Retired general Prabowo Subianto has again emerged as Indonesians' preferred presidential candidate, this time in a survey by the Center for Policy Studies and Strategic Development rel

[Aceh's second direct gubernatorial election is scheduled for April 9, after five delays following unsolved deaths, violence and former governor Irwandi Yusuf's legal battle to run f

Nani Afrida – Political competition typically turn friends into rivals; an example evident to many Acehnese in the changing relationship between former governor Irwandi Yusuf and the fo

Nani Afrida, Banda Aceh – Just like any mother, 60-year-old Maryani (not her real name) hoped that the ties binding her three beloved sons would always be strong after their suffering d

The Australian government has denied any involvement in a regional forum supporting the independence of West Papua from Indonesia that was held in Canberra on Tuesday, saying it remains

Farouk Arnaz, Anita Rachman & Ulma Haryanto – The police heightened security in the conflict-riven district of Mesuji in Lampung on Monday following weekend violence against a plant

Oyos Saroso H.N., Bandar Lampung – Scholars and activists in Lampung say that the protest that led residents to set fire to PT BSMI's buildings in Mesuji, Lampung, this weekend resulted

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The House of Representatives' ethics council has decided to retain Democratic Party lawmaker M. Nasir, whose brother M.

Inggrid Galuh Mustikawati – The early months of 2012 have seen several violent land disputes in Indonesia.

Agus Triyono – Indonesians want more power granted to the Regional Representatives Council to counterbalance the authority of the House of Representatives, a study by the Indonesian Sur

Farouk Arnaz – Lampung Police have heightened security around facilities owned by plantation firm Barat Selatan Makmur Investindo in Mesuji district, Lampung, after an alleged attack by

Surabaya – The Manpower and Transmigration Ministry says that the Manpower Law must be revised to protect Indonesian workers overseas.

Jakarta – Residents of Lau Bekeri village in Kutamlimbaru, Deli Serdang, beat up two residents, identified as Ricardo and Kristian, and then burned them to death on Sunday evening.

Ulma Haryanto – To the thousands of would-be asylum seekers sheltering in Indonesia, the years of waiting for placement to a third country is a tortuous affair.

Agus Triyono & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Lawmakers are divided over whether there is a need for an expansion of the powers of the anti-money laundering agency, with some arguing a

Indonesia's top court on Monday upheld a 15-year jail term against Islamist militant Abu Bakar Bashir for terrorist acts, reversing an earlier decision to slash the sentence to nine yea

Ezra Sihite – The House of Representatives (DPR) budget committee approved a Rp 500 billion ($500 million) budget on Monday for maintenance of parliament buildings this year.

Ezra Sihite & Dessy Sagita – The Prosperous Justice Party has denied it pushed for a change to the Indonesian Red Cross's emblem, saying the claim was part of a smear campaign again

[Renewed violence in Aceh killed at least 15 people in at least three regencies since last October, with police saying they cannot identify most of the perpetrators.

Nani Afrida – "Jakarta never keeps its promises," the Acehnese used to say.

Samantha Michaels & Emily Johnson, Banda Aceh – It's New Year's Eve, and a group of young friends have gathered at an outdoor basketball court in Banda Aceh for a late-night jam ses

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Keyko Ranti Ramadhani & Ronna Nirmala – The US government's decision to declare convicted terrorist Abu Bakar Bashir's Jamaah Anshorut Tauhid group a terrorist organization will not

Police have arrested 16 striptease dancers at a hotel in North Jakarta and charged them with "committing a pornographic act."

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – The Aceh legislative council finally passed a sharia bylaw on regional elections during a plenary session on Friday.

Yuli Krisna, Bandung – A group of West Java residents who admitted vandalizing an Ahmadiyah mosque last week have been charged with an offense that could land them in prison for up to f

More people will stay away from the ballot box in the 2014 elections as public dissatisfaction with political parties grows, an analyst said on Friday.

Tri Listiyarini – The largest Islam-based political party has thrown its weight behind a proposal to tackle a lack of transparency and allegations of corruption in the administration of

Ronna Nirmala – A retired general who has been dogged by accusations of rights abuses came out on top in the latest survey ahead of the 2014 presidential election, as observers and acti

The UN Security Council has decided to extend its peacekeeping mission in East Timor until the end of 2012 but to gradually phase it out after that.

Organizing a massive movement of people for quite a long period of time with complex human relations and managerial problems, like the 40-day-long Indonesian haj pilgrimage, is indeed n

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Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta – A survey reveals that majority of voters are still undecided about their presidential candidates, two years ahead of the presidential election scheduled for

Megawati Wijaya, Jakarta – Since its founding in 1998, hardline vigilante group the Islamic Defenders Front (known by its Indonesian acronym FPI) has perpetuated violence in the name of

Batam – Around 1,000 employees of PT Sanmina-SCI Batam went on strike on Thursday, demanding housing allowances, wage increases and an explanation over the employment of expatriates dee

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Police experts have expressed concerns over the National Police headquarters' decision to promote certain high police officials who had been the subject of p

Ronna Nirmala & Zaky Pawas – Politicians and city officials were horrified when a group of mourners at Gatot Subroto Army Hospital in Central Jakarta were attacked by members of a r

Damar Harsanto, Jakarta – The United States has formally included hard-line Islam group Jemaah Anshorut Tauhid (JAT), an extremist organization founded by infamous cleric Abu Bakar Ba'a

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Carlos KY Paath & Robertus Wardi – Mirwan Amir, head of the House of Representative Budget Committee, has refuted accusations by graft suspect Muhammad Naz

East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta said Wednesday that many Timorese will waste their vote in a presidential election next month if they back one of the explosion of small parties

Ulma Haryanto & Anita Rachman – The latest annual survey by a global media watchdog found that no journalists were killed in Indonesia last year, but identified a worryingly high nu

Karlis Salna – Police in East Timor are on high alert after two offices connected to the administration of upcoming elections were hit with firebombs.

Jayapura, Papua – Unable to compete in the acculturation process with other groups, the Sebo tribe in Kayu Pulau, Jayapura, Papua, has become extinct, and two other tribes – the Tampoto

The sixth hearing of the trial of Forkorus Yaboisembet and his four colleagues took place on 21 February at which seven witnesses for the prosecution were called to give evidence.

Agus Triyono – A group of nongovernmental organizations has raised the red flag on 17 candidates who are in the running for positions at key electoral bodies that will oversee the 2014

Ulma Haryanto – Despite the recent victories for labor rights, the ballooning number of labor organizations in the country and their susceptibility to being politicized are worrying act

Charundi Panagoda, Washington – The survival of Sumatra's tigers, elephants, orangutans, rhinos, as well as indigenous communities, is threatened by the "world's fastest deforestation r

Made Arya Kencana, Farouk Arnaz & Ezra Sihite – Calls mounted on Wednesday for the government to deal with the chronic overcrowding of its jails and detention facilities following t

Vento Saudale, Bogor – Former Vice President Jusuf Kalla has offered a helping hand as a mediator in the GKI Yasmin dispute, saying he is happy to help if the opposing parties – the Bog

Arientha Primanita – Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali said on Wednesday that a moratorium on the registration of applicants for the hajj threatened to push pilgrimage costs hi