Elisabeth Oktofani, Jakarta – The media is a powerful force in forming public opinion, but all too often, that power is used in a way that reinforces the exploitation of women for profi

Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – Patriarchal religious traditions play a key role in fostering a culture of violence against women, and Indonesia is not immune to this problem, activists have s

Jakarta – Golkar Chairman Aburizal Bakrie has reported a number of Indonesian media organizations to the Press Council, alleging defamation.

Shirley Christie, Jakarta – A draft bill to regulate land acquisition for public projects was sent to the president last week and would reach the legislature before the end of the year,

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – A court in The Hague on Tuesday rejected a motion filed by the South Maluku Republic seeking the arrest of former Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda dur

Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – A new study has found that Indonesian girls aged 10 to 18 who were forced into early marriage struggled to secure good futures for themselves or their children

Agus Maryono, Cilacap – A recent survey conducted in Cilacap, Central Java, shows that children suffer most from domestic violence triggered by economic hardship in the family.

Farouk Arnaz & Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – A member of the Judicial Mafia Eradication Task Force and corruption suspect Gayus Tambunan are now apparently in disagreement ove

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – A senior prosecutor widely believed to be the key figure behind Gayus Tambunan's controversial March acquittal appeared in court for the first time on Wednesd

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – After meeting with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) over mounting calls to hand over the long-standing Gayus Tambunan scandal, the National Police

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw its support behind plans by the Attorney General's Office to drop the prosecution of two antigraft agency deputies despite war

Jakarta – An Indonesian court sentenced a wealthy Muslim cleric to four years in prison on Wednesday for having sex with a 12-year-old girl he took as his unofficial wife.

Jakarta – A Saudi Arabian woman has admitted to burning her Indonesian maid, Sumiati, with an electric iron and other forms of torture because she was "reckless" in performing her dutie

Jakarta – Two non-government organizations (NGOs), Petisi 28 and the Indonesian Students' Action Front, staged a protest at the House of Representatives Tuesday.

Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – Bringing down the high cost of living in Papua, which is paradoxically the country's least-developed province, is a key factor in boosting development ther

Makassar – Over the past ten years since Indonesia's reformation, human rights violations have been escalating, said the National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM).

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Disregarding calls that the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) should take over the investigation of graft suspect Gayus Tambunan, President Susilo Bambang

Jakarta – The antigraft body has formally requested a meeting with the police to discus whether it can take over investigations into a slew of corruption allegations centering on former

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – Former Social Affairs Minister Bachtiar Chamsyah faces life imprisonment for his alleged roles in three separate cases of corruption – including one case in whic

Dessy Sagita & Zaky Pawas, Jakarta – Amid the furor over the abuse of Indonesian maids abroad, questions are being raised over which government body is ultimately responsible for th

Armando Siahaan & Antara, Jakarta – An Indonesian minister tasked last week with ensuring the welfare of a migrant worker tortured and abused in Saudi Arabia was still stuck here on

Greenpeace on Tuesday warned that a billion-dollar deal between Norway and Indonesia to cut carbon emissions from deforestation is in danger of being hijacked by timber and oil palm com

Arientha Primanita, Jakarta – Despite warnings by experts that unbridled urban development would harm the environment, a Jakarta official said the economic benefits were too great to re

Niniek Karmini, Jakarta, Indonesia – She arrived in Saudi Arabia a high-spirited 23-year-old, eager to start work as a maid to help support her family back home.

Francezka Nangoy – In keeping with recent history, Finance Ministry data released on Tuesday showed that the government had spend just over half the national budget so far this year.

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – The tightly guarded first court hearing of singer Nazril Ilham, or Ariel, on Monday was marred by rallies staged by those condemning him for his alleged invo

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – Leaders in the House of Representatives pushed for a resolution to the case of eight legislators accused of taking a two-day jaunt to Turkey on the taxpayers' d

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The recent "vacation" of graft suspect Gayus Tambunan to Bali is a perfect overture for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to take over the case fro

Heru Andriyanto, Calmelia Pasandaran & Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – As bizarre incidents continue to crop up and overshadow the notorious tax mafia scandal involving Gayus Ta

Dion Bisara, Jakarta – With public complaints growing over the allocation and pricing of shares in Krakatau Steel's recent initial public offering, both the government and the House of

Farouk Arnaz, Semarang – The National Police's anti-terrorism school will open its doors next year to soldiers in line with a new grand strategy to deal with extremists.

Yuli Krisna, Heru Andriyanto & AFP, Bandung – Indonesian rock star Nazril Irham went on trial on Monday, charged with distributing two homemade sex videos on the Internet, in a case

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – Human Rights Watch on Monday lambasted the government for failing to prosecute five soldiers allegedly caught on tape torturing tw

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – A prominent international human rights group has agreed to advocate for the release of Filep Samuel Karma, a Papuan political prisoner who was jailed in 2005 for

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrived in Papua on Sunday to meet with the local administration on regional revenue and to open a national university student body conferen

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Hundreds of angry villagers in Manggi, West Aceh, on Saturday raided a subdistrict police station they believed was being used as a brothel and attacked a nak

Thin Lei Win, Dili – East Timor, one of the world's youngest nations, is attempting to enact laws on land ownership eight years after gaining full independence.

Vincent Lingga – It has indeed not been without strong reason that national and international surveys have consistently singled out the National Police as the most corrupt public instit

In the continuing struggle against terrorism, the nation must employ every resource at its disposal.

Indonesia – A series of conflicts sparked by a racist mobile phone ringtone will not affect a visit by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to Jayapura, Papua.

Central Java – Head of Central Java Police's special counterterrorism detachment 88 Sr. Comr.

Jayapura, Papua – Security conditions in Jayapura, Papua, ahead of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY)'s visit on Sunday (Nov 21), are quite conducive, the region's military chief

Jakarta – Most political parties have failed to encourage their cadres to reach out to their constituencies and people, a political observer said following news about several legislator

Jakarta – Nine people have been arrested after an outlawed separatist flag was raised in Papua, police said on Sunday.

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – Pending a thorough internal investigation, no orders must be issued to suspend those members of the House of Representatives Ethics Council who allegedly enjoye

Jakarta – Constitutional Court chief justice Mahfud MD said that the president must step into the Gayus H.

Tom Allard, Surabaya – When the editor of now defunct Sydney afternoon daily The Sun got the message through to Tony Rafty to head down to Java, the artist and caricaturist was not plea

Sanggau, West Kalimantan – The Women's Empowerment, Family Planning and Child Protection Agency head, Gorgonius Theno, is condemning private companies that are hiring underage workers.

Ismira Lutfia & Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – The Jakarta chapter of the Alliance of Independent Journalists is urging an investigation into allegations that journalists demanded

Fitri R., Mataram – Twelve Ahmadiyah families who returned to their homes in Gegerung village in West Lombok shortly after being chased out in 2006 have once again been ordered to leave