Ronna Nirmala – The trial of five former Golkar Party legislators accused of taking bribes in the selection of a central bank official began on Thursday at the Anti-Corruption Court in

Ulma Haryanto – Activists have accused the Indonesian government of failing to improve basic health care as it had promised in a United Nations covenant passed in 2005.

Ricky Binihi – The decision by Prime Minister Sato Kilman to ignore the wish of the people of Vanuatu and join Melanesian Spearhead Group leaders to accept Indonesia in MSG has angered

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – A Freeport employee suffered from a gunshot wound after yet another shooting around the company's mining area in Papua.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The rising number of attacks against minority groups in Indonesia is a sign that the country, which aims to play a greater role on the global stage, is movin

Elisabeth Oktofani & Putri Fitria – Amnesty International called on the government on Wednesday to revoke the decree that bans Ahmadiyah members from proselytizing, saying the regul

Vento Saudale – A West Java government team dealing with the province's beleaguered Ahmadiyah community on Thursday called on area residents to leave the matter of the sect to the admin

Farouk Arnaz – Facing a wave of public criticism, the police backed down on Wednesday from their threat to reprimand an officer seen lip-synching and dancing in a now-famous YouTube vid

Heru Andriyanto – Firebrand cleric Abu Bakar Bashir on Wednesday questioned the legitimacy of the Indonesian government during a heated exchange with a prosecution witness at his terror

Camelia Pasandaran – Less than ten minutes after President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appeared to ask the House of Representatives to abandon plans to build a controversial new building,

Indonesia's chief economics minister has blasted the media for constantly portraying the nation in a negative light.

Tifa Asrianti, Jakarta – In the absence of competition and thorough supervision, the inadequate number of hospitals in Indonesia is a far cry from those convenient ones in neighboring c

Ismira Lutfia – The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the geospatial bill into law, a quarter of a century after it was conceived and numerous name changes later.

Lynn Lee – Indonesia is set to unveil a tax holiday scheme for large investors as early as next week, officials say, as the country ramps up efforts to woo manufacturing and infrastruct

Camelia Pasandaran – A disgraced Indonesian politician from who was jailed for his role in a number of high-profile corruption scandals has allegedly been seen enjoying outings from pri

Jakarta – The deliberations on the Draft State Intelligence Law cannot be separated from the historical context of the role of intelligence agencies in past cases of human rights violat

A priest in Nabire has described the special autonomy law, known as OTSUS, as being a move by the Indonesian government that was intended to accelerate the extermination of the indigeno

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – An activist in Aceh has attacked the provincial administration for endorsing a mining plan that he insists will severely damage the environment and cause more

Heru Andriyanto – An Indonesian magazine has denied it was responsible for describing Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra as a "convicted murderer," instead blaming an English translator.

Jakarta – The House of Representatives leaders' insistence on going ahead with building a Rp 1.16 trillion (US$118 million) super luxury 36-story office tower despite taxpayers' fierce

Johannes Nugroho – Furor has broken loose in Senayan over plans to build a Rp 1.13 trillion ($130 million) legislative office tower.

Sara Everingham and staff – East Timor's deputy prime minister has confirmed his country has rejected Australia's proposal to establish a refugee processing centre on Timor's soil.

Jakarta – The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) says the protection and placement of Indonesian migrant workers is ineffective.

As the fire at Pertamina's refinery in Cilacap, Central Java, continued to burn out of control on Tuesday, thousands of nearby residents were evacuated.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Some legislators whose fellow party members were implicated by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in a vote-buying scandal are backing a bill to strip th

Tifa Asrianti, Jakarta – There is no nationalism when it comes to pain; no distance is too far to travel for a cure when money is not an issue.

Elisabeth Oktofani – The 14-year-old boy detained for 25 days on suspicion of stealing a Rp 10,000 ($1.15) phone card was released on Tuesday, the day after the story was reported by In

Medan, North Sumatra – A leader of Indonesia's Islamic Defenders Front more than met his match in the form of dozens of enraged housewives on Tuesday.

Rizal Harahap, Pekanbaru – Pinang Kampai Airport in Dumai, Riau, was closed on Monday after visibility was severely limited by nearby forest fires driven by high temperatures.

Immigration Minister Chris Bowen says he does not accept reports East Timor is not in favour of housing a regional processing centre for asylum seekers.

Jakarta – Suciwati, the wife of murdered human rights activist Munir Said Thalib, said the plan by the Hague, the Dutch capital, to name one of its streets after Munir was ironic becaus

Jakarta – It would be better if the deliberations on the Draft Law on Land Acquisition for Development be delayed while legal uncertainty over the control of land by communities remains

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Two civil society coalitions threatened to file a lawsuit against the House of Representatives' leadership body over plan to construct a multi-million dollar

Jayapura – All elements within the United Papuan Peoples' Coalition for Justice (KRPBK) are firm in their rejection of Special Autonomy – OTSUS, and call for the dissolution of the MRP

Jakarta – The Islamic-based United Development Party (PPP) reiterated on Saturday its "official" rejection of the presence of Islamic minority sect Jamaah Ahmadiyah in Indonesia, saying

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Hundreds of students from a private high school in East Jakarta run by one of the country's largest Muslim organizations demanded the resignation of their principal on Monday.

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja – Drug trafficking has surged in Indonesia, say authorities, who are cracking down on more smugglers, dealers and producers than ever before.

Nivell Rayda – A group of about 10 detainees in a cramped cell at a Depok police station jostled to be first in line when guards brought around their lunch rations.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Judicial Mafia Taskforce is trying to identify patterns in the widespread corruption in the land management sector.

Jakarta – The growing number of media outlets in Indonesia does not guarantee good quality reporting, which is needed given the flurry of flash news in the social media, a discussion he

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – As the House of Representatives faces a volley lawsuits over its plans to build an office tower, some lawmakers have launched a petition to scrap the project.

Heru Andriyanto – Attorney General Basrief Arief says the jobs of prosecutors in all Indonesian courts should be centralized by his office, under his leadership, specifically the antigr

The Religious Affairs Ministry has ordered a large Buddhist statue in North Sumatra to be taken down after it raised the ire of Muslims in the area.

Indonesia Corruption Watch on Friday demanded an investigation into allegations that the Ministry of Religious Affairs inflated hajj fees during the tenure of former minister Maftuh Bas

Jakarta – The United Development Party (PPP), once the sole Islamic party in the country, is in talks with the Crescent Star Party (PBB) about forming an alliance that would enable them

Femi Adi & Agus Suhana – Pakistan's arrest two days ago of a suspect in the October 2002 bombings in Bali, Indonesia, may shed light on terrorist networks in the region, according t

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Judicial Mafia Taskforce says it found indications of widespread corruption in the country's land management sector and urged the government to focus on refor

Indonesia is willing to discuss the "Papua" issue with the Melanesian Spearhead Group.

Jakarta – The Public Interest Research and Advocacy Center said Wednesday that a recent study indicated that most aid management bodies lacked accountability.