Lindsay Murdoch, Dili – Australia's military presence in East Timor will be wound back, starting with at least 300 personnel, the Prime Minister,…

Victor Tjahjadi, Pangandaran – Rescuers have dug with bare hands in a grim search for more bodies after more than 520 people were confirmed killed…

Avelino Coelho da Silva, Dili – The conflict that arose recently in Timor Leste has caused more suffering for the nation's poor people,…

Alia Azmi, Jakarta – Controlling hectic traffic during morning rush hour is not the only activity keeping the police busy these days. A newly…

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – In an apparent face-saving measure aimed at boosting its chances in the 2009 elections, the Democrat Party (PD) has…

United Nations – UN special envoy Ian Martin on Wednesday stressed the need for a "substantial" UN police presence in volatile East Timor to…

Kuala Lumpur – Haze has persisted over parts of Malaysia due to smoke from forest fires in Indonesia but there are hopes of rain to clear the air…

Medan – Indonesia and Malaysia have agreed to allocate 500,000 euro (about US$394,000) to pay the fees of a consultant or joint spokesman to…

Tony Hotland, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) plans to widen its wealth-reporting system to target lower government and…

Jakarta – Indonesian responses ranged from despair to acceptance after a tsunami on Monday killed at least 256 people on Java, the latest in a…

Howard is off to East Timor today, allegedly to meet the Aussie troops and the new PM Jose Ramos Horta. But we can be assured that his main…

M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesian embassies in seven countries may have been wiretapped by the intelligence services of their host nations,…

No one caught in last year's Operation Hutan Lestari has been convicted of illegal logging because conflicting regulations are making it difficult…

The illegal logging and smuggling of merbau timber from Papua involves a complex web of international middlemen, timber barons and financial…

M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – The House of Representatives on Monday dropped the ax on one lawmaker, and warned several others for unethical…

Jakarta – House Speaker Agung Laksono has asked the Indonesian version of Playboy to stop publishing.

"Please heed public…

Adisti Sukma Sawitri, Jakarta – Activists and legislators strongly oppose President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's plan to issue a decree protecting…

Lambaro Neujid – Former separatist rebels in Indonesia's Aceh have enjoyed a year of peace but, as they slowly try to build new lives for…

Radzie, Banda Aceh – The Aceh chapter of the Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) has been included in a list of illegal or banned organisations…

Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – The goodwill generated by the passing of the Citizenship Law on Tuesday will quickly dissipate if the government fails to…

Jakarta – The final draft of a bill makes provisions for an institution to be set up to ensure that witnesses and victims are protected throughout…

Theresia Sufa, Bogor – Going to school or playing is common for most children but it is a luxury for many youngsters living in the Ciomas district…

Jakarta – Thousands of people from the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) blocked the Bundaran HI traffic circle Sunday to peacefully…

Theresia Sufa, Bogor – Participants in the Asia Pacific International Labor Organization seminar, which finished in Jakarta on Friday, visited…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – A police officer who was allegedly drunk when he shot dead his female companion was mobbed and killed Saturday by…

M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – In an unprecedented move, the House of Representatives disciplinary committee recommended Saturday that a lawmaker be…

Jakarta – The head of the recently concluded security operation in Central Sulawesi's restive Poso and Palu said Friday the level of violence in…

Ary Hermawan and M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – Former Army chief Gen. (ret) Ryamizard Rayacudu is on the list of people to be investigated in…

Jakarta – The National Police have placed a former two-star general allegedly involved in illegal logging on Interpol's international…

Palu, Central Sulawesi – At least 60 drivers of Utama Taxi, one of the major taxi companies in the Central Sulawesi capital of Palu,…

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Employers are demanding the government review the social security system to eliminate corruption in the management…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – An ongoing dispute between the Papuan Legislative Council and the Papuan chapter of the General Elections…

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Friday the new Aceh governance law would help speed up the recovery of the province from the…

M. Taufiqurrahman – The Muslim-based Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) has proposed that the railway law require every train provide a women-only car…

Mark Dodd and Stephen Fitzpatrick in Jakarta – On his first day in office this week, East Timor's new Prime Minister Jose Ramos Horta accepted a…

Jambi – Illegal logging in Jambi has escalated, causing the state to suffer billions of rupiah in losses as seen in the rising number…

Marianne Kearney, Dili – Mr Joao Cancio Freitas might be the director of Dili's Institute of Technology, but like almost three quarters of this…

Kalinga Seneviratne, Sydney – East Timor's new Prime Minister Jose Ramos Horta has been warmly welcomed by Australia's foreign minister Alexander…

Jakarta – Members of the Salamullah religious sect lead by Lia Aminuddin, also known as Lia Eden, reported Wednesday to police that…

Jakarta – A comprehensive audit on the operation of PT Freeport Indonesia, which was initially expected to be completed last month, is not…

The city administration's free tuition education policy has been warmly welcomed by city residents. Many hope the policy will help students at…

Slamet Susanto, Yogyakarta – Activists staging a hunger strike are demanding the government live up to pledges to provide financial assistance to…

East Timor's President Xanana Gusmao has sworn in a new cabinet, taking the tiny nation a step closer to normalcy after deadly violence in May…

Chris Holm, Jakarta – On May 27, a natural gas drilling operation in Indonesia's East Java province got exceptionally messy.

Local…

Banda Aceh – The head of a foreign monitoring mission overseeing a peace pact between ex-rebels in Indonesia's Aceh and the Jakarta government has…

Nani Afrida, Banda Aceh – The Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM) will not step into the controversy about the newly passed Aceh governance law, chief…

A land dispute between residents of two villages in North Seram district, Maluku, erupted into violence earlier this week, resulting…

London – Multiple mutations have been found in the H5N1 bird flu virus that killed seven family members in Indonesia although scientists are…

Hera Diani, Jakarta – Legislators pronounced the citizenship law passed here Tuesday as revolutionary in ending discrimination against Chinese-…

Hera Diani, Jakarta – The House of Representatives passed a citizenship bill Tuesday which took a step toward ending discrimination against people…