Matheos Viktor Messakh, Jakarta – Human rights activists have sent a letter to the United Nations calling for an international tribunal to try…

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – Forestry activists have warned of a sharp increase in the national deforestation rate if the government fails to…

Bhimanto Suwastoyo, Jakarta – The Indonesian government was under strong pressure to act against Islamist extremists Tuesday after fanatics…

Jakarta – Papua, a region called Dutch New Guinea in the colonial era, has been 'controlled' by 10 big plantation companies in the last two years…

The attack on participants of a peaceful rally organized to defend freedom of religion at Monas Square in Jakarta on Sunday afternoon shows just…

Lincoln Tan – Septer Manufandu, from Indonesia, is a man on a mission – he wants to stop Kiwis from buying kwila.

At a public meeting in…

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – Local political parties in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam are at risk of being excluded from the 2009 elections due to…

Yemris Fointuna and Agus Maryono, Kupang, Purwokerto – The regents of East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, and Banyumas, Central Java, have faced…

Jakarta – Despite a trend of investment growth in the oil and gas sector helped by rising prices of the commodities, Indonesia is still in danger…

Jakarta – The government has strong legal justifications for disbanding the radical Islam Defenders Front (FPI) and arresting followers who…

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – Indonesia's inflation accelerated in May at its fastest pace in 20 months, after a hike in fuel prices drove the…

Jakarta – The leader of an Indonesian Islamist extremist group declared war on members of a minority Islamic sect Monday after his…

Port Vila, Vanuatu – West Papua National Coalition for Liberation expressed disappointment that its application to become observer of the…

Jakarta – The deliberation of the presidential election bill goes into full swing Monday, with the most contentious issue being the minimum…

Ibnu/Traffic Management Centre, Jakarta – Four protest actions and a transport workers' strike will enliven the activities of the capital city…

Jakarta – Members of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) attacked activists at the National Monument (Monas) in Central Jakarta on Sunday afternoon…

In a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, an international coalition of more than 90 human rights and other organizations urged the UN and…

His Excellency Ban Ki-Moon
Secretary-General
The United Nations
1 United Nations Plaza
New York, New York 10017-3515

Your…

Sofian, Jakarta – Protest actions opposing the recent fuel price hike look set to continue. Based on data from the Metro Jaya regional police…

Harry Suhartono and Fitri Wuladari, Nusa Dua – Indonesia cannot rule out further hikes in fuel prices ahead of the 2009 presidential elections,…

Jakarta – Thousands of Indonesians in several major cities held peaceful street protests on Sunday against the government's decision to hike the…

Jakarta – Around 200 workers demonstrated in front of the Jakarta World Bank offices on Sunday May 1. The protesters, who came from…

Sugihono, Jakarta – At least 500 people from the National Liberation Front, an alliance that includes among others the Workers Challenge Alliance…

Kurniawan Tri Yunanto, Jakarta – Nine days after fuel prices were increased by 28.7 percent, the public is again protesting the government's…

Jakarta – Presidential spokesman Andi Mallarangeng and former armed forces chief Gen. (ret) Wiranto locked horns in a public debate here Friday…

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police's internal affairs division released 72 police officers under investigation for the violent clashes at the National…

Abdul Khalik and Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – Members of the House of Representatives say they have no plans to push for immediate measures to help…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Non-governmental organizations have accused the police and military of systematic involvement in illegal trading of…

Jakarta – Indonesian anti-corruption officers discovered thousands of dollars in bribe money at a customs and excise office in Jakarta…

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – The economy will remain stable throughout the year with strong investment and exports set to compensate for a slight…

Chris Brummitt, Jakarta – After months on the run, two alleged leaders in a Southeast Asian militant group were holed up in a cheap Malaysian…

Jakarta – If you're short of cash and don't mindrunning in tropical humidity and smog for a few bucks, read on.

An Indonesian…

Setyo Budi, Dili – East Timor President Jose Ramos Horta's decision to pardon those involved in the 1999 killings, and the violent incidents of…

The Government is reportedly undertaking a far-reaching review of the nation's foreign relationships. As we have previously noted, this is not…

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – A policy to guide the government in taking over military businesses will be completed by September, according to…

Didi Syafirdi, Jakarta – Beep...! Beep....! The sound of vehicles beeping at each other reverberated along Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat in Central…

Sugihono, Jakarta – Apparently with the firm intention of supporting an action opposing the recent fuel price increases at the State Palace in…

Dili – East Timor will use a fraction of its oil fund worth over $2 billion to protect the poor from rising food and fuel prices,…

Jakarta – Around 500 workers, children and housewives protested at the offices of the Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare in…

Step Vaessen, Papua – While much of Indonesia has moved on to become a vibrant democracy, the province of Papua in the far east of the archipelago…

Joniansyah, Tangerang – More than 18 thousand employees from various companies in the Jakarta satellite city of Tangerang are now…

Two years after the fact, people in the East Java regency of Sidoarjo are still trying to cope with the mudflow disaster that changed their lives…

Heri Retnowati, Porong – Two years after a mud volcano started erupting on Indonesia's Java island, thousands of people who lost their homes are…

Porong – Indonesians displaced by the world's worst mud volcano disaster prayed for help and compensation Thursday beside the sea of sludge that…

Today is the two-year anniversary since the mudflow in Sidoarjo, East Java, began, and it's appropriate to reflect on why problems remain…

The Asia Pacific Solidarity Network (APSN) has received information from the People's Democratic Party-Political Committee of the Poor (KPRM-PRD)…

Ratu Epeli Nailatikau – The push by Vanuatu to have West Papuans granted observer status at the Melanesian Spearhead Group is being blocked by…

Jakarta – City police chose a persuasive approach to deal with protests following clashes between police officers and university students last…

TMC/Ibnu R., Jakarta – Protest actions and public transport strikes will colour various parts of the capital today, Wednesday May 28. Aside from…

Anwar Khumaini, Jakarta – Student demonstrations against the recent fuel price increases are moving towards anarchic acts involving frequent…