Nivell Rayda – While most of the city slept during the wee hours of Monday, just a couple of days before Idul Fitri, for those begging for some Ramadan generosity, the day had already b

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Ulma Haryanto – To most Indonesians in legal trouble, the perfect partner in staying hidden from the reach of the law seems to be their spouse.

An Indonesian man blamed for the 2002 Bali bombings could escape with just a few years behind bars.

Unredacted US diplomatic cables published by anti-secrecy Web site WikiLeaks on Friday allege collusion between Indonesian security forces and the radical Islamic Defenders Front.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – For Indonesian lawmakers returning from Idul Fitri recess next week, two deadlocked election-related bills occupy spots high on the agenda.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The fall of Soeharto may have been seen as the end of the era of military involvement in politics, but more than a decade after the reform movement, the face

Jakarta – The common effective preferential tariff (CEPT) adopted by ASEAN countries does not provide any real benefit to Indonesian industries, but amplifies the trade balance deficit,

Dion Bisara – The government plans to increase the amount of relief funds next year to repair broken dams in Sidoarjo, East Java, to control a mudflow caused by the rupture of a gas dri

Lydia Tomkiw – Come 2015, Indonesia will be home to 99,000 wealthy individuals with a combined fortune worth $487 billion, according to a report.

West Java – Guidelines on how to perform female genital mutilation/cutting issued by the Indonesian Ministry of Health could cause an increase in the practice, medical experts and right

Indonesian legislator Adang Daradjatun, a former deputy chief of the National Police, is continuing to refuse to cooperate with investigators hunting for his fugitive wife, Nunun Nurbae

Stephen Coates – Indonesia has killed or captured most of the militants responsible for the 2002 Bali bombings, but it now faces new threats from second-generation jihadists inspired by

The Indonesian Broadcasting Commission criticized a major television station Friday for giving into Islamists' demands that a film on religious tolerance be pulled.

Dili, East Timor – The head of East Timor's armed forces, Major General Taur Matan Ruak, said Friday he had resigned, ahead of a possible run for the presidency in elections next year.

Manatutu, East Timor – For Pedro Damaeao, having a brother who was part of Falantil, the Timorese guerrilla group that fought Indonesia's army, meant endless harassment for his family t

Chrestella Tan – For months Deden Sujana had to be treated in a Jakarta hospital.

Jakarta – The prolonged uncertainty and eventual change of the Idul Fitri date from Tuesday to Wednesday announced by the government has frustrated many, leading them to revert to humor

Max Lane – I was very active between 1991 and 1999 in the international solidarity movement for Timorese independence.

Elisabeth Oktofani & Fitri – Not all Muslims celebrated Idul Fitri with jubilance and excitement.

Paulus Suryanta Ginting, in Jakarta – On August 2, Kholis Annasir, from the student group Centre for Student Struggle for National Liberation (Pembebasan - Liberation) and I attended an

Max Lane – It is 13 years since the Indonesian dictator Suharto was forced to resign by a student-led mass protest movement.

Camelia Pasandaran – At least 40 University of Indonesia professors are calling for the resignation of university president Gumilar Soemantri.

Brigitta Kinadi – With news outlets scrambling to cover the latest stories about Indonesian migrant workers abroad, from a beheading in Saudi Arabia to the latest roundup of illegals in

Andreas Harsono – On Sunday morning, February 6, 2011, about 1,500 men approached a house in Cikeusik village in West Java, about a seven-hour drive from Jakarta, the capital of Indones

Guteriano Neves – Oil has different meanings for different societies.

The Pacific Islands Forum is being told it must speak out about the ongoing instability in the Indonesian region of Papua.

When Communication and Information Technology Minister Tifatul Sembiring delivered the Idul Fitri sermon at the Mobile Brigade (Brimob) headquarters in Depok on Wednesday, he took the o

Simon Roughneen, Dili – Across the city, banners and posters signal the new country's increasing integration with the world outside, heralding events such as Timor-Leste's hosting of th

Guido Goulart, Dili – A powerful earthquake hit waters off East Timor on Tuesday, but officials said it was too deep to trigger a tsunami.

Matthew Pennington, Washington – President Barack Obama has embraced Indonesia as a crucial US ally in Southeast Asia, but rights groups and critics in Congress say the administration i

Maire Leadbeater – The Melanesian people of West Papua, neighbours to Papua New Guinea, say they belong to the Pacific region and that it is their home geographically, ethnically and cu

Olivia Rondonuwu – Indonesia's government has declared that the moon is not in the right position for the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan to end as expected on Tuesday, causing hungry

This year's mudik season has claimed 345 casualties so far, already a 140 percent increase from the same period last year, an official said on Tuesday.

Simon Roughneen, Dili – Land, corruption and poverty are all on the table as Timor-Leste gets into political mode ahead of parliamentary and presidential elections scheduled for 2012, w

Karlis Salna – Indonesia was "almost effusive" when Kevin Rudd won the 2007 election, but the positive response was largely due to a keen dislike towards John Howard, according to US of

Harsh criticisms, including from moderate Muslims, of both the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) and SCTV's decision to cancel broadcasting the controversial film "?" were not in short supp

Jakarta – State-owned train operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) says many officers from the Indonesian Military (TNI) and police did not pay their train fares while travelling home f

Mark Dodd – East Timor's small army will be supplied with Indonesian weapons after the signing of a ground-breaking agreement between the two countries that were once deadly enemies.

As a pious young Muslim in Indonesia, Didit Sukmana prays five times a day, recites the Koran daily and fasts during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

Jakarta – Three youngsters, who were hanging out on Jl.

Elisabeth Oktofani – A hard-line Islamic group has threatened to demonstrate outside the headquarters of a TV station on Saturday over its plans to air a controversial film.

Jakarta – University of Indonesia (UI) has come under a storm of protests for awarding an honorary doctorate to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, a leader whose commitment to human rights

Tifa Asrianti, Majalaya – Determined to clean up Java's heavily polluted rivers, environment activists have found that involving their local communities is the best way to attract the g

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Anita Rachman & Ronna Nirmala – Two rogue lawmakers – one convicted of breaking the law and the other accused – are still receiving their monthly paychecks

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Fitri, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara – Nothing has changed at the Transito shelter in the five and a half years that it has served as home to 138 members of the beleaguered Ahmadiyah Isla

Makassar – The South Sulawesi administration says it forbids members of the Ahmadiyah Muslim community to conduct religious activities during the upcoming Idul Fitri holiday.

Klas Lundstrom – Blackouts remain a significant part of East Timor's capital, Dili, although Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao has promised the country's thirteen districts electricity by th

Dili, East Timor – The East Timor parliament Tuesday approved the first change to the country's Oil Fund Law to allow greater flexibility and return on investments.