Jakarta – Women's rights activists said the Constitutional Court's decision to refuse to repeal the widely criticized pornography law was a blatant example of gender bias in Indonesia's

Heru Andriyanto, Farouk Arnaz & Nivell Rayda – The saga of extortion allegations against two antigraft commissioners that gripped the nation last year appears set to repeat itself a

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The South Jakarta District Court issued a verdict on Monday retracting the letter of order to stop the Attorney General's Office (AGO) prosecution of a bribe

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court on Monday ruled to uphold the controversial Blasphemy Law, a decision that plaintiffs said was mainly based on fears of a publ

Tom Allard, Merak – It was a desperate final plea, sad and futile.

Jakarta – Renowned lawyer Todung Mulya Lubis said Tuesday that the Constitutional Court's (MK) ruling to uphold the Blasphemy Law for its role in preventing vertical and horizontal conf

Mahbub Djunaidy, Jember – The number of cases of violence against women in Indonesia keeps on increasing this year.

Jakarta – "We are sure that a civilization of a nation will not grow as long as the women are not involved in the development.

Washington – A United States government watchdog on Monday criticized Indonesia's Constitutional Court for upholding a law against blasphemy, fearing it may embolden extremists.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Arguing that the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) is in deep need of fresh blood, the party's advisory board chairman Taufik Kiemas on Monday s

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Ahmad Fikri, Jakarta – Dozens of workers in West Java took part in a rally on Tuesday (20/4) outside Bandung City Hall as a preliminary act to the international worker's day that falls

Jakarta – An estimated 50 people from the People's Concern for Papua Alliance demonstrated in front of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) office in Jakarta on Monday to demand

Anita Rachman – One of the lawmakers who initiated the House of Representatives inquiry into the Bank Century scandal has warned political parties could be aiming to slow further invest

Stephen Fitzpatrick, Jakarta – A six-month asylum-seeker deadlock in Indonesia has finally been broken, with more than 200 Tamils agreeing to be taken from their makeshift dockside camp

A Papua analyst says a visit to Indonesia by US President Barak Obama in June could be pivotal in preventing a further deterioration towards violent conflict in Papua region.

Nurfika Osman – The case of two elderly widows threatened with eviction from their government-owned homes continues to draw the ire of citizens' groups, even as the government fails to

Anita Rachman & Amir Tejo – Legislators overseeing religious affairs say they expect the Constitutional Court today to issue the "correct" verdict in regard to the 1965 Blasphemy La

The Indonesian Institute of Sciences, or LIPPI, says there is support in Jakarta for dialogue over the key issues concerning Papua region.

Johannes Nugroh – Horrific scenes during last week's riots in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, have led to a welter of accusations of human rights breaches and oppressive conduct by public

A Papua analyst says the US should not re-engage with Kopassus, the Indonesian Army's special forces unit, while it remains unaccountable for past and present abuses in Papua and other

Dimas Siregar – For years, the residents of Muara Baru, North Jakarta, have had to rely on vendors selling drinking water door to door at inflated prices.

Heru Andriyanto – The full extent of an ingrained culture of graft in the judicial system has come to light after police officers, prosecutors and a defense lawyer have been arrested fo

Taufik Darusman – Sometime in mid-1998, in the aftermath of the fall of the Suharto regime, a number of kidnapped antigovernment activists suddenly found themselves freed as they were d

Amir Tejo, Sidoarjo (East Java) – Another bubble has emerged on the Porong highway near Sidoarjo in East Java after the appearance of gas bubbles and mud in the middle of the highway la

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Newly re-elected Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) leader Megawati Soekarnoputri is said to be tireless in keeping the party from aligning

Jakarta – An upcoming amendment of the 2008 Political Party Law must require political parties to fill a 30 percent female quota for their top legislator positions so that women can eff

Indah Setiawati, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo suspended the city's Public Order Agency head Harianto Badjoeri on Friday, while the probe into the riot in Koja, North Jakarta, w

Rana Akbari Fitriawan, Bandung – The outdated and inefficient national archives system must be renovated quickly to streamline bureaucracy and transparency at government institutions, a

Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – Home Minister Gamawan Fauzi said Friday the government plans to exclude individuals with no experience in governance from running for regional elections in a mov

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – Ahead of the much-awaited ruling on the controversial Blasphemy Law, plaintiffs are holding their breath in anticipation of what they expect to be a hi

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Nurfika Osman – Amid human rights activists' demands for it to face justice, the Army's elite force marked its 58th anniversary on Friday by calling for t

Indah Setiawati and Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – The national rights body is demanding the government review the function of the Jakarta Public Order Agency following allegations of misco

Wednesday's rioting and bloodshed at Tanjung Priok, sparked by an apparent misunderstanding over the fate of the historic tomb of an 18th-century religious leader, highlights the volati

Jakarta – The ongoing Judicial Commission examination team review of the Munir assassination case trial of former National Intelligence Body deputy Muchdi Purwopranjono indicates the ju

Jakarta – The International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics (iKNOW Politics) launched its website, iknowpolitics.org, in Indonesia on Thursday to provide a forum for women to lea

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – A new book is challenging the long-held claim that Soeharto was the initiator of the historic March 1, 1949, offensive to retake Yogyakarta from the Dutch

Jakarta – For decades, the song Genjer-genjer sent shivers down the spines of those who heard it, especially listeners born in the 1980s.

Camelia Pasandaran – In what is sure to be a highly controversial move, the Ministry of Home Affairs is moving to increase eligibility criteria for political candidates in a move clearl

Cameron Bates – Celebrity Julia Perez has lashed out what she considers a government attempt to prevent her from contesting the elections for the head of Pacitan, President Susilo Bamba

Armando Siahaan – A violent tribal conflict between two groups in Kwamki Lama, a village in Mimika district in Papua, erupted again on Thursday, leaving three police officers injured a

The Australia West Papua Association has questioned why an Australian parliamentary delegation which is visiting Indonesia this week is not visiting Papua region.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) pledged to finish the transfer processes of its businesses worth Rp 3.2 trillion (US$320 million) by the end of August, Deputy

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The remains of three people, who were shot and killed by an armed group in Bremele village, Mewulok district in Puncak Jaya regency, were transported to t

Nivell Rayda, Arientha Primanita Dimas Siregar – What began as a misunderstanding evolved into a conflict that turned Tanjung Priok port into a war zone on Wednesday.

Arientha Primanita & Nivell Rayda – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Wednesday ordered a thorough investigation into the bloody clashes between residents and public order offic

Armando Siahaan – Clear signs of an unhealthy democracy continue to crop up in regional elections, an analyst said on Thursday.

Ulma Haryanto & Arientha Primanita – Wednesday's violent clash between the North Jakarta municipal forces and Muslim residents in Tanjung Priok centered around the former tomb of an

Farouk Arnaz – The man controversial former chief detective Comr. Gen.