Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – National Police spokesman Insp. Gen.

Sara Schonhardt, Semarang, Java – A pitched argument is unfolding between convicted terrorists and high-level criminals detained in a prison in Central Java, where police have been raid

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Jakarta – Muslim group the Islam Defender Front (FPI) has admitted the role of local military in its raid on a health bill familiarization program in the East Java town of Banyuwangi la

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The National Police recently commemorated its 64th anniversary amid controversies and criticism from the public over many issues, including a lack of transpa

James Van Zorge – Is Indonesia's democracy and long tradition of secularism under threat from an onslaught of Islamic fundamentalism?

Neles Tebay – Last Friday indigenous Papuans – through the provincial legislative council – symbolically handed back the 2001 Law on Special Autonomy to the Indonesian government.

Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – To quell public confusion on the state of Indonesia's military relations with the US, the Defense Ministry confirmed that the world's largest weapons-maker h

Jakarta – The National Police Chief Gen.

A number of politicians have pounced on Golkar Party Chairman Aburizal Bakrie's comments that when it came to Indonesian politics it was best for party members to think like rats.

Jakarta – The National Mandate Party (PAN) and the Golkar Party are encouraging smaller parties to join with them so that they can lobby the senate to increase the electoral threshold f

Ismira Lutfia - A rights activist on Sunday criticized the National Police for missing the point when they filed a criminal complaint against Tempo magazine over a cover caricature of a

The Committee of Action and Solidarity for Munir, or Kasum, and the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence, or Kontras, said they were "troubled" by news that Muchdi Pur

Not many people can claim that they were literally part of history.

Niniek Karmini – A banner with a picture of a young, bespectacled Christian man is draped in front of a mosque, a fiery noose around his neck and the words, "This man deserves the death

Nivell Rayda – The Corruption Eradication Commission is struggling to find indications of graft linked to accounts holding Rp 95 billion ($10.5 million) allegedly belonging to a Nationa

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – Sitting on a red plastic chair at a small, green Betawi People Communication Forum (Forkabi) guard post on Jl.

Ahmad Pathoni – Twenty-five teenagers were crammed in a 20-square-meter cell in the main prison in the Indonesian city of Bogor.

Nurfika Osman – The National Commission on Violence Against Women has said that the Anti-Pornography Law was not properly able to combat the problem because the issue is not only a lega

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – Aceh is currently the fourth-biggest distributor of illegal drugs in the country and a major producer of marijuana, Vice Governor Muhammad Nazar says.

Erwida Maulia and Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – A specter is haunting Indonesia – the specter of communism.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Voters would be better served by smaller political parties joining together to form confederations rather than agreeing to be merged into larger parties, a po

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – The imposition of sharia-based bylaws is a political maneuver designed by aspiring regional heads who want to garner votes, politicians from the countr

Pandaya, Jakarta – The police's threat to sue Tempo magazine over its piggy bank cover is both amusing and intimidating at the same time, although it's possible that they are only sound

Armando Siahaan – Continuing its effort to court smaller parties, Golkar on Thursday signaled the possibility of a partnership with the Reform Star Party, while at the same time reitera

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Prominent Muslim organization Muhammadiyah has been told to stay alert to attempts by "Islamic purification" and transnational movements to infiltrate its ranks

Tempo magazine appears to have thumbed its nose at threats of legal action from the National Police.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The National Police officially filed a criminal report with their own detectives Thursday alleging the cover illustration on this week's Tempo magazine const

The National Nuclear Power Agency has conceded defeat in its controversial attempts to construct a nuclear power plant on the Muria Peninsula in Central Java by 2016, saying opposition

Made Arya Kencana, Denpasar – West Nusa Tenggara Police investigating an Internet sex video featuring a prominent local legislator who is running for district head of Central Lombok say

Jakarta – "Why does marital status seem to be the panacea for everything about the future of an eastern woman? Does marriage constitute insurance for the future through breeding?"

Jakarta – A new study by the National Consumer Protection Agency (BPKN) says massive safety flaws are to blame for a spate of almost 100 gas explosions in households.

Farouk Arnaz & Nivell Rayda – The chief of the National Police, an institution constantly battered by criticism, showed his candid side by offering an apology on Thursday for "weakn

The Indonesian Council of Ulema say they have reminded the hard-line Islamic Defenders Front not to resort to violence and intimidation but say they have no authority to take action aga

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Recent maneuvers by the Golkar Party to court smaller organizations connected to the United Development Party are nothing to worry about, the Islamic-based pa

Flower garlands and a downpour of congratulations will mark the 64th anniversary of the National Police today, but the celebration has already turned sour following an investigative rep

Anita Rachman & Made Arya Kencana – Critics have denounced the General Elections Commission's decision to merely dismiss member Andi Nurpati, saying a dishonorable dismissal would h

Arientha Primanita – A legislative watchdog on Thursday urged the City Council to be more open and transparent over the alleged bribes received by some of its members investigating the

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – The public cannot count on the government to overturn sharia-based bylaws and should push for controversial laws to be reviewed through "people power",

Elisabeth Oktofani, Yogyakarta – The media wield enormous influence in informing public opinion, and in Indonesia this power has often been used to discriminate against marginalized soc

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The National Police have taken offense at the cartoon piggy banks depicted on the cover of Tempo magazine's latest issue, and are threatening to sue the news

Jakarta – The recent expansion of the Indonesian Military's territorial command in Kalimantan is opening up a room for illegal military businesses and increasing the possibility of huma

Anita Rachman – Muhammadiyah, the country's second-largest Muslim organization, has stopped short of denouncing hard-line groups committing acts of violence in the name of Islam, and in

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – Residents, politicians, activists – and at least one actor – in Depok and Tangerang urged their cities to reject sharia-based bylaws.

Dicky Christanto and Hasyim Widiarto, Jakarta – "If we support one movement advocating religious-based policies, others will want them too," Nahdlatul Ulama secretary-general Iqbal Sula

Jakarta – It is time to spend money on lifestyle and long vacations, Indonesians say, amid a positive sentiment toward the economy and a declining fear of spending, a survey says.

Hans David Tampubolon and Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The police are reluctant to get tough with the hard-line Islam Defenders Front (FPI) group because of its ties to the Indonesian Mi

Anita Rachman – The youth leader of the country's second-largest Islamic organization has called on the group to choose a new chief at the weekend who can instigate changes and reform.

Ulma Haryanto – What is the real agenda of the Islamic Defenders Front and have its members been allowed to get away with their strong-arm tactics because they are backed by powerful fo

Jakarta – The National Police said it is planning to file lawsuits over Tempo magazine's latest edition, which featured a cover story on the enormous wealth of several senior police off