Denpasar – Students of Denpasar's Indonesian Institute of the Arts (ISI) commemorated National Education Day by holding traditional art performances in front of the Bali Provincial Legi

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Malang – Hundreds of cooperatives in Malang city are threatened by insolvency as an increasing number of them go out of business, said a local expert recently.

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Jakarta – The country has encountered a setback in the recent legislative elections, but this should not discourage efforts to continuously preserve and improve its hard-won democracy,

Dicky Christanto and Slamet Susanto, Jakarta – Jusuf Kalla's decision to run for president and pick retired general Wiranto as running mate lacks solid support from with in Golkar, whic

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will definitely suspend Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chief Antasari Azhar, a suspect in a sex-driven murder scandal, a presidenti

Anita Rachman, Arientha Primanita & Amir Tejo – About 8,000 workers demonstrated against mass layoffs and threatened to reject the outcome of the 2009 legislative elections during a

Surabaya, Cirebon, Yogya, Banyumas – Thousands of workers across the nation staged rallies Friday to commemorate International Labor Day, also known as May Day, rejecting outsourcing an

Jakarta – The country loses Rp 38,4 trillion every year from the mining sector, particularly in gas and oil sectors, according to Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW).

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – The Golkar Party and the People's Conscience Party (Hanura) unveiled Vice President Jusuf Kalla and Wiranto as their presidential and vice presidential candi

Four major political parties on Friday signed a coalition agreement aimed at strengthening their positions in the legislature, party officials said.

Tom Allard Herald, Jakarta – Indonesia's President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, is being driven into the arms of the country's Islamic parties, posing questions about the direction of his

Jakarta – Analysts have called recent moves by parties trying to form coalitions based on power sharing as "absurd", saying Indonesia needs political partnerships that strengthen the co

Camelia Pasandaran & Nivell Rayda – Civil society organizations on Friday called for the Corruption Eradication Commission to investigate election commission higher-ups over procure

Tom Allard, Jakarta – The defence white paper crowns a transformation in Australia's strategic perception of Indonesia, as fears of invading hordes from the archipelago are replaced by

Benget Besalicto Tnb., Jakarta – Inflation continued to ease in April, giving the central bank lee-way to further cut its key interest rate to spur economic growth, which slowed after a

Jakarta – Jakarta's Statistics Agency announced Friday Jakarta experienced a deflation of 0.15 percent in April.

Depok – Following the Depok municipality's decision to annul the building permit (IMB) for a Protestant Batak Christian (HKBP) church in Cinere, the Setara Institute for Democracy and P

Jakarta – Indonesia's high-profile anti-corruption czar has been named a suspect over the murder of a state company executive, officials said.

Dessy Sagita & Ismira Lutfia – Doctors on Friday urged the public and the government not to panic over the swine flu issue, and not to ignore more urgent health issues such as dengu

Triwik Kurniasari, Jakarta – Labor unions got together to mark the International Labor Day on Friday, urging private companies across the city not to take advantage of the current globa

Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – Observing International Labor Day, or May Day, two prominent labor observers urged Indonesia's mushrooming labor unions to merge into several major sector-ba

Jakarta – After holding a demonstration to commemorate International Labour Day at the Hotel Indonesia roundabout and the State Palace in Central Jakarta, protesters from the Indonesian

Imanuddin Razak, Jakarta – A violent protest by soldiers of the Army's 751st Infantry Battalion in Sentani, Jayapura regency, Papua province, on Wednesday was unusual in a military, whi

Today Indonesian workers will celebrate May Day amid deep concern over the weak labor movement and the global financial crisis.

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – Labor unions have demanded the government and private companies strictly enforce laws on outsourcing, which they say have been rampantly misused to reduce labo

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Vote buying topped the list of election violations investigated by police during the nine months of election campaigning preceding the April 9 polls.

Jakarta – A coalition of civil society groups and human rights activists called on voters not to support candidates accused of committing human rights violations in the past.

Muchus Budi R., Solo – Labour Day, May 1, was commemorated in a number of cities and in various ways.

Muhammad Nur Abdurrahman, Makassar – International Labour Day was also commemorated by thousands of workers in the South Sulawesi capital of Makassar, who held a long-march to the gover

Hery Winarno, Jakarta – A worker fell and was trampled during a protest action commemorating Labour Day on Friday May 1.

Ari Saputra, Jakarta – A giant orange-coloured ball was rolled around the Hotel Indonesia roundabout on May 1 adding to the congestion caused by thousands of workers commemorating May D

Gede Suardana, Denpasar – Denpasar municipal police in Bali have taken two Papua youths into custody who they suspect were planning to join May Day rallies in order to call for a refere

Nurochman Arrazie, Bandar Lampung – Hundreds of workers and students from the Volunteers of the People's Struggle for the Liberation of the Motherland or Spartan commemorated Labour Day

Adi Warsidi, Banda Aceh – Journalists in the Aceh provincial capital of Banda Aceh also took to the streets to commemorate International Labour Day on Friday May 1.

Bibin Bintariadi, Malang – Commemorating International Labour Day on May 1, the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) demanded that media employers provide journalists with a decent

Soetana Monang Hasibuan, Medan – An estimated thousand or more protesters from the Alliance of Workers and Employees (ABP) held a May Day action in the North Sumatra city of Medan on Fr

Wisnu Aji Dewabrata, Palembang - A International Labour Day demonstration in Palembang, South Sumatra on Friday May 1 took place without the presence of workers.

Firman Hidayat, Samarinda – Hundreds of workers in the East Kalimantan city of Samarinda commemorated International Labour Day by holding speeches in front of the East Kalimantan govern

Muh Syaifullah, Yogyakarta – Workers and employees in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta used May Day to demand an eight-hour working day saying that workers in shopping centres are fo

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Malang, East Java – Thousands of workers from companies around Malang staged a rally Thursday to commemorate International Workers' Day on May 1, also known as May

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Dozens of journalists in Aceh commemorated international Labor Day, or May Day, on Friday by holding a peaceful rally in downtown Banda Aceh.

Reno Nugraha, Cirebon – Scores of workers and students took to the streets in the West Java city of Cirebon on May 1 to commemorate International Labour Day, blockading the Jakarta-Cire

Andi Saputra, Jakarta – Hundreds of workers from the Federated Alliance of Independent Trade Unions (FGSBM) held an action in which they marched backwards towards the Department of Labo

Max Lane – The Indonesian General Elections Commission has not yet completed counting all the votes in the April 9 elections to the national parliament and scores of local assemblies.

Jakarta – Tension gripped the Papua regency of Jayapura on Wednesday when dozens of soldiers staged a rare protest, which soon turned violent.

Jakarta – With more than 50 percent of lakes in Greater Jakarta in subpar condition, the government and administration have been told to enforce regulations more strictly and restore la

Farouk Arnaz – Sounding like revolutionaries from another era, the People's Movement Against Neocolonialism and Imperialism, or Gerak Lawan, claimed on Thursday that it would mobilize a

Ruslan Sangadji, Palu, Central Sulawesi – Police shot two residents Tuesday evening while dispersing hundreds of people protesting a rock quarry in Damsol district, Donggala regency, Ce

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Five Australians who illegally entered Indonesian territory through an airport in Merauke, Papua, in September last year have been banned from leaving the