Dessy Sagita – A group of prominent Muslim academics vowed on Thursday to fight the creeping radicalization of university students taking place on campuses across the country.

Arientha Primanita & Anita Rachman – In a rare acknowledgment that religious-based violence posed a serious threat to the nation, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called on Indone

Lindsay Murdoch – Julia Gillard's proposal to build a refugee centre in East Timor has been rejected by the country's President Jose Ramos-Horta, the only senior political figure in the

East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta has moved to clarify reports he has rejected an Australian bid for an immigration detention centre in his country.

Camelia Pasandaran – Communications and Information Technology Minister Tifatul Sembiring on Friday said Web sites promoting terrorism would be blocked, but not those that teach bomb-ma

Wawan Sobari, Malang – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) released a seminal report this month on local governments' social assistance fund policies.

Elisabeth Oktofani & Eddy Pratama – A 14-year-old student accused of stealing a Rp 10,000 ($1.15) cellphone voucher went on trial on Thursday, even as defense lawyers insisted such

Ari Saputra, Jakarta – Reports of moves by member of the House of Representative's (DPR) Commission I on defense, foreign affairs and communication to overturn the United States ban on

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Siti Chomsatun is one of the loudest critics of medical malpractice Indonesia – despite an allegedly botched operation that left her almost mute.

Jakarta – Indonesia is currently facing a second phase of deindustrialisation. One of the indicators is the dependency on foreign companies.

Indra Subagja, Jakarta – The National Republic Party (Partai Nasrep) has registered itself with the Department of Justice and Human Rights (Kemenkum HAM).

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – On the heels of terror acts committed throughout the country, the nation's largest Muslim organization is calling for stronger antiterror legislation that pr

Jakarta – The rise of religion in the public space across the country should not be seen as a threat as long as the government manages to prevent friction, experts say.

Mariel Grazella and Oyos Saroso, Jakarta – As precautionary measures against the re-emergence of the outlawed radical group, the Indonesian Islamic State (NII), intensified across the c

Dessy Sagita, Anita Rachman & Amir Tejo – An Islamic boarding school in Indramayu, West Java, has come under scrutiny after a group of activists claimed it was recruiting for the ou

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Candra Malik – The House of Representatives said on Wednesday it would get to the bottom of a clash earlier this month between soldiers and farmers that h

Ulma Haryanto – Police in South Sumatra have named two people as primary suspects over a recent bloody clash in the Ogan Komering Ilir district of Palembang, which left seven people dea

Indonesia is preparing to greenlight the construction of several highways through a park that has one of the world's few viable populations of wild tigers, conservationists warned on Th

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Representatives of the House's major political parties have voiced their rejection of a proposal to open presidential elections to independent candidates, ma

The Ministry of Forestry says illegal logging, land clearance, forest fires and mining has devastated Indonesian Borneo and cost the country an estimated Rp 311.4 trillion ($36.4 billio

Ronna Nirmala & Ulma Haryanto – Indonesian government officials have been accused of attempting to bribe workers planning to march in antigovernment protests on Labor Day.

Elisabeth Oktofani – Some of the country's best restaurants serve up green mussels steamed, baked or in curries.

Jakarta – The government says it will cover compensation payments for victims of the Sidoarjo mudflows in East Java until the responsible company, PT Minarak Lapindo Jaya, is able to pa

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – A day after three new political parties registered for the 2014 elections, a senior politician said that proposed amendments to the Election Law would likely

Heru Andriyanto – Deputy Attorney General Darmono says his office had no immediate plans to file a case review against former National Intelligence Agency chief Maj. Gen.

Anita Rachman – Six artists propped up artworks depicting politics and public toilets against the security fence of the House of Representatives on Wednesday morning in protest to the p

An Islamic extremist was jailed for 10 years by an Indonesian court on Wednesday for being part of an "evil conspiracy" involving militants who were plotting attacks in the country.

The Health Ministry has high hopes of eradicating malaria in the country, but says massive deforestation – which pushes parasite-carrying animals toward urban areas – has threatened its

Ambon, Maluku – An Indonesian-Australian Naval joint patrol exercise (Ausindo II) will be closed here on Wednesday (April 27), a spokesman has said.

Dessy Sagita – Hadalya, a 32-year-old housewife, puts a lot of faith in antibiotics, believing they can help her recover faster from any disease.

Ulma Haryanto & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – A rights group has corroborated earlier findings that the military used excessive force in a clash with farmers this month and even attemp

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With the war on terrorism far from over, Indonesia has seen mounting attacks on corruption fighters, despite the nationwide acceptance that graft is an extraordinary crime, separate fro

Anita Rachman & Elisabeth Oktofani – Prosperous Justice Party co-founder Yusuf Supendi said on Monday that he was ready to take the party's leaders to court over his controversial d

Jakarta – Prominent terrorist defendant and firebrand Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir may have orchestrated a series of terrorist attacks in several areas in Indonesia recently, Nation

Khairul Saleh, Palembang – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has declared that rights violations occurred in a fatal clash between residents of Sodong village, Ogan K

Oyos Saroso H.N., Bandarlampung – Tulangbawang Police Chief Adj. Sr. Comr.

The opening trial for 12 men facing charges in relation to the deadly attack on an Ahmadiyah community in Cikeusik, Banten, started under tight security on Tuesday at the Serang Distric

Muchus Budi R., Solo – Scores of protesters from the group People's Solidarity Against Violence (Sorak) have condemned the violence that took place during a clash between the Indonesian

Arientha Primanita – The verdict is in: making your own sex video is not illegal.

Candra Malik – University officials in Yogyakarta said on Monday that there were signs their campuses were quietly being "infiltrated" by Muslim extremists seeking to expand their youth

Jakarta – Deputy National Education Minister Fasli Jalal says he has witnessed strong indications of radicalization of junior and high school students across Indonesia, adding that it w

Ronna Nirmala, Dwi Lusiana, Nurdin Hasan, Amir Tejo & Banjir Ambarita – The government praised 23 regions on Monday for their performance in serving the public, but experts across t

Ulma Haryanto – Eddy Prayitno has a unique perspective on the Indonesian Islamic State movement, the group alleged to be behind the foiled Good Friday bombing in Tangerang.

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – When negotiations over land acquisition for public infrastructure turns ugly, the use of threats as a regular last resort is inevitable.

Armando Siahaan – Those dreaming, or drooling, to see American porn starlet Sasha Grey strut her stuff in person here in Jakarta can, well, just keep on dreaming.

Jakarta – The national exams currently underway nationwide have been plagued by problems of systemic misconduct among schools and education agency officials, the Muhammadiyah Youth Asso

Ririn Radiawati Kusuma – The government has scrapped import duties for some raw materials and machinery, but it also hiked tariffs for imported consumer goods in a bid to boost the comp

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – The government's effort to regulate land ownership dated back to 1945, soon after Indonesia gained independence from its Dutch rulers.

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – This is the second of two reports on land acquisition fiascoes hampering the development of key public infrastructure projects that are badly needed to help