Jakarta – Indonesia should overhaul legal protections for child domestic workers to tackle widespread abuse and exploitation throughout the…

Arientha Primanita – A daughter of former President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid was brought in for questioning by Jakarta Police on Tuesday in…

Lawmaker Trimedya Pandjaitan said Wednesday that low attendance of lawmakers in meetings held to discuss the corruption bill had made…

Jakarta – Indonesian consumer confidence rose slightly in January, helped by expectations of easing inflation in Southeast Asia's biggest economy…

Jakarta – Most generic medicines consumed here fall short of international standards, with drug companies complicit in the scam, experts said…

Jakarta – The national elections body complained Tuesday about problems with determining the number of eligible voters in several areas across the…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Muninggar Sri Saraswati – Debate about the need for the Golkar Party to name a presidential candidate before the…

Erwida Maulia, Cikeas, West Java – In an attempt to contain the damage to his ties with the Golkar Party, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has…

One year after the near-fatal shooting of East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta, the country's foreign minister has admitted it still needs help…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – New Supreme Court chief justice Harifin A. Tumpa admits there are problems within the country's judiciary, but denies…

Jakarta – An Indonesian court rejected Wednesday a civil corruption case against the youngest son of ex-dictator Suharto involving the alleged…

Jakarta – The Infrastructure Fund – which would provide alternative financing for development projects – may be up and running as early as March…

Suherdjoko, Semarang – Heavy flooding over the past two days has paralyzed parts of the northern Java north coast, popularly known as Pantura,…

Nelson da Cruz – A year after rebel attacks left East Timor's president fighting for his life, the nation is on a "knife-edge" amid threats to…

The West Java branch of the Islam-based Prosperous Justice Party has been ordered to lose that loving feeling.

Muninggar Sri Saraswati –…

Fitri Wulandari and Yayat Supriatna, Jakarta – Indonesia's export growth is expected to slow sharply this year amid the global downturn, the trade…

Jakarta – Soaring loan defaults in some economic sectors has raised questions over the severity of the impact of the global economic crisis on…

Yuli Tri Suwarni and Agus Maryono, Bandung/Purwokerto – The General Elections Commission (KPU) said there is the potential that many votes will…

Jakarta – Increased coal use could pose severe environmental threats for the nation, activists warned Monday.

"Using coal is not a…

Jakarta – Hopes abound within the Golkar Party leadership for a deal with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono not to change the winning team in the…

Sunanda Creagh, Jakarta – Security in oil-rich East Timor has greatly improved in the year since an attack on President Jose Ramos-Horta, but…

Dili/Brussels – A year after Timor-Leste's president Jose Ramos-Horta was shot, security is markedly improved but at the cost of an army that is…

Jakarta/Bandung – Vice President Jusuf Kalla has rejected growing calls for his Golkar Party to discuss presidential candidates during its…

The National Police said Monday it had identified a group of elite based in Jakarta who was responsible for planning and financing the…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati – Bowing to the fact that love will be in the air next weekend, members of the country's leading Islamic-based political…

Ambon – One year after the establishment of the Great Indonesia Movement Party, or Gerindra, the party is already claiming 10 million…

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has declined to announce his running mate for the upcoming presidential election…

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) will on Tuesday begin distributing ballots for the legislative election, despite…

Jakarta – Many political parties contesting the April 9 elections have wasted the power of the Internet to reach out to a wider range of voters, a…

Jakarta – Overwhelmed and unpersuaded by the clutter of campaign ads, many city residents are still undecided about who they will choose in the…

Lucy Williamson – Indonesians will tell you there are bribes to be paid for almost everything in life – getting your identity card in reasonable…

Heru Andriyanto – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono must immediately issue a government regulation to ensure that a court to handle corruption…

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – Millions of women have continued to retain their widow or divorce status, choosing to support their families as single…

Jakarta – Seasonal flooding in Indonesia has inundated hundreds of houses, forced the closure of a regional airport and triggered…

Jakarta – A former top official of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) and key witness in the Munir Said Thalib murder case, Vice Adm…

Peter Gelling, Solo – At a small, back-street bookstore here, the young employees, wearing matching green skullcaps and sporting wispy chin beards…

Rizal Harahap, Medan – North Sumatra Police have rejected allegations that police officers had conspired with protesters demanding the…

Erwida Maulia and Rizal Harahap, Jakarta/Medan – Heads are rolling in the wake of the death on Tuesday of North Sumatra legislative council…

Nurdin Hasan – As many as 92 Acehnese inmates in a Malaysian jail have gone on a hunger strike to protest alleged brutality and sexual harassment…

Oyos Saroso H.N., Bandar Lampung – Victims of the Talangsari tragedy urged the government on Friday to seriously settle the prolonged human rights…

In a stark warning of bad times to come, the Indonesian Employers Association, or Apindo, said on Friday that unemployment was likely to increase…

Nurdin Hasan and Ismira Lutfia – The Aceh branch of the Islamic Defenders Front, or FPI, claims it is ready to send a first wave of trained…

Jakarta – Members of the House of Representatives remain traumatized over recent uncompromising rulings by the Corruption Court, says a legislator…

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The controversial pornography law has been blasted for targeting cultural heritage, after West Java Governor Ahmad…

Jakarta – A senior cleric has called on Muslims to boycott a new film about Islam's treatment of women, saying it "slanders" the religion.

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Febriamy Hutapea – Betraying an underlying sense of confidence, the Democratic Party said on Friday that it is content to wait for the results of…

Camelia Pasandaran – After few signals that the government is ready or willing to issue an emergency regulation to revise the elections law,…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for a moratorium to the creation of administrative regions, following the…

Tom Allard, Jakarta – Indonesia's president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has sent the country's security establishment into a spin, and left political…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati – Traditional West Javanese jaipongan and bajidoran dancers may be some of the first artists to feel the effects of the…