Stephen Fitzpatrick, Jakarta – Indonesian leader Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is expected to start publicly testing the water within days as to who…

Andra Wisnu, Jakarta – Voters have been granted the right to know who the winner of the upcoming legislative elections is within a few hours of…

Jakarta – In a show of confidence, some 100,000 Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) supporters thronged Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta on Monday in a…

Katherine Demopoulos, Jakarta – Career soldier Prabowo Subianto is still a dark-horse candidate among the 38 different political parties jockeying…

Jakarta – Any potential drought in Indonesia this year would most likely occur due to environmental damage rather than a prolonged or extreme dry…

Alfian and Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's re-election bid has gained support from beyond his Democratic Party, but…

Jakarta – State companies have failed to settle at least Rp 15 trillion (about US$1.3 billion) in matured overseas debts, the Corruption…

Agus Maryono, Cilacap – Lack of skills and a low level of education have been blamed for the poor quality of Indonesian migrant workers going…

Robert, Samarinda – Scores for students from the Mulawarman University in East Kalimantan provincial city of Samarinda demonstrated on March 30…

Palu – On March 30, activists from the Palu City branch of the Union for the Politics of the Poor (PPRM) in Central Sulawesi…

Jakarta – Aceh's local parties are showing a definite edge in the competition with major national parties for legislative council seats, but are…

Jakarta – A granade that had failed to detonate was reportedly thrown at the residence of Aceh Sabulussalam Party chairman Alimuddin…

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Malang – Activists have urged the government to provide greater protection to millions of informal laborers, especially…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati & Nurdin Hasan – Dian, 19, a communications student at a private college in Jakarta, was enthusiastic when asked if…

Putri Prameshwari – At least six of the 193 dams located in the Greater Jakarta area are in similar condition to the now-collapsed Situ Gintung…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati – The United Development Party, or PPP, has resorted to calling on the government to dissolve the controversial Islamic…

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Indonesian feminists have called on the public not to vote for legislative candidates or political leaders known to be…

Tom Allard, Indonesia – At least 50 Indonesians are believed to have perished and hundreds of homes destroyed after a dam broke south of Jakarta,…

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – The central bank has cut its forecast for Indonesia's economic growth this year, as the impacts of the global economic…

Tom Allard, Kupang, West Timor – Eurico Guterres – the militia leader found guilty and then acquitted of crimes against humanity during East Timor…

Jakarta – The government has arrested more than 150 people for raising flags symbolizing regional independence over the past two years…

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – The ongoing election campaign period has seen political parties and candidates pledging to fight corruption, but they…

Stephen Fitzpatrick, Jakarta – Dozens have been confirmed dead and many more are still missing after a reservoir wall collapsed in the Indonesian…

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

Jakarta – Two men suspected in several grenade explosion terrors in Aceh province was arrested in Langsa regency on Thursday and was…

Andra Wisnu and Ruslan Sangadji, Jakarta/Palu – Use of state facilities and the exploitation of children at campaign rallies remains rampant among…

Khairul Saleh and Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung, Jambi, Palembang – Election rallies have provided their attendees with various opportunities, for…

Ridwan Max Sijabat – Being number one on the list of contesting parties means little in the grand scheme of the elections, and that is something…

Jakarta – A lack of coordination between government institutions, as well as inconsistent and overlapping laws, have been preventing the…

Camelia Pasandaran & Febriamy Hutapea – A controversial measure aimed at bringing stability to Indonesia's notoriously chaotic multiparty…

Febriamy Hutapea – With leaders of other major parties talking of grand coalitions, a confident President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has turned in…

The Indonesian government has arrested at least 152 people for activities related to the raising of flags symbolizing regional independence over…

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – Opinion surveys will not greatly influence the decision of voters in the April 9 legislative election, a discussion in…

Endy M. Bayuni, Jakarta – Best case, there will be plenty of lawsuits and demands for a revote nationwide. Worst case, there may be violence as…

Alfian, Jakarta – Major parties promised to treat foreign investors equally, although their representatives did not elaborate on whether they…

Jakarta – The Constitutional Court partially scrapped Tuesday two articles in the 2008 legislative election law, effectively allowing former…

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – Seemingly jaded with the parade of legislators standing trial for graft, Corruption Court judges have queried whether…

Ronald May – Recent reports from Indonesia's West Papua of a raid on a military post by separatist fighters, and the news that a former West…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati – Shariah-inspired laws have increased discrimination against women, a new report by the National Commission for the…

Jayapura – Over a thousand people rallied in Jayapura, the capital of Papua province, on Tuesday demanding a referendum on independence from…

Jakarta – Indonesia's military denied Tuesday a disclosure by US mining giant Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX) that the company pays…

Panca Nugraha, Jakarta/Mataram – Student groups have called on the government and the General Elections Commission (KPU) for more transparency…

Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women has urged all stakeholders in the upcoming legislative election to stop the ongoing…

Jakarta – The first week of the open campaign period saw many political parties rely on old strategies to address the different challenges facing…

The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is "concerned" about the Indonesian government's failure to respect the…

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence against Women has called for a vote of no confidence against political parties that…

Patrick Guntensperger, Jakarta – With its crumbling infrastructure, lack of a reliable mass transit system, and labyrinthine urban geography,…

Christian Motte & Fidelis E. Satriastanti – Indonesian authorities in Papua Province on Tuesday detained four Dutch journalists for reporting…

Banda Aceh/Jakarta – Police in Aceh on Monday were still investigating the latest violent incident ahead of the April elections, while a noted…

Alfian, Jakarta – As the legislative election is around the corner, the Islamic-based Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) is dealing with two biggest…