Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta – religious leaders have urged the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) to reveal the findings of its…

Robert Go, Jakarta – Several election workers have admitted to tampering with poll results, in yet another scandal to hit Indonesia's first direct…

M. Taufiqurrahman and Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission has decided to hold a revote at a polling station for…

John Filiatreau, Dili – Five years ago, this country reclaimed its independence from Indonesia, becoming the newest, and arguably poorest, nation…

Jakarta – Indonesia's largest Islamic party – the United Development Party (PPP) – seems reluctant to openly support incumbent President Megawati…

John Filiatreau, Liquica – Leonito da Costa's death and resurrection took place shortly after August 30, 1999, the day he and hundreds of…

The recent declassification of documents by the US National Security Archive pertaining to the 1969 referendum on Papua has put this vast and…

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – Graft suspect Abdullah Puteh admitted on Thursday that no tender was held for the purchase of a Russian-made helicopter…

Leony Aurora, Jakarta – Six months since its launch on January 15, it seems the controversial busway's only success is in providing a faster means…

P.C. Naommy, Jakarta – The House of Representatives is throwing its weight behind the controversial Ladia Galaska road project despite an outcry…

Syofiardi Bachyul and Puji Santoso, Padang/Pekanbaru – State electricity company PT PLN may be forced to cut off electricity in three provinces in…

Devi Asmarani, Jakarta – In operation for just six months, Jakarta's public bus system has already proven to be the most reliable and comfortable…

Fitri Wulandari, Jakarta – State oil and gas firm PT Pertamina is requesting a government guarantee to facilitate crucial fuel import plans as the…

Jakarta – Approved foreign direct investment in value terms in Indonesia fell 34.4% during the first half of the year to U$3.05…

M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – Contrary to what happened in the April 5 legislative elections when people voted according to their political party…

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – Dozens of students rallied here on Tuesday to demand an investigation into a soldier who allegedly assaulted poll…

Abdul Khalik and M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – The official Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) has reported violations in the recent…

M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – An independent poll watchdog blamed on Wednesday the high number of electoral procedure violations on the deliberate…

Jakarta – The powerful Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will prove to be powerless if President Megawati Soekarnoputri refuses to comply…

Eugene Low – Retired general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is expected to clinch Indonesia's top job in September, but he faces a widening rift between…

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The world's newest nation, East Timor, celebrated its second birthday in May…

It is certainly gratifying to hear, straight from the horse's mouth as it were, that fighting corruption is so close to the hearts of our…

Jayapura – Trikora Military Commander Maj. Gen. Nurdin Zainal has filed a complaint against Latifah Hanum Siregar, the director of the…

Jakarta – Indonesian troops killed 15 suspected rebels in Indonesia's Aceh province, and guerrillas set fire to a passenger bus, an army spokesman…

Earlier today Mark Davis spoke to Indonesia's Ambassador to Australia, Imron Cotan, from Canberra.

Mark Davis: Ambassador, thanks for…

Jakarta – Indonesian activists urged the government to halt construction of a road network through a tropical rain forest on Sumatra island,…

Jambi – Jambi prosecutors and police investigators have been investigating 23 cases of illegal logging since last year, but only three…

Jim Lobe, Washington – On the 35th anniversary of the so-called "Act of Free Choice" (AFC) that resulted in West Papua's annexation by Indonesia,…

Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – In its response to new questions over the legitimacy of Indonesia's sovereignty over Papua, it seems the government has…

Jakarta – Indonesia's parliament has approved a new Bill that would allow plantation companies to cultivate bigger areas in the hope of bringing…

Sam Zarifi, New York – Come Monday, most of Indonesia's 150 million registered voters will be able to cast (or not cast) their ballots in a…

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – The government told United States senators on Sunday to mind their own business and not to interfere in Indonesia's…

Dadan Kuswaraharja, Jakarta – The People's Democratic Party is calling on the public not to use their right to vote or golput (boycott) in the…

Two years after independence, the people of East Timor are trying to sort out the muddle of languages that is a legacy of the country's…

Jakarta – After failing to submit their report on campaign funds on time, retired general Wiranto and Mr Solahuddin Wahid gave their figures to…

M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – Presidential candidates have been criticized for not coming up with viable plans on how to reform the politically…

A controversial immigration decision taken by the East Timorese government is to be challenged in East Timor's Court of Appeal.

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Fabiola Desy Unidjaja & Netty Dharma Somba, Jakarta, Jayapura – The Indonesian government has brushed aside any questions about the legitimacy…

Ex-general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has kept his lead over closest challenger Megawati Sukarnoputri, with about two-thirds of the vote tallied…

Jakarta – The conduct of Indonesia's first direct presidential election has enabled Indonesians to cast their votes freely and fairly, an…

Robert Go, Jakarta – Judging by statements from international and domestic monitors of Monday's historic presidential election, two completely…

Derwin Pereira, Jakarta – The jockeying and deal-making for Round 2 of Indonesia's presidential election has begun, even before the results of…

Dewi Santoso, Jakarta – Indonesia is not working effectively to prevent HIV/AIDS among students because of a lack of commitment on the part of the…

Jakarta Post, Jakarta – Election frontrunners Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Megawati Soekarnoputri are now climbing over each other to woo the…

Kurniawan Hari and M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – The fact that most members of political parties did not support the candidate backed by their…

Jakarta – Senior party executives and campaign managers for the top three presidential hopefuls are wrestling with coalition building for the…

Jakarta – Indonesia's military said yesterday it had sacked an officer and suspended 21 military drivers for involvement in suspected…

Rendi A. Witular, Jakarta – The Jakarta stock market fell on Thursday, with some analysts saying an key factor was fears "market favorite" Susilo…

Wimar Witoelar, Jakarta – If the trend emerging from the vote tally continues, in two months time we shall have to choose between Susilo Bambang…

Jakarta – Government prosecutors on Friday demanded 10-year jail sentences for 13 military officers charged with committing gross human rights…