Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – Students from the Communication Forum for Sharia staged a rally on Tuesday at the Aceh legislative council building in Banda Aceh, demanding legislators

Ronna Nirmala – Thick haze from forest fires has forced the closure of schools and the main airport in Indonesia's Central Kalimantan, officials said on Tuesday.

John Pakage & Antara – At least 600 soldiers have arrived in Timika, Papua, to tighten security around PT Freeport Indonesia's mining site after a series of deadly attacks on the co

Aubrey Belford, Jakarta – A push by Indonesia to dramatically toughen its approach to fighting Islamist militants has come under fire as a threat to human rights that could ultimately r

A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit off Indonesia late on Monday, seismologists say, but no tsunami alert was issued and there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

Dili – A decision by East Timor's government to release a militant wanted for an infamous 1999 church massacre a decade ago this week has sparked angry protests by human rights groups a

Amir Tejo, Surabaya – Obsessive checking of inane status messages and chatting on Web sites like Facebook has brought Surabaya to a screeching halt.

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Sunanda Creagh – Indonesia's parliament passed a new environment bill on Tuesday giving the Environment Ministry the power to revoke polluters' business licenses, which environmentalist

Dozens of people belonging to an anti-Malaysia group briefly attempted an intimidating road-block and ID check to identify Malaysians along a busy Central Jakarta street on Tuesday, but

Reva Sasistiya – The House of Representatives' approval of the electricity bill on Tuesday means an industry long dominated by the state power provider will now finally be partially der

Alfian, Jakarta – The House of Representatives almost unanimously passed on Tuesday a new electricity bill into law, which will allow each region to apply different electricity rates.

Jakarta – The House of Representatives has three weeks to pass their target of 22 priority bills, but legislators are apparently unable to even show up to deliberate the potential laws.

Camelia Pasandaran – With lawmakers likely to pass two new pieces of legislation today, critics have called for a moratorium, arguing that new laws could end up being struck down by the

Jakarta – Five years after the murder of prominent human rights activist Munir Said Thalib, his supporters have accused the government of lacking resolve to settle the case.

Damien Kingsbury – It is hardly novel that a politician looking back at the glory days of office will want to ensure that their political legacy looks as positive as possible.

Anita Rachman – The government is likely to fall short of its mark in efforts to reduce the illiteracy rate to 5 percent by the end of the year – and officials are blaming a lack of mot

Pandaya, Dili – Timor Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta's refusal of demand for an international tribunal to try perpetrators of serious crimes against humanity in East Timor between 197

Jakarta – Political experts are pleased at the possibility the next Cabinet will be filled with more professionals, but are worried that the inclusion of representatives from opposition

Febriamy Hutapea & Heru Andriyanto – The nation is quietly being pushed closer toward an Islamic state, Christian politicians and religious groups warned on Sunday, pointing to atte

The 2004-2009 House of Representatives term will end this month. So far, according to House Speaker Agung Laksono's speech during House anniversary celebrations on Aug.

Usman Hamid and Paul Barber, Yogyakarta/London – In October 1999, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) published a report, Ruler's Law, that described how Indonesia's first two

Nurfika Osman – As the controversial film bill moved closer to becoming law, one of the country's most prominent directors called the legislation an attempt to create a climate of psych

Lindsay Murdoch, Darwin – East Timor's release of an Indonesian citizen accused of crimes against humanity violates the country's own constitution, the top United Nations human rights o

Vannessa Hearman – I was angry that Timorese president and peace laureate Jose Ramos Horta used the 10-year anniversary of the United Nations-supervised ballot in East Timor on August 3

Ari Saputra, Jakarta – Thousands of balloons were released into the air on Monday September 7.

Novia Chandra Dewi, Jakarta - Coinciding with five years since the death of Munir, some 300 people demonstrated at the Attorney General's Office (AGO) demanding that investigation into

Nivell Rayda – Police were desperately looking for excuses to pin down the Corruption Eradication Commission after allegations that several executives of the antigraft body were taking

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Jakarta – Stigmatization and discrimination are two crucial problems for people living with HIV/AIDS who seek medical treatment and to deal with these social attitude problems requires

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – Students held a rally Monday at the Finance Ministry's office, urging President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to resolve the case of Bank Century and demanding th

Wahyoe B./Andi Hajramurni, Malang/Makassar – Activists in Malang and Makassar staged a rally Monday to demand the government solve the now five-year old murder of human rights activist

Heru Andriyanto – Hundreds of protesters picketed the Attorney General's Office on Monday to push for a review of the Munir Said Thalib case, which saw former top intelligence official

Ismira Lutfia & Anita Rachman – Indonesia and Malaysia are looking for ways to lower fees involved in the recruitment and transportation of Indonesian migrant workers to Malaysia, a

Jakarta – The Indonesian Press and Broadcast Society (MPPI) have expressed their strong opposition to the proposed new law on the film industry, which they said was authoritarian.

Hundreds of people lit candles and held prayers in East Timor on Sunday to mark the 10th anniversary of one of the worst massacres in the country's history.

Jakarta – Dozens of unidentified men mobbed the Matraman Police station on Jl.

Tasa Nugraza Barley & Ade Mardiyati – Each year during Ramadan, beggars come to Jakarta to take advantage of the extra generosity of the city's Muslims during the fasting month.

Candra Malik, Yogyakarta – Thousands of residents marched down the main Jalan Malioboro thoroughfare on Saturday to demand that the House of Representatives ensure the governor and depu

Janeman Latul & Muhammad Al Azhari – Economic and political analysts said over the weekend that the Rp 6.7 trillion ($663.3 million) Bank Century bailout controversy would not gener

The operators of major resource extraction projects in the Indonesian province of Papua could face tough criminal penalties if they are found to have caused excess levels of environment

Kartika Jahja – Marhaban ya Ramadan. Welcome oh Ramadan. The holy month to abstain from our worldly desires. The blessed month to purify our souls.

Heru Andriyanto – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono must appoint a new attorney general to replace Hendarman Supandji, who has failed to effectively support the government's anticorrup

Eras Poke, Kupang – Hundreds of farmers in two subdistricts of Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara are asking for government assistance after their rice and corn harvests failed, as families

Anita Rachman & Ismira Lutfia – Health officials are battling disease that is now spreading among refugees from last week's massive earthquake in West Java, with many complaining of

Farouk Arnaz & Heru Andriyanto – Monday marks five years since renowned rights activist Munir Said Thalib was murdered in what law enforcement agencies believe was part of a conspir

Camelia Pasandaran – With Indonesia's controversial state secrecy bill likely to be passed into law this month, analysts are urging legislators to ensure that an independent watchdog is

Paul Kelly, Editor-at-large – The Howard government decided in early 1999 to work for East Timor's independence but concealed this from the Indonesian government, John Howard and Alexan

Jakarta – With only weeks to go before their tenure ends on Sept.

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – The National Police have agreed to the President's call for the Indonesian Military (TNI) to take an active role in combating terrorism, saying military pers