Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The Golkar Party's demand last week for a Cabinet reshuffle to enable it to place more party members in senior…

Jakarta – A local human rights organization has accused the government of violating the right to freedom of expression. The Human Rights Working…

Dili – A Brazilian missionary has been killed after being caught up in communal fighting in East Timor's capital, a UN spokeswoman and a…

Nani Afrida, Banda Aceh – Muhammad Kalianda is tired of waiting for help to build a new home to replace the one destroyed in the December 2004…

Urip Hudiono, Hanoi/Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has warned people not to "excessively" protest US President George W. Bush's…

Jerry Norton, Jakarta – Thousands of protesters ranging from militant youths to mothers carrying babies demonstrated across Indonesia against US…

Sydney may have led Australia in promoting its Mardi Gras marches, but this doesn't translate into widespread acceptance of sexual difference in…

Bhimanto Suwastoyo, Jakarta – Thousands of hardline Muslims have rallied against US President George W. Bush's visit to Indonesia, with some…

Zakki Hakim, Jakarta – Thousands wound through the streets of Indonesia's capital and gathered at a grand mosque Sunday to protest President Bush'…

J. Osdar – Indonesian journalists roared with laughter when they witnessed the general elections or great election in the Malaysian state of Sabah…

Mark Forbes – On Banda Aceh's outskirts sits a deserted village of banana yellow fibro shacks, held together with duct tape and built without…

Palu, Central Sulawesi – Protests against US President George W. Bush's planned visit to Indonesia on Nov. 20 continue in parts of the…

Jakarta – The government promised on Friday that Lapindo Brantas Inc. would still be held responsible for the damage caused by the Sidoarjo…

A wide range of U.S. organizations have urged President Bush "to refrain from promising any military assistance to Indonesia's armed forces" on…

Duncan Campbell – Indonesia is of vital strategic importance to Australia. That much is generally agreed. How we should deal with that reality is…

Duncan Graham, Surabaya – There's a critical five-letter word absent from the Framework for Security Cooperation agreement signed this week (…

Jakarta – A coalition of non-governmental organizations demanded Thursday that the Attorney General's Office (AGO) investigate the…

Urip Hudiono, Jakarta – Indonesia's economy appears to be on track again, growing by 5.52 percent in the third quarter ended Sept. 30 from the…

M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – The government and all political factions at the House of Representatives have agreed to continue listing religion on…

Yogyakarta - Scores of protesters demonstrated in front of the Agung State Place Building in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta yesterday…

Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – Anticorruption activists say forces linked with former president Soeharto's Golkar Party are attempting to obstruct the…

Australians are getting a rare opportunity to learn about Timor-Leste and to better understand its story through Chega!, the Final Report of the…

Jakarta – In another twist to the Sidoarjo mud volcano disaster, PT Energi Mega Persada (EMP) says it has sold PT Lapindo Brantas Inc., its unit…

Tony Hotland, Jakarta – Criminologist Adrianus Meliala laments the government's lack of action against crimes involving state officials.

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Jakarta – A high level meeting of ASEAN countries in Jakarta called on Indonesian government officials Wednesday to collaborate and approach the…

Adam Henry – The enigmatic Jakarta Lobby is "... an informal group of like-minded people who regard Indonesia as a special case". It is not a…

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – Clean air campaigners were careful about selecting a smoke-free dining establishment as the venue for a public…

Dili – Four people are believed to have died in the latest East Timor violence which also saw 10 homes torched, Prime Minister Jose Ramos Horta…

President Bush should ask the Indonesian president about his government's failure to convict anyone for the fatal poisoning of Munir Said Thalib…

Jakarta – The country's antimoney laundering watchdog, the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK), says it has noticed a…

Niniek Karmini, Mantangai – With smoke from nearby forest fires stinging his eyes, the conservationist aims his tranquilizer dart at the orangutan…

Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta/Medan – A non-government group claims many of the houses built for tsunami victims on Nias island in North Sumatra have…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – A noted Papuan figure criticized the Indonesian government on Tuesday, saying it was only interested in the…

Jakarta – With six days to go before the arrival of US President George W. Bush in Indonesia, protests against his 10-hour visit reached a new…

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – Protesters demanding an increase in the minimum wage scuffled with security officers Tuesday in front of the offices…

Jakarta – The defamation articles in the Criminal Code are undemocratic and must be revoked or amended, a prominent constitutional law…

Suherdjoko, Cilacap – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was greeted Tuesday by hundreds of protesting residents when he arrived to open a new…

Amy Goodman – The troops marched slowly, their US-made M-16s raised. It was Nov. 12, 1991, a day that would forever be seared into my memory, and…

Jakarta – Local and foreign analysts are upbeat that Indonesia will be able to meet its economic growth target of 6.3 percent next year despite an…

Ellen Whinnett – East Timorese refugees say they have been threatened with visa cancellations if they do not support the Labor Party.

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Dili – Nearly 1,000 soldiers and police paraded on the streets of East Timor's capital Dili Wednesday in an apparent gesture of reconciliation…

Lindsay Murdoch, Darwin – After months of violence, hundreds of youths from rival gangs have gathered on the streets of Dili to embrace each other…

Mark Forbes in Senggigi, Lombok – With two signatures and a handshake, Indonesia and Australia have proclaimed a new era of closer relations with…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Murdered Papuan independence figure Theys Hiyo Eluay was a hero who struggled peacefully to uphold democracy in…

Bogor – Hardline Indonesian Islamic groups are considering launching a no-confidence motion against President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono over US…

Nani Afrida, Aceh Besar – Tsunami survivors living in Aceh Besar regency are demanding the government compensate then for land acquired to build…

Banda Aceh – All eight pairs of candidates for the governorship and vice-governorship of Aceh on Tuesday vowed to work for peaceful elections in…

Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara – The 30th congress of the Indonesian Christian Student Movement ended in chaos here Saturday when a…

Indonesia and Australia will sign a new treaty on Monday aimed at smoothing prickly ties through greater security cooperation, and underlining…

Dili – Timor Leste Prime Minister Jose Ramon Horta expressed gratitude to Cuba on Monday for providing medical training to almost 500…