Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – Having earmarked Rp 50 trillion (US$4.9 billion) for a stimulus package to help the country survive the economic crisis, the government said Monday the money

Yuli Tri Suwarni and Slamet Susanto, Bandung, Yogyakarta – Religious organizations grouped under the Inter-Religious Forum have called for Indonesians to stop viewing the Israeli-Palest

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – The collapse of Supreme Court deputy chief Harifin A.

The Constitutional Court's ruling on the distribution of legislative seats late last month deserves applause, as it basically curbs the power of the party system and instead allows for

Suwardiman – In welcoming the 2009 general elections, the public has placed its hopes in improvements to their economic and social livelihoods.

Agus Maryono, Purwokerto – In the past two years, at least 137 people in the four regencies of the Banyumas area of Central Java have committed suicide by hanging themselves because of

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – Anti-corruption groups have criticized public courts for allowing corruption suspects to make them their "heaven", as most graft suspects tried by the lowest

Jakarta – More than 4,000 Indonesians have offered to support Hamas and fight against Israel, a radical Islamist group has told Adnkronos International (AKI).

Jakarta – Thousands of Indonesian Muslims on Sunday protested Israel's military offensive against the Gaza Strip that has killed more than 400 people.

Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – Human rights bodies have promised to fight for an appeal of former National Intelligence Agency (BNI) deputy chairman Muchdi Purwopranjono's acquittal for the

Jakarta, Bandung, Malang, Medan – Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of cities across the country on Friday to denounce Israeli air strikes on Gaza that have killed 425 peo

Stephen Fitzpatrick, Jakarta – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono faces a political crisis unless he quickly addresses outrage over the acquittal of a senior former spy on mu

Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) plans to review a court verdict in which former top spy Muchdi Purwopranjono was acquitted of all charges

Imanuddin Razak, Jakarta – It is not surprising that Maj. Gen.

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has warned it would be harder to probe possible graft cases against legislators elected in 2009, since they are no

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Every year around 200,000 Indonesians from across the country leave for Mecca, Saudi Arabia, to complete their haj pilgrimage and fulfill their religious obligat

Leo Shanahan – The government of Malcolm Fraser knew it was in breach of international law when it recognised Indonesia's takeover of East Timor – but bowed to pressure from the Suharto

Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – Former top spy Maj. Gen.

Australian government documents from 1978 show how concerned Canberra was at the fall of Australia's standing in Southeast Asia.

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Hundreds of people in Bali staged a rally in front of the US Consulate in Denpasar on Friday demanding that country exercise its influence to stop Israeli attacks on Palestinians.

Ika Krismantari, Jakarta – Foreign businesses were still keen to invest in Indonesian stocks last year, shrugging off worries about the future of the bourse.

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Wednesday said the government would cushion the country against the impact of the global economic downturn by providing

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The House of Representatives is considering shifting the management of Indonesia's haj fund from the Religious Affairs Ministry to a private firm following ongoi

Khairul Saleh, Palembang – Violence against women in South Sumatra rose dramatically in 2008, from 396 cases in 2007 to 568 cases, a year-end report from the Palembang chapter of the Wo

ID Nugroho, Surabaya – Surabaya Legal Aid Institute (LBH) has urged the Indonesian public to pressure the government and PT Lapindo Brantas Inc.

Abdul Khalik and Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – The acquittal of former top spy Maj. Gen.

The gavel was struck three times in the courtroom on New Year's Eve, after the former intelligence deputy was pronounced a free man.

Jakarta – Thousand of Prosperous and Justice Party (PKS) members from across Greater Jakarta staged a rally at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Central Jakarta on Friday, causing t

Anthony Deutsch, Jakarta – A former Indonesian intelligence chief was cleared Wednesday of playing any role in the fatal mid-flight poisoning of the country's most prominent human right

Jakarta – Angry protests greeted the acquittal Wednesday of a former Indonesian intelligence official accused of killing a respected human rights activist four years ago.

Peter Gelling – The acquittal of a former deputy intelligence chief and military general of charges stemming from the 2004 murder of Indonesia's most celebrated human rights activist ha

Phillip Hudson – The Fraser government's controversial decision formally to recognise Jakarta's takeover of East Timor was based on the belief that the occupation was "irreversible" and

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – In what has been hailed as a big step toward reforming the Indonesian Military (TNI), the House of Representatives and the government have agreed to allow civili

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – The Defense Ministry, in cooperation with the National Land Agency (BPN), aims to accelerate the certification of around 3.6 million square meters of land belo

The government plans to sell shares in 30 state owned companies next year, most of them through the initial public offering (IPO) scheme, Deputy State Minister for State Enterprises Muh

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Religious Affairs Minister Maftuh Basyuni admitted Tuesday to receiving money from the haj fund in an alleged graft case being investigated by the Corruption Er

Jakarta – Former top Indonesian spy Muchdi Purworandjono is set to return to the Great Indonesian Movement Party (Gerindra), in a comeback to politics following a court decision to free

Arlina Arshad, Jakarta – An Indonesian court on Wednesday cleared the former deputy head of the country's spy agency of masterminding the 2004 poisoning murder of human rights activist

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The chance of female legislative candidates securing seats in next year's elections is likely to shrink further with the recent ruling by the Constitutional Cou

Rizal Harahap, Pekanbaru – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas Ham) has concluded Riau Police officers committed rights abuses in their clash with residents of Seluk Bongkal

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and the National Awakening Party (PKB) have been deemed the political organizations with the greatest commitm

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has called on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to make investigating the haj fund embezzlement scandal at the Reli

Jakarta – Former Jakarta governor and presidential hopeful Sutiyoso said Monday three smaller political parties had pledged him their support in the upcoming presidential elections.

Mark Dodd – East Timor has lashed out at a UN report that labels the country's police and judicial systems as dysfunctional.

Jakarta – About 200 students and members of Muslim organizations staged a rally in front of the Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University in Serang, Banten, on Monday to protest Israel's recent

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Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – To prevent political parties from possible losses of votes at the 2009 legislative elections, the government is planning to issue a regulation-in-lieu-of-law o

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – Following the Constitutional Court's recent ruling that candidates with the most votes would get legislative seats, major parties have come up with different w

Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – A poor approach to institutional change, along with discriminative responses to certain cases, is slowing down bureaucratic reform within the Attorney General

Jakarta – There have been more than 1,140 cases of human rights' violations cases recorded in Jakarta this year, according to Jakarta Legal Aid Institute's 2008 report to be announced t