Jakarta – A group of Papuans staged a protest at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) office on Monday, urging the commission to follow up on Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) findings

Convicted murderer Pollycarpus Priyanto will present three experts on Tuesday in his review attempt against the Supreme Court verdict that sentenced him to 20 years in jail regarding th

Jakarta – Despite her hearing problems, Angkie Yudistia has disproved everyone who doubted that she could excel academically.

Ulma Haryanto – The National Security bill does not automatically grant law enforcement authorities the right to arrest and wiretap those who pose a threat to national security, First A

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Indonesia needs benchmarks to ensure that more workers can obtain "decent and productive" work, according to an ILO economist.

Jakarta – Rallies against Bogor Mayor Diani Budiarto – and his recent fourth marriage – turned violent Tuesday as protesters vandalized the heavily guarded City Hall in the West Java to

More than a hundred students from various universities in Bogor held a rally in front of the Bogor City Hall in West Java on Tuesday to protest the recent marriage of the city's mayor w

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Anita Rachman & Arientha Primanita – The Democratic Party has lashed out at a recent survey showing a drop in President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's approval

Made Arya Kencana & Arientha Primanita, Denpasar – A row has broken out between anti-narcotics officials and authorities at Bali's Kerobokan Penitentiary following a riot on Saturda

The National Board for the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Overseas Workers (BNP2TKI) launched a call center for Indonesian migrant workers (TKI) on Monday.

Former head of Nahdlatul Ulama National Board (PBNU) Hasyim Muzadi asked the Indonesian Council of Ulema (MUI) to issue a fatwa against sending female migrant workers to foreign countri

The Environment Ministry signed a memorandum of understanding with the United States' Environmental Protection Agency on Monday aimed at strengthening environmental cooperation between

Anita Rachman & Arientha Primanita – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's approval rating has taken a major hit, a recent public opinion survey shows, mainly due to the string of sc

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Despite a growing number of victims courageous enough to report abuse to the police, few cases of violence against women are resolved fairly, activists s

Pandaya, Jakarta – The surprise passage of a bill amending the Law on the Constitutional Court after secretive deliberations on Tuesday smacks of collusion between political parties and

The National Police on Monday asked Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) to submit its report on 30 torture cases allegedly committed by members of the polic

Jakarta – Though the demise of its authoritarian rule is now 13 years past, Indonesia still struggles to protect human rights, as the state repeatedly finds itself embroiled in criminal

Arientha Primanita – The National Bureaucracy Reform Team on Monday said that the government should enact a moratorium on recruiting new civil servants.

Farouk Arnaz – Indonesia's prisons remain ineffective in countering terrorist indoctrination, top law-enforcement officials acknowledged over the weekend.

Medan – Hundreds of people grouped under the 'Freedom for Medan' staged a rally at the Majestik junction in Medan, North Sumatra, Thursday, protesting against the bill on intelligence.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Legislators are set to deliberate on the national security bill, which aims at improving coordination among state institutions in facing various security threats,

Dicky Christanto – Security experts from the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) and the University of Indonesia (UI) agree that the recent draft bill on national security is still

A team monitoring the trials of an attack against religious minority group Ahmadiyah said Monday the prosecutor performed below standard.

Jack Epstein – The poster child for Indonesia's tobacco culture is a two-year-old boy who smokes 40 cigarettes a day.

Ismira Lutfia – An Indonesian maid convicted of murder in Saudi Arabia has been spared execution by beheading after the Indonesian government paid Rp 4.6 billion ($534,000) in "blood mo

Armando Siahaan – The nation fumed with rage upon hearing of the unexpected beheading of migrant worker Royati binti Sapubi in Saudi Arabia last week, prompting the Indonesian governmen

Anita Rachman – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's public approval rating has slipped, according to a survey conducted by Indonesian Circle (LSI), citing dissatisfaction with how the

Arientha Primanita & Faisal Maliki Baskoro – In an attempt to keep price-depressing imported sugar from flooding the local market, the government plans to use a single office to mon

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Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja – Last year, Riska seriously contemplated suicide.

Elisabeth Oktofani – The former editor of the short-lived Indonesian edition of Playboy magazine has said his release from prison marks a victory for press freedom in the country.

The local branch of the union of energy and mining workers at Freeport-Indonesia announced on Friday 24 June that it had set a deadline of 4 July for its decision to organise a strike a

Vincent Lingga, Jakarta – The Indonesian government's decision last week to stop sending maids to Saudi Arabia starting as early as next month should only be a temporary ad hoc measure

Nurfika Osman – The women's empowerment minister has chafed at the recent launch of the Obedient Wives Club's Jakarta chapter, calling the controversial group's latest move a "setback f

Former Democratic Party treasurer Muhammad Nazaruddin will not return to Indonesia because he believes he will be mistreated by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

Tifa Asrianti, Jakarta – The government needs to evaluate its fight against poverty as three poverty reduction programs – direct cash assistance, rice for the poor and health security f

A group of NGO has demanded more clarity from the Forestry Ministry on its REDD+ programs after it accepted US$3.6 million in grants from the World Bank's Forest Carbon Partnership Faci

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Growing aggressive with its antiterrorism measures, the government is devising a legal tool that would expand the scope of prosecution, targeting hate-inciti

Anita Rachman & Antara – The antigraft agency on Thursday called on the Prosperous Justice Party to help arrange for the return of fugitive Nunun Nurbaeti, one month after the woman

Dion Bisara & Faisal Maliki Baskoro – The government should raise fuel prices instead of putting further strain on the state budget with additional fuel and power subsidies, analyst

Pastor Jonga: 'MRP has now become a mechanism for the government's splitting tactics.'

Ross Kelly, Sydney – East Timor is calling for Royal Dutch Shell PLC.

Jakarta – The Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) said on Wednesday that 71.43 percent of all illegal loggers forced to stand trial were acquitted of all charges, and 14.29 percent were se

Muhamad Al Azhari – Foreign direct investment has shown little growth as a percentage of gross domestic product since 2008 and "continues to underperform that in regional peers," a lead

Rangga Prakoso – The jailed former editor in chief of the short-lived Indonesian edition of Playboy magazine will likely walk free today after the Supreme Court overturned a 2009 decisi

Ari Saputra, Jakarta – Students and workers have again demonstrated against the draft law on state intelligence (RUU Intelijen Negara), this time by covering their bodies with white pai

Samarinda – Scores of students from the Student Struggle Center for National Liberation (PEMBEBASAN, formerly LMND-PRD) held a protest at the East Kalimantan Regional House of Represent

Iwan Taruna, Makassar – A protest action by hundreds of students rejecting the Draft Intelligence and State Secrecy Law (RUU Intelijen) at the South Sulawesi Regional House of Represent

Medan – Protesters from the Student Struggle Center for National Liberation (PEMBEBASAN, formerly LMND-PRD) in the North Sumatra capital of Medan oppose the enactment of the Draft Law o

Yogyakarta – Scores of students from the Student Struggle Centre for National Liberation (Pembebasan, formerly LMND-PRD) held a protest action in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta on