Slamet Susanto, Yogyakarta – Education activists in Yogyakarta on Friday set up monitoring posts to ensure the enrollment of new students in…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Six weeks after the government's direct cash assistance scheme was launched, only 13.8 percent of the 19 million families…

Lindsay Murdoch, Darwin – The rebel named as having shot East Timor's President Jose Ramos Horta was apparently not the shooter after all,…

Novia D. Rulistia, Jakarta – A survey of Asia-Pacific countries carried out on the Internet reveals 77 percent of the respondents believe…

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – Political parties and candidates might resort to smear campaigns and dirty tricks during the nine-month campaign period…

Andy Hajramurni, Makassar – Makassar mayoralty in South Sulawesi has issued a local ordinance banning people from giving money to beggars in a bid…

Angela Flassy, Jayapura – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has breached a 2001 on special autonomy for Papua by issuing a 2008 government decree…

Richard Brunton – Concern has been raised about the poor living conditions among a group of Papuan refugees squatting in a public park…

Lucy Williamson, Dili – "That's him," our guide told me. The man in the sagging brown vest was sitting at the entrance to his home, enjoying the…

Andra Wisnu, Jakarta – In what was called a "grave for press freedom" in Indonesia, a court here ruled Thursday in favor of a pulp and paper firm…

Dicky Christanto, Denpasar – Bali General Election Commission (KPUD) chairman Anak Agung Gede Oka Wisnumurti on Wednesday said he had received the…

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – The public has lost faith in the House of Representatives, believing its members put their parties' interests first, a…

Adisti Sukma Sawitri, Jakarta – Jakartans may like to think of their hometown as a prominent 21st century world-class city.

But several…

Jakarta – The latest reshuffle within the Indonesian Military (TNI) has dragged on following the appointment of Vice Adm. Tedjo Edhy Purdijatno as…

Harry Bhaskara, Jakarta – The anti-corruption commission has been unusually active in recent weeks but its work may vanish into thin air unless a…

Niniek Karmini, Jakarta – Anti-terror police arrested 10 suspected Muslim militants and seized a large cache of high-powered bombs, foiling a…

Olivia Rondonuwu, Jakarta – A group of 10 suspected Muslim militants detained in raids on Sumatra island by Indonesia's anti-terrorism unit was…

Tangerang – Dozens of members of the Tangerang Journalists Working Group protested at the regency office in Tigaraksa on Tuesday to…

Mr. Rudd's recent Jakarta visit was obviously a success, paving the way for a more informal and creative relationship between Canberra and Jakarta…

Dili – The East Timor Students Forum is threatening hunger strikes because its members feel deceived by the National Parliament about the…

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – Since the municipal government shut down the Saritem prostitution area in the Andir district of Bandung, West Java,…

East Timor's Prime Minister is supporting a new law that would allow civilians to own guns, less than five months after illegally armed rebel…

Questions are being asked about a proposal to massively increase government spending in East Timor. A mid-year review has recommended that…

Timor-Leste's President Jose Ramos-Horta yesterday unveiled his legislative plan for an ambitious reconciliation process covering the events of…

Tom McCawley, Jakarta – A breakaway Islamic sect's struggle to survive has become a major test of tolerance for Indonesia, the world's largest…

Max Lane – Protest demonstrations in Jakarta and other Indonesian cities in recent weeks marked the appearance of a new progressive alliance, the…

Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) ignored several findings from its investigation in its decision to drop the probe into the…

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – The number of people defined as poor fell by 2.21 million between March 2007 and March 2008, according to the Central…

Desy Nurhayati and Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono swore in Vice Adm. Tedjo Edhy Purdijatno as the new Navy chief of…

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – A mother of two teenage boys, Mira, 40, wants the oldest to join the police once he graduates from high school, hopefully…

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The latest survey showing a steep decline in President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's popularity indicates the people's…

Jakarta – Students in Jakarta once again demonstrated against the increase in the price of fuel on June 30, 2008. They gathered as the Indonesian…

Jakarta – All factions in the House of Representatives have agreed to pass legislation giving a legal basis for the implementation of special…

Ulfa Ilyas, Jakarta – Around 80 people gathered together under the banner of the National front for Indonesian Workers Struggle (FNPBI) and held…

Dr. H Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
President of the Republic of Indonesia
Istana Merdeka
Jakarta 10110
Indonesia

Your Excellency,…

Ario Adityo – Indonesian migrant workers demonstrated along with thousands of Hong Kong citizens on July 1. This action coincided with national…

Jakarta – The Corruption Court questioned Monday whether there could be a larger conspiracy involving the Attorney General's Office (AGO) in the…

Nurni Sulaiman, Jakarta – The Dayak people have demanded the central government give equal opportunity to indigenous and non-indigenous candidates…

Firman Hidayat, Samarinda – The elephants also entered villages and destroyed paddy fields. "It is hard for the elephants to get food now," said…

The producer of a new political thriller about five Australia-based newsmen killed in East Timor in 1975 says the film will tell the truth about…

East Timor's President Jose Ramos Horta has been accused of ignoring victims by granting clemency to militia members who killed nuns and priests…

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – A new survey suggests former president Megawati Soekarnoputri would win an election if it were held today, thanks to the…

Tito Belo, Dili – East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta said on Friday he would not pursue the job of United Nations High Commissioner for Human…

Karon Snowdon for Radio Australia – The woman accused by the President of East Timor of fostering rebel resistance in the country says she fears…

Jakarta – Police have released 27 students who were arrested Thursday at Jatinegara train station in East Jakarta.

"They were not proven to…

Jakarta – Factions at the House of Representatives have promised to use a newly established inquiry committee to uncover wrongdoings in the…

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Activists have dismissed speculation that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono made a deal with retired generals or military…

Paul Toohey, Dili – East Timor doesn't need any more confusion, but it got in doses yesterday.

Jose Ramos Horta announced he would no longer…

Jakarta – There are fears the 2009 general and presidential elections will not come off smoothly due to lack of preparation.

A member of the…

Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara – The death toll from severe malnutrition cases in East Nusa Tenggara province rose from 23 to 25 as of…