Irawaty Wardany and Novan Iman Santosa, Jakarta – The government and the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) are still in dispute on the planned government regulation on lawful inte

Fidelis E Satriastanti – Indonesia has a lot to gain from a deal at Copenhagen on the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation scheme.

Fidelis E Satriastanti – Residents of Teluk Meranti in Riau are seeking the expulsion of forestry industry companies operating in the district, claiming the companies have brought nothi

Indonesia says it expects the 78 Tamil asylum seekers who spent almost a month on Australia's Oceanic Viking to start being resettled as early as next week.

This weekend, the 11th Jakarta Film Festival kicks off again with exciting promises for movie buffs.

Prodita Sabarini, Jakarta – A human rights organization has filed an amicus brief with a district court to support plaintiffs in a class action on forced evictions at Papanggo Ujung, No

Stephen Fitzpatrick – Indonesia's national journalists association plans to defy a government ban on the movie Balibo, kicking off a countrywide "roadshow" tour for the film with a free

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Anita Rachman – The Indonesian Armed Forces said on Friday that it expected everyone to respect the decision of the Film Censorship Institute (LSF) to ban

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Former rebels of the Free Aceh Movement celebrated the 33rd anniversary of the founding of their now-disbanded organization by holding mass prayers and provid

Jakarta – Prolonging the debate over the Film Censor Institute's (LSF) ban on Balibo – the Australian film about the killings of five Western journalists in then East Timor in 1975 – th

Irvan Tisnabudi & Camelia Pasandaran – While Indonesian textile producers have been lamenting the industry's lack of preparedness for a region-wide free-trade agreement with China t

The Indonesian government has supported the decision of the country's censorship board to ban the film "Balibo" with the Minister of Culture and Tourism Jero Wacik stating that it is no

Indonesia's film censor says Balibo is a great film but he had to ban it because of its potential to spark trouble.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Human rights groups this week were assured by the government that it would strengthen the security of persons who would come forward as witnesses to a crime.

Indonesia's journalists on Thursday vowed to defy a ban on the screening of Australian movie "Balibo", saying the film depicting alleged war crimes by Indonesian forces in East Timor is

Kudus – A group of at least 1,500 workers from cigarette companies in Kudus, Central Java, staged a protest Wednesday rejecting the new cigarette excise imposed by the government.

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Riyadi Suparno and Nani Afrida, Nusa Dua, Bali – Despite environmental concerns, Indonesia plans to continue the expansion of its much-contested oil palm plantations to cover a total ar

Amir Tejo, Surabaya – The Sidoarjo Mudflow Management Agency said on Wednesday that it was closely monitoring a 500-meter fault line that has appeared in the middle of the Lapindo mud p

Nurfika Osman – Poor sanitation habits have led to the large-scale contamination of the country's water supplies, which in turn has led to massive financial losses for the nation.

Lilian Budianto, Jakarta – The Indonesian government anticipates an international backlash over its recent ban on the screening of the movie Balibo, but expects this will not hurt Jakar

Febriamy Hutapea & Heru Andriyanto – Legislators have slammed an alleged behind-the-scenes attempt to position an ally of the president at the head of special committee to investiga

Dion Bisara & Janeman Latul – As the Corruption Eradication Commission formally announced its own probe into the controversial Rp 6.7 trillion ($710 million) state bailout of PT Ban

Forbes Magazine published on Thursday the 2009 list of Indonesia's 40 richest people.

Students from Hasanuddin University in Makassar, South Sulawesi, took to the streets on Thursday, burning images of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Vice President Boediono and Finan

Wasti Atmodjo, Denpasar – Thousands of people gathered at Puputan Margana Square Tuesday to commemorate World AIDS Day, which falls every Dec. 1.

Anita Rachman – Indonesia will ratify the UN convention protecting migrant workers within two years, Manpower and Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar announced on Tuesday.

Adam Gartrell, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has defended its censors' decision to ban Balibo, labelling the Australian film "negative propaganda".

The local premiere of the acclaimed Australian film, "Balibo," which recounts the murder of five journalists allegedly at the hands of Indonesian soldiers during the 1975 invasion of Ea

Bruce Emond, Jakarta – The Jakarta Foreign Correspondents Club (JFCC) decided to "err on the side of caution" in canceling a private screening Tuesday of Balibo, a movie about the death

Ramadhian Fadillah, Jakarta – The Indonesian military (TNI) is cited as the party that murdered five Australian journalists in the film "Balibo".

Irwan Nugroho, Jakarta – The Indonesian Film Society (MFI) believes that the banning of a film about the deaths of five Australian journalists in East Timor or the Balibo Five makes no

Nurfika Osman – Women and their families in Papua are continuing to be forced out of their homes when their land is cleared for mining purposes and the government does nothing to stop t

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – Indonesia's job market improved in August as the jobless rate fell to 7.87 percent from 8.39 percent a year earlier, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) anno

Sara Schonhardt, Jakarta – The image of a giant condom draped in Indonesia's national red and white colors towered over the opening ceremonies of National Condom Week in Jakarta.

Febriamy Hutapea & Dion Bisara – A House of Representatives inquiry into the controversial government bailout of PT Bank Century overcame its first hurdle on Tuesday when an overwhe

The controversial case against Chandra M Hamzah and Bibit Samad Rianto was officially halted on Tuesday, paving the way for their triumphant return as deputy chairmen of the Corruption

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Camelia Pasandaran – The Corruption Eradication Commission is warning the government to anticipate increased financial losses to the state through graft next year given its increased pr

After weeks of denials about alleged links between the PT Bank Century bailout and President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's campaign, members of his re-election team came out swinging on Tu

Matt Crook, Dili – East Timor's leaders say bringing to justice perpetrators of atrocities committed during the Indonesian army's occupation would sour relations between the neighbourin

Mega Putra Ratya, Jakarta – A number of protest actions will colour Jakarta today with at least nine demonstrations expected to inundate various parts of the capital.

Christian Motte – The police have released 13 Papuans who were arrested on Tuesday as they held a peaceful rally to celebrate the 48th anniversary of the pro-independence Free Papua Mov

Tom Allard, Jakarta – Protesters staged rallies across the restive Indonesian region of West Papua yesterday, marking the long and fruitless campaign of its Melanesian people to gain in

Rights activists rallied Tuesday outside the Indonesian embassy in Washington D.C.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Putri Prameshwari – The banning of Australian film "Balibo" showed that there was no real democracy in Indonesia, film activists said on Wednesday, althou

Christian Motte & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – As rights activists rallied on Tuesday in Washington demanding the immediate release of two Papuan men on the fifth anniversary of their

Indonesia's poorest province, Papua, is once again in the spotlight over its human rights record.

The number of female employees and job seekers declined in the year to August 2009, the Central Statistics Agency's (BPS) Jakarta bureau announced Tuesday, at a rate not mirrored by mal

Jakarta – Police detained several protesters flying outlawed independence flags on Tuesday during peaceful demonstrations against Indonesian rule in the restive Papua province, an offic