Two men on a motorcycle threw a hand grenade at a crowd near a church in the restive eastern Indonesian city of Ambon, injuring three…

An Australian academic banned from Indonesia said yesterday that incorrect reports he had links to separatist rebels in Aceh province could have…

Government's decision to continue the civil emergency status and the joint operation (security recovery operation) in Aceh is actually a part of…

Eva C. Komandjaja, Jakarta – A lack of hard evidence remains a major obstacle in the investigation into the death of rights activist Munir,…

Jakarta – Indonesia's military said Saturday it killed 30 separatist rebels in tsunami-ravaged Aceh province in the space of a week. The…

Shawn Donnan, Jakarta – Indonesia is considering asking the UNHCR to leave Aceh by the end of this month, saying the United Nations refugee agency…

Tiarma Siboro and Nani Afrida, Banda Aceh – Survivors of last December's tsunami asked the Aceh authorities on Friday to review their new policy…

Jakarta – Prices at traditional markets remained relatively stable three days after the government raised fuel prices by an average of 29 percent…

Jakarta – People began to feel the bite of the fuel price hikes on Friday on the beaches and in the streets, with some fishermen abandoning their…

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – A top human rights activist criticized the move by the immigration office to ban Australian academic Edward…

Whatever others may say about it, here in Indonesia the trial and subsequent conviction on Thursday of Abu Bakar Ba'asyir to 30 months'…

Jim Lobe, Washington – Two major environmental groups are charging that BlueLinx, the largest US building-products distributor, is knowingly…

Jakarta – The Constitutional Court's (MK) Panel of Judges have decided To reject a judicial review on the human rights court legislation proposed…

Zakki P. Hakim, Jakarta – Over the last three decades, major Asian countries have managed to improve exports from basic manufacturing products to…

Jakarta – Protests over the fuel price hike continued on Thursday in several cities across the country, though the number of protesters was…

Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono was on a mission impossible that cold wintry week in Washington, DC, on March 12-19, when temperatures hit close…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati and Rendi A. Witular, Jakarta – The death of respected human rights activist Munir last September was very likely the…

Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander General Endriartono Sutarto has welcomed the resumption of the International Military Education…

Erwin Daryanto, Jakarta – Indonesian's chief of police, General Da'i Bachtiar, has said that it is reasonable to suspect that the management of…

Matthew Moore in Jakarta and Tom Allard – An Indonesian court has convicted and jailed the militant Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir over his…

Bill Guerin, Jakarta – Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, accused of leading an al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group, was sentenced by an Indonesian…

Jakarta/Surakarta – The lenient prison sentence handed down on Thursday for cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir stemmed from the failure of the prosecution…

Tiarma Siboro and Nani Afrida, Banda Aceh – Acehnese are set to bid farewell to thousands of foreigners who have been sharing their tribulations…

An Indonesian court has sentenced the alleged spiritual head of Jemaah Islamiyah, Abu Bakar Bashir to two and a half years in jail for his part in…

Senior US senators and representatives today urged "Australia to move quickly and seriously to establish a fair, permanent maritime boundary with…

Dini Rahim, Washington – Food shortages in East Timor, two and half years after the territory achieved independence from Indonesia, are causing…

Matthew Moore, Jakarta – One of Australia's most highly regarded Indonesia experts has been banned from entering the country in a move reminiscent…

Jakarta – The protests against rises in fuel prices largely fizzled out on Wednesday in many cities across the country in what could been seen as…

Damar Harsanto, Jakarta – Crews on public transport vehicles have unilaterally raised their fares following the 29 percent fuel price hike on…

Theresia Sufa, Bogor – The Cibinong District Court pronounced on Monday the sentences of 17 residents of Bojong village, Bogor, West Java, to the…

Jakarta – The United Development Party (PPP) has dismissed six top executives for their involvement in an informal meeting last week, which the…

Hera Diani, Jakarta – In a rush to rebuild tsunami-devastated Aceh, there are fears that the reconstruction work may endanger the resources of…

Indonesia's Abu Bakar Bashir is a soft-spoken, smiling Muslim preacher who provokes anger in the West for his alleged terrorist links but lacks…

Alleged terror leader Abu Bakar Bashir was sentenced today to two and a half years in prison for criminal conspiracy for the 2002 Bali bombings,…

David Isenberg, Washington – The news that the United States is lifting its ban on military assistance to Indonesia, announced last Friday,…

Australia's support for an end to the UN mission in East Timor reflected a desire to improve relations with Indonesia and extend its influence in…

The brouhaha of politics often belie the soundness of ties between two nations. Millions in this country disapprove of America's foreign policy,…

James Balowski, Jakarta – In the boldest statement on the subject to date, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has signalled that the US is…

Damar Harsanto, Jakarta – The central government requested the Jakarta administration resume control of the newly corporatized hospitals in the…

Jakarta – On the eve of the government's announcement it was raising fuel prices, a poll found President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's popularity had…

Semarang – State forestry company Perhutani I in Central Java lost an estimated Rp 31.72 billion (US$3.5 million) because of illegal…

Richel Dursin, Jakarta – A government plan to cut down more trees in one of the largest national parks in Indonesia to help rebuild tsunami-…

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Jakarta – Nationwide protests on Tuesday greeted the government's decision to raise fuel prices, but a heavy police presence helped prevent the…

Eva C. Komandjaja, Jakarta – Six months after human rights campaigner Munir was murdered, a fact-finding team assigned to help the police…

Indonesia's president has warned traders and transport officials against price hikes during a tour of several towns around Jakarta as protests and…

Hundreds of students have held street rallies across Indonesia to protest swingeing government increases on fuel prices by an average of nearly 30…

Jakarta – "Huuuu...! That's what you get when you skip classes all the time," spectators at the Anticorruption Court in Jakarta once mocked a…

Jakarta – After weeks of uncertainty, the government has announced a hike in domestic fuel prices by an average of 29 percent, which would come…

We should commend President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's determination to make the unpopular-but-necessary decision to forge ahead and increase fuel…