Markus Junianto Sihaloho – After much wheeling and dealing, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) on Thursday appeared to have…

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – The National Mandate Party (PAN) has dashed hopes of a deal with the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P),…

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – The impact of the current dry season and deforestation in Kerinci Seblat National Park (TNKS) is believed to be forcing wild…

Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta/Medan – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's youngest son Edhie Baskoro and former president Megawati Soekarnoputri's…

Jakarta – Agus Ohee, a resident of Harapan village, Jayapura regency, Papua, who was shot by local police during an attempted arrest,…

Stephen Fitzpatrick, Jakarta – The arrest of Indonesia's anti-corruption tsar over a murder will have little impact on President Susilo Bambang…

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Malang – The Independent Journalists' Alliance (AJI) has recorded 44 incidents of violence against journalists across the…

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – A group of students staged a mass rally near the Indonesian Democracy Party of Struggle (PDIP)' Chairwoman…

The brother of an Australian woman accused of conspiring to assassinate East Timor's president and prime minister says he cannot believe the case…

Ardian Wibisono – Indonesia's economic blues may be one step closer to fading, at least if consumer sentiment is anything to go by.

Bank…

Angela Macdonald-Smith – The East Timor government said it doesn't intend to approve plans that Woodside Petroleum Ltd., Australia's second-…

Farouk Arnaz & Nivell Rayda – Antasari Azhar, chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), was detained by Jakarta Police on…

Jakarta – Regional branches of the Golkar Party are refusing to acknowledge the pairing of chairman Jusuf Kalla with head of the People's…

Jakarta – Learning from the voter list fiasco that marred the legislative elections, the government says it has taken necessary measures to…

Aloysius Unditu – East Timor, the world's newest democracy, may invest about 10 percent of a $4.6 billion petroleum fund in regional equities…

Indonesia's anti-graft chief was arrested yesterday for allegedly masterminding the murder of a company executive in a case that has rattled the…

Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – It is just "a matter of time" before Indonesia becomes a state signatory to the International Criminal Court (ICC), a…

Serang – Three students were rushed to the nearest public health clinic in Serang after a Monday rally they staged to demand the…

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – About 1,500 students from various state and private universities rallied Monday at the gubernatorial office in…

Niken Prathivi, Denpasar – Various NGOs gathered Saturday to discuss the fallout from funding water access with international loans, as the 42nd…

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Malang – Hundreds of cooperatives in Malang city are threatened by insolvency as an increasing number of them go out of…

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – Autonomy in Aceh has allowed local political elites to trump Jakarta's authority.

After local figures beat…

Denpasar – Students of Denpasar's Indonesian Institute of the Arts (ISI) commemorated National Education Day by holding traditional…

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – The entry of Vice President and Golkar chairman Jusuf Kalla in the presidential election is expected to turn it…

Jakarta – The country has encountered a setback in the recent legislative elections, but this should not discourage efforts to continuously…

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will definitely suspend Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chief Antasari Azhar, a suspect in a…

Dicky Christanto and Slamet Susanto, Jakarta – Jusuf Kalla's decision to run for president and pick retired general Wiranto as running mate lacks…

Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – Observing International Labor Day, or May Day, two prominent labor observers urged Indonesia's mushrooming labor…

Jakarta – Analysts have called recent moves by parties trying to form coalitions based on power sharing as "absurd", saying Indonesia needs…

Triwik Kurniasari, Jakarta – Labor unions got together to mark the International Labor Day on Friday, urging private companies across the city not…

Dessy Sagita & Ismira Lutfia – Doctors on Friday urged the public and the government not to panic over the swine flu issue, and not to ignore…

Jakarta – Indonesia's high-profile anti-corruption czar has been named a suspect over the murder of a state company executive,…

Jakarta – The country loses Rp 38,4 trillion every year from the mining sector, particularly in gas and oil sectors, according to…

Depok – Following the Depok municipality's decision to annul the building permit (IMB) for a Protestant Batak Christian (HKBP) church…

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – The Golkar Party and the People's Conscience Party (Hanura) unveiled Vice President Jusuf Kalla and Wiranto as their…

Four major political parties on Friday signed a coalition agreement aimed at strengthening their positions in the legislature, party officials…

Tom Allard Herald, Jakarta – Indonesia's President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, is being driven into the arms of the country's Islamic parties,…

Camelia Pasandaran & Nivell Rayda – Civil society organizations on Friday called for the Corruption Eradication Commission to investigate…

Anita Rachman, Arientha Primanita & Amir Tejo – About 8,000 workers demonstrated against mass layoffs and threatened to reject the outcome of…

Surabaya, Cirebon, Yogya, Banyumas – Thousands of workers across the nation staged rallies Friday to commemorate International Labor Day, also…

Tom Allard, Jakarta – The defence white paper crowns a transformation in Australia's strategic perception of Indonesia, as fears of invading…

Benget Besalicto Tnb., Jakarta – Inflation continued to ease in April, giving the central bank lee-way to further cut its key interest rate to…

Jakarta – Jakarta's Statistics Agency announced Friday Jakarta experienced a deflation of 0.15 percent in April.

The biggest…

Muhammad Nur Abdurrahman, Makassar – International Labour Day was also commemorated by thousands of workers in the South Sulawesi…

Muchus Budi R., Solo – Labour Day, May 1, was commemorated in a number of cities and in various ways. In the Central Java city of Solo…

Jakarta – A coalition of civil society groups and human rights activists called on voters not to support candidates accused of committing human…

Ari Saputra, Jakarta – A giant orange-coloured ball was rolled around the Hotel Indonesia roundabout on May 1 adding to the congestion…

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – Labor unions have demanded the government and private companies strictly enforce laws on outsourcing, which they say…

Today Indonesian workers will celebrate May Day amid deep concern over the weak labor movement and the global financial crisis. Erwin Schweisshelm…

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Vote buying topped the list of election violations investigated by police during the nine months of election…