Purborini, Jakarta – As many as 30 protesters from the Solidarity Network for the Families of Victims of Human Rights Violations (…

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – The Defense Ministry said it will make the most of the Indonesian Military (TNI)'s limited budget and will focus more on…

Papua Governor Barnabas Suebu said Wednesday the province would uphold a newly issued government regulation that bans the use of…

Jakarta – Judges have ordered prosecutors to forcibly summon six witnesses in the trial of Garuda Indonesia chief pilot's secretary…

Jakarta – Law enforcers should consider the victim's perspective when handling child sexual abuse cases, an official said recently.

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Andi Haswidi, Jakarta – Having trade deficits with certain partners is natural, but not when the number of partners keeps growing and the total…

Jakarta – Culture and Tourism Minister Jero Wacik came to the defense of the film censorship board at a judicial review of the country's 16-year…

Khairul Saleh, Palembang – The Palembang Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has said that tropical forests in Sumatra are under extreme threat…

Jakarta – Ienes Angela remembered back to a long time ago when she sat in a church and felt uncomfortable. It was an unpleasant experience. She…

Jakarta – Groups fighting for the rights of transvestites have demanded the government be more supportive of the minority group, especially as…

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Three decades have passed, but state insurance company PT Jamsostek's holding monopoly in social security programs…

Nograhany Widhi K, Jakarta – Demonstrations have consistently dogged the life of former President Suharto, both when he was in power and when he…

Jakarta – Indonesia and China will intensify their defense cooperation as part of efforts to implement a strategic partnership they had agreed…

Maryadi, Jakarta – Jakarta never seems to be free from protest actions, and not a day goes by without a demonstration, including today, Wednesday…

Aubrey Belfor – While Indonesia's Suharto is reviled overseas, critics say a mix of fear, self-interest and affection among the country's…

Ary Hermawan, Denpasar – An alliance of Bali's pro-democracy organizations and religious rights defenders came to the province's prosecutors…

A. Junaidi, Bangkok – Hundreds of Islamic fundamentalists staged a rally at Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Central Jakarta last month to…

Adianto P Simamora, Jakarta – Green activists strongly criticized the ongoing forest conversion work at Bukit Tigapuluh, saying it would speed up…

Jakarta – Indonesia's domestic vehicle sales are expected to fall 30 percent in 2009 from a record high in 2008, due to tight domestic liquidity…

Nick Butterly and Joe Stolley in Canberra – The wife and children of slain East Timorese rebel leader Alfredo Reinado have been granted permanent…

Jakarta – State Intelligence Agency (BIN) chief Syamsir Siregar has given his approval for the National Police's questioning of former…

Jakarta – Boosting professionalism and strengthening the rules keeping the military out of politics were among the priorities highlighted at a…

Jakarta – A rights watch group wants political parties to play a more active human rights advocacy role in both the legislative and executive arms…

Jakarta – Outgoing Indonesian Military (TNI) chief, Air Marshall Djoko Suyanto, said Monday efforts to enhance the TNI's performance and continue…

There was a sense of deja vu when former president Soeharto was admitted to Pertamina Hospital in Jakarta over the weekend.

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Jakarta – The growth of sharia-based finance in 2007 was just 30.1 percent, less than the 34.2 percent advance seen the previous year, due to a…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Polonia Airport in Medan was paralyzed for almost three hours Monday when thousands of protesters staged a rally and…

Iqbal Fadil, Jakarta – As many as four demonstrations at four separate locations will be held in Jakarta today, Tuesday January 8. Those who do…

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – Civil servants Monday rallied at the governor's office in Makassar, South Sulawesi, the second protest against the…

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – An alliance of communities fighting for religious freedom has called on the Attorney General's Office to stick to the…

Adianto P. Simamora and Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – In response to the Golkar Party's call to drop legal proceedings against Soeharto, Attorney…

Cafes and pool halls closed their doors Saturday when around a thousand Islamic organization members passed through Bogor's main streets.

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Cilacap – Three Islamic militants on death row for the 2002 Bali bombings met their families on Monday, as their lawyer said they would seek an…

Fitraya Ramadhanny, Jakarta – Monday mornings are always a day full of hustle and bustle at the start of the week. Drivers should be…

John Aglionby – The powerful speaker of Indonesia's parliament has called for legal proceedings to be dropped against Suharto, the 86-year-old…

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – As the country's longest serving former president lay in hospital over the weekend his loyalists appealed for all…

Jakarta – A coalition of NGOs voiced their objections on Sunday to a proposal that political parties be allowed to run candidates in elections for…

Jakarta – Experts on Saturday blamed humans for contributing to environmental damages that eventually lead to so-called natural disasters.

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[History in Uniform: Military Ideology and the Construction of Indonesia's past. Katherine McGregor. National University of Singapore Press, 2007…

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – Corrupt behavior in politics and complicated bureaucracy are believed to be the factors keeping benevolent democracy and…

Lindsay Murdoch, Jakarta – One of the Bali bombers has written from his Indonesian jail that he feels so "beautiful" on the eve of his execution…

Jakarta – The centralized structure of the police force hampers efforts to build an effective professional law enforcement body, a researcher said…

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – A study has shown that Java island will remain the most prone area in the country for water-related disasters,…

Indra Harsaputra, Sidoarjo – An embankment built to contain the hot mud that has been flowing from an oil drilling well in Porong, Sidoarjo…

Jakarta – Indonesian migrant workers, non-governmental organizations and students in Malaysia are up in arms over the anticorruption court's…

Deadly natural disasters look to have struck too early for Indonesia, just after the country won praise for hosting a key climate change…

Jakarta – Rights defense group Imparsial said Friday that human rights was little more than a government slogan last year and was likely to remain…

Jakarta – Hundreds of Barito market vendors distributed roses to passing motorists Friday in a subtle protest against their relocation…

Jakarta – Jakarta's street musician, the one found playing beside a car waiting at a red light, on a public bus, or in small roadside restaurants…

Jakarta – More than 50 Islamic organizations grouped under the Islamic Community Forum visited the Attorney's General Office (AGO) on Thursday to…