The ongoing feud between parliament and President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono over the leadership of the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) demonstrates…

Newly-installed Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono pledged to take "strong action" against illegal loggers decimating his country's…

Rendi A. Witular, Jakarta – The Ministry of Finance is preparing a government regulation that will enable state-owned banks to write off bad loans…

Indonesia's controversial special forces, known as Kopassus, have not reformed their evil ways and the Australian Defence Force (ADF) should not…

Fabiola Desy Unidjaja and Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono banned Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu on…

Fabiola Desy Unidjaja and M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – The government congratulated President George W. Bush on Thursday over his reelection and…

Canberra – The Australian government should not make any move to strengthen military ties with Indonesia's elite Kopassus army special forces on…

Jakarta – The Indonesian government has said it hopes that the re-election of George Walker Bush as the new US president would help in…

Indonesia and China discussed defence cooperation, exploring ways for Jakarta to obtain new arms supplies as the Southeast Asian country struggles…

Donggala – The situation in Sidondo subdistrict, Donggala regency, was still tense on Thursday, one day after an ethnic clash that…

Sapto Pradityo, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked the former governor of West Papua, Freddy Numberi, to assist in resolving…

The country has been through an enormous political transformation in the last few weeks. On October 20, a new president was sworn in and, on…

Melly Febrida, Jakarta – The poor performance of the People's Representative Assembly (DPR) has provoked four non-government organisations (NGOs)…

Sarah Buckley – Five years after 1,000 people died as East Timor broke away from Indonesia, almost all those responsible for the violence are…

Damar Harsanto, Jakarta – Jakarta's provincial minimum wage increase is likely to be approved at 6 percent, a wage of Rp 711,843 (US$78.23), after…

Nani Afrida, Banda Aceh – Two anti-corruption activists in Aceh were grilled on Tuesday by local authorities, two days after they made harsh…

Jakarta – Indonesian soldiers killed seven suspected rebels in two gun battles in restive Aceh province, a military spokesman said…

Sari P. Setiogi, Jakarta – The elderly Muslim cleric who is on trial for the bombings in Bali and at the JW Mariott Hotel in Jakarta, Abu Bakar Ba…

Jakarta – A hearing at the South Sulawesi provincial legislature about the handling of illegal migrant workers returning from Malaysia turned ugly…

Suwarjono, Jakarta – A number of West Papuan public figures have asked President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to immediately proceed with the…

Ruslan Sangadji, Donggala – A clash between two ethnic groups broke out in Donggala regency, Central Sulawesi province, on Wednesday, leaving two…

Jakarta – While the two opposing camps in the House of Representatives have opened a line of communication with each other, they are still at…

Devi Asmarani, Jakarta – At the end of his sermon, a Muslim preacher in South Jakarta switched to a favourite subject: Kristenisasi, or the…

Denpasar – Bali is the first province in Indonesia to have carried out a comprehensive survey on the implementation of the new visa-on-arrival (…

Suryani Ika Sari, Jakarta – The debate on the Jakarta provincial minimum wage (UMP) continues. In a meeting which was held by the Provincial…

Abu Bakar Bashir has rejected as a joke, charges that he masterminded the Bali and Marriott hotel bombings, turning his latest court appearance…

A militant Islamic cleric on trial in Indonesia on terrorist charges including over the Bali bombings warned President George W. Bush's reelection…

Jakarta – Amid the ongoing internal scuffle and criticism of their idleness after a month in office, members of the House of Representatives made…

Arin Widiyanti, Jakarta – Around 100 students from the Anti-Corruption Student Network (Jaringan Mahasiswa Anti-Korupsi, Jamak) held a…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – A human rights watchdog urged the Attorney General's Office (AGO) on Wednesday to prioritize the investigation…

Tiarma Siboro and Imanuddin Razak, Jakarta – The government is streamlining the procedures for procuring arms and will exclude the Indonesian…

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu (left) relinquishes the command baton to the new chief of the Army Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad…

Gary LaMoshi, Denpasar – Indonesia's military scored a major victory this week without firing a shot. The re-election of US President George W…

Leony Aurora , Jakarta – In a bid to keep standards for customs and practices in issuing and using letters of credit (L/Cs) up-to-date with…

Nadirsyah Hosen, Jakarta – Corruption is closely linked to the way in which governments conduct their affairs, and, therefore, also to the growth…

Jakarta – Parcel vendors who for years enjoyed a thriving business are feeling the heat of a new political reality that frowns on the giving and…

Jakarta – Around 200 students and activists staged a demonstration at National Police Headquarters on Tuesday, demanding the police investigate an…

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) announced on Tuesday it was still waiting for more than 100 legislators to…

Jakarta – Indonesia should sort out its legal system and aim to reduce fuel subsidies to free up spending for other areas, but it has been doing…

Leony Aurora, Jakarta – With the new government holding marathon meetings to resolve the problem of ballooning fuel subsidy spending, an economist…

Ridwan Max Sijabat & Meidyatama Suryodiningrat, Jakarta – We all knew this would happen. A political impasse pitting the majority opposition…

Urip Hudiono, Jakarta – The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) rose to a record high on Tuesday as investors scrambled to buy telecommunications,…

Eworaswa, Jakarta – The fatal shooting on September 14 in Mulia, Puncak Jaya, in which four civilians were killed, has left behind feelings of…

Pekanbaru – The Pekanbaru municipal government warned on Tuesday that government officials would shave sex workers' heads, if they…

Nur Raihan, Banda Aceh – The raging armed conflict in Aceh has left behind a huge trauma for the Acehnese people. As a result, some 80 per cent of…

Mari Alkatiri – The talks in Dili last week between the governments of East Timor and Australia were aimed at finding a way to resolve our…

Bogor – Hundreds of villagers in Jonggol district, Bogor regency, protested on Tuesday against frozen and dry food producer PT…

Jakarta – The Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law and Security Affairs, Widodo Adi Sutjipto, says that his office is in the process of putting…

Devi Asmarani, Jakarta – Santo looks much older than 21. His emaciated body, attacked by the HIV virus, rotting teeth and patchy skin testify to…

Jakarta – Indonesia's top Security Minister said yesterday that the new government of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono would make no…