Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – Indonesia's exports in the first four months of 2009 contracted by 29.51 percent from the same period last…

Irawaty Wardany, Makassar – The issue of headscarfs looks to drag-on in the lead-up to the presidential election on July 8, although many have…

Jakarta – The recent tantrums between elite politicians ahead of the presidential election have failed to address the nation's crucial issues,…

Max Lane – Three tickets have been nominated for the Indonesian presidential elections on July 9. The official campaign period for the…

Ferry Iwanto – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called on his coalition partners over the weekend to steer clear of using symbols related to…

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Despite it being 11 years since Indonesia entered the reform era, attacks on freedom of expression and excessive force…

Jakarta – The Democratic Party (PD) has criticized other parties contesting the upcoming presidential race for allegedly exploiting Islam for…

Tom Allard, Jakarta – Indonesia's Supreme Court will fast-track the appeal that will decide the fate of five Australians detained in Papua for…

Jakarta – Police have charged suspended Corruption Eradication Commission chief Antasari Azhar with the premeditated murder of businessman…

Febriamy Hutapea – After discussing their economic policies at a previous forum, the three presidential candidates may tackle human rights issues…

Stephen Fitzpatrick, Jakarta – Election candidates often throw political mud hoping some will stick, but Indonesia's presidential aspirants are…

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Police said Friday they are pursuing peaceful means to retake a remote jungle airstrip that was seized by armed…

Adianto P. Simamora, Bali – Indonesia admitted that law enforcement on illegal logging activities remained poor since most of the…

Jakarta – The presidential candidate with the strongest links to experienced intelligence experts will have an edge in the upcoming presidential…

Jakarta – Registering some Rp 20.75 billion (around US$2 million), the Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono-Boediono candidate pair have declared…

Jakarta – It was more bad news and a black anniversary gift for the thousands of displaced people commemorating three years since the Lapindo…

Febriamy Hutapea – The campaign team of former President Megawati Sukarnoputri on Friday used a discussion in the House of Representatives to…

Jakarta – Indonesia's infant and child mortality rates have declined, but maternal mortality rates remain "among the highest in East Asia", a…

Jakarta – Human rights activists deem history education materials as biased, especially toward the families of individuals who became victims of…

Corruption allegations continue to be directed at East Timor's finance ministry, with the latest claims centring on Finance Minister Emilia Pires'…

The National Chief of Indonesia's military, or TNI, says the military will not take short-shrift action against the gunmen from the…

Indonesia denies it's pushing tough jail sentences for five Queenslanders held in Papua as revenge for Australia's treatment of…

Australian officials are doing what they can to secure the release of five Australians held in West Papua since last September, Prime…

Tom Allard, Jakarta – As he approached Merauke's airport from the sky that fateful Friday, William Scott-Bloxam began to realise there could be…

Ati Nurbaiti, Jakarta – The veil, says one political researcher, does "all the talking". One look at the wives of election candidates Jusuf Kalla…

Tom Allard, Jakarta – Five middle-aged Australians trapped in Papua for more than eight months after arriving without visas have become the…

p>The movie 'Balibo' headlining the coming Melbourne International Film Festival will again put in the spotlight the murder and its cover-up of…

On the third anniversary of the Sidoarjo mudflow disaster human rights groups have once again called on the Government of Indonesia to provide all…

Pandaya, Jakarta – Neoliberalism? While many laypeople may think it's an evil ideology just as unsuited to Indonesia as communism, top politicians…

Febriamy Hutapea – The House of Representatives' proposed investigation into the flawed voters list used for the legislative elections may…

Indra Harsaputra, Surabaya – Up to 800 of the 2,400 employees of the state's largest shipping company PT PAL Indonesia in Surabaya are facing…

Jakarta – Apparent displays of disloyalty toward President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono by a number of parties in his coalition recently are simply a…

Soeryo Winoto, Jakarta – On Sunday at the Bantar Gebang dumpsite in Bekasi, West Java, presidential candidate Megawati Soekarnoputri and her…

Amir Tejo & Anita Rachman, Sidoarjo (East Java) – With sadness and increasing despair, former residents of dozens of villages engulfed by mud…

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – State Minister of Research and Technology Kusmayanto Kadiman said on Thursday that tenders for nuclear power plants,…

Jakarta – The government admitted Wednesday that water services across the archipelago are unlikely to meet the 2015 target set by the Millennium…

Hera Diani, Bojonegoro (East Java) – The clock struck an hour past noon; the field was sweltering hot, without the hint of a breeze. But the…

Yuki Mariam – In what could mark the beginning of the next generation of two political dynasties, the youngest son of President Susilo Bambang…

Jakarta – The government expects Indonesia's economy to expand as much as 6 percent next year, widening the 2010 budget deficit to accelerate…

Jakarta – Islamic symbols will be nondeterminant factors for Indonesians electing the president and vice president in July, just as in April, an…

Indonesia
Head of state and government Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Death penalty retentionist
Population 234.3 million
Life expectancy 69…

Daniel Flitton, Jakarta – Indonesian Defence Minister Juwono Sudarsono has dismissed Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's push for an all-…

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Jusuf Kalla and his running mate Wiranto have closed their popularity rating gap with the leading ticket of…

Jakarta – Several parties aligned in a political coalition with President SBY spearheaded a move Tuesday by the House to scrutinize the government…

Indah Setiawati, Jakarta – The success of a water supply management scheme does not depend on whether it is privatized, but on its operator's…

A total of 116 cases of dumping have been filed against Indonesia by 32 export destinations between the establishment of the World…

Despite serious problems with flawed voter lists and complicated voting procedures, last month's elections in Indonesia passed off relatively…

Jakarta – The House of Representatives welcomes a record number of 102 female legislators for the 2009-2014 period, or around 18 percent of the…

Millions of Indonesians working abroad contributed significantly to the country's economy last year with a total remittance value of…

Gary LaMoshi, Denpasar – It's been just 10 years since Indonesia held its first open elections after more than 30 years of president Suharto's…