Jakarta – The limited Cabinet shakeup announced by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Monday night appears to be a blessing in disguise for the…

Indonesia's president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyno has opted for a steady hand on the wheel, with changes to his cabinet. The moves are restricted to…

A new survey of foreign executives has ranked Indonesia the most corrupt country in the Asia Pacific region.

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Nani Afrida, Banda Aceh – A leading non-governmental organization (NGO) has opposed a plan by the government to grant forest concessions to 11…

Jakarta – With little fanfare, the House of Representatives unanimously agreed on Tuesday to pass the bill on teachers and lecturers, which aims…

On the 30th anniversary of Indonesia's invasion of East Timor, the East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) today called on the world to…

Makmur Keliat, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has relied on three popular arguments to convince the people that the increases in the fuel…

Dili – East Timor's president should make public a UN-commissioned report that recommends troops who carried out atrocities during Indonesia's 24-…

Intania Nur Kusuma, Jakarta – The World Trade Organisation (WTO) will hold its 6th ministerial level meeting in Hong Kong on 13-18 December. The…

ID Nugroho, Surabaya – A National Police plan to fingerprint all students of Islamic boarding schools (pesantren) across the country as well as…

Yogyakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono announced a Cabinet reshuffle on Monday aimed at boosting his government's economic performance…

Shoeb Kagda, Jakarta – Nearly one year after 15-metre-high waves smashed into the Aceh coast, the Indonesian province worst hit by the Dec 26…

Tony Hotland, Jakarta – In a decision eliciting jeers and cheers from the gallery, the government and the House of Representatives agreed on…

Gede Suardana, Denpasar – A sentence of five months jail and 10 months probation is being sought by the prosecution for 12 Udayana University…

Richard LLoyd Parry Blog – It is a law of guerrilla wars that they are morally murky affairs, in which it is impossible to separate right from…

Nani Afrida, Banda Aceh – The Free Aceh Movement (GAM) marked its 29th anniversary quietly on Sunday by holding prayers at mosques across Aceh…

This nation is learning – the tough way – the hard lessons of democracy. Each new challenge brings forth a new response that either regresses or…

Jakarta – One may have seen it coming. Perhaps not glaringly conspicuous, but the signs where there for a return to the situation where…

Britain, a former foreign secretary once declared, had no permanent allies, only permanent interests. Lord Palmerston, a 19th-century political…

Tb. Arie Rukmantara, Jakarta – Alleged pollution in Buyat Bay has not been settled yet, but North Sulawesi has yet again become embroiled in an…

Rusman, Samarinda – After illegal logging, coal mining is now the biggest danger to the environment of East Kalimantan. Many coal mines –…

Bagus Kurniawan, Yogyakarta – An action opposing the arrival of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono that was being organised by the National…

Banda Aceh – Sympathizers of former rebels in Aceh commemorate the movement's anniversary across the tsunami-ravaged province in a modest way on…

Jakarta – Authorities are preparing to charge 10 senior local officials from the Indonesian part of Borneo with involvement in illegal logging and…

Tim Hume – Teenage tsunami survivors in Indonesia's stricken Aceh province are turning to marijuana to escape the trauma and despair.

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Supriyono Pangribowo, Jakarta – The offence of insulting the president is being used again. This time an activist from the Indonesian National…

Nani Afrida and Tiarma Siboro, Banda Aceh/Jakarta – Former Aceh rebels have decided against celebrating the 29nd anniversary of their movement on…

Nani Afrida, Banda Aceh – Large crowds gathered on Friday in Banda Aceh and Pidie to watch tsunami survivors publicly caned for gambling.

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The Indonesia Human Rights Committee has called on the Foreign Minister and the Prime Minister to urge the Government of Timor Leste to release…

Ridwan Max Sijabat and Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – Papuans have continued protesting the presence of security forces in villages across their…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Although he spends his days and nights in a cramed prison cell, the spirit to fight for Papua's independence still…

Bambang Nurbianto, Jakarta – Junior high school No. 56 in Melawai, South Jakarta, was swapped away by the city administration to a private company…

Jakarta – What you can and cannot see on TV is now practically in the hands of the government, and so is what you can or cannot hear on the radio…

Luh Putu Trisna Wahyuni, Mataram – Thousands of teachers in East Lombok regency have been on strike since Thursday to protest against the…

Jakarta – Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous nation, is scurrying to ready for a potential bird flu pandemic but health and animal…

East Timor's Foreign Minister, Jose Ramos Horta, says his Government hopes to sign the full agreement with Australia over the Greater…

Ridwan Max Sijabat and Tony Hotland, Jakarta – A political grouping, officially launched here on Thursday by dissatisfied elements of former…

Jakarta – Higher crude palm oil and rubber production contributed to a 19 percent increase in the country's non-oil and gas exports during the…

Urip Hudiono, Jakarta – The October bombings in Bali have proved to be a severe blow to Indonesia's tourism sector, with the number of foreign…

Tb. Arie Rukmantara, Jakarta – The government has decided not to appeal against a recent court ruling in favor of PT Newmont Minahasa Raya (NMR)…

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – The Wirabuana Military Command is still questioning 25 soldiers accused of being responsible for attacking and looting…

Nethy Dharma Somba and Andi Hajramurni, Jayapura – The police have foiled an attempt to raise the outlawed Bintang Kejora (Morning Star) flag,…

Gary LaMoshi, Denpasar – The Bush administration's decision to drop its arms embargo against Indonesia and resume full military ties fits a…

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – Prosecutors have recommended a life sentence for Garuda pilot Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto for the murder of the country…

Krishnadev Calamur, Washington – Critics of a deal between Australia and Timor Leste on disputed undersea oil and gas reserves say Asia's poorest…

Nurvita Indarini, Jakarta – Although the sentence being sought by the public prosecutor for Pollycarpus is considered just, the former secretary…

Australia and East Timor have struck agreement on how to carve up lucrative Timor Sea energy reserves worth up to $41 billion.

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The Australian Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer, has told Parliament that officials had initiated a resource sharing agreement with East Timor…

The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) today called for the quick release of the full report of East Timor's truth commission, the…

Shoeb Kagda, Jakarta – The news last week from Washington that the United States would restore full military ties with Indonesia after a 14-year…