Agus Maryono and Khairul Saleh – While struggling to manage the expected exodus from major cities of homebound Idul Fitri travelers, government officials also have to contend with the t

Faisal Maliki Baskoro – As an archipelagic nation with about 55,000 kilometers of coastline, the country should not be importing salt, industry officials said on Sunday.

What new excuse will Bogor's controversial mayor Diani Budiarto come up with next to prevent the GKI Yasmin church from opening, one wonders?

Anita Rachman – A group of non governmental organizations urged the Corruption Eradication Commission on Sunday to tackle alleged chronic budget theft at the legislature, and urged that

Ade Mardiyati – It is half past two in the afternoon in Jakarta's Kota and the sun-baked streets are crowded with vehicles of all description and food sellers.

Jakarta – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputy chief Mochammad Jasin says the House of Representatives often interrupts the KPK's investigations.

Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – The US is reportedly increasingly concerned about rising Islamic radicalism in Indonesia amid prediction that the Indonesian government is likely unable to s

Ronna Nirmala – A delegation of prominent Indonesians visited the Corruption Eradication Commission on Friday to show support for the beleaguered organization, declaring they had "smell

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Nurfika Osman – The University of Indonesia rejected on Friday accusations that it had favored potential students who were willing to contribute more to its coffers and denied others en

Dili, East Timor – East Timor on Saturday officially disbanded pro-independence armed unit Falintil who had fought against Indonesian occupation of the country for more than two decades

Jakarta – The Religious Affairs Ministry says it cannot control curriculum at traditional Islamic boarding schools known as pesantren, though some have identified them as nests of radic

Jakarta – The Alliance of Indonesian Journalists (AJI) Yogyakarta protested the Yogyakarta City Police's decision to close the murder case of journalist Fuad Muhammad Syafruddin, known

Manila, Philippines – The East Timor economy is expected to maintain growth of 10 percent this year, driven by a rise in oil prices and by public investment, the Asian Development Bank

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The Nazaruddin scandal that has mired Democratic Party officials and brought the party to the brink of chaos has provided fresh impetus for rivals to put mor

Jakarta – The Supreme Court has demanded clarity over the sanctions for judges who commit misconduct in the amendment to the Judicial Commission Law.

Camelia Pasandaran – Bogor's controversial mayor says he has a new reason not to allow the GKI Yasmin church to open – the name of the street on which it is built has an Islamic name.

Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has enlivened a growing discussion on the social conflict management bill, the draft of which is being dis

Arientha Primanita & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The final eight candidates eyeing top spots at the Corruption Eradication Commission were named on Thursday, with human rights advoca

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Ulma Haryanto & Febriamy Hutapea – By pledging silence in return for protection for his family, Muhammad Nazaruddin could deal a more severe blow to the De

Sara Everingham – East Timor's Council of Ministers has condemned recent violence in the country's south-west that left more than 100 families homeless.

Camelia Pasandaran – Indonesia has taken a major step forward in its attempts to trim its bloated, inefficient and corrupt bureaucracy, announcing on Friday a moratorium on the hiring o

A Golkar politician with family links to party chairman Aburizal Bakrie has thrown his hat into the ring for the upcoming gubernatorial elections in Jakarta.

Melkianus Bleskadit was sentenced yesterday in Manokwari court to two years for his role when the 14-star flag was raised.

Anita Rachman – Judging from the many seats left empty at the House of Representatives on Tuesday, not all lawmakers thought the plenary session to hear the president's state-of-the-nat

Yuli Tri Suwarni and Andi Hajramurni, Bandung/Makassar – The commemoration of Indonesia's 66th Independence Day on Wednesday was solemnly marked with various activities, ranging from se

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Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Fifteen years on, the mystery shrouding the murder of journalist Fuad Muhammad Syafrudin, aka Udin, has yet to be lifted.

Peter Ker – The new Woodside Petroleum boss, Peter Coleman, will make a diplomatic mission to East Timor in a bid to revive hopes of building a major gas project in the waters between t

Ulma Haryanto – For Firdaus Mubarik, an Indonesian Ahmadiyah activist, Independence Day provides no cause for celebration.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Ahmadiyah Congregation (JAI) says it will not seek further legal action against the hard-liners given lenient sentences for instigating a riot in which three Ah

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Camelia Pasandaran – The government's announcement of a planned 10 percent pay raise for civil servants next year was criticized by lawmakers and activist

Disgraced Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) lawmaker Muhammad Misbakhun was released from prison on Thursday after receiving a two-month remission.

Yanto Soegiarto – The summit conference of International Lawyers for West Papua held earlier this month in Oxford, England, should not be regarded by Indonesia as merely a focus group d

Camelia Pasandaran & Ulma Haryanto – Syamsul Arifin is still officially the governor of North Sumatra despite being sentenced to 30 months in prison on Monday for corruption.

Jakarta – A group of armed men launched attacks in the Papua regency of Paniai as Indonesia celebrated on Wednesday its 66th Independence Day.

A friend in Dili tells ETAN that police recently broke up a demonstration in support of West Papua. As we get more information, we will post updates on ETAN's blog here.

Jakarta – The presidential palace distributed Papua-themed souvenirs during the ceremony to commemorate Indonesia's 66th Independence Day on the palace's front lawn.

Arientha Primanita – Not all 66th Independence Day celebrations went as smoothly as the official event at the State Palace on Wednesday.

Camelia Pasandaran – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono reinforced on Tuesday the importance of protecting the sovereignty of the Republic of Indonesia amid increasing security issues i

Jakarta – Six years after the Helsinki peace deal ended the long insurgency of the Aceh Freedom Movement (GAM), activists now say the government has avoided bringing to justice past hum

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – A shootout took place in the Tanah Hitam mountain early on Tuesday morning after the banned Morning Star flag was hoisted, a day before Indonesia marked Inde

Banyuwangi – Residents in Banyuwangi have opposed PT Indo Multi Niaga's (PT IMN) mining operation, which they accuse of damaging the environment.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Ronna Nirmala – The law enforcement establishment's intense focus on graft suspect Muhammad Nazaruddin should not allow other alleged corruption by Democr

Dion Bisara & Anita Rachman – Lawmakers have accused the Indonesian president of being blind to today's reality especially in relation to issues of corruption and poverty.

Ulma Haryanto& Anita Rachman – He flew to Singapore and Colombia, to meet Muhammad Nazaruddin, but apparently there were still questions on Monday as to whether high-profile lawyer

A man wounded when Islamic hard-liners launched a deadly attack on his minority sect questioned Indonesia's commitment to religious freedom after he was sentenced to six months in jail

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Jakarta – Pollycarpus Budihari Prijanto, the convicted murderer of human rights activist Munir Said Thalib, received a remission of 9 months and 5 days as part of an annual nationwide p

Dili – Angry mobs of martial arts gang members set fire to dozens of homes Monday as they rampaged through an East Timorese town after one of their number was killed in a stabbing, poli