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Anita Rachman & Nurfika Osman – Political analysts don't see anyone among the current figures gunning for chairmanship of the Democratic Party capable of filling President Susilo Ba

While most Christians peacefully held Good Friday services across the country on Friday, at least 1,000 churchgoers in Pa-rung, Bogor, had to pray at a restaurant after protests by Musl

Nurfika Osman & Dessy Sagita – Tens of thousands of Indonesians are expressing their disapproval of apparent corruption in the tax office on social networking site Facebook.

Farouk Arnaz & Heru Andriyanto – After rogue tax official Gayus Tambunan was questioned by police following his surrender in Singapore, National Police Chief Gen.

Anita Rachman – Unsatisfied with the government's response to the House of Representatives findings on the Bank Century scandal, lawmakers on Friday said they would seek to initiate the

Dessy Sagita – In a claim likely to cause consternation from Muslim smokers, a Dutch author has published a book that claims that pig blood is used to make cigarette filters.

Indonesia stocks approached a record high on Thursday after inflation data stoked expectations the central bank will keep its interest rate at a record-low next week, while Thai stocks

East Timor has marked the tenth anniversary of the founding of its own police force.

Jakarta – A video posted on the Internet of a little boy smoking, swearing and making lewd sexual gestures has shocked Indonesia, reports said Thursday.

Peter Gelling, Jakarta – Despite the government's best efforts to curb the consumption of alcohol, the party here is as rollicking as ever.

Reports from the Indonesian province of Papua say four men have gone on trial in Jayapura in connection with an event last May when the banned Morning Star separatist flag was unfurled.

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The Democratic Party of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has suggested reopening the high-profile mudflow case in East Java, which implicates a mining co

Oyos Saroso H.N., Bandarlampung – Conservationists in Lampung are up in arms over the resumption of gold mining in the Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, saying the activity threatens

Camelia Pasandaran & Anita Rachman – For the first time, the Constitutional Court on Wednesday annulled an entire law.

Achmad Faisal, Surabaya – Deputy Governor Saifullah Yusuf has proposed that the Surabaya municipal administration close down and quarantine the Dolly red-light district to prevent the s

Farouk Arnaz & Nivell Rayda – He was an unknown tax official a few weeks ago, but when Gayus Tambunan arrived in Jakarta on Wednesday afternoon, a mob of hundreds of journalists and

Camelia Pasandaran & Anita Rachman – The Constitutional Court, criticized last week for rejecting a judicial review of the Anti-Pornography Law, is back in favor, at least with univ

Hans David Tampobolon, Jakarta – Debate over whether the party will move closer to the ruling coalition looks to highlight the national congress of the Indonesian Democratic Party of St

Aboeprijadi Santoso, Jakarta – Men and weapons are sometimes seen as a pair of symbolic importance in maintaining the greatness of the state.

Anita Rachman – Muhammadiyah chairman Din Syamsuddin on Wednesday said stepping completely out of politics was an impossibility for the country's second largest Muslim organization, arg

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – The National Commission for Child Protection (Komnas PA) found Tuesday that several army officers abused four minors in Depok, West Java, for stealing a bicy

Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – Anti-death penalty activists welcomed Tuesday that the Indonesian government did not carry out executions in 2009, the first year it has not exercised the death

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI)'s plans to split its military district command in Kalimantan and to deploy a new army base in Papua have attracted internationa

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – An activist from a leading Indonesian rights group on Wednesday called for a comprehensive investigation into the recent finding of sacks full of bones in an

Katrina Nicholas – Indonesia will allow foreigners to buy property in the country and own bigger stakes in health-care companies as it completes a review of investment rules, the countr

James Scambary – Here is the destruction of '99; here is the destruction of 2006, and here is the destruction of 2007," exclaims Mateus, a wide sweep of his hand encompassing a densely

Jakarta – Thousands of prisoners have been denied copies of their verdicts, a top official said on Monday.

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Indra Harsaputra, Sidoarjo, East Java – The President has instructed Lapindo Brantas Inc.

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has finalized the invitation list for its upcoming congress in Bali, and President Susilo Bambang Yu

Dili – The tiny, impoverished nation of East Timor is on the cusp of an economic explosion that will eclipse even China in terms of growth, a top UN economist said on Tuesday.

Alfian, Jakarta – Former energy and mineral resources minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said the delay in phasing out leaded fuel had nothing to do with bribery by a UK-based company, but wa

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – A community group in Papua has denounced the Constitutional Court's recent rejection of a judicial review of the 2008 Pornography Law as a threat to their

Jakarta – Constitutional Court chief Mahfud M.D.

A number of NGOs have raised concern over the Indonesian government's plan to develop a massive food estate in Papua province.

Jakarta – Four Indonesian organizations are calling for the public to support a seafaring community known as Bajau Pela'u, whose members are being held at a shelter in Berau, East Kalim

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Victims of human rights abuses on Sunday called for thorough investigations into serious cases as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' new rights body

Indra Harsaputra, Surabaya – Activists have accused the police and several religious groups of breaking the law by shutting down a planned congress on sexual orientation in Surabaya, Ea

Rory Callinan – The Indonesian soldier alleged to have stabbed Australian journalists to death at Balibo has denied any involvement in the 1975 killings and intends to move back to East

Damien Kingsbury – American journalist Allan Nairn's game of cat and mouse with the Indonesian military is a brave attempt to show that it continues to represent the greatest challenge

If there is a silver lining for US-Indonesian relations in President Obama's latest trip postponement, it might be that the two countries have more time to consider if and how Kopassus,

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women on Friday slammed the Constitutional Court for its decision to reject a judicial review filed against the 2008

Senior cleric and deputy chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama's legal advisory board Masyhuri Na'im said on Friday that Muslims should not use the term kafir, or infidel, lightly.

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – The military should conduct an independent investigation to prove its personnel were not involved in the killing of political activists in Aceh as accused by

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Vice President Boediono's concerns over the coalition's lack of support for the government will not prompt the President to drastically revise its polit

Nurfika Osman, Anita Rachman & AP – Anti-pornography laws judged women's bodies according to religious and moral values, which was not only sexist but also designed to target them,

Tim Lee – There are two distinct seasons in East Timor – the wet season and the dry season.

Amir Tejom Surabaya – Led by the East Java chapter of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), hardline groups descended on a Surabaya hotel on Friday, intimidating delegates who had planned

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Politicians from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democratic Party have called the police's banning of a planned gay and lesbian congress in East Ja