Achmad Sukarsono, Jakarta – A Papuan separatist received a life sentence on Tuesday and six others were handed shorter jail terms for the murder…

Matthew Libbis – On 17 October, the United Nations's Independent Commission of Inquiry for Timor-Leste released its report into who was…

Sydney – The democratic process has moved forward in Aceh province. The provincial election in Aceh will be held on 11 December 2006 after the…

Banda Aceh – A former Indonesian general and a separatist rebel are among eight candidates running for governor in the once-volatile province of…

Jakarta – A senior Indonesian minister has promised the country will introduce new get-tough measures on human traffickers.

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P. Parameswaran, Washington – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono risks political backlash for failing to go after "big fish" under a…

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The threat by Golkar Party politicians to withdraw support for the government in protest over the establishment of a…

Niniek Karmini, Mantangai – Dozens of endangered orangutans have been driven from their dwindling jungle habitat in Borneo by months of land-…

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Indonesia has jumped to third place from 21st behind the United States and China as the world's top contributor of…

Jakarta – Indonesian Defence Minister Juwono Sudarsono said political or military issues would not be discussed during US President…

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Private labor exporters are unhappy with a new government policy that requires the businesses to have a minimum…

The Regional Investment Forum here last week presented several business-friendly provincial governors and regional officials, who fully realize…

Tony Hotland, Jakarta – Vice President Jusuf Kalla made sure on Friday that no one, including President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, could defy him…

Yemris Fointuna, Kupang – After a lengthy drought the situation in East Nusa Tenggara has become critical, with tens of thousands of hectares of…

Nani Afrida, Banda Aceh – Aceh's first-ever direct elections are scheduled for December, yet many eligible voters may be unable to cast ballots…

Hamish McDonald – With the near Pacific going pear-shaped on just about every front for Canberra, let us take a look at the crisis that kicked off…

Jakarta – Stay-at-home mom Wahyuni looked relieved as she walked away from the pawnshop in Senen, Central Jakarta. "Thank God, now I will be able…

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – Representatives of the Bogor municipal administration in West Java province, the police and Indonesian Military (TNI)…

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – The government says it will begin offering farmers incentives to stop clearing land using fire, as part of efforts…

James Dunn – For Prime Minister John Howard, the recent Pacific Forum meeting must have been a rather uncomfortable experience. It should also…

Jakarta – Three Muslim men have been charged in the beheadings of three Christian girls in an Indonesian province fraught with sectarian tension,…

Ridwan Max Sijabat and Nani Afrida, Jakarta/Banda Aceh – The European Union election monitoring mission is upbeat Aceh's first direct elections,…

Benget Simbolon Tnb., Jakarta – Transportation Minister Hatta Rajasa assured investors Wednesday that private firms – both local and foreign –…

Urip Hudiono, Jakarta – Two key economics ministers have given assurances that Indonesia is committed to addressing the concerns of investors…

Victor Tjahjadi, Jakarta – Indonesia has sought to reassure investors attending a key infrastructure summit that the government is fighting hard…

Indra Harsaputra, Sidoarjo – Residents of Jatirejo village in Sidoarjo, East Java, took to the streets Wednesday after a monthlong break for…

Dili – Stone-throwing between two street-roaming youth gangs in the capital of East Timor Thursday marred an otherwise peaceful celebration of a…

Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – Breaking a long silence on the issue, the Justice and Human Rights Ministry promised Wednesday to review regional bylaws…

Tangerang – A total of 6,500 employees of PT Dong Joe Indonesia, which produces Reebok sports apparel, have been out of work since the…

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Miner PT Freeport McMoran Indonesia and pulp and paper company PT Kiani Kertas have denied a labor union's claim…

Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – Seven Papuans arrested over the 2002 killings of two Americans and their Indonesian colleague in Papua declined to enter a…

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Social scientists warned Tuesday that Indonesia's social problems will get worse over the next 10 years because the…

The defence minister has rejected calls for a UN inquiry into the death of Indonesia's leading human rights activist, following the acquittal of…

Jakarta – The National Police said Tuesday that they would not allow a United Nations representative to take part in the investigation of the…

Andreas Harsono, Jakarta – The restoration by the US of full military ties with Indonesia, in the common interest of combating global terrorism,…

Anissa S. Febrina, Jakarta – Jakarta may be almost half a millennium old, but when it comes to fire it is nothing more than a child whose…

Lindsay Murdoch, Dili – Gangs responsible for East Timor's violence, political intimidation, extortion and crime have been linked to powerful…

Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – Waving and wearing big smile, Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putera walked away from the Cipinang narcotics prison Monday a free…

Banda Aceh – An eight-person team from the European Union has begun monitoring work ahead of elections in Indonesia's Aceh province,…

Andi Hajramurni and Ruslan Sangaji, Makassar/Poso – Troops were sent to Poso on Monday, one day after Vice President Jusuf Kalla and religious…

Markus Makur, Timika – Hundreds of people rallied in Timika, Papua, on Monday in opposition to the trial in Jakarta of seven Papuans charged with…

Jakarta – Concerned that the embankments containing the Sidoarjo mudflow might burst during the rainy season, the team overseeing the East Java…

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The Confederation of Indonesian Prosperous Labor Unions (KSBSI) filed 20 complaints with the Manpower and…

Jakarta – The early release from jail of the son of former Indonesian President Suharto has thrown the spotlight on what critics say is a justice…

The processes of justice in Indonesia's court system continue to baffle anyone looking for consistency or punishments fitting the crime.

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Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The widow of murdered activist Munir and her lawyers pressed national flagship airline Garuda on Monday to hand over…

Mario de Queiroz, Lisbon – After centuries of Portuguese colonialism and more than two decades of Indonesian military occupation, instability and…

Lindsay Murdoch, Dili – The East Timorese Government has ordered a crackdown on activists behind a campaign aimed at denigrating Australian…

Ahmad Pathoni, Jakarta – The youngest son of former Indonesian president Suharto was conditionally released from jail on Monday, after serving a…

Bill Guerin, Jakarta – As Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono enters his third year in office, the world's most populous Muslim country…