Palu – An activist with a governance watchdog lashed out on Monday against a plan by 11 councillors to visit Jakarta, saying the trip…

Kendari – A anti-illegal logging protest on Monday nearly turned into brawl in Kendari, capital of Southeast Sulawesi province.

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Puji Santoso, Pekanbaru – A protest against prostitution held by 500 students and residents in Riau province ahead of the Ramadhan fasting month,…

Zakki P. Hakim, Singapore – Singapore is hopeful that Indonesia's business climate will improve following its successful presidential election,…

Yeo Wei Meng – Shortly before midnight on October 12, 2002, a devastating terror attack was launched at the beachside town of Kuta on the island…

Damar Harsanto, Jakarta – Ahead of the rainy season expected to begin next month, the Jakarta administration is getting busy in anticipation of…

Lance Gay, Washington – Two years after a terrorist explosion killed 202 people at a resort in Bali, the Bush administration is weighing increased…

Ati Nurbaiti, Jakarta – A former teacher and ticketing agent for an airline sought work one day at a hat shop. She wasn't exactly seeking a career…

Kurniawan Hari and Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – Several analysts are calling for the appointment of an Air Force officer as the Indonesian Military (…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati and Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – The question of Army chief Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu's appointment as acting Indonesian…

Evi Mariani, Jakarta – The newly installed Jakarta Police chief, Insp. Gen. Firman Gani, dismissed seven low-ranking officers during a ceremony on…

Dili – East Timor has launched an official website to promote tourism in the world's newest nation.

The new site www.…

An Islamic judicial system has been introduced in Indonesia's restive province of Aceh as part of increased autonomy granted to the staunchly…

Jerry Norton, Jakarta – Public attitudes towards terrorism in Indonesia have changed dramatically in the two years since the Bali bombing, and the…

Blontank Poer/Nana Rukmana, Cirebon – Hundreds of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) members ended a three-day conference in Cirebon, West Java on Sunday, with…

Jakarta – Indonesia missed an opportunity to restore military ties with the United States by failing to make its soldiers accountable for abuses…

Ridwan max Sijabat, Jakarta – Two experts have called on president-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, popularly known by his initials SBY, to avoid…

Jakarta – Departing US Ambassador Ralph Boyce said Monday he regretted that Indonesia hasn't improved its human rights record enough to allow the…

Rendi A. Witular, Jakarta – Experts agree on the plan by president-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to revise the 2005 state budget, citing the…

Peter Sweeney – Australia has been called on to give a "fairer go" to East Timor over the oilfields issue. The Federal Government has been accused…

Farish A Noor – Bambang managed to persuade most of the voters that he could restore calm and stability to the country. A long-time ally and…

Jakarta – Indonesia's military chief has resigned and President Megawati Sukarnoputri has replaced him with a hard-line general known for his…

Langsa – Aceh Governor Abdullah Puteh expressed on Saturday his expectation that the armed conflict in his province would be settled…

Jakarta – The Acehnese Popular Democratic Resistance Front (Front Perlawanan Demokratik Rakyat Aceh, FPDRA) and the Acehnese Democratic Women's…

Bill Guerin – As incoming president Susilo Bambang Yudhyono prepares to step into the palace, a mercurial dispute between US-based Newmont – the…

The World Health Organization insisted that a strain of bird flu that has killed millions of birds in Indonesia is potentially deadly to humans,…

Karen Michelmore, Darwin – Most Australians believe an independent adjudicator should decide the location of Australia's maritime boundary with…

Washington – Amnesty International Wednesday urged Indonesian President-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to give top priority to ending human rights…

Banda Aceh – A rebel commander was among five guerillas killed in new violence in Indonesia's Aceh province, where the government is…

East Timor Foreign Minister Jose Ramos-Horta said Wednesday his country is to participate in the ASEAN Regional Forum for the first…

The Australian Greens today challenged Labor to pledge to refer the dispute between Australia and East Timor over oil and gas reserves to the…

Gary LaMoshi, Denpasar – Last month's bombing of the Australian Embassy in Jakarta and next week's anniversary of the 2002 bombings in Bali are…

Jakarta – Indonesia's first democratic presidential poll has helped distance the country from its days of authoritarian control, but it has also…

Gede Suardana, Denpasar – The commander of the Udayana territorial military command, Major General Supiadin AS, has accused the United Opposition…

Muhammad Atqa, Jakarta – Earlier today the Committee for the Release of Political Prisoners (Komite Pembebasan Napol/Tapol) submitted a complaint…

Nani Afrida, Banda Aceh – Aceh environmental activist Bestari Raden, who has been found guilty of subverting national security and public order,…

East Timor Foreign Minister Jose Ramos-Horta on Wednesday extended the former Indonesian province's congratulations to Susilo Bambang…

Max Lane – On October 1, Indonesian president-in-waiting Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he would study and possibly review a controversial military…

Gede Suardana, Denpasar – Around 15 people who were just about to end an anti-military action were attacked without warning by scores of heavily-…

Gede Suardana, Denpasar – The United Opposition Front (BOB) is to take legal action over an attack perpetrated by a gang of heavily-built men and…

Bagus Kurniawan, Yogyakarta – Coinciding with commemorations of the 59th anniversary of the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI), hundreds of Yogyakarta…

Fabio Scarpello, Jakarta – While the Indonesian military, or TNI, for the first time will not hold any seats in the new House of Representatives,…

West Papua has never been known to the world politics, except for its rich natural resources. Many countries have contributed to various…

Indonesia said Monday that security in war-torn Aceh province has improved because nearly 7,000 rebels have been killed or captured and most rebel…

Saiful Mahdi, Ithaca, New York – The people have high expectations of the popular president-in-waiting Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, although some are…

Banda Aceh – The Indonesian Military has captured Muhammad Aris, 72, the governor of the Aceh Free Movement (GAM) for Pidie region, in…

Bagus Kurniawan, Yogyakarta – A demonstration rejecting militarism and demanding the abolition of the military's territorial commands(1) by…

Nigel Wilson, Energy writer – Talks on a maritime boundary between Australia and East Timor concluded on schedule in Darwin yesterday after both…

Indonesia needs to tidy up at home before it seeks membership of the UN Security Council.

It was an unhappy coincidence. On the same day…

Banda Aceh – Aceh civil emergency administrator Insp. Gen. Bahrumsyah Kasman has questioned the recent Human Rights Watch reports…