John Aglionby, London – When Alexander Downer, then Australia's foreign minister, was asked in 2007 to name a country that had made good progress in tackling Islamist terrorism, he said

Anita Rachman & Ismira Lutfia – Press organizations on Sunday denounced calls for the government to regulate or ban racy entertainment news programs, saying such a move smacked of c

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – Following 2008, which many people called "quite a success" with many high profile cases sewn up, including the case against the President's son's father-in-la

Farouk Arnaz – It had been almost four years since a major terror attack hit Indonesia. Maybe we were feeling too secure from bombers.

Tifa Asrianti, Jakarta – The Reform Era that began in 1998 not only resulted in the changing face of government and society, but also swept in fresh air and fresh voices in literature.

Jerome Rivet, Banda Aceh – She wears a helmet and drives her scooter slowly through the capital of Indonesia's Aceh province, but Yuli is still stopped by the sharia police.

Ari Sharp – The death of a Tamil man who had been aboard a boat moored at Merak in Indonesia has prompted renewed calls for Australia to help strike a deal to resettle the 246 people on

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – The authorities need to pay more attention to the safety of Christian worshipers living on the outskirts of Jakarta, a religious expert says.

Disciplinary action against police officers involved in abuse of power and other crimes often falls far short of the general public's sense of justice.

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Today, the people of Aceh commemorate the most tragic day in our history with prayers, memories and visits to the mass graves that hold the unidentified remai

On Boxing Day 2004, a tsunami killed more than 220,000 people. Five years on, Tim Hume returns to Indonesia and witnesses a remarkable recovery.

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The Golkar Party has hit back at members of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democratic Party who criticized its "sellout" stance in the handling of the Ban

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Assistant attorney general for special crimes Marwan Effendy says the Attorney General's Office has this year recovered Rp 4.8 trillion (US$500 billion) in s

Tom Allard, Jakarta – As anti-corruption rallies swept Indonesia's main cities this month, the two villains in the protesters' sights were readily identifiable.

Indonesian authorities have been accused of assaulting a number of Sri Lankans who are aboard a boat in Indonesia's Merak port.

Muninggar Sri Saraswati – As former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid, one of the founders of the National Awakening Party, lay in hospital on Friday, an internal conflict within th

Heru Andriyanto – Viciously criticized for his office's inept, and at times controversial, handling of some of the country's biggest criminal cases, Attorney General Hendarman Supandji

Ismira Lutfia - A new information technology crimes bill looks set to spark intense public debate next year given its high priority on the House of Representative's 2010 National Legisl

Camelia Pasandaran – Amid tight security, Christmas was marked peacefully with religious services and family parties in Jakarta and the rest of the world's largest Muslim-majority count

Dessy Sagita – Nadia, who went by the name Agus before having gender reassignment surgery, filed a court petition and won her fight for legal recognition as a woman.

Makassar – A resident from Papua province stood trial Wednesday at the Makassar District Court, South Sulawesi, on charges of carrying and possessing a gun.

Adam Gartrell – One of almost 250 Sri Lankan asylum seekers who have spent the past 11 weeks refusing to leave their boat in Indonesia has died after allegedly being denied medical help

Erwida Maulia and Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – The majority of House of Representatives members have yet to submit their wealth reports to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) befo

Indonesia's antiterror police say the father-in-law of slain Malaysian terror leader Noordin Mohammed Top was arrested Thursday in West Java.

The Malaysian High Court has awarded compensation to 29 activists who were wrongfully detained in Malaysia 13 years ago.

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – Foreign businesses have demanded transparency in the House of Representative's inquiry into the Bank Century bailout and fear it may create political uncerta

Jakarta – Indonesia's foreign direct investment is set to rebound 15 percent in 2010 on a global economic recovery after dropping 28 percent this year to just below $10 billion, the sta

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Aceh's Religious Affairs Office has moved to distance itself from its controversial decision to prevent the barongsai, or Chinese lion dance, from being perfo

Ismira Lutfia – Shame, poverty and distance hamper a mother's relationship with her children when she is in prison, a study has found.

Jakarta – The National Commission for Child Protection attributed the increasing number of crimes committed by children to trauma related to human rights abuses.

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Justice and Human Rights Minister Patrialis Akbar has admitted the need to revise "sensitive" article on defamation in the 2008 Information and Electronic Trans

Famous American politician Henry Adam's observation "practical politics consists of ignoring facts" aptly describes the mindset of most members of the House of Representatives' special

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – While currently drafting a government regulation on lawful interception, the Information and Communications Ministry has been included on a list of institutio

Ashlee Betteridge – This year in Indonesia has been rather eventful, with terror bombings, terror raids, legislative and presidential elections, two major earthquakes and a raging corru

Jakarta – Indonesia needs more dedicated midwives to help reach maternal and infant mortality targets set by the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015, a meeting h

Slamet Susanto, Yogyakarta – The reform movement has been gathering pace for the past 11 years but justice and prosperity have not trickled down to the people because the movement has

Timika, Papua – Tribal leaders in Papua on Tuesday called for the closure of a massive US mine linked to allegations of rights abuses, as they buried slain rebel leader Kelly Kwalik.

Jakarta – Lita (not her real name), 26, never imagined she would be forced to remove her clothes in a locked hotel room to serve a high-paying customer shortly after her arrival in Kuch

Nivell Rayda – The proposed regulation restricting the bugging of telephone lines through the establishment of an agency to clear all wiretaps would practically guarantee immunity for m

Muninggar Sri Saraswati & Adrian Wibisono – Indonesian Vice President Boediono, addressing a roomful of lawmakers on Tuesday, defended the central bank's decision in 2008 to bailout

Nivell Rayda – This year will go down as one of the darkest for the country's antigraft fighters, as witnessed by several attempts to undermine the powerful Corruption Eradication Commi

Heru Andriyanto – The South Jakarta District Court on Monday threw out a pretrial motion filed by a group of lawyers who challenged the decision to drop criminal charges against two ant

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Terrorist cells across the country are still actively recruiting members and planning future attacks, the elite counterterrorism squad said Monday, despite t

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – The Judicial Commission will summon 62 judges, out of the country's total 6,300, for questioning in connection with "problem" rulings handed down in court.

Arientha Primanita – Jakarta's gleaming skyscrapers and bustling malls are hiding a legion of unhappy residents, a researcher said on Tuesday, citing the results of a recently conducted

The killing of Papuan rebel commander Kelly Kwalik may only fuel anti-Indonesian sentiment in the restive territory, underlining the need for talks with separatist leaders, analysts sai

Samuel Wanda – Tribal leaders in Indonesia's easternmost Papua province on Monday threatened to blockade Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold's huge mine after police killed a separatist

Timika – Tribal leaders in Indonesia's restive Papua province Tuesday called for the closure of a massive US mine linked to allegations of rights abuses, as they buried a slain rebel le

Kuala Lumpur – The Malaysian High Court on Tuesday ordered the government to compensate 29 rights activists for wrongful detention over a controversial gathering to discuss East Timor

University students burned a Democratic Party flag during a demonstration protesting the Bank Century case in Makassar, South Sulawesi, on Monday.