Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – The National Awakening Party (PKB) says a gay and lesbian congress initially scheduled to take place in Surabaya, East Java, must be relocated overseas

Surabaya – The cancelled gay-lesbian conference in Surabaya has incited further resistance among the people.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The role of the National Police Commission should be strengthened to give it teeth when dealing with complaints about police misconduct, the body's chief said

Makassar, South Sulawesi – The country's largest Muslim organization proclaimed on Friday that underage marriage is allowed, even if the bride or groom has not yet reached puberty, as l

I Wayan Juniartha, Denpasar – Bali People Component (KRB), a coalition of rights activists, pledged Thursday to continue opposition to the controversial pornography bill.

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court almost unanimously turned down Thursday a judicial review filed against the controversial pornography law, but the ruling faile

Nivell Rayda, Heru Andriyanto & Dessy Sagita – Police on Friday declared a tax official who was found with Rp 25 billion ($2.75 million) in his personal bank accounts a suspect in a

Anita Rachman – The country's largest Islamic organization, the Nahdlatul Ulama, on Friday said that its clerics should help the fight against terrorism.

Camelia Pasandaran – The Constitutional Court upheld Indonesia's controversial Anti-Pornography Law on Thursday, rejecting plaintiff's arguments that it failed to clearly define porn.

Jakarta – The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) admitted Thursday that it was difficult to lure investors from the US and European countries to invest in Indonesia.

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – Critically acclaimed cinematographer and cultural observer Garin Nugroho, who testified as an expert in a hearing of the judicial review request of the

Amir Tejo – Pressure from Islamic organizations has finally forced the organizers of the planned International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Association (ILGA) confer

Jakarta – The recent police success in busting an Aceh-based terrorist network reveals the emergence of new alliances of organizations in the jihad movement in Indonesia.

Indra Harsaputra and Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Surabaya/Malang – The police refused Wednesday to grant a permit for the upcoming conference of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and inters

Support for the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) congress that was planned to be held in the East Java provincial capital of Surabaya continue

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Malang, East Java – Student Executive Bodies of Muhammadiyah universities across the country staged a rally Wednesday in Malang, East Java, protesting the haram ed

Manado (North Sulawesi) – The Army dispatched 102 reinforcement troops Wednesday for a border security mission on six of the outermost islands in North Sulawesi.

Sunanda Creagh, Jakarta – Indonesia would have to clear about 700,000 hectares of forest, an area 10 times the size of Singapore, if it proceeds with plans for a vast agricultural estat

Dessy Sagita – A lack of commitment by regional governments has hampered efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, the Coordinating Ministry for People's Welfare said on Thur

Ismira Lutfia & Putri Prameshwari – Media organizations and activists have denounced the seizure of Batam-based Erabaru radio station's transmission equipment by local authorities,

Muninggar Sri Saraswati – While Megawati Sukarnoputri seems certain to lead the Indonesia Democratic Party of Struggle at the faction's congress next month, daughter Puan Maharani is se

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Muninggar Sri Saraswati – Megawati Sukarnoputri on Thursday firmly ruled out an alliance between her Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle and President

Nurfika Osman – A lack of concern by local administrations is the primary reason for rampant human trafficking in the country, especially of children, activists say.

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Lidya is 12 years old but unlike most girls her age, she only weighs 9 kilograms, suffers from leprosy and spends most of her time in bed.

Anita Rachman, Makassar (South Sulawesi) – Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali defended Indonesia's blasphemy law at a conference of the nation's largest Muslim organization, and

The Australian Defence Force Chief says he believes East Timorese forces will be able to take full responsibility for the country's security in the near future.

Irvan Tisnabudi – Indonesia is likely to see higher prices for alcoholic beverages and more black market trading as a result of the government's decision to effectively replace the luxu

Muninggar Sri Saraswati & Anita Rachman – After recently shocking many by issuing a religious edict banning smoking, the country's second-largest Islamic organization has stirred a

Ulma Haryanto – Members of the hardline Islamic Defenders Front assaulted four people in the basement of the Constitutional Court on Wednesday on the last day of arguments in a case see

Jakarta – Eleven representatives of mudflow victims in Sidoarjo, East Java, left for Jakarta on Tuesday to protest at the delayed payment for their lost property as promised by the gove

Farouk Arnaz – The National Police on Wednesday followed through on threats to silence renegade Comr. Gen.

Indonesian terrorists are using their time in jail to recruit and plan new attacks in blatant disregard for prison rules which often are not enforced, a senior security analyst said Wed

Amir Tejo – Surabaya Police have buckled to continuing threats from Islamic clerics in conservative East Java and refused to issue a permit for a regional conference to discuss the righ

Jakarta – The Indonesian military is considering sending thousands of extra troops to restive Papua province where it stands accused of widespread human rights abuses, a spokesman said

A top Democratic Party official said on Tuesday that grassroots members were demanding that the party kick the Golkar Party and Prosperous Justice Party out of the governing coalition.

Anita Rachman, Makassar – A banner hanging prominently at the Sudiang Hajj dormitory boldly proclaims: "Save Nahdlatul Ulama From the Influence of Fundamentalism, Radicalism, and Libera

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – Heavy security by military and police during the President's brief visit did not stop a violent rally in Makassar, South Sulawesi, on Tuesday.

Surabaya – Surabaya deputy mayor Arif Affandi has banned the international gay-lesbian conference from being held in Surabaya on March 26-28, 2010.

The National Police Criminal Investigation Division has named former chief detective Comr. Gen.

In Indonesia, investigative journalist Allan Nairn is facing possible arrest for exposing that US-backed Indonesian armed forces assassinated a series of civilian activists last year.

Farouk Arnaz, Putri Prameshwari & Made Arya Kencana – Police have arrested three more people suspected of links to the armed group being hunted down in Aceh, a national police spoke

Jakarta – The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) said the governments's plan to clear the country's urban streets of children was too ambitious and might lead to repression.

Camelia Pasandaran – The government on Monday backed the House of Representatives' recommendation that law enforcement investigators question state officials who sanctioned the 2008 Ban

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Nurdin Hasan – The Indonesian Armed Forces on Tuesday strongly denied allegations by a foreign journalist that it was behind the killings of nine Aceh Par

Heru Andriyanto – The previously obscure case of a tax official tried for embezzlement at the Tangerang District Court turned into a national issue after former National Police chief de

Susno Duadji says he has taken steps to ensure his safety after making corruption allegations against fellow officers in the National Police.

Nivell Rayda & Muninggar Sri Sarasawati – In the latest twist in a bribery case linked to the 2004 appointment of a central bank senior executive, a witness told the Antigraft Court

Jayapura – The police apprehended 15 activists from the West Papua National Committee protesting outside Waena Expo complex in Jayapura on Monday.

Jayapura – Soldiers were involved in an exchange of fire with alleged Free Papua Organization members in Mulia, Puncak Jaya district, on Monday evening.

Anyone concerned about the future of this nation must pay close attention the congress of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia's largest Islamic social organization, in Makassar this week.