Farouk Arnaz & Antara, Kuningan, West Java – The forcible closure of Ahmadiyah mosques, which led to rioting in Manis Lor village in Kuningan, West Java, was most likely fueled by t

Arientha Primanita, Jakarta – It is the job of every Betawi organization across the capital to ensure that all Betawi people in Greater Jakarta are able not just to secure jobs, but to

Amir Tejo, Surabaya – Low turnout marked Sunday's re-vote for the mayor of Surabaya, with many citizens protesting the Constitutional Court for ordering another vote.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – The House of Representatives' Ethics Council must censure legislators who have protested against a plan to publish a list of truant individuals, a th

Dian Trisnanti, Jakarta – Under the theme "Unite against capitalism and the regime that supports it, build a united national labour movement that is progressive, militant, democratic an

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Armando Siahaan, Jakarta – Lawmakers facing intense public criticism over their truancy have set a new target to pass 16 bills by the end of the year, but

Arientha Primanita & Zaky Pawas, Bekasi – At least 300 Islamic hard-liners protested against a Christian prayer meeting in Bekasi on Sunday, in the latest show of simmering religiou

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Jakarta – After a decade of implementation, the central government plans to thoroughly evaluate the special autonomy for Papua next year, an official says.

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Questions over the thoroughness of a police investigation into the implausibly large bank accounts of several high-ranking National Police chiefs have caused

Jakarta – A high-profile prisoner sentenced to 15 years' jail for raising a banned flag in Indonesia's Papua province returned to prison Saturday after surgery for a potentially life-th

Jakarta – Junior attorney general for internal monitoring Marwan Effendy has criticized Attorney General Hendarman Supandji for asking a business tycoon to pay Rp 1 trillion in recompen

Indra Harsaputra, Sidoarjo, East Java – PT Lapindo Brantas' latest effort to win public support after triggering a disastrous mudflow in Sidoarjo failed when its top executives were bea

Nurfika Osman, Ronna Nirmala & Camelia Pasandaran – As the standoff between West Java villagers and followers of the Ahmadiyah sect entered its fourth day, the Ministry of Religious

Nana Rukmana, Kuningan, West Java – Three people were allegedly injured and houses damaged when clashes broke out between an angry mob and members of Islamic sect Jamaah Ahmadiyah in Ku

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – National Police Chief Gen.

Banjir Ambarita, Papua – The body of Ardiansyah Matra'is, a journalist for Merauke TV, was found in the Gudang Arang River in Merauke, Papua, on Friday morning, two days after he had be

Jakarta – A second journalist death reported today (30/7) four days after a senior journalist with Indonesia's major paper Kompas found dead at the beginning of the week, which sparked

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – A wiretapped conversation between Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputy chief Insp. Gen.

Jakarta, Jakarta – Indonesia's educational and civil registration systems violate the constitutional right to freedom of religion of people who follow faiths not recognized by the gover

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The main opposition party will convene a key national meeting next week to put a stop to a spate of defections among its 5,000 regional officials, including g

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – The House of Representatives' Ethics Council has said that it will scrutinize lawmakers' attendance at all meetings, not just plenary sessions.

Makassar, South Sulawesi – Part time teachers in Makassar demanded Thursday the local authorities promote them as civil servants as soon as possible, especially those who have worked fo

Presi Mandari, Jakarta – An Indonesian lawmaker on Wednesday accused the security forces of secretly supporting Islamist vigilantes as a kind of paramilitary force to intimidate opponen

Jakarta – Veteran actor Pong Harjatmo, who was arrested after spray painting a protest message on the roof of Jakarta's Parliament Building, said he will not be stopped from continuing

Jakarta – Charismatic Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) cleric Sahal Mahfudh has been re-elected chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), which wrapped up its national congress Wednesday with

Ismira Lutfia, Jakarta – The Communications and Information Technology Ministry says it can block access to up to 3,000 pornographic Web sites a day, as part of Minister Tifatul Sembiri

Anita Rachman & Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Session-skipping lawmakers on Wednesday reacted with anger to the House of Representatives secretariat's move to reveal their poo

Heru Andriyanto & Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – The controversy over a secret meeting between media mogul Hary Tanoesoedibjo and prosecutors has taken another turn, with a senior of

Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – Disappointed at the slow pace of regional development, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Thursday vowed to make amends by disciplining regional leaders

Greenpeace has made fresh allegations that units of Indonesian paper and palm oil giant Sinar Mas are logging in high conservation-value forests including habitats of endangered orangut

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Ismira lutfia, Indonesia – Embattled purveyors of "infotainment," or gossip, shows could be dealt another blow in the wake of a ban imposed by Muslim cler

Camelia Pasandaran& Fidelis E Satriastanti, Jakarta – Government officials on Thursday said more compensation was needed to pay for the Timor Sea oil spill, because the coastal resi

Ismira Lutfia – The recent passage of a bill aimed to protect US citizens from libel lawsuits in foreign countries has once again put the spotlight on Indonesia's defamation laws, with

Jakarta – Jakarta Police said that a 15-second video that depicts a police cruiser hitting a student protester and flinging him into the air was faked in an attempt to defame the instit

Jakarta – An Indonesian student protester struck by a police car during a demonstration in 2008 filed a complaint with the National Commission of Human Rights in Central Jakarta on Thur

Zaky Pawas, Jakarta – A student on Thursday reported police officers to the National Commission on Human Rights for a hit-and-run that happened at a street protest more than two years a

Donny Syofyan, Padang – During his visit to Indonesia, US Secretary of Defense Robert M.

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – A planned dialogue between the central government and Papua to seek a comprehensive settlement to long-standing problems is in limbo because both sides sti

Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Thursday demanded an audit of Papua's special autonomous status following rising complaints that it had failed to imp

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar, South Sulawesi – Hundreds of people blockaded the road connecting Gowa regency and Makassar on Thursday in a bid to foil a planned inauguration ceremony of re

Candra Malik, Batang, Central Java – Thousands of local officials and civil servants staged a protest in Batang, Central Java, on Thursday to demand the sacking of local chief prosecuto

Armando Siahaan, Jakarta – Renewed notions of relocating the nation's capital from the chaos of Jakarta may have merits, but the difficulties of implementing such a plan would likely do

Abdullah Alamudi, Jakarta – The discovery of a grave in a South Jakarta cemetery of the five Australian-based journalists killed in Balibo, East Timor, nearly 35 years ago, may soon she

Jakarta – The capital city has entered an "age of extremity" where some families spend billions of rupiah to bury relatives in luxury graves, and others struggle to find the few thousan

Dili – East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta said Wednesday his country had "no plans" to build a detention centre for asylum seekers as proposed by Australia, but remained open to d

Meulaboh, Aceh – Almost a full week after three American citizens were deported from Indonesia's Aceh province for allegedly converting local Muslims to Christianity, Shariah Police and

Jakarta – Millions of households in Indonesia depend heavily on the services of domestic workers, such as nannies and housemaids, who are practically in charge of doing most basic house

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission said on Wednesday that a planned joint investigation with the House into bribery allegations surrounding a high-level centr

Nivell Rayda & Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch have reacted strongly to reports that police in Bengkulu Province sexually harassed and physically abused 50 villagers in