Amir Tejo & Anita Rachman, Surabaya – Yenny Wahid was elected as the new chairwoman of one of the divided National Awakening Party's two factions on Monday.

Elisabeth Oktofani – Twelve rights groups on Monday called on the government to reopen an Ahmadiyah orphanage that had been kept shut for weeks by law enforcers.

Arientha Primanita – Religious tolerance groups have lambasted the government over its lack of response to the intimidation of a Christian congregation forced to hold its Christmas serv

Tom Allard – In September, Indonesia's leader Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was moved to put pen to paper, composing a letter to Barack Obama.

Nivell Rayda – The last year saw the appointment of three new law enforcement czars, each facing the daunting task of restoring the credibility of their respective agencies and winning

Nivell Rayda – Corruption, as it always has, dominated headlines throughout the year.

Dion Bisara – Two years after the tumultuous global financial crisis, the Indonesian banking system is back on solid footing to spur lending and help boost economic growth in Southeast

Andrew Thornley – Information, as the axiom goes, is the oxygen of democracy.

Jakarta – The Judicial Commission is scheduled to select a chairman Monday in an election observers are calling crucial to improving the watchdog's performance.

Amir Tejo & Anita Rachman, Surabaya – Hopes that the warring factions of the Islam-based National Awakening Party would reunite here were dashed when a party congress opened on Sund

Anita Rachman – Prosperous Justice Party chairman Luthfi Hasan Ishaaq on Sunday dismissed rumors that the party had issues with other parties in the government coalition, but said the c

Armando Siahaan – The past year has seen a flood of headlines that drowned the nation in misery, tragedy and controversy.

Jakarta – Indonesian Christians celebrated Christmas in peace on Saturday, with almost no security threats reported.

Nivell Rayda, Bogor – Members of an Indonesian Christian church in Bogor, West Java held their Christmas service on the sidewalk in front of their sealed-off building on Saturday evenin

Taufik Darusman – In the 2009 legislative elections, the ruling Democratic Party won nearly 21 percent of the vote, tripling its gain from the previous elections.

Jayapura – Some 564 of the total of 939 inmates in Papua province will enjoy a remission in this year's Christmas celebrations.

The Australian Defence Force says the security environment in East Timor has been calm for the past two years and that has allowed troop numbers to be reduced.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The Judicial Mafia Taskforce will continue its efforts to battle graft in the judiciary despite criticism from politicians who called it redundant and accuse

Jakarta – The number of permanently employed workers in the formal sector is steadily declining and currently stands at only 35 percent of all formal workers.

Langsa, Aceh – Six years after the Indian Ocean tsunami swept more than 200,000 people to their death, Titik Yuniarti still clings to hope at least one of her children is alive.

Yuli Tri Suwarn – Angry protesters in front of Bandung District Court on Thursday demanded Nazriel "Ariel" Irham be punished severely for his alleged involvement in a sex video case.

M Hernowo and Anita Yossihara – The Joint Secretariat (Setgab) of political parties supporting the administration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

Lindsay Murdoch, Darwin – East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao wants Australia's 400 troops deployed in his country to leave.

Greg Roberts – Life in East Timor is as good as it's ever been but that does not mean Australian troops should leave, according to an expert on the tiny island nation.

Olivia Rondonuwu, Jakarta – Opulent Christmas decorations at shopping malls in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, could incite anger among non-Christians, the country's

Anita Rachman – If any government body could use a fresh start in 2011 it is the House of Representatives.

Imung Yuniardi, Semarang – Developing nuclear power in Indonesia is not feasible due to the huge initial investment required and the high price of uranium, a government energy expert sa

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – The Jakarta chapter of the Legal Aid Foundation said that 2010 was a gloomy year for law enforcement and human rights.

Ririn Radiawati Kusuma – Indonesia is wooing investors at home and abroad to spend more exploring and developing the country's oil and gas reserves as it struggles to meet output target

Dessy Sagita – In a finding that will surprise few, more than half of 1,000 Indonesians surveyed in September and October said they did not like Malaysia for a number of reasons.

Dion Bisara – Loans by Indonesian commercial banks this year have grown 23 percent to Rp 1,708.15 trillion ($190 billion) from the same period a year ago, Bank Indonesia said.

Made Arya Kencana, Denpasar – Fifty-seven percent of the more than 6,000 children incarcerated across the country are locked up alongside adult offenders rather than in juvenile detenti

Ulma Haryanto – While the antics of the hard-line Islamic Defenders Front frequently make headlines, other radical groups are working quietly behind the scenes to build a wide base of s

Jakarta – The government's commitment to upholding justice and human rights has declined, a recent report issued by the Jakarta-based LBH (Legal Aid Institute) says.

Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) urged the government to ratify the International Convention for the International Convention for the Prote

Heru Andriyanto – The nation's Anti-Money Laundering Law rarely manages to catch high-profile suspects due to rampant corruption, a poor understanding of the law itself among its enforc

Tifa Asrianti, Jakarta – When it comes to settling cases of violence against women, formal legal mechanisms are not the preferred option for women living in traditional communities, a N

Jakarta – - Women from the Islamic organization Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) staged a rally in front of the Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Ministry, calling for women to be c

Slamet Susanto and Apriadi Gunawan, Yogyakarta/Medan – Demonstrators in cities across the Indonesia staged rallies on Wednesday to commemorate National Women's Day, demanding protection

Anita Rachman – The integrity of the nation's already much-derided regional polling commissions will only get worse if legislators insist on allowing political parties to take part in o

Jakarta – Activists in Papua continue to voice their discontent with Indonesia's central government, calling for greater autonomy to help improve the region's socio-economic problems.

Anita Rachman – Amid a rash of complaints from coalition parties, the ruling Democrats said on Wednesday that the joint secretariat charged with managing the pro-government coalition wa

Jakarta – Despite amendments to the law on political parties attempts to ensure accountability, critics say the changes will not prevent political parties from taking the interests of t

Philip Dorling, Nick McKenzie – The United States fears that Indonesian government neglect, rampant corruption and human rights abuses are stoking unrest in its troubled province of Wes

Philip Dorling and Nick McKenzie – The United States fears Indonesian government neglect, rampant corruption and human rights abuses are stoking unrest in its troubled province of West

Jakarta – A legislator said Thursday he would question the government and the Indonesian Military (TNI) about documents released by Wikileaks that suggested the US mining giant PT Freep

Jakarta – Incidents of religious intolerance are on the rise this year - and vigilantes are behind many of the episodes, according to two recently released reports.

Amir Tejo & Anita Rachman – The deeply divided National Awakening Party (PKB) seemed far from reuniting, as factions in the party failed to find middle ground ahead of the 2014 elec

Nurfika Osman – Despite widespread criticism, the number of discriminatory bylaws continues to increase across the country, a leading women's rights group said on Tuesday.

The rebuilding of Aceh from the enormous destruction of the 2004 tsunami has been impressive, but the province continues to lag behind the rest of the nation in terms of poverty, life e