Ronna Nirmala – In the wake of a public uproar over a series of trials for petty crimes, Justice and Human Rights Minister Amir Syamsuddin said on Wednesday that the government would pr

Palu – A police station in Morowali regency, Central Sulawesi, became the target of stoning and Molotov cocktails by residents, in an attack allegedly linked to last year's deadly incid

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Dili – East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta said Thursday that his young nation was capable of handling its own security after UN troops depart at the end of this year, despite fears o

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Arientha Primanita – The government has vowed to improve the infrastructure and welfare of the people of Papua, but stopped short of committing to an all-inclusive dialogue to address t

Jakarta – National Commission of Human Rights (Komnas HAM) selection committee chief Jimly Asshiddiqie says selectors would have no problem in accepting homosexual or transgender candid

Multa Fidrus, Tangerang – Ten out of 13 defendants associated with Muhammad Syarief, the suicide bomber who attacked a mosque at a police compound in Cirebon on April 15, 2011, were sen

Presi Mandari, Jakarta – A defiant declaration of atheism by an Indonesian civil servant has inflamed passions in the world's most populous Muslim nation, pitting non-believers and beli

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – A high-level meeting on the Bank Century case ended right where it started on Wednesday, perhaps marking an end to the case both as a political weapon and as

Ismira Lutfia – Electoral laws must be amended to guarantee that people with disabilities are able to run for public office and vote freely, officials said on Wednesday.

East Timor's Ministry of Education says it will go ahead with a pilot program to teach young students in their own minority language, despite vocal opposition from some civil society gr

East Timor's strong economic growth is at risk from high inflation fueled by government spending, the International Monetary Fund warned Wednesday.

Bagus BT Saragih and Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – Once again the voice of the many outdid the few, regardless how diligent the latter may have been.

Arientha Primanita & Anita Rachman – After hours of mediation with workers and the government, the Indonesian Employers Association agreed on Wednesday to withdraw its lawsuit again

Shirley Wibisono & Sumisha Naidu – Indonesia, a developing Muslim nation which claims the world's third-largest community of Facebook users, has become a showcase for the social net

Karlis Salna – East Timorese presidential hopeful Francisco Guterres has called for peaceful elections that will avoid the violence which broke out five years ago when the young country

Fransisco Guterres, better known as 'Lu Olo', lodged his official nomination for East Timor's presidency on Tuesday with the endorsement of the Fretilin party.

Washington – The United States called Tuesday on Indonesia to ensure due process and address grievances in the restive Papua region after a court indicted five activists for treason.

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – The ease of doing business in cities across Indonesia, measured by the requirements of starting a business, dealing with construction permits and registering p

Anita Rachman, Ezra Sihite & Robertus Wardi – The beleaguered Democratic Party held a meeting on Tuesday after it became apparent that some party members were seeking to replace cha

The new-look National Republic Party said on Tuesday that it would base its platform on the policies and programs espoused by former President Suharto, who was ousted by popular dissent

Bandung – The central board of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) said that the party would nominate some popular figures as candidates for the 2014 presidential poll, including controv

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The rift within President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democratic Party appeared to increase on Tuesday, with supporters of party chairman Anas Urbaningrum mak

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The government together with employers and labor unions will carry out a comprehensive evaluation of the remuneration system and other contentious issues p

Kusumasari Ayuningtyas, Surakarta – Surakarta Deputy Mayor F.X. Hadi Rudyatmo has promised to facilitate a meeting of around 600 sex workers in the city at his official residence.

Ezra Sihite – The Garuda Employees Union told lawmakers on Tuesday about several cases of potential corruption at the national airline that it said could have cost the state tens of mil

Rizky Amelia – A self-appointed civilian review of several corruption cases at the Social Affairs Ministry has called on the Supreme Court to review a lenient sentence handed down to Ba

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Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – The Supreme Court is upholding a guilty verdict for the maid who stole some oxtail meat and a few plates from her boss, sentencing the 60-year-old to time pr

Sita W. Dewi, Jakarta – The Indonesia Police Watch (IPW) said Wednesday that the number of attacks on policemen had risen within the last month.

Indonesian exports surged 29 percent last year, and January inflation eased, date showed Wednesday, as Southeast Asia's largest economy targeted emerging countries amid weakness in US a

Fadli, Batam – Once touted as investment paradise for exporters, Batam City of the Riau Islands has fallen victim to rising costs and bad policy making, hurting its leverage as a free t

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – With the Constitutional Court (MK) having recently banned all outsourcing practices, companies that make money by supplying workers to others now have an o

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – The rescheduling of the Aceh gubernational poll drew protests on Monday from those including incumbent governor Irwandi Yusuf, who is seeking his second

Fitri – With the case against 46-year-old Muhsan in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, coconuts are joining sandals, cacao pods, bananas and plates as items of evidence in the prosecution of t

Ulma Haryanto – The West Sumatran man facing five years in prison for blasphemy for questioning the existence of God may face additional charges, according to police.

Nick Chesterfield with local sources in Jayapura – The treason trial against the leaders of the Third Papuan People's Congress in Jayapura was adjourned on Monday until February 8, afte

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Bagus BT Saragih dan Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Democratic Party chairman Anas Urbaningrum still enjoys support from the party's regional branches despite his alleged involvement in Mu

Damien Kingsbury – The announcement by President Jose Ramos-Horta that he will seek re-election for a second term in office has thrown open Timor-Leste's presidential race, all but guar

East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta said Tuesday he will seek another term in March polls, as the young nation votes for the first time since an assassination bid that almost killed h

Farouk Arnaz & Ezra Sihite – The fallout from a violent protests against gold prospecting activities in Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, has spread to the country's corridors of power, pit

Michael Bachelard, Jakarta – Nobel peace prize winner Jose Ramos-Horta is expected to announce today that he is in the running for another five-year term as president of East Timor.

Yuli Krisna, Bandung – Judge Imas Dianasari found herself on the wrong side of the law, and the courtroom, on Monday as the Bandung Anti-Corruption Court in West Java sentenced her to s

Bandung – In anticipation of a growing number of social conflicts, the Indonesian Military (TNI) is organizing an antiterrorism drill to help soldiers build synergy among different mili

An embattled Indonesian church at the center of a long-running dispute with Indonesian authorities that has attracted headlines around the world, confirmed on Monday that one of its mem

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The fate of the beleaguered chairman of the Democratic Party, Anas Urbaningrum, rests with the little-known supervisory committee now investigating allegation

Banjir Ambarita & Mary Anugrah Rasita, Jayapura – Education experts and officials have decried the poor state of schools in Papua in the wake of a revelation that half of all studen

Jayapura – An Indonesian court on Monday indicted five Papuan activists for treason for raising an outlawed Papuan flag and declaring the region independent.