Famega Syafira/Wikipedia, Jakarta – Fretilin demanded a re-election in East Timor, the party Secretary General Mari Alkatiri said on Thursday when meeting the chairman of Muhammadiyah,

Tensions are brewing in East Timor's national police force as the government works to weed out corruption and rehabilitate the force.

Kurniasih Budi/Ninin Damayanti, Jakarta – Former East Timor Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri visited President Yudhoyono during the Idul Fitri gathering at the presidential palace on Wednes

Worrying signs are emerging of tensions within East Timor's police force, similar to the rift among armed forces that sparked deadly violence in 2006.

Nusakambangan, Indonesia – Three Islamic militants on death row for the deadly 2002 nightclub bombings in Bali sounded a defiant tone on Wednesday during celebrations to mark the end of

Jakarta – Newly-installed National Police chief Comr. Gen.

A preliminary list of legislative candidates eligible to compete in next year's elections was published last Friday, sending many of the country's 38 registered parties into a frenzy of

Abdul Khalik and Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – Vice President Jusuf Kalla has hinted at his readiness to stand as President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's running mate in the 2009 presidential

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Sunday announcement that he will run for reelection, which came 10 months before the 2009 presidential election scheduled fo

Presi Mandari, Jakarta – With their daughter perched at the front of the motorbike and their son squashed between them, Purwanto and his wife set off from Jakarta for the 15-hour overni

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Major House of Representatives factions failed in their second try to keep Bagir Manan as chief justice before he retires early next month, after widespread oppo

"... although legislation represents an important start, its role cannot be more than just a beginning.

Damien Kingsbury – The recent announcement by Australian Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon that Australia will co-produce weapons with Indonesia would seem to indicate that, after decade

Five Australians arrested after illegally landing a light plane in Indonesia's Papua province were charged with immigration offences and face seven years' jail, police said.

Jakarta – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has said he will run for a second term in next year's election, with Vice President Jusuf Kalla his probable running mate.

Jakarta – An army soldier kidnapped Sunday morning by an armed group in East Aceh was released in Cot Keh Village in Peureulak on Monday morning.

New York – The Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR)'s Commission I delegation visiting the US, called on US congressmen to help correct understanding on Papua issue as some Congres

Dili – Justice in East Timor has traditionally been measured out in water buffaloes.

Veronica Kusuma, Jakarta – Ever since Ayat-ayat Cinta (Verses of love) hit the cinemas, the representation of Islam in Indonesian cinema has created a lively debate.

Tjahjono EP/ENI, Timika – Provincial Police has named Paulus Kiwing and Matius Magai, residents of Kwamki Baru town as suspects for raising the outlawed Kejora Star flag last Tuesday.

Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – Global food prices are to remain high until 2012 given high demand amid fast-growing population and rapid biofuel development, the Agriculture Ministry has w

Adianto P.

Andra Wisnu, Denpasar – The recent legal battle over the ownership of traditional motifs has demonstrated the failure of Indonesian copyright law to protect local artisans and their fut

Indah Setiawati, Jakarta – Members of two organizations clashed outside the Central Jakarta district court building Thursday as Rizieq Shihab's trial continues.

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The Golkar Party has failed in its apparent attempt to keep chief justice Bagir Manan in office, after the House of Representatives decided to delay passing the

Adianto P.

Jakarta – State electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) has projected its fuel consumption this year to reach 11.1 million to 11.4 million kiloliters.

Ajay Chhibber, New York – On Sept.

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Connie Levett – Guy Campos, the East Timorese man accused of high-level collaboration with the Indonesian military involving kidnapping and torture of East Timorese citizens during Indo

Dili – The United Nations aims to complete investigating nearly 400 cases related to the bloodshed surrounding East Timor's 1999 independence vote from Indonesia, the chief UN investiga

Dili – As a girl, Laura Pina was not expected to slave in the kitchen simply by virtue of her gender. Then she got married.

For many in East Timor, access to the justice system is almost impossible.

Anthony Deutsch, Jakarta – East Timor is drawing up plans for a deep sea pipeline and petrochemicals plant to tap an estimated $90 billion in disputed underwater oil and gas, company an

Dicky Christanto/Ni Komang Erviani, Denpasar – Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika has said the House of Representatives should modify existing laws to regulate the sex industry instead o

The leader of a group of 43 Papuan asylum seekers now living in Australia says he has concerns for the long-term safety of two Papuans who have returned to the Indonesian province.

Jakarta – Former Bank Indonesia governor Burhanuddin Abdullah revealed that Cabinet minister Paskah Suzetta attended at least two meetings with BI officials to discuss the settlement of

Indah Setiawati, Jakarta – National Alliance for the Freedom of Faith and Religion (AKKBB) activists M.

Adianto P.

Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – Responding to mounting public criticism, the House of Representatives has begun revising several contentious articles of the pornography bill, which is schedu

Newly-elected National Police chief Comr. Gen.

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Indonesia scored better on this year's Corruption Perception Index (CPI), thanks mostly to an aggressive crackdown by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)

Markus Makur, Timika – The police have arrested 18 individuals for allegedly hoisting the separatist Bintang Kejora (Morning Star) flag Tuesday in Mimika Baru district, Mimika regency,

Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – Top intelligence officials held a series of meetings with former Garuda Indonesia chief Indra Setiawan to plot the murder of human rights activist Munir Said

Two of the 43 Papuan asylum seekers at the heart of a diplomatic rift between Australia and Indonesia two years ago have returned to their homeland.

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The revision of the Supreme Court law allowing justices to stay in office until the age of 70 will obstruct reforms within the country's judicial system, dubbed

Jakarta – A coalition of anticorruption groups on Tuesday reported 77 legislators to the House of Representatives' disciplinary council for alleged violations of the House's code of eth

Dian Kuswandini and Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – A higher court has ruled in favor of a decision by the Attorney General's Office (AGO) to halt a probe into the loan scandal involving tycoon

Dili – It's no secret that charity clothes cast off from rich countries end up on the backs of some of the poorest people on earth.

Lucy Williamson – One day, perhaps, the place where Isabel sits will be a five-star hotel, its private villas looking on the beach, its grand entrance frowning down on the western corne