Washington – Just two days after the United States moved to improve military ties with Indonesia, the State Department said on Monday the Jakarta…

Jakarta – The United States' decision to resume training members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) after a 14-year suspension of cooperation shows…

Devi Asmarani, Jakarta – Indonesia will tap America for nuts-and-bolts operational skills for its troops, not just lessons in military strategy…

The United States and Australia today called for ending the United Nations peacekeeping mission in East Timor when its mandate expires in May,…

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – Victims of the garbage collapse at Leuwigajah dump created havoc on Monday after missing out on an opportunity to talk…

The end of the meeting was described as warm and full of understanding. One day before the end of the talks, the Prime Minister of the Free Aceh…

On 26 February 2005, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice "determined that Indonesia has satisfied legislative conditions for restarting…

In one of her very first moves in office, new US State Secretary Condoleeza Rice made the decision to resume full International Military Education…

[Note that this article was written a while before publication so may be a little out of date]

Paul Barber – The Indonesian government's…

Sandra O'Malley and Rob Taylor – The Federal Government is neglecting regional security by backing the US in opposing an extension of the UN…

[The following is an abridged translation of a selection of articles from Detik.com which were posted on its web site on March 1 after the…

On 18 February, the UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced the establishment of an independent commission of three experts to review the…

Sian Powell, Jakarta – Indonesia has welcomed the Bush administration's decision to resume a training program for the Indonesian military that has…

United Nations – The United States said Monday it opposes Secretary-General Kofi Annan's recommendation for a one-year extension of the UN…

Hera Diani, Jakarta – The internal strife in the United Development Party (PPP) appears to be worsening after members gathered for informal talks…

Tim Shorrock – The Bush administration and the Pentagon are leveraging warmer post-tsunami relations with Indonesia to convince Congress to lift…

[The following is an abridged translations of a selection of articles from Detik.com which were posted on its web site on February 28, the day…

Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta – The construction of high-rise buildings and the overexploitation of groundwater has caused the…

Australia will rebuild Indonesian immigration offices in the tsunami-shattered province of Aceh to improve ties between the countries and bolster…

Murray Hiebert, Washington – The US has taken a key step that lets it restore, at least for this year, a military assistance program with the…

The United States, eager to build up its alliances in Southeast Asia, has decided to resume training members of the Indonesian armed forces…

The US State department says Indonesia has met conditions set by Congress for re-establishing a training relationship with the Indonesian military…

Jim Lobe, Washington – The State Department's decision to renew military training for Indonesia – a major step toward full normalisation of…

Regencies and cities, which lack resources – or the capacity to capitalize on them – should not despair when it comes to attracting private…

Wahyoe Boediwardhana and Ridwan Max Sijabat, Denpasar/Jakarta – Aware that his popularity rating is likely to plunge over planned fuel price…

Melly Febrida, Jakarta – Armed forces (TNI) chief Endriartono Sutarto has guaranteed that recent peace negotiations which are being organised…

Kupang (East Nusa Tenggara) – The daily newspaper Radar Timor, owned by former governor of East Timor, Abilio Jose Osario Soares, was…

Ellen Bork – Bush administration officials want to upgrade ties with Indonesia's military. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has told Congress…

Rendi A. Witular, Jakarta – The Ministry of Forestry has decided to drop its plan to raise its logging quota this year after discovering that…

Jakarta – In a corner of a kiosk in suburban Jakarta, a young man brags about how he managed to escape being imprisoned after paying Rp 1 million…

Andreas Harsono – One early morning in January, when Hotli Simandjuntak drew water from a well outside a house in Banda Aceh, he was complaining…

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Hamish Robertson: A renewed effort is being made to end the diplomatic war of words between Australia and East Timor…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) on Sunday welcomed a US decision to resume training members of the Indonesian military after a 14-year…

The East Timor Action Network (ETAN) today condemned Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's decision to resume full International Military…

Budi Sugiharto, Surabaya – A declaration of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) in the East Java provincial capital of Surabaya…

The terrorism trial of Indonesia's Abu Bakar Bashir wrapped up in characteristically fiery fashion, with the Muslim cleric telling judges they…

Bandung – Flooding in the past few days has damaged several thousand hectares of rice fields in several regencies in West Java, which…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati and Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – The government is considering modifications to the implementation of special autonomy in Aceh…

Puji Santoso, Pekanbaru – Historically thick haze from forest fires and burn-offs blanketed several parts of Riau on Friday, including the capital…

Banda Aceh – Entering its third month, indications of corruption in the handling of the disaster in Aceh are starting to be uncovered. On Friday…

Jakarta – Radical reform of the Indonesian administration and bureaucracy is imperative to help curb endemic corruption among civil servants, an…

Rendi A. Witular and Leony Aurora, Jakarta – The government is aiming to revitalize the country's capital market industry by trying to streamline…

"With a sincere heart, I must say that I am very happy today that I officially handed over the Army's command baton to Pak Djoko. He is my junior…

Some say the best way to stop corruption among state officials and officeholders is to pay them better salaries. During a conversation some years…

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – A team of four experts from the Office of the State Minister for the Environment has been assigned to determine…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Friday that the government was focusing its antigraft efforts on the…

Bill Guerin – Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono this week pledged an "integrated crackdown" on military and police personnel and…

Jakarta – Political observers questioned on Friday Governor Sutiyoso's motives in granting Rp 15 million (US$1,620) monthly housing allowances to…

Jakarta – Out of all the planes owned by the Indonesian Air Force, only 40 percent can be operated optimally. The remaining 60 percent cannot be…

Matthew Moore, Jakarta – For seven months Jakarta's motorists have waited patiently in traffic even heavier than normal as they watched the latest…