Ambon – A district court in Ambon, the capital of Indonesia's Maluku province, has sentenced two members of the pro-independence group…

Iqbal Fadil, Jakarta – Those of you planning activities in the capital today should be on guard for traffic jams. Nine locations in the city will…

Vidhyandika Perkasa, Jakarta – No significant progress has eventuated in Papua as far as sociocultural, political and economic dimensions are…

Lindsay Murdoch, Darwin – East Timor President Jose Ramos Horta was almost killed by a banned soft-nosed bullet that expands when it hits,…

Jakarta – Prosecutors demanded Tuesday that late former president Soeharto's heirs pay a total of Rp 13.9 trillion (US$1.5 billion) in damages to…

What an unfortunate year for Indonesia's tourism industry. Less than one month after the government declared 2008 Visit Indonesia Year, flooding…

Nani Afrida, Banda Aceh – An American freelance journalist believed to be linked with the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) has been deported from Aceh…

M. Rizal Maslan, Jakarta – Cases of human rights violations committed by the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) in the 1960s are still being…

Nurni Sulaiman, Balikpapan – Security forces said they were boosting border security around Berau and Nunukan, East Kalimantan, in anticipation of…

Paul Toohey – President Jose Ramos Horta is struggling to comprehend the betrayal involved in an attempt by former members of the Timorese…

Muhammad Nur Rochmi, Jakarta – Three protest actions will be held in Jakarta on Tuesday March 11. Based on information from the Metro…

Jakarta – Al-Qiyadah, an Islamic sect that rose under the leadership of Ahmad Mussadeq, emerged in response to changing times and…

Batam, Riau Islands – The manggrove forest along Nongsa Beach in Batam is reportedly being threatened by fuel waste dumped from…

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – The number of lepers has nearly doubled and the disease has spread to almost every regency and city in West Java over…

Jakarta – For squatters of Kampung Bayam in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, life goes on as usual, despite the city administration's plan to eject…

Dili – In a ceremony presided over by the interim president of the Republic of Timor-Leste, Fernando Lasama de Araujo, and Deputy Prime Minister…

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Tifa Asrianti, Bekasi – Five churches in North Bekasi held Sunday services from Permata Jijau Permai housing estate despite a rumor members of the…

Ken Yunita, Jakarta – Three protest actions will take place in Jakarta and neighboring Bekasi on Monday March 10. One of the…

Jakarta – The Golkar Party has drawn criticism for proposing only political groups winning at least 30 percent of national votes in the 2009…

The National Awakening Party (PKB) patron and former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid was positive about his prospects in the…

A month on from the shooting of East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta, the BBC's Lucy Williamson reports on the government's handling of the…

Bribery issues filled public spaces last week, following the dramatic arrest of a top prosecutor by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).…

Jakarta – A lack of knowledge about Saudi Arabia's legal system and culture is partly to blame for the imprisonment of many Indonesians working in…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – A women's alliance has called the campaign against HIV/AIDS infection in Papua ineffective, citing the steep rise…

Washington, D.C.

In a letter dated March 5, 2008 to Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Congressman Eni Faleomavaega, Chairman…

Lilian Budianto, Jakarta – Hanifah, 23, carried her two-year-old daughter to join a crowd at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle here Saturday, as…

Jakarta – The commemoration of International Women's Day (IWD) was marked by the accumulation of bitter gifts in the form of the soaring price of…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Growing demands for a self-determination referendum show the Papuan people are fed up with corruption caused by the…

Jakarta – Violence against women has steadily increased after nearly a decade of political reform, with state institutions both in central and…

[Sukarno and the Indonesian Coup: The Untold Story by Helen-Louise Hunter. Praeger Security International (May 30, 2007). ISBN-10: 0275974383.…

Rizal Harahap, Pekanbaru – The National Commission of Human Rights has found human rights abuses in the prolonged land dispute between the Sakai…

Yemris Fointuna, Kupang – At least five people, including three aged under five, died recently from malnutrition in Rote Ndao, East Nusa Tenggara…

Agustina Wayansari, Jakarta – Five Indonesian businessmen, including pulp and paper tycoon Sukanto Tanoto, are among the 1,125 wealthiest people…

Djoko Tjiptono, Jakarta – Cloudy weather and the threat of rain will not be enough to deter protesters, with at least four protest…

Tifa Asrianti, Jakarta – The clock reads 10:15 p.m. as Evi, a shop attendant at a perfume store, walks out of Plaza Senayan in South Jakarta. The…

Tifa Asrianti, Jakarta – Despite rises in the number of female workers, legal protection of their rights remains weak, female activists say.

Jakarta – The National Awakening Party (PKB) is gathering public support in its ambitious goal of winning 65 percent of the vote in…

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A. Junaidi, Jakarta – Indonesian women still face substantial challenges in regard to access to education, protection from domestic violence and…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Prevention is the key to combating Indonesia's widespread corruption, as eradication efforts rely too heavily on…

Fery Firmansyah, Jakarta – In the lead up to the extended long-weekend holiday, Jakarta will be rocked by nine protest actions on Thursday March 6…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Compared to the executive and legislative branches of power, the judiciary is less cooperative when it comes to reporting…

Rendi Akhmad Witular, Jakarta – The "only" courageous move taken by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during his 3.5 years in office was his…

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – In a bid to prevent open-pit mining in protected forests, the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) is fund-…

Suherdjoko, Semarang – Central Java Governor Ali Mufiz has urged the central government to postpone a plan for the construction of a nuclear power…

Novia D. Rulistia, Jakarta – Labor unions have agreed to support the final draft of a new severance pay regulation, in the hope that employers…

Jakarta – A coalition of human rights groups will highlight the threat to freedom of religion in Indonesia during the ongoing United Nations Human…

Bob Howarth – The independent daily Timor Post newspaper has had two formal apologies from senior government officials over violence…