A mysterious amnesia-like illness afflicting key corruption witness Nunun Nurbaeti Daradjatun appears to be catching.

Nivell Rayda – A new prison wing built for some of Indonesia's most despised criminals – people convicted of corruption – will be officially opened by Justice and Human Rights Minister

Rizal Sukma, Jakarta – Within two weeks, two riots – the worst since the 1998 unrests – occurred in Indonesia.

Jakarta – The National Police accused on Monday a legislator who called for an investigation into 2008's Bank Century bailout of falsifying a Bank Century letter of credit worth US$22.5

Kinanti Pinta Karana – The director of the documentary "Cowboys in Paradise," an already hugely controversial look at the gigolo lifestyles of Bali's "Kuta Cowboys," has already begun t

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Women from around the world have been drawn to Bali's sandy beaches, verdant rice fields and Hindu culture.

Batam, Riau Islands – A legislator said wide gaps in both salaries and work benefits provided by PT.

Security forces launched an immediate crackdown targeting "tanned and muscular" men at Kuta's Bali beach on Monday, just hours after the Jakarta Globe Web site ran a story about a new f

Veronika Kusumaryanti, Jakarta – Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation, is well-known for its moderate brand of Islam.

Jakarta – Maj. Gen. Aslizar Tanjung replaced Rear Marshall Sagom Tamboen as spokesman of the Indonesian Military (TNI) on Friday.

Jakarta – In response to an Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) report to the Judiciary Mafia Taskforce on forestry-related crimes, police said Friday that they stopped the investigation i

After questioning three police officers and naming them graft suspects, the National Police will question two prosecutors in connection with an alleged case broker scandal involving for

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Experts have argued that certain exemptions contained within the new freedom of information law, particularly those on state defense and strategies, will hin

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Farouk Arnaz, Ismira Lutfia & Nivell Rayda – About 5,000 workers at a dry dock company on Batam Island rioted on Thursday, attacking their company's executives and foreign staff, mo

Oyos Saroso H.N., Lampung – Activists have warned that the uncontrolled conversion of mangrove forests into fish farms in a number of coastal regions across Lampung could make the plant

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – A petition to get the House of Representatives to push ahead with the use of its so called right to express an opinion, the first step to impeaching the vice

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The House of Representatives on Thursday finally approved a list of 30 lawmakers set to monitor the criminal investigations into the Bank Century bailout.

Heru Andriyanto – A recent court ruling that overturned the decision by prosecutors to discontinue a criminal case against two antigraft officials has raised questions about the compete

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Todung Mulya Lubis, a member of the presidential fact-finding team that investigated the alleged framing of two Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deput

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – As the government begins to step up efforts to cleanse the judiciary of corruption, the Judicial Commission has requested that it be authorized to wiretap ju

Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has been criticized for failing to encourage honesty within its ranks after it handed down weak punishments to 12 prosecutors who failed to

Camelia Pasandaran – The government is bent on demanding a spotless moral track record for anyone aspiring to run for top regional posts, setting the bar even higher for candidates.

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – Petitioners of a judicial review of the 1965 Blasphemy Law demanded Thursday that legislators review the recruitment process for Constitutional justice

Yati Andriyani, Jakarta – The democratic transition in Indonesia is still hampered by a number of government policies.

One of the joys of my job is that if I sidled up to my employers to suggest that a jaunt to the Papuan highlands was in order, "off you go" is what they would say.

New York – Timor-Leste's police force has made considerable strides since its creation ten years ago, the top United Nations police official in the nation has said, while adding that th

Ishaan Tharoor – For most, the presence of an outfit of ninjas conjures scenes of Japanese comic book assassins or, perhaps, of mutant turtles dwelling in a sewer.

Fourteen demonstrations are planned in Jakarta on Thursday, adding to already increased road congestion as a result of the ongoing police crackdown on traffic violations and private mot

Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) is calling for the establishment of a truth and reconciliation commission to resolve the lingering problems over past gross

Nivell Rayda – Papuan political prisoner Filep Karma suffered for eight months with a bladder infection but in that time the only help he received was to be told by prison officers to l

France and Belgium would be guilty of abusing women's rights if they followed through on plans to ban the wearing of burqas in public, Indonesia's top Islamic body said on Thursday.

Putri Prameshwari & Arientha Primanita – The TransJakarta busway is a complete failure when it comes to easing traffic jams and passengers are often the victims of pickpockets, form

Arientha Primanita – Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo said on Thursday that he suspected provocateurs were primarily to blame for deadly clashes on April 14 in which more than 1,700 public o

Camelia Pasandaran & Fidelis E Satriastanti – A coalition of activist groups on Thursday reported 12 public officials to the presidential Judicial Mafia Eradication Task Force for s

Heru Andriyanto – The Attorney General's Office, under pressure over its controversial handling of a case against taxman Gayus Tambunan, announced on Thursday that it had sanctioned 10

Higher courts are regarded as the definitive bastion of justice.

Todung Mulya Lubis – The Constitutional Court (MK) ruled Monday to uphold the 45-year-old Blasphemy law after a judicial review request was filed last October by human rights groups and

Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – Girls are made of sugar and spice, and everything nice. Boys are made of snips and snails, and puppy-dog tails.

Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – Little Saskia Eleonora Wieringa felt tortured every time her parents asked her to dress up like a girl.

Vissia Ita Yulianto, Freiburg, Germa – The question is at least raised by Gadis Arivia, founder of the Indonesian Women Journal, and Dr.

Nurfika Osman & Ismira Lutfia – If Indonesia were to be graded on its efforts to empower women and uphold their rights, it would score poorly, according to activists and academics.

Nurfika Osman – Eastern Indonesia marked Kartini Day on Wednesday with the appointment of its first female military sub-district commander.

Kerri Ritchie – Sri Lankan asylum seekers who were removed from an Indonesian port earlier this week say they are now being kept in cramped conditions in a detention centre which is lik

Jakarta – The Saving State Assets group, the Clean Indonesia Movement (GBI) and the Indonesian Muslim Students for Unitary Movement (KAMMI) questioned the Corruption Eradication Committ

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Members of the fact-finding team set up to investigate the alleged framing of two antigraft body chairmen are slated to meet Thursday to discuss the South Ja

Corruption in Indonesia is allowing Islamist militants access to weapons and falsified documents, according to a report released on Tuesday.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The Medan branch of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has condemned a blog it claims goes under the guise of Islam but is in fact misleading and insults Islam.

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court has again become the target of criticism following its ruling on the controversial Blasphemy Law, with plaintiffs accusing the