Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has taken a firm stand amid demands from labor unionists to end the international perception that Indonesia is a haven for investors wanting

Jakarta – Political parties need larger amounts of financial aid from the government to help discourage money politics and transactional politics, according to democracy watchdogs.

In 1975, Jose Ramos-Horta, the then foreign minister of the newly-liberated nation of East Timor, was sent by his country's prime minister to New York.

Oyos Saroso H.N, Bandar Lampung – An increasing number of illegal occupants at the Register 45 area in Mesuji regency, Lampung, is hindering work to resolve the violent agrarian conflic

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Jakarta – The progress of democracy in the country remains stagnant as some groups and individuals remain in control of the economy and politics, a survey has shown.

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – A number of business associations from several regions are preparing to file a lawsuit against the regulation governing provincial minimum wages for 2013 at ad

Robert Isidorus & Arientha Primanita, Jayapura – An official with the Free Papua Movement (OPM) claimed responsibility on Friday for the recent killing of three police officers in t

A criminal gang, led by a man identified only by the initials RM, is alleged to be behind several attacks on the police in the Papua central mountain range area, including the recent mu

Jayapura – The Papua Police have strengthened security ahead of the Free Papua movement's (OPM) anniversary, which falls on July 1 but is often celebrated on Dec. 1.

Home Minister Gamawan Fauzi says that more than a thousand civil servants working for regional administrations have been punished or fired for criminal acts.

Indonesia ranks first among 23 lower-middle-income countries in establishing effective limits on governmental power, a recent report has said.

House Speaker Marzuki Alie is criticizing the Berlin-based Indonesian Students Association (PPI), saying that the group has ridiculed the House of Representatives (DPR).

Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta – Less than two weeks after the resignation of Justice Achmad Yamanie, allegedly for forging a document, the Supreme Court has begun proceedings that could en

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Tom Clarke – Various solidarity gatherings will be held around the world this weekend to mark the 51st anniversary of the first raising of West Papuan "morning star" flag – an act that

Jakarta – The issuance of new lending regulations by the central bank last week will result in fiercer competition to extend loans to local small and medium enterprises (SMEs), bankers

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – In a fall from grace, Golkar Party chairman Aburizal Bakrie has failed to appear on Forbes magazine's 2012 list of the country's 40 richest men for the first

Ezra Sihite – Efforts to oust Vice President Boediono have hit another snag, with only two lawmakers on a key House of Representatives committee urging the legislature to undertake a ma

SP/Anastasia Winanti – Political parties tied to former Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati and Suharto family member Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra have been given a lifeline to stand

Jakarta – Hundreds of residents of Kampung Sawah in Cilincing, North Jakarta, staged a rowdy protest on Jl.

Jakarta – National Development Planning Minister Armida S.

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Jakarta – Research conducted by the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) found that local values impede women's progression and participation in the country's politics.

Jakarta – Police and military personnel engaged in a gunfight on Wednesday with an unidentified armed group in Indawa village, Lany Jaya, Papua, while en route to Pirime to investigate

Ronna Nirmala – Jakarta will be the pilot site of a corruption prevention project under a new agreement between Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo and the Corruption Eradication Commission (K

Jakarta – Long known as a soft-spoken technocrat who rarely loses his cool, Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Darmin Nasution exploded in anger when dealing with legislators from House of Re

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Bowing to pressure from businesspeople, the government has decided to allow labor-intensive firms including textile, garment and shoe manufacturers, to seek

Washington – A senior US official says Washington should expand its military ties with Indonesia, befitting a relationship between two robust democracies.

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Jakarta – A ruling from the Election Organizers Ethics Council (DKPP) has added to the woes of the General Election Commission, which has been dogged by allegations of irregularities in

The police chief of the district of Mimika, Jeremias Runtini has called on the people to "remain calm" as 1 December approaches.

Amir Tejo, Surabaya – A coalition of indigenous tribes urged the Indonesian government to omit a citizen's religion from national identification cards on Wednesday, arguing that an adhe

Ezra Sihite – A House of Representatives member confirmed that some of her peers were trying to strip the Corruption Eradication Commission of its wiretapping power, and a recent meetin

Jakarta – Head of the State Administration Institute (LAN) Agus Dwiyanto has blamed the poor law-making process for the high number of mediocre laws, many of which need revisions to ada

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Separatist gunmen attacked a police station Tuesday in Indonesia's restive Papua province, killing three officers and setting the complex alight, police said.

Oyos Saroso HN, Bandar Lampung – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has urged Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan not to hesitate in enforcing the licensing policy in nationa

Jakarta – The Indonesian Employers' Association (Apindo) has said that at least 10,000 workers could lose their jobs when the Jakarta administration implements the new minimum wage at R

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Camelia Pasandaran – East Java's beleaguered Shiite community have struggled to support themselves since the Indonesian government cut off supplies to the 60 families taking shelter at

Farouk Arnaz – A senior official from the hard-line Islamic group Islamic Defenders Front who became the target of an assault on Sunday afternoon said he was not the one who riled up fe

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Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Jusuf Kalla's announcement that he may run on a presidential ticket under Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairperson Megawati Soekarnoputri

Amid their efforts to curb gun violence in the city, the Jakarta Police arrested on Monday two of its former officers for allegedly supplying weapons used in a series of robberies in Ja

Rangga Prakoso – The National Commission on Human Rights will resubmit its landmark findings of past rights abuses by the state to the Attorney General's Office this week, after prosecu

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Sunday that there was no contradiction between Islam and democracy and Indonesia was a living proof that the two entities could go h

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Jayapura – Alius Asso, the deputy chairman of SHDRP, the Papuan Civil Society Organisation for Solidarity, Law and Human Rights, has urged the police to use persuasive methods on 1 Dece