Elisabeth Oktofani & Chrestella Tan – Rights activists expressed outrage on Thursday over the light jail terms sought for suspects in the deadly attack on Ahmadiyah followers in Ban

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Esther Samboh, Jakarta – The government said it would significantly increase state budget allocations for education as a result of the surge in total budget spending caused by the incre

The Democratic Party has not seen its founding members and only seen a few of its senior politicians take a key role in deciding the party's course.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – In its defense, the government says that the much-criticized national security bill is necessary to protect the country from various threats, an argument that sec

Jakarta – A widely publicized conference aimed at seeking peace in Papua concluded on Thursday that the best way to seek long-term resolutions to problems faced by Papuans – ranging fro

Ronna Nirmala – The National Police announced on Friday that they had arrested 11 suspected terrorists and seized several firearms during a three-day operation across Java Island earlie

Surabaya – The Golkar Party is set to hold a traditional Javanese ceremony at one of Indonesia's most revered archeological sites on Friday night in response to what is says is the nati

Nadya Khalife and Aruna Kashyap – The Indonesian government has long praised its migrant workers as "economic heroes" for their immense contributions to the economy in their home countr

A shooting spree targeting top Democratic Party officials by the party's fugitive legislator, Muhammad Nazaruddin, from his hiding place overseas has further shaken the ruling party

Mariel Grazella, Jakarta – International human rights group Amnesty International has once again drawn the plight of the Taman Yasmin Indonesian Christian Church (GKI) into the spotligh

Jakarta – A court case centered around a fatal attack on members of a religious minority group, Ahmadiyah, continued Thursday at Serang District Court in Banten, with the court set to h

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The government has been criticized for allocating "too low" of a budget for protecting Indonesian workers overseas, setting aside merely Rp 26 billion (US$3.04

The National Police's counterterrorism unit, Densus 88, raided the home of a terror suspect on Jalan Cendrawasih, Cengkarang, West Jakarta.

Arientha Primanita – There are 179 Indonesians on death row in Malaysia, with most cases involving narcotics offenses, an Indonesian government spokesman said on Thursday.

Nurfika Osman – With the United Nations warning of rapid world population growth, experts are calling on the government to increase people's awareness of and access to family planning s

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – About 150 people in Muslim attire attended a recent hearing of former United Development Party (PPP) legislator Sofyan Usman's trial in a vote-buying scandal.

Jakarta – The 7th Congress of the United Development Party (PPP) concluded on Wednesday with Suryadharma Ali being reelected to another five-year term.

Yuli Tri Suwarni and Arya Dipa, Bandung – Incumbent candidate Suryadharma Ali retained his post as United Development Party (PPP) chairman on Tuesday and vowed to return the waning Isla

Alex Rayfield – From the outside looking in, the latest church conflict in West Papua might look like just another example of factional Protestant politics.

Indra Harsaputra, Pamekasan – The law in Indonesia does not apply to "little people." Just for stealing a used sarong worth Rp 3,000 (about 35 US cents), Amirah, 30, a woman working as

Arientha Primanita – The president called out his cabinet on Thursday for its wholesale failure to push through needed programs, slapping a failing grade on the ministers in an imprompt

Jakarta – The Constitutional Court held a press conference Tuesday to clarify its decision on the verification process for political parties following misleading reports in the media.

A recent Constitutional Court (MK) decision on the Political Parties Law will have a limited effect on legislative elections in 2014, according to several lawmakers.

Bandung, West Java – Incumbent minister for religious affairs Suryadharma Ali was reelected as the general chairman of the United Development Party (PPP) after gaining 859 votes (72.55

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Ulma Haryanto – Top officials of the Democratic Party, after dismissing allegation of graft among its cadres made by Muhammad Nazaruddin, said on Wednesda

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Thousands of PT Freeport Indonesia workers, engaged in a work stoppage for a second day, occupied a checkpoint in Kuala Kencana.

Jayapura, West Papua – Three Indonesian soldiers were shot during a clash with unknown attackers in Kalome village, Tingginambut district, on Tuesday evening.

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Bangka Belitung Governor Eko Maulana Ali insisted on Wednesday the construction of nuclear power plants in Bangka continue as part of efforts to meet the national electricity needs.

At a press conference in Jayapura, a coalition of human NGOs and Komnas HAM called for the Peace Conference now underway in Jayapura to include Freeport in its recommendations.

Jakarta – The Coalition of Anti-Plantation Mafia in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, allege corruption in oil palm plantations belonging to five companies in Sambas and Bengkayang.

Jakarta – Several members of the House of Representatives special working committee on the Century bailout case visited the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in Jakarta on Wednesd

Jakarta – Gridlock, which has become synonymous with life in Jakarta, has not only brought traffic to a standstill, but also taxi businesses, operators say.

Jakarta – The National Police Commission (Kompolnas) said Wednesday it received 339 police complaints from the public from April to June.

Jakarta – Out-dated perspectives on viewing security problems are being strengthened through the Draft Law on National Security (RUU Keamanan Nasional).

Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs made the surprise announcement on Tuesday that contrary to statements from Indonesian lawmakers and officials, Democrat lawmaker Muhammad Nazarud

Jakarta – Thousands of workers of PT Freeport Indonesia, the local unit of US giant mining corporation Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold Inc., claim that the strike they began on Monda

Anita Rachman – The House of Representatives declined during Tuesday's plenary to name three disgraced lawmakers that are facing sanctions from the House Ethics Council, due to personal

Jayapura – Some 300 indigenous Papuans from all regions in Papua and West Papua provinces are expected to join a peace conference from July 5-7 in Jayapura to seek solutions to conflict

Jakarta – Prominent Muslim preacher Zainuddin Muhammad Zein (Zainuddin MZ) passed away on Tuesday morning at the Pertamina Hospital in South Jakarta. Zainuddin was 60 years of age.

Jakarta – A number of politicians who failed to win seats at the House of Representatives in the 2009 polls claimed they were victims of a conspiracy by members of the poll body and Con

Elly Burhaini Faizal and Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – Although the Foreign Ministry received a letter from the Saudi Arabian government halting visas for Indonesian maids, other governme

Ade Mardiyati – Feraldo "Aldo" Saragi is a human rights activist who fights for the rights of sex workers and other marginalized groups in Indonesia.

The graft case linking errant Democrat lawmaker Muhammad Nazaruddin to corruption surrounding the construction of the athletes' village in Palembang for November's Southeast Asian Games

Dion Bisara – The government plans to conduct a nationwide census that could boost the number of tax-paying residents by more than 25 percent by 2013, in a bid to increase revenue after

Jakarta – An accountability report delivered by United Development Party (PPP) chairman Suryadharma at a party plenary session at Panghegar Hotel in Bandung on Monday was marred by walk

Samuel Wanda, Timika, Papua – About 8,000 workers at Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc's Indonesian unit kicked off a seven-day strike on Monday, a union head said, in a move that

Jayapura – According to the police, the arrest of five activists who were attending the commemoration of 1 July, OPM Day, was because they had mobilised people but had done so without h

Anita Rachman – An alliance of nongovernmental organizations urged the Regional Representatives Council on Monday to drop its plan to build 33 provincial constituent offices across the