Bayu Marhaenjati & Febriamy Hutapea – Aside from a spending spree on campaign ads, Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo is splashing the cash in an attempt to gain support for a second term.

Ronna Nirmala – Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo, who is running for a second term in office, is not worried that his decision to cut short his campaign activities from four to two days will

Ronna Nirmala – The head of Jakarta's elections regulator has been found guilty of flouting an ethics code after she ignored recommendations to revise a voter list that contained a larg

Dion Bisara – Indonesia's energy subsidy costs are rising, which international rating agencies have warned about in their forecasts on the country's economy, and that will likely result

Oyos Saroso H.N., Bandarlampung – The horrendous, kilometers-long traffic jams that have fouled Bakauheni and Merak ports for two days have been worsening due to vacationers looking to

Peter Ker – Academics and other dedicated election observers will not be the only Australians watching today's East Timor election with interest.

Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) and the Families of Missing Persons Association (IKOHI) demanded that the Indonesian Ombudsman remind Pres

Tito Belo, Dili – East Timor voted on Saturday in a parliamentary election in which Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao's party faces a stiff challenge from two opponents as it seeks to extend

Ahmad Junaidi, Jakarta – Nowadays, people are witnessing the Holy Koran being corrupted not only on the interpretation of its content, but also on its procurement.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The Finance Ministry admitted that they have funds deposited in an account designated for "unplanned programs," which was the alleged source of funding for a

Vincent Souriau – The abject poverty visible only an hour's drive out of East Timor's capital illustrates the challenge facing the government that takes over one of Asia's poorest count

Helene Hofman, Dili, East Timor – Grace Gunawon, 22, remembers Dili before East Timor gained independence from Indonesia, when it wasn't safe to play in the streets after dark.

Dili – East Timor is about to face a crucial test of its fragile democracy in parliamentary elections that will determine if UN peacekeepers can leave.

Jakarta – Without internal reforms, the National Police will continue to use excessive force when dealing with demonstrations.

Indonesian and Australian leaders have signed deals on defence cooperation this week and Australia has given Indonesia four refurbished heavy transport aircraft.

Bung Wir, Bandung – Representatives of the Papuan people from the group National Papuan Solidarity (NAPAS) held a protest action at the Merdeka Building on Jl.

Michael Bachelard – The carbon-rich peat forests of northern Sumatra are burning again as palm oil companies break Indonesian law to clear the land for their plantations.

Ulma Haryanto – The government needs to take back its statement boasting about Indonesia being a tolerant country after a recently released report suggests that cases of intolerance are

Meagan Weymes – The UN, after presidential polls were held peacefully over two rounds in March and April, says it will pull out its remaining 1300 troops within six months if the genera

Pekanbaru – Indonesia has the worst drinking water in Southeast Asia, a freshwater researcher at the Indonesian Research Institute (LIPI) said on Wednesday.

Indonesia has a serious rival to the Wall of China – the thicker, longer and more formidable wall of resistance against combating graft.

Dili – The UN peacekeeping force is on track to begin withdrawing from Timor-Leste in October 2012 after a "remarkably peaceful" parliamentary election campaign concluded on 4 July, ahe

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Arientha Primanita – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has told Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard that Papua is an integral part of Indonesia as his administration continues to r

A civilian was killed and another wounded on Wednesday by an unidentified group of people in Siepkosi village, Walelagama district, Jayawijaya regency.

Bayu Marhaenjati – A simmering turf war exploded again late on Sunday when a Pancasila Youth post in Cengkareng, West Jakarta, was attacked by suspected members of a rival group, leavin

Ulma Haryanto – The Sampang prosecutors office in East Java on Wednesday demanded a four-year prison term for a local leader of the Shiite branch of Islam, on charges of blasphemy.

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – A leader of the Free Papua Movement (OPM) admitted to having fired gunshots at a military motorcade but denied any role in the latest civilian death.

Banjir Ambarita, Made Arya Kencana & Farouk Arnaz – Armed resistance group the Free Papua Organization on Monday claimed responsibility for Sunday's ambush of soldiers who were tryi

Jakarta – After previously insisting that vasectomies were banned under Islamic law, the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has softened its stance on the matter, saying vasectomies are all

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Despite its stated commitment to supporting the UN Population Fund's (UNFPA) reproductive health programs, the government is making little effort to prom

Jakarta – The Free Papua Movement (OPM) has announced its readiness to call a cease fire and end the violent conflict in the province if the Indonesian government holds an international

Bayu Marhaenjati & Zaky Pawas – Police have named an official from a leading state high school in Jakarta a suspect for libel after he accused the principal of corruption in a blog

Michael Bachelard – "If I've got $600 million a year...

New Zealand MPs will be among official observers of East Timor's parliamentary elections this weekend.

Jakarta – Hundreds of farmers from the Indonesian Tobacco Growers Association (APTI) rallied against a draft regulation on tobacco on Tuesday, further fouling congestion in several area

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Yogyakarta – Scores of activists from the Yogyakarta Women's Network (JPY) in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta demonstrated at the regional police headquarters on Tuesday July 3.

Camelia Pasandaran & Farouk Arnaz – The National Police chief has responded to the president's call to crack down on vigilante hard-line groups by insisting that other institutions

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Rizky Amelia – All nine parties at the House of Representatives have rejected the Corruption Eradication Commission's plan to build a new office building,

Jakarta – A survey by human rights watchdog Setara Institute found that although the number of instances of religious violence this year had dropped, there is still a worrying trend tha

Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) is having to abandon most of its programs due to steep budget cuts.

Jakarta – Jakarta is home to hundreds of civil society organizations whose activities range from community empowerment to disturbance of the peace.

Oei Eng Goan – The uncongenial relations between the House of Representatives and the Corruption Eradication Commission have again been in the spotlight over the last two weeks, this ti

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro and his Australian counterpart Stephen Smith signed deals on defense cooperation in Darwin, Australia, on Monday, includ

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday proposed joint military disaster exercises with Australia and the United States in a sign of easing concerns in Jakarta over Ame

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Oktovianus Pogau, Jakarta – Scores of youths and students from the group Papuan National Solidarity (NAPAS) held a peaceful action in front of the Indonesian national police headquarter

Bandung – Dozens of university students in Bandung, West Java, staged a rally against President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, whom they accused of failing to eradicate corruption.

The East Timor government believes that the choice of the south coast of the country for the new gas pipeline running from the Greater Sunrise field, which it shares with Australia, wil