Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Poor attendance rates, dismal performance in the last legislative session and embarrassing scandals at the House of Representatives have lent new fuel to pro

Elisabeth Oktofani – The latest Indonesian movie featuring an international porn star is set to hit the country's screens at the end of the month, the producers said on Tuesday.

Karlis Salna – East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta says a plan for a regional processing centre to be built in his country has not been on his agenda for months despite Prime Minis

Anita Rachman – When the dust settles on the spate of scandals surrounding the Prosperous Justice Party, its focus for future political campaigns may have to shift to what it can offer

Anita Rachman – A leading Democrat on Monday said the daily leadership of the pro-government coalition, currently in the hands of Golkar Party, could soon be rotated among the other mem

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Yenny Wahid, the second daughter of former president Abdurrahman Wahid, on Monday announced she was forming her own political party.

With the political rumor mill in full swing over an impending cabinet reshuffle and a senior conservative lawmaker photographed watching pornography during a plenary session, the behavi

Farouk Arnaz, Semarang – A senior police official on Monday said there was a need for more cooperation among law enforcement agencies to bolster the fight against corruption.

Yemris Fointuna, Kupang – PT Fathi Resources says it will halt exploration at a mining site in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) until it gets a safety guarantee, following protests from local r

Tan Ee Lyn & Fitri Wulandari – Financial troubles drove Liana into prostitution almost four years ago, but the 30-year-old ex-accountant said she'd had no idea then that unprotected

Dessy Sagita & Arientha Primanita – With the national school examinations looming later this month, educators are focusing on tight supervision to prevent the recurring problems of

Ronna Nirmala – If you were a schoolteacher who learned that the official answer key of a test, prepared by the Ministry of Education and used by examiners to grade students, contained

Karlis Salna – East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta has dismissed suggestions Australian forces should remain in the fledgling nation beyond a planned 2012 withdrawal.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The death of a prominent Papuan leader has sparked concerns over the security of the upcoming gubernatorial election in the volatile region.

With the Golkar Party finally signing the revised coalition contract, only the Prosperous Justice Party has yet to renew its commitment to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

Jakarta – Three medium-sized political parties – The National Awakening Party (PKB), the United Development Party (PPP) and the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) – have agreed t

Dessy Sagita & Anita Rachman – With all other efforts proving futile, a group of watchdogs said it would push through with filing a civil lawsuit today to force the leadership of th

Shirley Christie – The news will come as little surprise to those who frequent Jakarta's top hotels or have an eye on snapping up units in the latest luxury apartment complex, but the c

Yohanes Sulaiman – A scan of recent news offers more evidence, if any were needed, that accountability means little in the upper ranks of politics and business in Indonesia.

From comparisons to the Peterporn scandal to plans to seize and examine politicians' gadgets, the case of a lawmaker photographed browsing a pornographic Web site has sparked a range of

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The funeral for two employees of mining giant PT Freeport took place Sunday while a police report said the two died in a fire.

Anita Rachman – Arifinto, the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) lawmaker under fire for apparently watching pornography during Friday's plenary session in the legislature, has just announc

Heru Andriyanto – The proposed intelligence law that is being discussed at the House of Representatives could bring the nation back to the repressive era of the Suharto regime, in which

David Brown – Prince Andrew, the Duke of York was criticised for "opening doors for arms dealers" yesterday, while senior business and political figures gave their backing to his role a

Dessy Sagita – Indonesian activists on Sunday criticized the US government for praising Indonesia's progress on human rights, saying that the barometer used for the report could be misl

Rowan Callick – Australia should maintain troops in East Timor beyond their planned withdrawal after next year's elections, says the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.

Armando Siahaan – Nazril "Ariel" Irham must be smirking right now, knowing that a lawmaker from the Prosperous Justice Party, which was one of the many groups calling for him to be impr

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle said on Friday that intelligence officers should not have powers to arrest terrorists and should serve only to war

Arientha Primanita – The Indonesian government is aiming to give the estimated 8,000 street children in Jakarta at least Rp 1.4 million ($160) each by the end of the year as part of eff

Jimbaran, Bali – The World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have voiced support for Indonesia's plans to accelerate economic expansion.

Esther Samboh, Jakarta – In an event attended by finance ministers and senior officials from ASEAN states, as well as representatives of various regional and international organizations

Nurfika Osman – Rights activists on Friday said a man who was detained for forging his documents to pose as a woman was actually the victim, instead blaming the Indonesian government fo

Nurdin Hasan, Aceh Besar – Two couples in staunchly Muslim Aceh were caned in public on Friday for separate acts of indecency.

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Unknown assailants threw a live grenade at the home of an Aceh Party leader early Friday, sparking fears about the resurgence of politically motivated terrori

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – "Yes, it was me.

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – Two employees of mining giant Freeport were killed in Papua after the car they were traveling in overturned and caught fire, a company spokesman said on Frid

Adam Gartrell – Australia should maintain a military presence in East Timor as late as 2020, a new report recommends.

Fidelis E.

Mohammad Iqbal Ahnaf – An often overlooked consequence of Suharto's fall was the end of his strategies to stifle political radicalism.

Jakarta – Golkar Party legislator Nudirman Munir said Friday that the House of Representatives should not be compared to people who live in shabby shanties.

Ismira Lutfia – Political satire may generate poor ratings on Indonesian television, but social analysts say more such shows are needed to better inform public opinion.

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ended his visit to Norway last year, where he signed a billion-dollar forest carbon deal, playing positive tunes.

Ulma Haryanto – Indonesia has repeatedly failed to achieve conclusive justice for victims of state-sponsored human rights violations during 13 years of the reform era, according to a ne

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Thousands of Muslim teachers and students on Thursday thronged the streets of Banda Aceh, demanding that the governor clamp down on "deviant" religious sects.

The deputy chairman of the Papuan branch of Komnas HAM, the National Human Rights Commission, Mathius Murib, has accused the regional authorities of lack of commitment to solve human ri

The Papua Peace Network says the credibility of the Melanesian Spearhead Group will be tested by its decision to grant Indonesia observer status.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Camelia Pasandaran – With the Prosperous Justice Party continuing to be excluded from talks on the new look of the ruling government coalition, questions

Anita Rachman – In a widely cheered move, the House of Representatives plenary session on Thursday passed the much-anticipated Immigration Bill into law.

Indonesia's parliament on Thursday passed a long-awaited law criminalizing people smuggling which aims to stem the flow of asylum seekers moving through the country to Australia.

Camelia Pasandaran – The Indonesian government has admitted that it still does not know what to do about the Ahmadiyah Islamic sect.