Aceh separatists urged Indonesian officials to call a ceasefire as a gesture of goodwill as the two parties held a third round of peace talks n…

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – In a bid to boost professionalism, the Indonesian Military (TNI) has decided divest its vast business interests within…

Jakarta – When Amisah, 47, and her husband opened their business at Senen Market in Central Jakarta in 1976, their income steadily increased until…

The first of many, or just one of the few. That is the question on many lips after the conviction of Abdullah Puteh on corruption charges.

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Batam (Riau) – About 650 docksiders working for two shipping companies in Batam protested outside the city council on Monday,…

Green MP Keith Locke returned today from a three-day trip to West Papua conveying a request from Papuan leaders that New Zealand champion their…

Sian Powell, Jakarta – Splits have emerged among Aceh separatists on the eve of peace talks with the Indonesian Government in Helsinki, with one…

John Roberts – Even as Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono postures as a "democrat", his government has given the go-ahead for the…

Canberra – The Indonesian and Australian air forces have launched their first joint military exercise since relations between the two countries…

Matthew Moore, Jakarta – In Indonesia's highest profile graft case, the new anti-corruption court has jailed the governor of Aceh for 10 years for…

Endy M. Bayuni, Jakarta – The trouble with praise or accolades is that when you get too much, you get too high. And at the ongoing 61st session of…

Zakki P. Hakim and Riyadi Suparno, Jakarta – High costs in the Indonesian economy remain the main barrier to attract foreign investment, including…

Hera Diani and Suherdjoko, Semarang – The younger generation of the National Mandate Party (PAN) expressed disappointment on Monday over the…

A group of twenty men and women who are victims of human rights violations in 1965 have called for the Commission on Truth and Reconciliation (KKR…

Suherdjoko, Semarang – Businessman Soetrisno Bachir took over the National Mandate Party (PAN) leadership on Sunday from founding chairman Amien…

Some positive statements made by both sides ahead of the Aceh peace talks, which resume today, suggest a historic agreement may be in the making…

ID Nugroho, Surabaya – Siti, a 50-year-old woman, is one of thousands of people living in modest rented houses in the village of Lebak Jaya in…

Dili – An increasingly bitter dispute between the government of East Timor and the country's spiritual leaders over plans to demote…

Jakarta – Separatists from Aceh province have dismissed a government offer of self-government for the tsunami-hit region ahead of a new round of…

Meidyatama Suryodiningrat, Jakarta – Even before the new National Mandate Party (PAN) leader, Soetrisno Bachir, was elected in Semarang, Central…

Jakarta – The Dec. 26 tsunami that swept Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam not only devastated infrastructure but also caused extensive damage to…

Separatist rebels in Aceh province accused Indonesia's military of stepping up their campaign in the tsunami-shattered region, a charge that…

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono laid a wreath at an East Timor cemetery where Indonesian soldiers massacred dozens of pro-…

Jakarta – The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) is looking into allegations that the city administration has violated regulations…

Around 200 East Timorese protesters were attacked this morning (April 9) by East Timorese police, including special branch paramilitary forces.…

Jakarta – Sutinah and her husband, residents of Rawa Badak, North Jakarta, have to feed six children, not to mention her parents, who all live in…

Hera Diani, Jakarta – Since its establishment five years ago, the National Ombudsman Commission has experienced many dark moments in their offices…

Suherdjoko, Semarang – Violence marred the second day of the National Mandate Party's (PAN) national congress on Friday after a significant number…

Eva C. Komandjaja, Jakarta – The probe into the death of a noted human rights campaigner has suffered another setback, with top Garuda Indonesia…

Rendi A. Witular, Dili – Indonesia and East Timor announced on Friday an agreement on territorial borders as President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – A top-level government delegation will hold a third-round of peace talks with officials of the Free Aceh…

Nick Gentle, Banda Aceh – Out of all the countries affected by the Boxing Day earthquake and tsunami, Indonesia was dealt the heaviest blows, and…

Nick Gentle, Banda Aceh – In the streets surrounding Banda Aceh's grand mosque, the city's commercial heart is starting to beat again. The…

Indonesia hopes to sign a peace deal ending three decades of conflict with separatists in Aceh province in July, its vice president said in an…

Nick Gentle, Banda Aceh – Darmin's first catch since the tsunami is a good one.

In a little less than 12 hours, the three-man crew of his…

Matthew Moore – As is usually the case with those watching him for the first time, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono left few people unimpressed. On just…

Jakarta – Claims reported in The Jakarta Post that the New Zealand Green Party paid protesters to rally outside New Zealand's…

With a 21-gun salute, Indonesia's president was greeted in East Timor on a visit to bolster reconciliation between Jakarta and the territory it…

Prime Minister John Howard has always recognised history and its interpretation as a potent political weapon. Thus Howard appropriated from…

Puji Santoso, Kampar – New rounds of protests have broken out in Kampar regency on Thursday following a report that a minister had given his…

Jakarta – A new survey shows that the amount of poor people in the country was 66 percent higher than was earlier predicted. Why? It emerges that…

Rendi A. Witular, Wellington – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono began his two-day visit on Wednesday to New Zealand aimed at boosting trade and…

Julian Lee – Channel Seven and SBS have refused to air an ad campaign condemning the Prime Minister, John Howard, for "stealing" billions of…

Indonesia's Aceh province has just marked 100 days since the Tsunami last December in which more than 120,000 Indonesians died. Oxfam…

Jakarta has denied visas to three commissioners appointed by the United Nations to review the justice process in Indonesia and East Timor. The…

M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – The reelection of Megawati Soekarnoputri as leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) during the…

Imagine you are playing soccer, then at half-time the game is switched to rugby. How many of the team will run back on and try to play by the same…

Indonesian authorities have named two more Garuda crew members as suspects in the case of the murdered human rights activist, Munir aboard a…

On the sixth anniversary of the massacres at the Catholic Church in Liquica, East Timor, the East Timor Action Network (ETAN) urged the…

Samarinda (East Kalimantan) – More than 50 print and television journalists gathered on Tuesday in front of Samarinda City Hall to…