Rachmadin Ismail, Jakarta – There has been no significant change in the handling of cases of missing person or human rights violations since President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has been

Rachmadin Ismail, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) visited the Directorate General of Human Rights at the Department of Justice and Human R

Amir Tejo, Surabaya – Irresponsibility on the part of PT Lapindo Brantas may again cause more misery for the people of Sidoarjo.

Febriamy Hutapea – Never mind differences over culture, Malaysia has at least one thing that the Indonesian government wants to "copy" – its tough antiterror law.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The government would be accused of abusing human rights if it endorsed a tougher antiterrorism law giving the power for police to detain a terrorist suspect f

The chief editor of a media group that runs a hardline Islamic Web site said on Monday that the site would reopen after being brought down by excessive visitors following a police raid

A suspect wanted in connection with hotel suicide bombings in the Indonesian capital infiltrated the national airline in a plot to carry out a "bigger attack," the police chief said Mon

Ismira Lutfia – A prudent man does not make the goat his gardener. Nor, apparently, should a prudent television station broadcast the word "goat."

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Camelia Pasandaran – The potential power of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democratic Party-led coalition in the House of Representatives could pose a threat to democracy, the Ind

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Jakarta – The Indonesia Military (TNI) says the export of weaponry to the Philippines has been done in accordance with procedural administrative requirements.

Maris Beck, Dili – In East Timor's notorious Balide prison, the walls are scrawled with the hatred of the past.

The filmmakers behind the political thriller Balibo have been awarded East Timor's Presidential Medal of Merit in recognition for their contribution to the country.

Max Lane – On August 6, Wahyu Sulaiman Rendra, Indonesia's greatest dramatist and most influential poet, died in Jakarta, aged 74.

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Arientha Primanita – Jakarta residents who haven't made the adjustment already had better learn to live with the annual floods because the problem will continue to exist for the foresee

Mark Dodd – The first act in the birth of the world's newest nation – its 1999 vote for independence – began for me before daybreak in East Timor's western border town of Maliana.

The kiosks at the Mercado Market tell the whole story: almost everything here, from toothpaste and household appliances, to clothing to seasoning commodities like turmeric, comes from I

Pandaya and Yemris Fointuna, Dili – Timor Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta asked Indonesia on Sunday to return the remains of its independence fighters who died in Indonesia.

East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta is out of touch with the people over his refusal to accept an international tribunal to try perpetrators of past atrocities, the opposition said

Geoff Thompson, Indonesia – As East Timor celebrates a decade of self-rule, President Jose Ramos-Horta has called for an end to all United Nations-led investigations into the serious cr

Lindsay Murdoch, Dili – The President of East Timor, Jose Ramos-Horta, has called on the United Nations to stop gathering evidence against the killers of hundreds of Timorese, saying hi

Dili – An Indonesian man allegedly involved in crimes against humanity in East Timor when the country voted for independence has been released from a Dili prison, the United Nations sai

Ismira Lutfia – In an effort to scoop audience ratings during the holy month, broadcasters have been serving up a banquet of Islamic-oriented shows for Muslim viewers, ranging from tele

Bogor – Bogor Police took 30 unmarried couples from several hotels in Parung, Bogor, on Friday evening and brought them to police headquarters for questioning.

Indah Setiawati, Jakarta – In 2004, the Home Ministry announced to the public that Indonesia would give each citizen a Single Identity Number (SIN) for use in various administrative sys

Indah Setiawati – Loopholes in the process of making an identity card (KTP) in the city and its surrounding areas means many people can get, and indeed do have multiple KTPs.

Kafil Yamin – Since the beginning of last year, the heads of no fewer than 29 provincial, district and municipal administrations have been arrested on corruption charges, with 19 being

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Eight years after the introduction of "special autonomy" scheme developed by the central government for Papua and West Papua, major problems remain, with m

At least 600 army officers will help secure the working areas of the PT Freeport Indonesia mine in Timika, Papua, starting on September 2, following a number of armed attacks on the sit

A conference in Dili to mark the tenth anniversary of East Timor's independence from Indonesia has demanded an end to impunity for the perpetrators of the killings of Papuan political l

Jakarta – State Secretary Hatta Radjasa said Saturday the whereabouts of a 1966 document that marked a transfer of power from founding president Sukarno to Army general Soeharto remain

Febriamy Hutapea – Members of the corruption-plagued House of Representatives (DPR) have been blasted for their poor performances during their 2004-09 term after managing to pass less t

Lindsay Murdoch, Dili – East Timor is under pressure to release an Indonesian citizen accused of leading one of the country's worst massacres, as hundreds of East Timorese attended a ce

Yemris Fointuna – On Saturday, Dili's main streets and spotless government office complexes overlooking the touristy Dili beach were awash with colorful flags and banners.

Yemris Fointuna, Dili – After 10 years of independence, two presidents and two prime ministers, Timor Leste has not changed much, at least on the surface.

Camelia Pasandaran – A House of Representatives committee on Sunday denied it had dragged its feet on a bill to set up a new Anti-Corruption Court.

Sunanda Creagh, Dili – As a student activist in Jakarta, Avelino Coelho da Silva sought refuge in the Austrian embassy to avoid capture by Indonesian troops.

The man who led President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's campaign team in Papua for the July presidential election urged the government on Sunday to pay more attention to the province, wher

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – A lawmaker said on Sunday that the House of Representatives was likely to adopt a controversial article in the State Secrecy Bill that would allow media outle

A decade after the devastation that surrounded the vote for independence, there are some promising signs.

Nurfika Osman – Nongovernmental organizations on Sunday urged the government to ratify the 1990 International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers, warning

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Scores of residents seeking compensation for land they claim was taken away from them, closed down the Sentani Airport in Jayapura on Friday, suspending f

Sara Everingham, Dili – East Timor's President says Australia should spend more of its aid money helping educate East Timorese.

Jakarta – Aspiring Golkar Party chairman Yuddy Chrisnandi met with former president Soeharto's eldest daughter, Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana, after meeting with her younger brother, Hutomo "

Febriamy Hutapea – Analysts said on Friday that the irrepressible Suharto family was courting its former bedfellow, the troubled Golkar Party, for a possible comeback.

Ezki Suyanto – History might show that for more than two decades, the fates of East Timor and its giant neighbor Indonesia were inextricably woven together, but for many from both natio

Joe Kelly – Ten years ago East Timor voted for its independence, triggering a contentious Australian military intervention that transformed the nation's regional profile and provoked ho