Farouk Arnaz & Febriamy Hutapea – Lawmakers on Tuesday unanimously voted to update a 1992 Traffic Law, but ran into immediate controversy over…

Jakarta – With many veteran legislators in the current House of Representatives about to be replaced by newcomers with little or no experience,…

Ferry Irwanto, April Aswadi, Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Febriamy Hutapea – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono acknowledged the need to…

Febriamy Hutapea – An influential state-funded defense think tank advocates a tighter requirement for political parties that seek to secure seats…

Jakarta – Fragile political coalitions may restrict opportunities to improve presidential governance in the next five years, experts and party…

Lilian Budianto, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is coming under scrutiny over his credentials in making peace with separatists in…

Febriamy Hutapea – Golkar Party chairman Vice President Jusuf Kalla should prepare himself to step down as party chairman if he fails to win the…

Several National Mandate Party (PAN) members may have been spotted recently supporting other presidential candidates, but the party's leaders say…

Febriamy Hutapea – Following reports of rifts within the parties supporting President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's re-election drive, a Democratic…

Olivia Rondonuwu, Jakarta – Indonesia's anti-corruption agency is able to conduct its business as usual despite the suspension of its chief, who…

Markus Makur, Timika, Papua – An HIV/AIDS commission senior official who claimed Mimika regency, Papua, had the highest HIV/AIDS rate…

David Jardine – In the recent brouhaha over whether or not Adam Malik had links to the CIA, I was struck by the absence of any commentary on a…

Steve Holland – Five Australians stranded in Indonesia for almost nine months believe the Australian government is not doing enough to secure…

Alfian, Jakarta – Now the PT Medco E&P Indonesia contract in the Block A gas field in East Aceh will be extended, the local authority wants a…

New York – The predominantly Catholic nation of East Timor is under pressure from the United Nations for its laws that penalize abortion, even in…

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Jusuf Kalla have been busy travelling and meeting groups of…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Presidential hopeful Megawati Sukarnoputri and her running mate, Prabowo Subianto, delivered important political…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Indonesia's Armed Forces of yesteryear returned to politics on Monday when 10 retired generals pledged their loyalty to…

Luh De Suriyani, Denpasar – Hundreds of students, social workers and NGOs activists celebrated the Nusantara AIDS Vigil (MRAN) 2009 on Saturday…

Heru Andriyanto – The investigation of Antasari Azhar's alleged role in the murder of Nasrudin Zulkarnaen had made little progress in the three…

Nurfika Osman & Christian Motte – The Puncak Jaya home of the Democratic Party's chairman in Papua was fired upon over the weekend, but it was…

Taufik Darusman – The past week saw President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his running mate, former central bank Governor Boediono, on the…

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – Though the polls body has yet to open the campaign for the presidential election, the duo of Jusuf…

Nivell Rayda – The Corruption Eradication Commission has performed better since its head, Antasari Azhar, was suspended over his alleged…

For Risti Ariyani, the dream of working abroad and helping her family is over. Her contract with a computer components factory in Malaysia was…

Lynn Lee, Jakarta – Pollsters say President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) will be re-elected easily on July 8, but some analysts insist that…

Jakarta – With much of the nation gripped by the goings-on surrounding the run-up to the presidential election, members of the current House of…

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – After declaring their bids for the presidency, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Jusuf Kalla…

Jakarta – Having secured seats in the House, winning women candidates from Jakarta's electoral districts say female legislators should also focus…

Indra Harsaputra, Magetan, East Java – Many have been shocked to learn that 1,700 Muslim clerics of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) – the largest Muslim…

Jakarta – Although presidential candidate Megawati Soekarnoputri earned credit and some sympathy for her willingness to confront prominent…

Jakarta – Politicians have been advocating so-called "people oriented" platforms, pitting them against "neoliberalism" as a way to win voters'…

Jakarta – Despite indications of an overall decline in terrorism threats, extremist fugitives still have the potential to turn non-…

Suherdjoko, Semarang – More than 50 female journalists forged the Semarang Female Journalists Coalition on Wednesday, to focus on gender…

Jakarta – The Indonesian rupiah strengthened to Rp 10,200 against the US dollar in the interbank market Friday morning, Antara state…

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – The government has continued to raise foreign loans, citing climate change as the cause, but said Thursday the…

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Megawati Soekarnoputri and her running mate Prabowo Subiakto says they are promising at least ten percent…

Fidelis E. Satriastanti – Greenpeace Indonesia blasted on Friday a government decree on a UN-backed carbon trading scheme, saying it was nothing…

Jakarta – Golkar has the shakiest presidential campaign team of the three tickets, political experts said Thursday, a major factor that could…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Fifty-five Sri Lankans who had been housed in a warehouse since they drifted ashore in Aceh last week went on a hunger…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Women should be more actively involved in politics and should utilize their right to vote in July's presidential…

Nurfika Osman – This conclusion was drawn when Muslim clerics from Islamic boarding schools, or pesantren, from across Java and Madura islands…

Heru Andriyanto – Human rights groups are blasting an Attorney General's Office plan to limit the window of time inmates facing the firing squad…

Rachmadin Ismail, Jakarta – Hundreds of demonstrators from the Workers Challenge Alliance (ABM) held an protest action on May 21 opposing the…

James Van Zorge – In 1998, Indonesian campuses were a beehive of political activism and, literally speaking, served as the vanguard for pushing…

Febriamy Hutapea – In the latest sign of a split within the Golkar Party ahead of the July presidential poll, news emerged on Tuesday of a secret…

Slamet Susanto – Presidential hopeful Jusuf Kalla criticized Monday's potentially rebellious meeting of a group of Golkar Party elite figures as…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Cracks appear to be forming in the coalition of 23 political parties backing incumbent President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono…

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Recent asset verifications show the fortunes of presidential and vice presidential candidates have grown.

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Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – An alliance of civil society groups staged a demonstration at the Corruption Eradication Commission in Jakarta on…