Jakarta – The discovery of a large arms stash in a deceased Army officer's home last week underscores problems of transparency and accountability…

M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – Bowing to demands from a number of groups, the House of Representatives has decided to halt discussions on an anti-…

Hasrul, Kendari – The mood in Pasarwajo city, the capital of Buton Regency in Southeast Sulawesi, was tense Sunday following the shooting of…

Ruslan Sangadji, Poso – A bomb believed to be homemade exploded Saturday night at a church in the Central Sulawesi regency of Poso, but no…

Whit Mason – In the past few weeks, two Australian dreams have come crashing to earth. First, there was chaos in East Timor and then the Socceroos…

Jakarta – Some 10,000 Indonesians have massed in front of the US embassy, to support the Palestinian people and condemn Israel's deadly offensive…

John McBeth – A descendant of Islamic-proselytising Yemeni traders, educated in the then-Marxist-ruled states of Angola and Mozambique, the newly…

Jill Jolliffe, Dili – A meeting of East Timor's parliament tomorrow will underline the surreal political world in which the troubled fledgling…

"One, two, three, heave!" men shout as they strain against a wooden motor boat used to catch green mussels just a few hours before.

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Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The joint Indonesia-Timor Leste Truth and Friendship Commission said Friday it received backing of Indonesian Military (…

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The House of Representatives is scheduled to endorse the long-awaited and much-debated Aceh governance bill on July…

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – A study on the economic impact of building six new inner-city turnpikes has fleshed out the reality of the income…

Tangerang – Dozens of residents of Sukamanah village in Jambi district ran amok Friday, beating up the village secretary and…

Jakarta – Lawmakers are dragging their feet on the witness protection bill, legislation that is expected to help root out major cases…

Jakarta – The Central Jakarta District Court jailed the leader of a minority religious sect for two years Thursday for blasphemy against Islam, a…

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – Military police discovered almost 30,000 bullets, grenades and 145 rifles and pistols at the home of a high-…

Kenneth Davidson – The chief criticism of John Howard's decision to reinstitute the Pacific Solution to deal with the threat of hundreds of…

Jakarta – Indonesia plans to deport two US citizens after they were caught attending a meeting with separatist sympathizers in the country's…

Jakarta – The People's Coalition Against Land Evictions (KRTP) opposes Presidential Regulation Number 36/2005 on the Acquisition of Land for the…

Jakarta – The wife of the late Munir, Suciwati, accompanied by representatives of the Solidarity Action Committee for Munir and senior legal…

Tb. Arie Rukmantara, Jakarta – Rivers awash in chemical pollutants and untreated sewage, denuded forests and smog-choked cities are putting the…

Jakarta – A number of Islamic social organisations from the Islamic Community Forum (FUI) have visited the offices of the Ministry for Political,…

Sarah Smiles, Canberra – Nearly $1 million of Australia's foreign aid budget is feared to have been used fraudulently in the past four years.

Patrick Walters – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has pledged to intensify his country's counter-terrorism fight, promising close…

Michelle Grattan – John Howard put on a late-night party for Australian officials and travelling media who wanted to watch the soccer. Those in…

Jakarta/Batam – The government plans to relax the implementation of the labor legislation in the newly declared special economic zones (SEZs) on…

Nick Everett – East Timor's current political crisis began when a group of soldiers from the country's west – which grew from 140 to 591 – signed…

Singapore – Petty regional divisions have been stirred up for political gain in East Timor which is still struggling to define its identity after…

Cynthia Banham in Paris and Phillip Coorey on Bantam Island – The Prime Minister says he welcomes the resignation of the East Timorese Prime…

Jane Perlez, Tangerang – To a passer-by, the dress and demeanor of Lilis Lindawati would have attracted little attention as she waited in the dark…

James Dunn – The reluctant resignation of Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri yesterday may have eased the crisis in East Timor, but the situation will…

Jakarta – The government wants the new state secrets bill to restrict foreigners access to information that could threaten national security, the…

Jonathan Head – It was with a characteristically unemotional performance that Mari Alkatiri announced the end of his – and East Timor's – first…

Jakarta – The continued flow of hot mud from a gas drilling well, which has spread over more than 127 hectares of land in Sidoarjo, East Java,…

Slamet Susanto and Blontank Poer, Yogyakarta – Thousands of Muslims thronged a sermon here Sunday by firebrand cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, who…

Dennis Shanahan, Batam – Australia and Indonesia are expected to take a giant leap forward in restoring relations today with a statement of common…

Mark Colvin: I'm joined now by Damien Kingsbury, Associate Professor at Deakin University's School of International and Political Studies, a close…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The National Police will take over security at US-owned mining company PT Freeport Indonesia from the military…

A Catholic human rights group has accused Indonesian police of torturing 23 Papuans arrested after violent protests in March.

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Jakarta – The government's move to standardize education in Indonesia through the national exams has been challenged by activists and legislators…

With Australia's Prime Minister John Howard set to meet Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono later today, West Papua campaigners in…

Hamish McDonald – In Timor there is the politics of Dili – this lethargic little seaside capital of low white buildings and tall tropical trees,…

Jakarta: A coalition of non-governmental organizations criticized Friday the secretive deliberations of the controversial pornography…

M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – The House of Representatives and the government have agreed on joint management of oil and gas in Nanggroe Aceh…

Jakarta – Activists are demanding legislators ensure women's political rights are protected in the Aceh governance bill expected to be passed into…

Jakarta – The cost of illegal imports in lost revenue to the government almost doubled last year, with Industry Minister Fahmi Idris warning…

After much speculation and rumor, Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Firman Gani was replaced after only 22 months in office, handing over his…

Jakarta – The second International Conference of Islamic Scholars (ICIS) ended with a call for Muslims living in non-Muslims areas to promote…

Tb. Arie Rukmantara, Ubud (Bali) – Sidelining customary laws and undermining tribal wisdom in managing Indonesia's rich natural resources is…

Jakarta – The courts should severely punish members of radical groups convicted of violent offenses, National Police chief Gen. Sutanto says.