Camelia Pasandaran & Nivell Rayda – The Constitutional Court on Monday announced it had set up an ethics tribunal for two justices alleged to have taken bribes for favorable rulings

Jakarta – The extent of torture perpetrated on suspects and convicts by law enforcement officials has drawn demands to implement stronger regulations to punish perpetrators.

Heru Andriyanto – In his defense on Monday at the South Jakarta District Court, former tax official, Gayus Tambunan, said that his 20-year sentence was recommended by "incompetent prose

Lindsay Murdoch, Darwin – East Timor's leaders have objected to large sections of a crucial United Nations agency report on the country only weeks before the UN Security Council reconsi

Khairul Saleh, Palembang – The level of domestic violence in Palembang has dropped but the figure is still alarming and more preventive efforts are needed, the Women's Crisis Center (WC

Lindsay Murdoch, Darwin – A proposal has emerged for Woodside to supply gas for East Timor's domestic consumption as a way to break a deadlock in negotiations over the multibillion-doll

Jakarta – Ruling coalition parties on Sunday vowed to focus more on work in 2011, while pundits predicted that the political climate in the country would heat up this year with parties

Dessy Sagita – Police in Palu, Central Sulawesi, have yet to name any suspects in last week's violent attack on the office of a journalists' association in apparent retribution for a cr

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Made Arya Kencana & Ismira Lutfia, Denpasar – Linda Gumelar, the minister for women's empowerment and child protection, on Monday called on the government to end the moratorium on s

Anita Rachman – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono faces a tough year if he is to make good on his promises to continue tackling corruption, violent extremism and terrorism, analysts sa

SK Zainuddin & Francezka Nangoy – Indonesia enjoyed a bumper year in 2010 as rising consumer demand, strong commodity prices and low interest rates combined to create a virtuous cyc

Heru Andriyanto – The country's much-derided penal system has taken yet another hit as reports emerge of a female convict in East Java paying another woman Rp 10 million ($1,100) to ser

People in Aceh province are advised against festive New Year's Eve celebrations, including the use of fireworks and blowing on trumpets because it is against Sharia law.

Shirley Christie – From the $770 million takeover of Indonesia's largest home-grown department store to the $300 million local tycoon Chairul Tanjung paid for a 40 percent stake in Carr

Nivell Rayda – Human rights advocates had reason to rejoice this year as the much contested 1963 Law on Securing Printed Materials was annulled in October.

Ismira Lutfia – Despite praise from other countries for progress made in democratization, the press in Indonesia ended 2010 on a somber note.

Dewi Kurniawati – If one trend that emerged in the past year was considered more disturbing than others, it would be the apparent increase in fundamentalism and religious intolerance in

Dewi Kurniawati – If terrorists had gotten their way, it seems 2010 would have been marked by a major attack targeted at no less than President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono himself during I

Jakarta – Two journalists were injured when a group of men attacked their newsroom in Palu, Central Sulawesi, on Thursday.

Jacqueline Wales – Increased advertising expenditure and the rise of digital media offers a sound reflection of Indonesia's strong economic performance, new research suggests.

Anita Rachman – In an effort to better tackle graft, lawmakers and the government should complete the deliberation of the long-postponed Corruption Eradication Commission bill, governan

Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) for the period 2009-2014 has been deliberating a packet of three political laws, namely Law Number 22/2007 on Election Organisers, Law Numbe

Regional election disputes dominated the cases handled by the Constitutional Court in 2010, with 74 percent of elections resulting in some sort of controversy, a court official said.

Jakarta – Journalists continued to work under grave threat of violence in 2010 with four journalists reportedly murdered and two media outlet offices assaulted this year.

Jakarta – The protection of human rights in Indonesia has further deteriorated over 2010.

Dozens of Muslim protesters, including mothers and children, rallied at the Bogor municipal office on Wednesday to demand that a Christian church under construction be demolished.

Anita Rachman – Obviously irritated by the barrage of criticism aimed at the government by its ruling coalition partners, Democratic Party executives on Wednesday called on coalition pa

Anita Rachman & Candra Malik – Chances of reunifying the deeply split National Awakening Party are now even slimmer with the legally recognized faction urging the leader of a splint

Francezka Nangoy & Faisal Maliki Baskoro – The central bank plans to compel domestic lenders to increase their foreign exchange reserves deposited at Bank Indonesia starting in Marc

Rory Callinan – Australia should set a date for withdrawing its forces from East Timor as the situation has improved and Dili is disregarding UN advice.

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Employers are seeking a win-win solution to a deadlock regarding labor law revisions in an effort to create an investment-friendly law that will also provi

Dessy Sagita – A major Indonesian human rights group has accused the National Police of being the state institution guilty of committing the highest number of acts of violence against t

Bagus B. T. Saragih, Jakarta – The police are the worst of all judicial apparatus that use violence in carrying out their duties, a study by the Jakarta Legal Aid Foundation says.

National Police Chief Gen. Timur Pradopo said the case involving the huge bank accounts of senior police officers is closed and he will not reopen it.

Human rights activists called on the government Monday to cease the blockade of an Ahmadi orphanage in Tasikmalaya and protect people's constitutional right to worship, while another gr

Anita Rachman & Ronna Nirmala – An unexpected alliance between the ruling Democratic Party and opposition Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle could be in the cards for the 2014

Nicholaus Prasetya – As the euphoria of New Year celebrations draw near and we begin to reflect on the events of the past year, one trend in particular should add a sobering touch to ou

Rory Callinan – Indonesian soldiers have been linked to the alleged trafficking of crystal methamphetamine and other illegal drugs into East Timor.

Ririn Radiawati Kusuma – Domestic and foreign oil companies operating in Indonesia may not make huge changes in their investment next year as they are hampered by government regulations

Nauval Yazid – There's no doubt that 2010 was, overall, not a good year for the Indonesian film industry.

Marcel Thee – Unless you've been in spiritual exile for the last few years, you've probably noticed the incessant amount of shamelessly pitiful horror films appearing in local cinemas.

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – The National Commission of Transportation Safety (KNKT) revealed Tuesday that the number of maritime casualty reports had increased to 128 cases in 2010 from 124

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Jakarta – After seven years, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) continues to face an uphill crusade to eliminate graft in the country.

Jakarta – The government says it will build or refurbish 63 penitentiaries in Indonesia early next year in a bid to reduce prison overcrowding.

Alfian, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) recorded that domestic bank lending to the oil, gas, and mining sectors is still very small, contributing only around 3.17 percent of total banks'

It has been more than a decade since Indonesia bid farewell to Soeharto's authoritarian regime and dove into the pool of democracy.

Arientha Primanita – As the city administration prepares to impose a progressive tax on vehicle ownership in a bid to boost revenue, it also hopes to highlight its benefits in solving J

Mohd Adhe Bhakti – Seven men found guilty of involvement with an outlawed armed terror group were sentenced to between five and eight years in jail by the West Jakarta District Court on