Purwokerto, Central Java – The prolonged economic crisis has brought about an increase in the number of divorces, Muhammad Farid, an…

Nurfika Osman – The National Commission on Violence Against Women, or Komnas Perempuan, commemorated Kartini Day on Tuesday by presenting awards…

Titania Veda – Despite the institute of marriage being the norm in Indonesian society, an increasing number of households are headed by women,…

Jakarta – With President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democratic Party set to form a coalition with the Golkar Party and most of the middle-rank…

Adianto P. Simamora and Slamet Susanto, Jakarta/Yogyakarta – With coalition talks between parties intensifying ahead of the presidential election…

Jakarta – The founders of the Democratic Party, together with partisans, have formed a campaign team called "Indonesia Bisa" or "…

Roswita Nimpuno Khaiyath – Today is Hari Kartini, or Kartini Day, a national holiday proclaimed by the late President Sukarno in 1964 in…

Jakarta – The Aceh Party, a local party representing former Aceh rebels, is projected to win control of the parliament in Indonesia's northernmost…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati – If the July presidential election were held today, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono would garner a whopping 87.5…

Ika Krismantari, Jakarta – The Indonesian capital market has retained its position as the third most optimistic market in the Asia-Pacific region…

Christian Motte – Police in Papua Province have arrested seven people in connection with the attack on the Abepura Police station in the…

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Sunday it was almost certain he would face former president Megawati Soekarnoputri in the…

Pandaya – Turning up at the polling station on last week's election day was like a great family outing for many people, especially those taking…

Jakarta Post, Jakarta – The Indonesian financial intelligence unit reported a sharp increase in suspicious transactions in the country's financial…

Jakarta – A move to keep the duo of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Jusuf Kalla has gained further ground as Golkar Party…

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is said to have failed to push for transparency in the financial affairs of regional…

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – Bowing to pressure from anticorruption groups, the Supreme Court has revoked its earlier decision to appoint 12 new…

Jambi – An outbreak of leprosy has reached an endemic stage in Tanjungjabung regency, with one person in six per 10,000 suffering from…

Jakarta – Although they might not be about "grand narratives" or "bombastic issues", women do have stories to tell. Such as simple stories of…

Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – The National Police is intensifying the search for those responsible for a string of violent events that rocked Papua…

Sydney – The Australia West Papua Association, Sydney, has asked Australia's Foreign minister Stephen Smith to raise what it says is…

Idi Rayeuk, Indonesia – The only solace for the almost 200 men living in a squalid refugee camp here is the freedom they now have to pray.

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Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – Former separatist combatants have managed to transform the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) into a major local political…

Nethy Dharma Somba and Angel Flassy, Jayapura – Churches and civil society groups asked security authorities to carry out a thorough investigation…

The Union of Papuan Baptist Churches has added its voice to claims that the Indonesian military is engineering attacks in the province…

It is a rude awakening in politics: Those who voted in the April 9 legislative elections may now find their favorite parties seeking alliances…

Bahtiar Effendy, Jakarta – If and when the results of the general elections are officially announced, it will only solidify the fact that Islam is…

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – Indonesia will launch the "I Love Indonesia" logo, a move to encourage Indonesians to love and appreciate locally made…

Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – The global economic downturn has affected more than 1,200 workers in the large-scale and home-based leather industry…

Camelia Pasandaran – The National Commission on Human Rights, or Komnas HAM, has confirmed that it is investigating allegations that the General…

Jakarta – Civil society groups began filing lawsuits Thursday against the government and the General Elections Commission (KPU) over elections…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Indonesian voters have made a firm decision on the fate of 29 national political parties…

Fidelis E. Satriastanti – Though the law stipulates that possessing an endangered animal is a serious criminal offense, it is accepted that simply…

Luh De Suryani and Niken Prathivi, Denpasar – The Bali Women's Political Movement coalition will file a report on alleged election fraud targeting…

Novan Iman Santosa, Jakarta – The government should declare void a German government loan to procure 39 used warships, as it constitutes an…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – A number of homes still remain unfinished, but at 10 a.m. on Thursday, the nameplate of the Aceh-Nias Rehabilitation…

Ni Komang Erviani, Denpasar – The Bali Investment Board has recorded a 99 percent drop in investment plans on the island in the first quarter this…

Niniek Karmini, Jakarta – Indonesia's top court cleared Time magazine of defaming ex-dictator Suharto by alleging in a cover story that his family…

Jusuf Wanandi, Jakarta – The people have spoken. Although many mistakes were made by the General Elections Commission (KPU) and minor disturbances…

Jakarta – Stronger growth in private consumption and recovering overseas demand will lead to higher economic growth for Indonesia next year, the…

Dicky Kristanto, Jakarta – Indonesian bank loans' growth is expected to halve to around 15-16 percent in 2009 from about 30 percent last year, a…

Jakarta – With the results of vote counting trickling in from across the nation many former legislative candidates have begun showing symptoms of…

AWPA is calling on the Australian Foreign minister to raise the continuing deteriorating situation in West Papua with the Indonesian President and…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati – Former Finance Minister Rizal Ramli has demanded that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono replace all seven members of…

Agnes S Jayakarna, Surabaya – Workers in East Java acknowledge that, due to the global economic crisis, dismissals are unavoidable but have…

Papua New Guinea's Police Commissioner says the situation remains tense in an area on the common border of Indonesia and PNG where…

ID Nugroho, Jakarta – Leaders of political parties, the national rights body and a number of civil society groups have taken legal action to…

Alfian, Jakarta – PT Freeport Indonesia, a local unit of US giant gold and copper producer Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc, has filed…

Endy M. Bayuni, Jakarta – Voters have spoken and it's clear that they want nationalist-secular political parties to control the direction this…

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Good news could be on the horizon for those fed up with the lengthy political process, with the search for coalitions…