Febriamy Hutapea – Human rights activists have called for a court to acquit a civil servant who faces up to three and a half years in prison for admitting to being an atheist.

Arientha Primanita – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono admitted on Tuesday that security officers had overreacted with their handling of the security situation in Papua, where violence

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The discovery that a regent in Aceh ordered 20 places of worship closed in April is raising concerns that growing intolerance will trigger communal conflicts

Ezra Sihite – Home Affairs Minister Gamawan Fauzi said that he was disheartened by "rumored" demands to close 20 churches in Aceh, explaining that local residents need to accept that In

Rizky Amelia & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The Corruption Eradication Commission has determined that there was foul play in the construction of the Hambalang sports center in Bogor,

Alex Rayfield – West Papua is roiling. In the last two weeks a spate of shootings, killings and military violence has surprised even seasoned Papua watchers.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – A senior legislator has blamed unnamed foreign parties for the deteriorating security condition in Papua province amid speculation about the involvement of se

Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) says it has supported the decision from the hard line group Islam Defenders Front (FPI) to report publishing company PT Gramedia Pustaka Uta

Jakarta – An activist has described the actions by hard-liner group, the Islam Defenders Front (FPI), in reporting publishing company PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama (Gramedia) to police for

Jakarta – The government claims that the 2006 joint ministerial decree on places of worship was drafted to maintain harmony between subscribers of different faiths.

The administration of North Maluku's Tidore island and its surrounding archipelago has declared the district a nightclub-free zone, saying it will rely on other sources of revenue bette

Arientha Primanita – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday warned police officers and soldiers on the ground in Papua to abide by the law and follow proper procedures while atte

Jakarta – Twenty churches in Singkil regency, Aceh, have been closed down and are likely to be demolished by the local administration.

Jakarta – Representatives of Christian worshipers from Aceh Singkil regency, Aceh, demanded on Tuesday that the government take action against what they say is the wrongful closure of t

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Jakarta – Police in Papua have arrested three people in connection with the escalating violence in the country's easternmost troubled province.

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The Yogyakarta Police have been urged to be serious in dealing with the forced abandonment of the recent discussion forum, allegedly marred by acts of vio

Ezra Sihite – Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) lawmaker Karolin Margret Natasha denied allegations that she starred in a sex tape with fellow lawmaker Aria Bima on Monday in her fir

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James Balowski, Jakarta – In some of the largest demonstrations seen in recent years, tens of thousands took part in May Day rallies across Indonesia calling for higher wages and an end

Rizky Amelia – Suspects being investigated by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will no longer find it easy to claim being ill and escape or delay investigations.

Shoeb K. Zainuddin – He was a giant of Indonesia's business world, a confidante of former President Suharto and the founder of the Salim Group.

Yoseph Hary, Yogya – Responding to the brutal actions by Indonesian security forces against Papuan civilians, Papuan students in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta are to hold a peacef

Jakarta – Liem Sioe Liong, also known as Sudono Salim, once the country's wealthiest person who amassed vast wealth from his close connection with former New Order strongman Soeharto, p

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Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The government has been urged to be more active in beginning an initiative for a peace dialogue for Papua to avoid international intervention.

Ezra Sihite – Amid ongoing attacks in Papua, a lawmaker on Monday called for the president to focus on solving the problem in the restive region.

Imparsial, the Indonesian Human Rights Monitor, has expressed concern about the many acts of terrorism such as shootings by OTK – Orang Tak Dikenal – in Papua.

Jakarta – After recording a negative trade balance, due to weakening global demand, Indonesian exports are likely to take another beating as commodity exporters struggle to deal with th

Jubi and the PMC news desk – In the wake of many shootings that have occurred this month in the West Papuan region capital of Jayapura and its environs, the human rights group Kontras h

Ezra Sihite – The head of Indonesia's State Intelligence Agency (BIN) said on Monday that the separatist group the Free Papua Organization (OPM) are behind the runaway violence Jayapura

Lenny Tristia Tambun – Jakarta residents are less than enthusiastic about the approaching gubernatorial election, doubting any of the candidates will be able to solve the capital's most

Philip Jacobson – For more than a year, a civil society group has been trying to access certain data and documents associated with the management of Jakarta's piped water system, which

Endy M Bayuni – Did you know that 2012 is The International Year of the Rhino? No, you didn't miss the news. We, the media, did.

Tunggadewa Mattangkilang, Balikpapan – Only a tenth of Balikpapan Bay's original coral reefs remain today, with environmentalists blaming shipping activity and the destruction of mangro

Two pro-independence activists were arrested in Indonesia's restive Papua province for holding "anarchic protests", national police said Friday.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Ezra Sihite – Complacency by the authorities is allowing a spate of shooting incidents in Papua to go unchecked and unsolved, underscoring President Susil

Ronna Nirmala & Camelia Pasandaran – A refusal by polling officials to strike fictitious or ineligible voters off the electoral roll for the Jakarta gubernatorial election is threat

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – The Industry Ministry says it will cut funding for a machinery revitalization program as part of a state budget efficiency push.

Ezra Sihite, SP/Robertus Wardi & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Surveys are finding that old faces will dominate the upcoming presidential campaign, with the latest poll placing general

Ulin Yusron – Defending a plan in Tasikmalaya, West Java, to establish Shariah-inspired bylaws, the Islamic Defenders Front defended the constitutionality of the proposal on Friday and

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Jakarta – Indonesians will soon have a chance to revisit the nation's most infamous graft convicts – as images and information on the scofflaws have been incorporated into a online ency

Banda Aceh – Dozens of university students here joined in a "Rejecting Corruptors Community" rally on Saturday, a protest directed against the visit of Democratic Party chairman Anas Ur

Bagus BT Saragih and Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura/Jakarta – Armed groups were believed to have infiltrated cities and towns in Papua as calls for tougher measures grew in the wake of es

Jakarta – The Indonesian Employers Association (Apkindo) warned Friday of business closures and massive layoffs following the 55 percent increase in gas prices imposed last month by sta

Michael Bachelard – In 2007, young Australian entrepreneur Dorjee Sun began a mission to save the world.

Ezra Sihite, Ismira Lutfia & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Retired Army general Prabowo Subianto has topped a list of likely presidential candidates in a recent study by the Soegeng Sa

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