Yogyakarta – Sultan Hamengku Buwono X and Sri (duke) Paku Alam IX were sworn in by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Wednesday as the appointed governor and deputy governor of Pakua

Karangasem, Bali – Between rice fields and coconut trees on Indonesia's "paradise" island of Bali, a man lies chained by the ankles to a rotting wooden bed in a garden, staring at roost

Margareth S. Aritonang and Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta – The National Police have defied President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's call not to prosecute Comr.

Lenny Tristia Tambun & Arientha Primanita – Hundreds of hard-line Muslims continued their rhetoric against Jakarta's Christian deputy governor-elect on Tuesday, calling on the City

Slamet Susanto and Apriadi Gunawan, Yogyakarta/Medan – Representatives of Yogyakarta Muhammadiyah, the Indonesian Governmental Science Lecturers Association and the Jusuf Kalla School o

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Whatever criticism, including this editorial, is directed toward the National Police, it cannot harm the credibility of the country's central law enforcement agency.

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Thousands of protesters took to the streets on Monday in major cities across the country to stage protests aimed at giving moral support to the Corruption

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Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – The government has decided on the heels of last week's labor protests to impose tighter restrictions on the employment of workers through outsourcing.

Jakarta – The General Election Commission (KPU) announced on Monday that none of political parties that had registered with the commission had met administrative requirements.

Firdha Novialita – Activists have urged a government minister who previously appeared to express sympathy with those involved in the 1965 purge of alleged communists to explain himself.

Farah Wardani – I love movies about villains.

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Analysts have warned that the controversial bill on national security in its present form, once endorsed, could be used to justify human rights abuses and

Jakarta – The Islam Defenders Front (FPI) staged a protest in front of Jakarta City Council on Tuesday, rejecting the current gubernatorial decree that mandates vice governor to lead se

This year's Ubud Writers and Readers Festival celebrated the works of Indonesian writer Pramoedya Ananta Toer, with his book "Bumi Manusia" ("This Earth of Mankind") serving as the main

B. Herry-Priyono, Jakarta – The biggest prize in Jakarta politics has been captured by the charm of sheer ordinariness.

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Camelia Pasandaran – A Depok junior high school expelled a 14-year-old girl on Monday who was recently kidnapped and raped by an angkot driver, saying the child had tainted the school's

A specialist in Papua affairs says Indonesian lawmakers are displaying inconsistent approaches to the ongoing security problem in Papua region.

Slamet Susanto, Yogyakarta – Support for the efforts to eradicate corruption is continuing to pour in from people in various professions: from public officials to activists, and academi

Michael Vatikiotis – Modern Indonesian history is a long tableau of violent struggle, first for freedom, then for power and, over much of the past 40 years, over faith and identity.

Jakarta – Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, Jakarta's governor-elect has topped a list of young potential candidates for the 2014 presidential election, according to a new survey.

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Efforts by the local government to quell violence against Shiites have hit a standstill in Sampang, leaving nearly 200 Shiite Muslims stranded in a local sports center after a deadly Su

Bali – Ten years after terrorist attacks at two Bali nightclubs killed more than 200 people, mostly foreign tourists, Indonesia has won international praise for its counterterrorism eff

The latest in a long series of showdowns between the police and the KPK began late on Friday, when dozens of police officers tried to enter the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) h

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Rabby Pramudatama, Bagus BT Saragih and Rendi A. Witular – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigator Comr.

Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta) has urged the Tangerang Police to drop the investigation against Omih, 28, a shoe worker who is accused of spreading terror throu

David Beniuk – East Timor's former president Jose Ramos-Horta has dismissed what he says are Australian suggestions that his country is growing closer to China.

Paul Cleary – For most of its history, East Timor has been justified in blaming foreign powers for its woes.

Jakarta – Deputy Education and Culture Minister for Culture Wiendu Nuryanti is lambasting the nation's film industry for making horror movies and comedies that tarnish the nation's imag

Michael Bachelard – Despite a highly professional anti-terrorism police unit, Indonesia is still home to some dangerous nurseries of radicalism.

The presidential election is still far away, but at least five military generals – mostly retired but still influential – have come forward as potential candidates to replace Susilo Bam

Semarang – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono remains silent after the latest showdown between the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the National Police.

Jakarta – Hundreds of people held a peaceful rally in Jakarta on Sunday, calling for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to prove his commitment to corruption eradication.

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Several lawmakers have joined in calling for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to bring perpetrators of human rights violations to justice.

Jakarta – The National Police have dispatched a platoon of officers to the Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) headquarters following a night-long protest by activists.

The congregation of the Indonesian Christian Church (GKI) Yasmin in Bogor, West Java is still being forced to worship in a haphazard fashion and is becoming restless to be allowed to fr

Firdha Novialita – The representative of a Bogor church whose congregation has been blocked from attending services has lambasted the national government and law enforcers for their slu

Jakarta – In a controversial move, tens of police officers, dressed in uniforms and civilians' outfits, stormed the office of the Corruption Eradication Commission on Jl.

Farouk Arnaz – Indonesia's infamous firebrand cleric and convicted terrorist Abu Bakar Bashir has been transferred to the high-security prison island of Nusa Kambangan, for a reason not

Arientha Primanita, Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Lenny Tristia Tambun – Retired army general Prabowo Subianto on Friday said he would not back down in his bid for the presidency, desp

Jakarta – Police officers tried to enter the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) late on Friday in an attempt to arrest an investigator of the antigraft body, heightening tensions b

Jakarta – Workers of shoe factory PT Panarub Dwikarya marched to the Tangerang Women's Penitentiary on Friday, demanding the release of fellow worker Omih, 28, who was detained for bein

Arientha Primanita – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Friday enacted two key laws deemed vital for the nation's military as the Armed Forces celebrated its 67th anniversary.

Jakarta – Cabinet Secretary Dipo Alam said on Saturday that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono would wait until he received a direct report from Coordinating Political, Legal and Securi

Banda Aceh – Three men accused of violating Shariah law were flogged on Friday at Al-Munawwarah Mosque in the Aceh district of Aceh Besar.

Bagus BT Saragih and Novan Imam Santosa, Jakarta – On the eve of the 67th anniversary of the Indonesian Military (TNI), the nation's top soldier says there is an urgent need to replace