While the campaign for the 2009 parliamentary and presidential elections have just begun, it is already possible to discern the embryonic…

Dini Mawuntyas, Surabaya – The head of the board of directors of the Tanjung Perak branch of the Land Transport Organisation in the…

Aleksius Jemadu, Bandung – The political impact of the acquittal of former top spy Maj. Gen. (ret) Muchdi Purwopranjono of all charges in the…

Yuli Tri Suwarni and Slamet Susanto, Bandung, Yogyakarta – Religious organizations grouped under the Inter-Religious Forum have called for…

Lindsay Murdoch, Darwin – Angelita Pires, the former lover of slain East Timorese rebel leader Alfredo Reinado, says authorities in Dili are…

Nieke Indrietta/Dianing Sari, Jakarta – Workers employed in four industrial sectors are still threatened with mass dismissals this year as a…

Jakarta – The National Statistics Agency (BPS) has announced that in comparison with the second quarter of 2008, in nominal terms the average wage…

Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – Having earmarked Rp 50 trillion (US$4.9 billion) for a stimulus package to help the country survive the economic…

Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – The global economic downturn continues to strike the country's exports hard as weakening demand and falling commodity…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The newly endorsed law on legal education entities continues to ignite public outcry, despite the government's efforts to…

The Police shooting season over the New Year period major concern for upcoming Indonesian general elections

Reports of police…

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – The collapse of Supreme Court deputy chief Harifin A. Tumpa at a recent ceremony has prompted a call for old timers at…

The Constitutional Court's ruling on the distribution of legislative seats late last month deserves applause, as it basically curbs the power of…

Suwardiman – In welcoming the 2009 general elections, the public has placed its hopes in improvements to their economic and social livelihoods. In…

Agus Maryono, Purwokerto – In the past two years, at least 137 people in the four regencies of the Banyumas area of Central Java have committed…

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – Anti-corruption groups have criticized public courts for allowing corruption suspects to make them their "heaven", as…

Jakarta – More than 4,000 Indonesians have offered to support Hamas and fight against Israel, a radical Islamist group has told Adnkronos…

Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – Human rights bodies have promised to fight for an appeal of former National Intelligence Agency (BNI) deputy chairman…

Jakarta – Thousands of Indonesian Muslims on Sunday protested Israel's military offensive against the Gaza Strip that has killed more…

Jakarta, Bandung, Malang, Medan – Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of cities across the country on Friday to denounce Israeli air…

By Zely Ariane – In July 2008, Barrack Obama, now the United State's new president elect said: "If someone launches a rocket at my home while my…

Stephen Fitzpatrick, Jakarta – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono faces a political crisis unless he quickly addresses outrage over the…

Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) plans to review a court verdict in which former top spy Muchdi…

Imanuddin Razak, Jakarta – It is not surprising that Maj. Gen. (ret) Muchdi Purwopranjono, a former deputy to the State Intelligence Agency (BIN)…

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has warned it would be harder to probe possible graft cases against…

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Every year around 200,000 Indonesians from across the country leave for Mecca, Saudi Arabia, to complete their haj…

Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – Former top spy Maj. Gen. (ret) Muchdi Purwopranjono walked free on Wednesday after a court found him not guilty of…

Jakarta – Thousand of Prosperous and Justice Party (PKS) members from across Greater Jakarta staged a rally at the Hotel Indonesia…

Hundreds of people in Bali staged a rally in front of the US Consulate in Denpasar on Friday demanding that country exercise its…

Abdul Khalik and Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – The acquittal of former top spy Maj. Gen. (ret) Muchdi Purwopranjono of all charges in the murder of…

ID Nugroho, Surabaya – Surabaya Legal Aid Institute (LBH) has urged the Indonesian public to pressure the government and PT Lapindo Brantas Inc.…

Khairul Saleh, Palembang – Violence against women in South Sumatra rose dramatically in 2008, from 396 cases in 2007 to 568 cases, a year-end…

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Wednesday said the government would cushion the country against the impact of…

Ika Krismantari, Jakarta – Foreign businesses were still keen to invest in Indonesian stocks last year, shrugging off worries about the future of…

The gavel was struck three times in the courtroom on New Year's Eve, after the former intelligence deputy was pronounced a free man. The good name…

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The House of Representatives is considering shifting the management of Indonesia's haj fund from the Religious Affairs…

Leo Shanahan – The government of Malcolm Fraser knew it was in breach of international law when it recognised Indonesia's takeover of East Timor…

Australian government documents from 1978 show how concerned Canberra was at the fall of Australia's standing in Southeast Asia.

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Peter Gelling – The acquittal of a former deputy intelligence chief and military general of charges stemming from the 2004 murder of Indonesia's…

Jakarta – Angry protests greeted the acquittal Wednesday of a former Indonesian intelligence official accused of killing a respected…

Anthony Deutsch, Jakarta – A former Indonesian intelligence chief was cleared Wednesday of playing any role in the fatal mid-flight poisoning of…

Phillip Hudson – The Fraser government's controversial decision formally to recognise Jakarta's takeover of East Timor was based on the belief…

• Events of 2008
• Impunity
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• Police and security forces
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The government plans to sell shares in 30 state owned companies next year, most of them through the initial public offering (IPO) scheme, Deputy…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Religious Affairs Minister Maftuh Basyuni admitted Tuesday to receiving money from the haj fund in an alleged graft case…

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – In what has been hailed as a big step toward reforming the Indonesian Military (TNI), the House of Representatives and the…

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – The Defense Ministry, in cooperation with the National Land Agency (BPN), aims to accelerate the certification of around…

Jakarta – Former top Indonesian spy Muchdi Purworandjono is set to return to the Great Indonesian Movement Party (Gerindra), in a…

Arlina Arshad, Jakarta – An Indonesian court on Wednesday cleared the former deputy head of the country's spy agency of masterminding the 2004…