Jakarta – The mothers of people abducted in the late 1990s joined victims themselves at a moot court in Jakarta on Monday to try those responsible for gross human rights violations comm

Jakarta – Internal conflict among the elite of the country's largest Islamic organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), has greatly reduced its authority and influence as the nation's politica

Niniek Karmini, Jakarta – The secular party of Indonesia's president tripled its share of the vote in parliamentary elections and support for religious parties nose-dived – a sign of ho

Tom Allard, Jakarta – Eurico Guterres, the pro-integration militia leader who terrorised East Timor as it voted for independence, has failed to win a seat in Indonesia's parliament.

Jakarta – Corruption could lead Indonesia to bankruptcy with statistics showing that in just four months white-collar crime has cost the country a whopping Rp 2 trillion (US$194 million

Adam Gartrell – East Timorese children were taken from their families and resettled in Indonesia under policies similar to those that created Australia's stolen generation, a Queenslan

Joe Cochrane & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democratic Party and the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) of former President Megawati

Erwida Maulia and Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Having cut loose the Golkar Party, the Democratic Party is now unexpectedly approaching the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)

The final official tally of the April 9 parliamentary elections was very much as widely predicted.

Jakarta – The flawed state secrecy bill still being deliberated at the House of Representatives could deny the public the right to get important information and alarm the control functi

Lindsay Murdoch, Darwin – The East Timorese Government has admitted that corrupt officials are "well established" in areas such as tax, customs and procurement as a row deepens over hig

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – Government spending remained low as of April, at about a fifth of its full-year allocation, depriving the country so far of the positive impact of the state

Jakarta – Alleged disbursement of state company funds to political parties may be linked to the murder case in which Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chief Antasari Azhar is said

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) has criticized the Attorney General's Office (AGO) for failing to implement internal reforms, on its agenda for two years, a

Adianto P.

Jakarta – The National Defence Forces (TNI) Headquarters said security situation in the Indonesia-Papua New Guinea borders has increasingly become conducive after activities at the bord

Heru Andriyanto – The Attorney General's Office confirmed on Monday that it would not pursue a criminal case in the devastating mud volcano disaster in East Java allegedly involving PT

The West Papua National Coalition for Liberation says a visit by Indonesia's Ambassador is unlikely to sway Vanuatu's support for West Papuan self-determination.

Jakarta – The House of Representatives has come under fire for "interfering" with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) by challenging the validity of the decisions it will make a

Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) announced late Saturday the final results of the April 9 legislative elections, with around 40 percent of the more than 171 million regi

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Megawati Soekarnoputri has no other choice but to pick Great Indonesian Movement Party (Gerindra) head Prabowo Subianto as her running mate for the upcoming

Jakarta – The clock is ticking for current members of the House of Representatives, many of whom will loose their seat in four months, but there is still no sign they will be able to pa

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – Former South Jakarta Police chief Sr. Comr.

West Papua advocates have been urging the United States to apply meaningful pressure on Indonesia for internationally-facilitated dialogue between Jakarta and Papuan leaders.

Anton H. Gunawan and Reza Y.

Upon observing coalition agreements made by the leaders of political parties, the upcoming presidential election, scheduled for July 8, will very likely be a three-horse race.

Camelia Pasandaran – Though the number of women elected to the House of Representatives looks set to increase, the quality of the candidates remains suspect, election observers said on

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – The National Mandate Party (PAN) has dashed hopes of a deal with the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), joining forces instead with the Democra

Jakarta – Among the workers who voiced their demands for improved labor conditions during May Day rallies across the country, those employed by outsourcing companies were screaming the

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – The impact of the current dry season and deforestation in Kerinci Seblat National Park (TNKS) is believed to be forcing wild tigers to hunt cattle in nearby village

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – After much wheeling and dealing, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) on Thursday appeared to have finally put an end to the hopes of a Suharto

Ismira Lutfia – A decade has passed since the Indonesian press achieved freedom, yet it is still faced with incomprehensible press laws, the increasing criminalization of the press, a m

The brother of an Australian woman accused of conspiring to assassinate East Timor's president and prime minister says he cannot believe the case is actually going to trial.

Angela Macdonald-Smith – The East Timor government said it doesn't intend to approve plans that Woodside Petroleum Ltd., Australia's second-largest oil and gas producer, has said it wil

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – A group of students staged a mass rally near the Indonesian Democracy Party of Struggle (PDIP)' Chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri's residence in Menteng, Cen

Ardian Wibisono – Indonesia's economic blues may be one step closer to fading, at least if consumer sentiment is anything to go by.

Jakarta – Agus Ohee, a resident of Harapan village, Jayapura regency, Papua, who was shot by local police during an attempted arrest, died in Sentani hospital on Wednesday morning.

Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta/Medan – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's youngest son Edhie Baskoro and former president Megawati Soekarnoputri's daughter Puan Maharani look set to join th

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Malang – The Independent Journalists' Alliance (AJI) has recorded 44 incidents of violence against journalists across the country in the past year, calling it the

Stephen Fitzpatrick, Jakarta – The arrest of Indonesia's anti-corruption tsar over a murder will have little impact on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's re-election campaign, analyst

Jakarta – Learning from the voter list fiasco that marred the legislative elections, the government says it has taken necessary measures to prevent the problem from recurring in July's

Aloysius Unditu – East Timor, the world's newest democracy, may invest about 10 percent of a $4.6 billion petroleum fund in regional equities seeking to diversify from US Treasuries, th

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – About 1,500 students from various state and private universities rallied Monday at the gubernatorial office in Makassar, South Sulawesi, to protest against t

Serang – Three students were rushed to the nearest public health clinic in Serang after a Monday rally they staged to demand the arrest of Pandeglang Regent Dimyati Natakusumah at the B

Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – It is just "a matter of time" before Indonesia becomes a state signatory to the International Criminal Court (ICC), a Foreign Ministry official said on Monday.

Jakarta – Regional branches of the Golkar Party are refusing to acknowledge the pairing of chairman Jusuf Kalla with head of the People's Consience Party (Hanura) Wiranto as candidates

Indonesia's anti-graft chief was arrested yesterday for allegedly masterminding the murder of a company executive in a case that has rattled the country's efforts to fight corruption.

Farouk Arnaz & Nivell Rayda – Antasari Azhar, chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), was detained by Jakarta Police on Monday after being declared the suspected ma

Niken Prathivi, Denpasar – Various NGOs gathered Saturday to discuss the fallout from funding water access with international loans, as the 42nd annual board of governors' meeting of th

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – Autonomy in Aceh has allowed local political elites to trump Jakarta's authority.