Gary LaMoshi, Denpasar – Results from Indonesia's legislative election last week have raised more questions than they answered. None of the 38…

Jakarta – Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) will launch a big rally during the upcoming 39th Asian Development Bank (ADB) annual meeting in…

East Timor's notorious martial arts gangs are growing in size and strength and pose an increasing threat to Australia's security, a…

Indra Harsaputra and Ahmad Faisal, Surabaya – The Surabaya Legal Aid Institute (LBH) on Tuesday accused the Indonesian Military of violating…

Adianto P. Simamora and Erwida Maulida, Jakarta – Regardless of public gripes over flawed voter lists in the recent legislative elections the…

Slamet Susanto, Agus Maryono and Suherdjoko, Yogyakarta/Purwokerto/Semarang – Newspaper vendor Samadiono, 44, was determined to run as a…

Jakarta – Some of Indonesia's prominent politicians are likely to lose their seats at the House of Representatives, following quick count results…

Erwida Maulia and Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – Constrained by the global downturn, Indonesia only managed to collect Rp 162 trillion (US$14.57…

Lora Lini – The decision of the Minister for Foreign Affairs to look over to South East Asia is not just to strengthen diplomatic relations with…

Erwida Maulia and Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – National Police Chief Gen. Bambang Hendarso Danuri said here Monday the police had named another…

Jakarta – Indonesia's president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, has said his Democrat Party, which won a fifth of the vote in parliamentary elections…

Yemris Fointuna, Kupang/Jakarta – Many legislative hopefuls are beginning to sniff the stench of failure after Thursday's elections. The losers…

Sunanda Creagh, Jakarta – An Indonesian Islamist party seen as a likely partner in President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's coalition said it wanted…

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – A plan may be in place to weaken the Corruption Court (KPK) by replacing its six career judges by judges from the…

Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – Thousands of prospective Indonesian migrant workers are on hold as destination countries have to fix new labour quotas…

Putri Prameshwari & Antara – Several celebrities running in Thursday's legislative elections have garnered an impressive number of votes so…

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – The slide in votes for the Golkar Party and the United Development Party (PPP) in Thursday's polls have exacerbated…

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – The brouhaha surrounding the voter lists and the numerous election violations have sparked protests from losing…

We believe Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati's preliminary estimate that Indonesia's economy could have expanded by 4.6 percent in the first…

Jakarta – National Police Chief Bambang Hendarso Danuri said in Jakarta on Monday that police had arrested a man believed to be the mastermind of…

Tom Allard, Jakarta – A strong showing in national elections presents the President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, with an opportunity to cast off his…

Karima Anjani and Sunanda Creagh, Jakarta – Indonesia's president may tap an Islamist party with a tough stance on graft for his coalition, as…

Jayandra Menon, Dili – Timor Leste is dropping the tagline 'the world's newest nation' in favour of 'the world's newest destination'.

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Heru Andriyanto – Indonesia Corruption Watch on Sunday questioned the credibility of judges recently assigned to the Anti-Corruption Court, saying…

Ahmad Pathoni, Banda Aceh – Stories about young unmarried couples in Aceh Province arrested by religious patrol officers make frequent headlines…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati – This year's legislative elections saw the biggest number of non-voters in a decade, with some pollsters predicting up to…

Jakarta – Indonesia's general elections have been marred by hundreds of complaints about irregularities, officials said on Saturday, raising…

Jakarta Post, Papua/Jakarta – Papua was on high alert Thursday as a range of incidents, including attacks on police stations, claimed 11 lives to…

Alfian and Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – The legislative polls were held peacefully in the restive Aceh province, despite a volley of…

Human rights organizations have urged the US government and Congress to investigate and act on the continued violations of human rights in West…

Jakarta – The Aceh Party, the leading local party in Aceh whose members mostly include former Free Aceh Movement (GAM) combatants,…

Amir Tejo, Surabaya – Residents, the Army and police plunged into a war of words on Friday after a training exercise transformed a sleepy Surabaya…

Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – While the rise in exports to the US in February compared to January bucked the trend to a slump in overall exports and…

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – Having been falling since the last quarter of 2008, the country's industries – mainly those aimed at the domestic…

Slamet Susanto, Yogyakarta – Hundreds of Papuan students in Yogyakarta ran amok at the provincial general elections commission (KPUD) office after…

Christian Motte – Police in Papua Province on Friday blamed the separatist Free Papua Movement, or OPM, for a series of attacks over the past few…

Hamish McDonald – During the 34 or so years of Soeharto's reign in Indonesia, outside analysts watched with diminishing expectations for signs of…

Nurfika Osman – It's been a long time since 1955. The failure by Islam-based political parties to make any significant headway in national…

At a time when the international media is focusing on today's Indonesian elections, little attention had been paid to the deteriorating human…

Jakarta – As the global downturn is still nowhere near recovering, Indonesia's exports – having dropped 30 percent in the first quarter – will…

Tom Allard, Jakarta – Indonesia goes to the polls today amid widespread confusion about new voting rules, chaotic organisation and warnings of…

The Australia West Papua Association (AWPA) Victoria is calling on the Australian Government to make an urgent diplomatic representation to its…

Jakarta – On Wednesday, several NGOs filed a request for the Constitutional Court to review the 2009 Supreme Court law that extends…

Kontras regrets the occurrence of several incidents of violence prior to the elections in Papua which have spread a sense of anxiety among Papuan…

Jakarta – On Wednesday, Central Jakarta District Court sentenced Ferry Juliantono to one year in prison for triggering a riot following a protest…

Rowan Callick – Following a raucous and colourful campaign season – with most candidates singing on stage – 240 million Indonesians will today…

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As Indonesia takes part in its third parliamentary election under a new order regime, one might be tempted to see…

Islamist groups expected to take back seat in vote

Robin Shulman, Depok (Indonesia) – Ismi Safeya is a student at an Islamic school who…

Matt Brown – Human rights activists say a 10-year-old boy was among nine Melanesians shot after Indonesian paramilitary police broke up a pro-…

Abepura – Indonesian police shot a man dead Thursday when about 100 people armed with arrows and bombs attacked a police post in Papua province as…