Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Long considered as a bastion in the country's judicial system, the Supreme Court (MA) these days is plagued with money politics ahead of the selection of its chie

The Timorese-born Australian Angelita Pires recently declared her nomination in East Timor's Presidential election and is now preparing to begin her campaign.

Kate Lamb – Travellers in Indonesia struggling with the usual rough landings and delayed flights now have a new cause for concern: was the pilot smoking crystal meth before take-off?

Novia D. Rulistia, Jakarta – Almost a year after its inauguration, the city's first bike lane has again become a parking space for cars.

Agus Wandi – On a recent trip to East Timor, while talking to fishermen on Areia Branca Beach, hanging out with taxi drivers, getting lost cycling in Dili with its new street names, cat

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Arientha Primanita – The State Secretary acknowledged on Monday that the government had indeed allocated two different budgets for a planned presidential

Tomorrow five West Papuan men will face charges of treason for peacefully declaring independence from Indonesia.

A police officer from the Mobile Brigade, Brig. Ronald, was killed by unidentified gunmen while on a routine patrol in the area of PT Freeport Indonesia on Tuesday.

Rory Callinan – East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta has been forced to fend off allegations that he is trying to avoid media scrutiny before the upcoming presidential elections by ref

Jakarta – Leading gay activist and sociologist Dede Oetomo might be the first known homosexual person to lead the National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM) if he makes the leade

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono does not have the authority to step into a protracted dispute between Christian worshippers and Muslim hard-liners over a church in Bogor, h

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Rapists, killers and other criminals can run as legislative candidates in general elections as a committee in the House of Representatives (DPR) has agreed t

Damien Kingsbury – As Timor-Leste's political climate warms up ahead of next month's presidential elections, many people are asking who is most likely to be elected president.

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – A recent survey revealed that a majority of the public believes that Democratic Party chairman Anas Urbaningrum was involved in the Southeast Asian Games bri

Banjir Ambarita – A Mobile Brigade police officer serving two years in prison for smuggling firearms into West Papua has been dishonorably discharged from the force.

The Jayapura administration is planning to require male residents to undergo circumcision in an effort to cut HIV/AIDS transmission rates in Papua.

Banda Aceh – Ulema in Aceh have warned Muslims, the younger generation in particular, that observing Valentine's Day is not allowed in Islam and against Shariah law that is in force in

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – Japanese and South Korean emissaries along with a representative of the Taiwan administration have filed complaints to the Indonesian government over its han

Having a lavish lifestyle is not a crime, but if police officers indulge in such a way of life when the police force is under fire for its poor service, excessive use of force and alleg

Yohan Wahyu – Most of the recent social upheavals have been triggered by a decline in public trust in the state.

Bramantyo Prijosusilo – One year ago today, Indonesia hit the headlines with the murder of three members of the Islamic Ahmadiyah sect, by a mob over a thousand strong in a small town n

Damien Kingsbury – As Timor-Leste's political climate warms up ahead of next month's presidential elections, many people are asking who is most likely to be elected president.

Agus Triyono – The burden of making facilitation payments and paying bribes to government institutions is one reason businesses might have trouble paying higher minimum wages, according

Agus Maryono, Banyumas – At least five mothers have reportedly died due to maternity complications over the last month in Banyumas, Central Java, allegedly due to poverty.

Makassar – The Indonesian government is seeking the release of six traditional fishermen from South Sulawesi caught by Timor Leste police last year.

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – A group of judges, prosecutors, academics and experts are banding together to fight what one member called "poor law enforcement, from head to toe" in Indone

Indonesia detained on Saturday 96 asylum seekers who had attempted to reach Australia, half of whom were rounded up after their boat capsized in western Java waters, police said.

Ezra Sihite & Anita Rachman – Voters are abandoning Indonesia's ruling Democratic Party amid a string of corruption scandals enveloping its senior figures, with a new survey of publ

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Political observers have warned that Democrat Party chief patron Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's initiative to publicly explain issues surrounding the party in re

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – A human rights watchdog has slammed the government for not taking human rights cases in the country seriously.

Agus Triyono – Activists are questioning the lack of response from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to a letter sent by international human rights organizations about the government's

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Sunday called on Indonesian Muslims to follow the Prophet Muhammad's example in living in a religiously diverse society and in overcoming differenc

Angela Dewan – For years big-name manufacturers including Honda, Samsung and Nike have quietly harvested profits from factories in Indonesia, where wages are even lower than in China or

Nethy Dharma Somba, Timika – Strikers have finally returned to work after a long work stoppage at giant copper mining company PT Freeport Indonesia (PT FI) in Papua, following the signi

Farouk Arnaz & Ulma Haryanto – The National Police said on Friday that it would investigate an incident on Thursday in which officers shot and wounded six farmers in the latest in a

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Jakarta – Fifteen members of the Pedestrians' Coalition (Koalisi Pejalan Kaki) on Friday blocked motorcyclists from riding on sidewalks in front of the Hotel Pullman Jakarta, near the H

Michael Bachelard, Jakarta – A young woman, carrying her infant son in a sling around her neck, stands in the shadows of a decaying concrete pylon, her hand extended in the hope that a

East Java Deputy Governor Saifullah Yusuf vowed on Thursday to close down all red-light districts in the province but warned it could only be done in steps.

Zubaidah Nazeer – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono weighed in on Thursday on ongoing opposition to planned arms purchases, saying it lagged behind its neighbors in military equipment

Tangerang – The Greater Tangerang Workers Alliance will set up posts where employees can report if their companies are not obeying a gubernatorial decree on Banten's new minimum wage.

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Workers' Rights (KMSHB) has condemned Jakarta Military Commander Major General TNI Waris for being arrogant, anti-democratic and provocative.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The National Police will not hesitate to arrest workers who blockade toll roads as part of expected labor union strikes, National Police chief Gen.

Ulma Haryanto – Five farmers in North Sumatra suffered gunshot wounds on Thursday in the latest clash in a land dispute involving farmers, a palm oil company and police.

Hundreds of people from the Suku Tanjung indigenous group hurled rocks at the office of the district head in Agam, West Sumatra, on Thursday to protest the lack of resolution to a long-

The decision by the Supreme Court to uphold the conviction of 54-year Rasmiah for petty theft prompted a chorus of condemnation on the state of our judicial system.

Zubaidah Nazeer – Indonesia's trade minister has called for the country's labor laws to be reformed, saying that increasingly aggressive unions and mass protests are posing a major stum

One man was critically injured and another missing after reportedly being ambushed by a group of armed men in Papua's Mulia district on Thursday, the latest attack against civilians in

Ulma Haryanto – Relatives of two teenage boys who died in police custody in West Sumatra said on Thursday that they would not be satisfied until the police took full responsibility for

Rizky Amelia – Notorious Indonesian corruption suspect Muhammad Nazaruddin has demanded Anas Urbaningrum admit to his alleged involvement in a high-level graft scandal – or else.