Ari Saputra, Jakarta – At least 30 West Papuans demonstrated at the offices of PT Freeport Indonesia at the Plaza 89 building in the Kuningan area of South Jakarta, demanding that the F

Muhamad Al Azhari – Annual inflation is expected to have eased further in July after falling to its lowest level in nine years in June, on the back of falling food prices and also due t

Jakarta – The original drafters of the state secrecy bill say that both legislators and the executive branch have ruined the bill by turning it into a weapon to limit public access to i

Tom Allard, Jakarta – A former leading figure in the Jemaah Islamiah who knew Noordin Mohamad Top says he doubts the authenticity of a statement posted on the internet under the name of

April Aswadi, Farouk Arnaz & Ferry Irwanto – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Thursday said the July 17 bombings of the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels were setbacks that m

Heru Andriyanto – The Banten High Court has ordered the Tangerang District Court to retry the defamation case against Prita Mulyasari, a top provincial judge said on Thursday.

Ade Mardiyati – In the parking area of the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Sulastri sits gazing into the distance.

Tom Allard Herald, Jakarta – A message posted on the internet and purporting to be from the fugitive terrorist Noordin Mohammed Top has claimed responsibility for the twin hotel bombing

Bangkalan, Madura – The regional coordinator of the Madura Ulema Association in Bangkalan has come out in support of a proposed bylaw that would require female students to wear Islamic

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – After the economic boom from rebuilding projects in the wake of the 2004 earthquake and tsunami, growth in the non-oil and gas sectors in Aceh has dropped as

Farouk Arnaz – Activists from the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute and other nongovernmental organizations are planning to submit a letter to the National Police today protesting the arrest

Amanda Ferdina, Jakarta – Four demonstrations will be organised this morning on Wednesday July 29.

Jakarta – Antigraft activists, officials and judges all admit that the network of corruption within the judicial system, known as the "court mafia", is becoming more prevalent.

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Bogor – Thousands of the world's frog species are on the brink of extinction and efforts to conserve them are urgently needed, the president of the Association of Southeast Asian Zoos s

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Jakarta – Human rights activist, Usman Hamid, is adamant that Muchdi Purwopranjono, a former Intelligence Agency (BIN) general was involved in the murder of Munir Said Thalib, even thou

The federal government is warning of a risk of further violence near the Freeport mine in Indonesia's restive Papua province.

Members of the National Liberation Army of the Free Papua Movement are reported to have raised an independence flag in the border region between Indonesia's Papua Province and Papua New

The Supreme Court is publicly perceived as a corrupt institution and it is no wonder that the public has little trust in the country's highest judiciary institution.

Indonesia, Asia's third-fastest expanding major economy, needs to gradually build its foreign reserves and follow a "cautious" monetary policy stance to keep investor confidence, the In

Christian Motte, Jayapura – The Papua Church Council is investigating the recent spate of violence in the province, especially near the PT Freeport Indonesia mining concession, the head

Jakarta – All presidential candidates have allegedly broken the General Elections Commission rules on campaign funding, having received donations of more than Rp 5 billion (US$500,000),

Nivell Rayda – A peaceful rally at Corruption Eradication Commission headquarters on Tuesday turned violent when an unknown group of men attacked demonstrators who were demanding the ar

Jakarta – Human rights activist Usman Hamid says he will not withdraw a statement linking former Deputy Chief of State Intelligence Agency (BIN), Muchdi Purwopranjono, to the murder of

Shamim Adam – Indonesia will announce initiatives to spur investment, improve infrastructure and enhance social safety nets within the first 100 days of the next administration taking o

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – The rupiah may continue to strengthen in the second half of this year as exports look likely to improve due to a global rise in demand, following the possibi

Benget Besalicto Tnb, Jakarta – Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand – the world's three largest rubber producers – may further cut their rubber exports this year due to the continuing slum

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The campaign team of Megawati Sukarnoputri and Prabowo Subianto has lodged legal action demanding that the Constitution Court annul President Susilo Bambang Y

Camelia Pasandaran – The National Commission on Human Rights said on Tuesday that the General Elections Commission had violated human rights by denying "millions of unregistered eligibl

Janeman Latul – The country's biggest state-owned social security provider, PT Jamsostek, says it will have to allocate as much as an additional Rp 2 trillion ($202 million) to cover un

Ismira Lutfia – Though journalists have long reported on labor struggles across the country, efforts to improve conditions in their own industry have only recently started gathering ste

Lisa Thomas – Siti Hajar's face – scarred with red blisters and scabs – told of the horror.

Camelia Pasandaran – Four parties who lost House seats due to a recent Supreme Court decision are asking the General Election Commission to reject the ruling.

Candra Malik, Solo – A Corruption Eradication Commission pilot program for schools in Solo, Central Java, is creating panic among school principals who are concerned that they could fac

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Stephanie Tangkilisan – Moves are afoot within the once all-powerful Golkar Party to replace its unpopular leadership with young reformists in the wake of

Nurfika Osman – The number of women in the country who reported experiencing physical and sexual abuse in 2008 was double that of the year before as more and more women became aware of

Tom Allard, Jakarta – Indonesian authorities have detained a suspected financier of the terrorist bombings of two Jakarta hotels 10 days ago.

Kinanti Pinta Karana – Victims and their families gathered on Monday to mark the thirteenth anniversary of a violent political riot which left five people killed and scores wounded in t

Heru Andriyanto – The Tangerang District Court on Monday found 10 children guilty of gambling in a controversial ruling that sparked outrage among Indonesia's child welfare activists, e

Nurfika Osman, Farouk Arnaz & Candra Malik – Investigations into the July 17 suicide bombings in Jakarta suffered two major setbacks on Sunday.

Markus Makur, Timika - Police have named seven suspects, including an employee of mining company PT Freeport Indonesia, for their involvement in a series of shootings in the vicinity of

John McBeth, Jakarta – Despite skepticism that a business breakfast was always the primary target, there is one indisputable fact about the July 17 attacks on Jakarta's Marriott and Rit

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – The Trade Ministry estimates the contraction in the volume of exports will be smaller than previously forecast due to improving global economic conditions.

Timika – A vehicle carrying medical supplies between Timika and Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold Corporation's Grasberg mine, about 3,400 kilometres east of Jakarta, was fired on yester

Farouk Arnaz & Heru Andriyanto – Fugitive terrorist Noordin M.

Camelia Pasandaran – The Election Supervisory Board (Bawaslu) says it will propose an honorary council to reform the nation's electoral management system after finding numerous problems

Ismira Lutfia – There is still no light at the end of the tunnel for Rohingya refugees now being housed in Aceh, as the United Nations High Commission for Refugees is still looking for

David Curry – Relatives of the Balibo Five have only just received formal government correspondence on the repatriation of the remains of the slain Australian journalists, despite Prime

Daniel Flitton – Jose Ramos Horta looks a little abashed.