Jakarta – Graft convict Nunun Nurbaeti testified at the trial of former central bank senior deputy governor Miranda S.

Ezra Sihite – National Police Chief General Timur Pradopo's proposal to relocate a Shiite community that has sought shelter following an attack in their home village prompted criticism

Jakarta – The National Police revealed on Monday that the terrorists who were arrested in Surakarta (Solo), Central Java, were motivated by revenge in their attacks against the city's p

Made Arya Kencana, Denpasar – Around 500 pregnant women are infected with HIV in Bali each year, the Bali branch of AIDS Prevention Commission has learned.

An Indonesian army officer was allegedly paid about $A80,000 for his part in sending six asylum seeker boats to Australia, including one that sank off Java in December, costing as many

Farouk Arnaz – The former head of Indonesia's elite anti-terrorism unit is set to become the new Papua Police chief, according to a copy of the decision letter obtained by the Jakarta G

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – Papua Police on Sunday arrested 22 members of the Free Papua Organization (OPM), including its prominent leader Daniel Kogoya.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Living up to its reputation as one of the government's least honest ministries, the Religious Affairs Ministry has ignored the Corruption Eradication Commiss

A sociologist has proposed that the Ministry of Religious Affairs should issue certifications for Muslim clerics – also known as ulema – in order to curb the proliferation of radical se

Multa Fidrus, Tangerang – An airline employee at a ticket counter at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport reported a military officer to the police after being punched in the face on Mo

Indra Harsaputra and Apriadi Gunawan, Sampang/Medan/Jakarta – The Constitution guarantees all citizens the right to choose their place to live, therefore, the government has no right to

Jakarta – The United States' Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should raise concerns about the safety of religious minorities with the Indonesia government during her visit to the coun

Robertus Wardi – Since being forced to leave the party, Yogyakarta's Sultan Hamengkubuwono X is now in a better position to "be approached by political parties" as their candidate for t

Australia categorically rejected Papuan independence Sunday saying it could not lead to a viable nation and would "completely rupture" ties with Indonesia were Canberra to weigh in.

Jakarta – A human rights watchdog has called on the United States' Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to support the release of all Indonesian political prisoners who are being held for

Ismira Lutfia & Ezra Sihite – Following an investigative report from Australian media alleging that the country's counterterrorism unit Special Detachment 88 killed a Papuan pro-ind

Asvi Warman Adam, Jakarta – The recent publication of "The 1965-1966 Indonesian Killings Revisited" seminar results in Singapore in 2009, entitled The Contours of Mass Violence in Indon

The two teenagers killed in a police shootout in Solo, Central Java, on Friday are part of new terrorist group targeting police for cracking down on radical Islamic organizations in Ind

Ismira Lutfia – Four A-29 Super Tucano fighter planes arrived at East Jakarta's Halim Perdanakusuma Base on Saturday in the first wave of new "counter-insurgency" turboprop fighters pur

Peter Alford, Jakarta – There was a characteristic absence in President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's response to Indonesia's latest outburst of sectarian violence – any mention of religio

Indra Harsaputra, Jakarta – The government's plan to relocate the Shia community from their homes in Sampang, Madura, East Java, has been rejected outright by Shia group Ahlul Bait Indo

SP/Robertus Wardi & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The Golkar Party on Friday became the first major party to register with the General Elections Commission following a ruling by the Co

Jakarta – Political parties are facilitating corruption in the country, with most politicians practicing money politics to get themselves elected, according to political and financial o

Ezra Sihite – Political parties are greeting with mixed reactions the Constitutional Court's revision of the elections law.

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Jakarta – A survey has revealed that more than half of its respondents have no inclination toward or bond with the political parties that they vote for, indicating that voters are likel

Jakarta – The National Police appear to have once again obstructed the investigation into the vehicle simulators graft case when a number of officers declined to answer summonses from t

Dozens of Papuans in Semarang and Salatiga in Central Java and Yogyakarta rallied in front of Semarang Police headquarters on Thursday, urging the government to take steps to stop viole

The National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM) announced on Thursday that as many as 70 members of a Shiite community in Sampang, East Java are still missing since an attack on S

Fadli, Batam – After going on strike for more than two weeks, nearly 700 workers at a Malaysia-owned cable and wire manufacturer, PT Ho Wah Genting in Batam, Riau Islands, went back to

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Ismira Lutfia – According to data collected by the National Commission on Human rights from 2007-2012, the National Police tops the list for public reports on human rights abuses in Ind

Jakarta – The lack of government transparency on bureaucratic reform has left the media unable to access information on the issue and the subject is underreported.

Soekarno-Hatta airport operator Angkasa Pura II was recently reprimanded by government officials after State-Owned Enterprise Minister Dahlan Iskan showed up to the airport and shamed t

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Yanshinto Sembiring & Pamudji Slamet – The Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled that the all political parties that plan to register for the 2014 election should be verified by t

Fitri R., Mataram – Authorities are investigating claims that soldiers have been involved in extorting money from aspiring refugees after the military in West Nusa Tenggara intercepted

Jakarta – Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said on Wednesday that the government was expecting to procure a dozen submarines to augment Indonesia's existing fleet by 2024.

Jakarta, Indonesia – Gorontalo Mayor Adhan Dhambea has postponed the inauguration of a sub-district official due to their poor Koran reading ability.

Afriza Hanifa, Semarang – Scores of Papuan protesters from Papua National Solidarity (NAPAS) held an action in front of the East Java regional police headquarters in the provincial capi

Michael Bachelard – A senior Indonesian legislator has hit out at Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr for having "double standards" after he called for an inquiry into the police killi

Calvin Sidjaya, Jakarta – Early last month, the Indonesian government held its first ever congress of Indonesian diaspora in Los Angeles.

The Human Rights Law Centre is trying to pressure the Federal Government to act on allegations of torture and killings by an Australian-trained counter-terrorism group.

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono boasted about his administration's awareness of the importance of infrastructure development in his speech at the 201

Tobias Basuki, Jakarta – The country's top officials have finally paid attention to the brutal attack on the Shia community in Sampang, East Java, which not only claimed two lives and d

Ezra Sihite – About half of the members of the House of Representatives were absent during a plenary meeting celebrating the 67th anniversary of the legislative body on Wednesday.

Jakarta – Experts say that the government has made little progress, if any at all, in its efforts to reform the bureaucracy 14 years after the start of the reform movement.

Farouk Arnaz – Seven people detained in the wake of a deadly mob attack on Shia Muslims in Sampang, East Java, were released on Wednesday due to a lack of evidence or witnesses, East Ja

Jakarta, Indonesia – A watchdog group accuses Shiite attackers have close ties to local leaders and police officials, creating resistance among authorities to reveal the masterminds of