Does a dead body need money? Surely not. The relatives of the deceased usually made do for the burial. It is, then, a serious matter if a father…

Veronica Brooks, Canberra – East Timor's Prime Minister, Mari Alkatiri, said Friday he believes Dili and Canberra can quickly finalize a revenue-…

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – A new survey has suggested that the direct elections being planned in over 140 regions across the nation this month…

Semarang – Approximately 5,000 farmers in Central Java protested here on Friday against a controversial decree on land procurement for…

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Despite all the talk about good governance, government institutions continue to maintain so-called "tactical funds"…

Blontank Poer, Wonogiri – The sun is just starting to lean to the west while Misni, 41, shifts peeled cassava being dried on plaited bamboo trays…

ID Nugroho, Surabaya – Drops of water trickle down from the shoulder-length hair of Sekar (not her real name), as she enters one of the fast food…

Irman G. Lanti – The fourth round of peace talks between the separatist Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (also known as GAM or the Free Aceh Movement) and the…

Mathew Moore, Jakarta – A businessman from one of Indonesia's wealthiest families has escaped with a seven-year jail sentence after murdering a…

Michael Richardson – It has been a rollercoaster ride of more than two years of sometimes acrimonious talks between Australia and East Timor on…

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – Former BIN chief A.M. Hendropriyono has missed his chance to clarify the facts obtained by the fact-finding team…

Barry Neild, Banda Aceh – While most Indonesian child tsunami victims are being cared for by family or friends six months after the disaster, new…

Bandar Lampung – Hundreds of workers of PT Sweet Indo Lampung protested outside the sugar producer's factory complex in Gedungmeneng,…

Jakarta – As the end of its tenure nears, the fact-finding team probing the murder of top human rights activist Munir dealt another blow on…

Along with foreign and local volunteers, the Indonesian Military has been instrumental in rebuilding Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam following the total…

Jakarta – Room to maneuver by the former director of the National Intelligence Agency (BIN) Hendropriyono is shrinking after BIN formally wrote to…

Jakarta – The former director of the National Intelligence Agency (BIN), AM Hendropriyono, says there is no requirement for him to fulfill the…

Katherine Torres, Washington – The US renewal of military aid and training assistance to Jakarta continues to spark criticism and activists accuse…

Rendi A. Witular and Yuli Tri Suwarni, Jakarta/Bandung – After his private mobile phone crashed just a day after its number was made public last…

Andi Hajramurni and A'an Suryana, Makassar/Jakarta – Building a clean government! This was the vision expressed by Ichsan Yasin Limpo, a candidate…

Commenting ahead of the East Timorese Prime Minister, Mari Alkatiri's visit to Melbourne today, Timor Sea Justice Campaign co-ordinator Tom Clarke…

Bloomberg – East Timor's President Xanana Gusmao said his country shouldn't rush to settle a dispute with Australia over offshore oil and gas…

Lisbon – A leader of East Timor's Roman Catholics warned Thursday that although the recent dispute between his powerful church and the…

M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – One of the greatest smear campaigns ever committed in the country's modern history was the one that was waged against…

Aguswandi, London – Irresponsible statements from politicians in Jakarta is the last thing Acehnese need at this time, post-disaster. Yet this is…

That is, arguably, the most famous cellular phone number in the country – along with a few popular TV reality show and game show phone-in numbers…

Hera Diani, Jakarta – The current outbreak of malnutrition that is affecting thousands of children in some provinces might be considered a slap in…

Jakarta – Indonesia's High Court on Thursday upheld a 10-year-jail sentence for the governor of the nation's tsunami-ravaged Aceh province for…

Jakarta – Investigators in Indonesia arrested a lawyer Thursday for allegedly bribing a court official in a bid to overturn the conviction of the…

Jakarta – The chairperson of the Association of Families of Missing Persons (Ikohi), Mugiyanto, says the 14 activists who disappeared between 1997…

John Roberts – Talks in the Finnish capital Helsinki between the Indonesian government and the exiled leadership of the separatist Free Aceh…

Cirebon, West Java – Some 4,000 children in Cirebon regency are suffering from malnutrition, a senior government official said on…

Jakarta – If a province is wealthy enough to allocate Rp 12 billion (US$1.26 billion) for the renovation of its governor's residence, why do its…

Matthew Moore Herald, Jakarta – Imron Cotan has been told he will be returning to a new position, having barely completed half of his three-year…

The babies could not wait – they died before our honorable legislators were able to complete their ongoing revision of the state budget, which…

Syofiardi Bachyul Jb, Padang – Thirteen out of 45 Padang councillors were sentenced to four years in jail each on Tuesday following their…

Ahead of a visit by the Prime Minister of East Timor, Mari Alkatiri, to Melbourne this week, the Australian Council of Trade Unions has renewed…

M. Rizal Maslan, Jakarta – Although the time limit for Fact Finding Team's (TPF) investigation into the Munir case is almost up it seems that it…

Eva C. Komandjaja and Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – Documents setting out methods and plans to kill human rights activist Munir have been discovered by…

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The twin problems of school dropouts and child labor in the country have been blamed on widespread poverty. The…

Jakarta – Indonesian police found a partly assembled explosive device at a south Jakarta train station on Wednesday and a bomb squad…

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Denpasar – The jailing of a university student for insulting President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is a reflection of the…

Bill Guerin, Jakarta – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono last week ordered the country's governors to revive the Regional Intelligence…

Jakarta – Reports on corruption and offerings of lucky charms were among the text messages received by the President via his cellular phone not…

Damar Harsanto, Jakarta – In an attempt to finish a major backlog of big city projects, Governor Sutiyoso has set a deadline of six months for…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Association of Families of Missing Persons (Ikohi) is urging retired General Wiranto to clarify his statement that 14…

Jakarta – The Fact Finding Team (TPF) investigating the death of Munir has found documents containing four plots to kill the human rights activist…

Jakarta – A team set up by the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) to investigate the abduction of prodemocracy activists…

Despite its strong association with the New Order regime of former president Soeharto, the Golkar Party managed to dominate not only the last…

Multa Fidrus, Tangerang – With the sixth graders facing final exams and the new academic year about to start in July, officials at a state…