Jakarta – The House of Representatives' Ethics Council says that the budget committee has breached House statute by threatening to boycott the deliberation of the 2012 state budget.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – As a key deadline passed on Thursday, five new political parties say they have completed the documentation needed to run in the 2014 polls.

Jakarta – Constitutional Court (MK) chief justice Mafud MD says he is ready to be a witness on behalf of his former employee, election document forgery suspect Zainal Arifin Hoesein.

Jakarta – South Jakarta Prosecutors office chief Masyhudi says no new evidence has been presented in the Antasari case review that could prove the previous trial's panel of judges were

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) has urged the government to review the 2003 Labor Law to end prolonged industrial conflicts between employers a

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – An ethics board established to evaluate and uphold the code of ethics within the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), following allegations made by suspect an

Bagus BT Saragih and Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Leaders of the House of Representatives plan to summon senior officials from the country's top law enforcement bodies following the Co

Philip Dorling – East Timor's parliament is "corrupt and ineffective", Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao has an alcohol problem and former prime minister Mari Alkatiri is "arrogant and abusi

Ulma Haryanto – A campaign in Central Jakarta to reclaim sidewalks for pedestrian use was foiled by a lack of support from the city, a nongovernmental organization claims.

Jakarta – Lawmaker Trimedya Panjaitan criticized the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for questioning four leaders of the House of Representatives' budgetary committee, calling i

Jakarta – Corruption Eradication Commission chief Busyro Muqoddas says lately he has been bemused at the leniency of punishments handed down to corruption suspects, by judges who have "

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The Golkar Party's provincial executive board in North Sumatra has reshuffled its membership at the regent and municipal levels following mass resignations.

Indonesia's minister of women's affairs has demanded authorities seek the harshest punishment possible under the law against rapists to deter future attacks.

East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta saw his fledgling nation's parliament as corrupt and ineffective and believed himself both "above local politics" and indispensable, leaked US me

Jakarta – Recent violence in Papua in July and August underscores the urgent need for the government to reassess its military approach and place respect for human rights at the heart of

East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta today dismissed fears the country will see a return of turmoil and violence ahead of elections next year.

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Indonesia has made "important progress" over the past two decades in improving health conditions of women and girls, who now have wider access to finance

Agus Maryono, Purbalingga – The Muslim month of Syawal, which follows the Ramadhan fasting month, is generally a month of rejoicing and forgiveness, but this is not the case in Banyumas

Andi Hajramurni and Rizal Harahap, Makassar/Pekanbaru – The Malaysian government's plan to deport illegal migrant workers back to Indonesia has left local administrations scrambling to

The House of Representatives unanimously endorsed on Tuesday a new bill on electoral administration, which politicians claim will improve the quality of elections and democracy in the c

Julia Suryakusuma, Jakarta – We all know about "four-letter words" in the English language. Considered profane they've been used for many centuries for cursing.

Batam – About 1,000 workers at a Singapore-owned shipyard engineering firm in Batam went on the rampage on Tuesday, setting fire to an office, equipment room and several vehicles after

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Legislators on Tuesday approved a revision to the 2007 Election Organization Law to allow politicians to serve on the General Elections Commission (KPU), des

There are allegations about [multinational private security corporation] SecuriCor led [at Freeport] by someone called Ian Church being involved in intimidating workers.

Jakarta – Suciwati, widow of slain human rights defender Munir Said Thalib, is seeking to overturn the decision by the Law and Human Rights Ministry to grant remissions to the killer of

Jakarta – Human rights watchdog Imparsial has said the National Police should not come under the direct auspices of the president, in order to avoid abuse.

Ulma Haryanto & Nivell Rayda – An Australian human rights researcher detained by Indonesian authorities on Monday remains in detention awaiting what is likely to be her imminent dep

Camelia Pasandaran & Anita Rachman – With no answers forthcoming on the cause of the deadly violence in Ambon more than a week ago, human rights activists on Wednesday questioned wh

Bagus BT Saragih and Nani Afrida, Jakarta – Many have begun to question whether there will be a reshuffle of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Cabinet, but party leaders from the gov

Ezra Sihite & Camelia Pasandaran – Indonesia is the only country in the region that has not ratified a World Health Organization treaty to protect people from the harms of tobacco.

Anita Rachman – As talk of a cabinet reshuffle heats up, lawmakers on Monday offered an idea of how President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono could target his changes: cut those mired in corru

Ulma Haryanto & Nivell Rayda – Prominent Human Rights Watch activist Andreas Harsono and an Australian researcher were taken into custody by police in Sampang, East Java, on Monday

Max Lane – On Sunday, September 18, around 100 women staged a lightning protest in Jakarta's main thoroughfare, Jalan Thamrin, to protest statements by Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo in re

Hangga Brata, Yogyakarta – Hundreds of student activists staged an action where they released 40 mice in front of the Regional Representatives' offices in Yogyakarta on Tuesday to signa

Jakarta – Journalists and students rallied together in Bandung in front of Gedung Sate in the West Java capital, in a protest over the recent student vs journalist fracas at SMAN 6 High

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Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Indonesia will likely fail to achieve the standards defined by the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015 due to corruption, poor management and bud

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Wiretapping telephone conversations and the interception of other modes of communication are against the law because they go against the Constitution and are

Jakarta – In the absence of capable budget analysts, observers said lawmakers should be stripped from budgeting authority to avoid corruption in the House of Representatives.

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Activists from the Jakarta Animal Aid Network (JANN) staged a rally on Monday, calling for an end to animal cruelty in the form of traveling monkey perf

Jakarta – The Election Supervisory Committee (Bawaslu) needs adjudication authority to help resolve disputes in regions, a study reveals.

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has received a new blow amid his own declining popularity, as the results of a survey announced Sunday show deteriorating app

Amir Tejo, Surabaya – Caught up in a child trafficking case, Mawar, a young girl just out of elementary school, was locked up for three months in Medaeng Surabaya jail.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Attorney General Basrief Arief says that filing a case review to challenge the acquittal of former State Intelligence Agency (BIN) deputy chairman Muchdi Pur

Anita Rachman & Vento Saudale – The Indonesian Ombudsman said on Sunday that it would report the mayor of Bogor to the president for his continued refusal to reopen a church in dire

Yuli Krisna, Bandung – Four statues depicting characters from traditional Javanese puppetry were vandalized and burned on Sunday in Purwakarta, West Java.

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Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Certain parties might have intentionally provoked residents in Ambon, Maluku, prior to the recent deadly riot in the provincial capital city which claimed se

The Green Party is calling on the Government to abandon plans to strengthen ties with Indonesia's military.

Banda Aceh – A brother and sister who had a child together have been banished from their Aceh village, despite officials struggling to find an offense to charge them with under the prov