research and Technology will soon introduce irradiated rice using nuclear technology that is…

Jakarta – An alliance of civil society groups has urged the General Elections Commission (KPU) to raise human rights issues during the…

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Malang – The government has highlighted an alarming rise in sexual exploitation of children in Surabaya, Malang municipality…

Luh De Suriyani, Denpasar – Dozens of young people from the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Wahli) staged a rally by riding their bicycles…

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is likely to win the July 8 presidential election in a single round victory, with 70 percent of votes…

Moksa Hutasoit, Jakarta – As many as three public demonstrations will accompany the activities of Jakarta residents today. Two among…

Jakarta – Indonesia should investigate allegations of prison brutality in insurgency-wracked Papua province, a rights group said Friday, citing…

Indonesia has threatened to ban Australian beef imports amid concerns some of the meat doesn't meet Islamic halal standards.

A large amount…

Camelia Pasandaran – The General Elections Commission says human rights had been left off the list of official topics for discussions during the…

Dessy Sagita, Muninggar Saraswati & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Following a public outcry, judicial authorities in Tangerang on Wednesday…

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Economists said the current debate presidential hopefuls were partaking in, about the virtues of a "people's economy"…

Febriamy Hutapea – The five million people added to the new national voters list for the July 8 presidential election will remain a mystery until…

Camelia Pasandaran – A top polling organization said that it received funding from a campaign consulting firm working on behalf of President…

Andra Wisnu, Jakarta – Dozens of activists gathered Thursday at Jakarta Police headquarters, demanding that the police finish their…

Stephen Fitzpatrick, Jakarta – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has thrown down the gauntlet to Malaysia as tensions rise over a…

It usually blows hot and cold in Indonesia-Malaysia ties. And it has turned decidedly chilly here over two issues – a longstanding territorial…

Manila – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Thursday it has lent Indonesia one billion dollars to help maintain spending on social…

How can the government turn a blind eye to beatings and torture in one of its prisons? Jakarta needs to put an end to this disgraceful behavior…

Jakarta – Various watchdog bodies have reported irregularities in the campaign funds of presidential candidates.

The Election Supervisory…

Tom Allard, Merauke, and Daniel Flitton – Australia has been talking tough to Indonesia about the fate of five Australians detained in West Papua…

Bramantyo Prijosusilo – As the presidential hopefuls kick off their campaigns, it is time for "we the people" to contemplate our choices. Soon…

Tom Allard and Karuni Rompies in Merauke – The extraordinary pursuit of five Australian tourists trapped in the Papuan town of Merauke for almost…

Jakarta – Indonesia's central bank cut its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point to 7 percent Wednesday, seeking to spur…

Nivell Rayda – The apparent disdain Indonesians feel for their lawmakers was highlighted again on Wednesday when a study by Transparency…

Jakarta – The number of known HIV/AIDS cases in Indonesia has almost tripled since 2005, AIDS commission head Nafsiah Mboi said…

Jakarta – The government is upbeat that Indonesian deforestation could be averted if international communities grant US$4 billion until 2012 to…

Suherdjoko, Semarang – State-owned cement producer PT Semen Gresik has had to postpone its plan to build a cement plant in Sukolilo district, Pati…

Jakarta – Two farmers associations will likely split in the upcoming presidential election, with the Indonesian Farmers Council (DTI)…

Tom Allard, Merauke – Ask five Australians in the Papuan town of Merauke to name the worst thing about being detained for almost nine months and…

Jakarta – The House of Representatives has accused the National Education Ministry of covering up rampant cheating during the recent National Exam…

Dili – A new penal code implemented in East Timor this week is adding an exception to allow emergency abortions, despite opposition from the…

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – Conflicts continued between officers of the Army's Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad) and residents of the Kostrad…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – A riot that caused the death of North Sumatra Council speaker Abdul Azis Angkat in February was premeditated, and had…

Hotli Simanjuntak – The great forests of Aceh are home to numerous species of Indonesian animals, many of which are facing possible extinction.…

Jonathan Wootliff – One of the world's largest gold, silver and copper mines can be found deep in the heart of one of Indonesia's most remote…

Andra Jackson – For the past four-and-a-half-years, life in Australia for West Papuan asylum seeker Izack Marani has meant constant worry that the…

Angela Flassy, Jayapura – Religious leaders in Papua have asked for more time to negotiate with a group of armed people who have been occupying…

Triwik Kurniasari, Jakarta – The city administration should close down public order agencies across the country, locally known as Satpol PP,…

Erwida Maulia and Slamet Susanto, Jakarta, Yogyakarta – Several social events held to commemorate the birth of Pancasila on Monday saw experts…

Bekasi – Hundreds of former PT Lestari Santika Garmen workers rallied Monday in front of their garment company in Bekasi to ask for…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati – Hundreds of protesters from several hard-line Islamic groups rallied on Monday, and declared support for presidential…

Fadli, Batam – The status of Batam, Karimun and Bintan as being among the country's top investment destinations is under threat as inconsistent…

Ferry Irwanto – Former President Megawati Sukarnoputri was criticized on Sunday for failing the day before to respect the office of the president…

Jon Lamb – The people of Indonesia will go to the polls to elect a new president on July 8. The current president, former general Susilo Bambang…

A. Junaidi and Slamet Susanto, Bandung – Activists have called upon the nation to reject any politicization of religion aimed at replacing the…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati – Despite the waning popularity of Islam-based political parties, presidential candidates and their running mates have…

Muhamad Al Azhari & Dion Bisara – Exports contracted in April for the sixth consecutive month, year-on-year, off by nearly 22.6 percent from…

Farouk Arnaz & Christian Motte – Despite having surrounded an airfield in Papua that has been occupied by suspected separatists for weeks, the…