Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Lawmakers, officials and anti-graft activists have thrown their weight behind calls for the implementation of death penalty for some forms of corruption, while a

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Wednesday announced the personal wealth reports of three public officials, including Bank Indonesia Governor Boediono, whose wealth increa

Suherdjoko, Semarang – Corruption is widespread and commonly committed by high-ranking officials in 33 out of 35 regencies and municipalities across Central Java, says an anti-corruptio

Kuala Lumpur – The youth wing of Malaysia's opposition Islamic party on Thursday slammed an upcoming concert by an Indonesian songstress, saying her hip-swivelling dance moves were "too

Ari Saputra, Jakarta – Rather than satisfying parents, the free downloading of school books from the internet appears instead to have resulted in around 50 housewives demonstrating at t

HS Dillon, Jakarta – The report of the joint Commission for Truth and Friendship, recently presented to the two heads of state who established the body, could certainly be lauded for en

Mike Steketee, National Affairs Editor – Downer's achievements as our longest serving foreign minister aren't all he claims and must be balanced against some calamitous mistakes

Kornelius Purba and Tony Hotland, Singapore – US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday expressed her appreciation over the findings of an joint government investigation into

Samarinda – The struggle by workers to seek revisions to the provincial minimum wage (UMP) recommenced yesterday, Wednesday July 23.

Apriadi Gunawan, Slamet Susanto and Panca Nugraha, Medan, Yogyakarta, Mataram – Two NGOs in Medan, North Sumatra, blamed government ignorance Wednesday for the city's highest ranking ci

Warren Reed – By any measure, our intelligence agencies are the eyes and ears of the nation.

Fadli and Slamet Susanto, Batam, Yogyakarta – Authorities in Karimun regency, Riau Islands, have revoked the operation permits of seven sand export companies, saying mining activities s

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Andi Hajramurni, Makassar, South Sulawesi – In an attempt to attract female voters, the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) has vowed to increase the number of its female legislators to 15 f

Indra Harsaputra and Wahjoe Boediwardhana, Surabaya – The five pairs of gubernatorial candidates have failed to adequately address the issue of the devastating mudflow in Sidoarjo, East

Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – Although the government has taken the blame for the East Timor violence in 1999, there remains an opportunity for individuals to seek redress through national

Aboeprijadi Santoso, Jakarta – The final report of the Indonesia-Timor Leste Truth and Friendship Commission (CTF), titled Per Memoriam ad Spem (Through memory toward hope) is a politic

Eko Waluyo, Sydney – At the handover of a report by the joint Indonesia-Timor Leste Commission of Truth and Friendship (CTF) in Bali, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono accepted the rep

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Dicky Christanto, Denpasar – Learning from the experience that following orders without question has led several soldiers to face a bleak future of life behind bars, many soldiers have

Indah Setiawati, Jakarta – Two little girls, no more than 8 years old, with bare feet and messy hair, took turns picking up pieces of litter while carrying a red plastic sack almost as

Sahil K. Mahtani – Unlike his predecessors, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono can hardly be accused of shooting from the hip.

Amid the growing number of legislators arrested for corruption allegations, House of Representatives Speaker Agung Laksono has accepted the public criticism against the legislative body

Jakarta – Ten years into the reform movement, many businesses in the country are still engaging in corruption to ensure their financial success.

Indonesia is to revisit another violent chapter of the Soeharto regime with an investigation into a campaign of extra-judicial killings by the Indonesian military between 1983 and 1985.

Jakarta – Indonesian police have detained six people for raising up separatist flag in easternmost province of West Papua in Indonesia at the weekend, National police spokesman Sulistyo

Irwan Nugroho, Jakarta – Five protest actions will enliven Jakarta for the start of the week with the potential for traffic jams to occur at a number of points in the city.

Indonesia – Police have detained 41 people in Fakfak, 890 kilometers west of Jayapura, for allegedly hoisting the Bintang Kejora (Morning Star) flag on Saturday.

A recent report into the violence surrounding East Timor's independence vote in 1999 places the blame for crimes against humanity squarely at Indonesia's feet.

Aboeprijadi Santoso, Contributor, Jakarta – "Did the Nazi Party and its supporters give Indonesian nationalists a chance to accelerate the process toward independence?

Hamish McDonald – Hilario Madeira was the sort of priest who makes you understand how the balance of the global Catholic congregation is shifting to the developing world, away from a ja

Usman Hamid, Jakarta – On July 15, Indonesia and Timor Leste officially accepted a report produced by the joint Commission for Truth and Friendship (CTF).

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Two years after the Sidoarjo mudflow disaster forced 12,000 families from their homes, the Attorney General's Office is still showing no signs it will accept a p

Desy Nurhayati and Andra Wisnu, Jakarta – The Supreme Court has dealt Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid and his supporters a heavy blow that will expel him from the party he helped found in 1

Andra Wisnu, Jakarta – Conservative and extremist leaders have insinuated their way into major Islamic organizations, leaving these groups unable to counter rising radicalism and religi

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The numerous executions carried out of late by the Attorney General's Office (AGO) have been criticized as attempts by the body to publicize its functionality as

Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) on Thursday admitted partial responsibility for gross human rights violations in East Timor in 1999, saying it would abide by any government deci

Paul Toohey – There was never any question that it would tread softly. After all, it was called the Commission for Truth and Friendship, not the commission for truth.

Ben Doherty, Jakarta – Former Indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid, who plans to contest next year's election, has supported the establishment of a war crimes tribunal to try Indonesi

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Thursday reiterated the government's commitment to prioritizing women's empowerment and gender issues in development prog

Jakarta – The separatist conflict in Indonesia's Papua region – formerly known as Irian Jaya and once one of the world's great liberal causes – has become relatively quiet in recent yea

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – State-owned labor insurance firm PT Jamsostek is set to expand its membership among "high-potential" workers in the informal sector, departing from its traditio

This Report presents the results of the two and a half years of work by the world's first bilateral Truth and Friendship Commission. It is comprised of nine chapters.

Andreas D. Arditya, Jakarta – The government is reviewing 37 sharia-based local regulations in force in several regions across the country.

[The following is an interview with Vivi Widyawati, the national coordinator of the Perempuan Mahardhika (Free Women) National Network, and the Indonesian National Front for Labour S

Jakarta – Greenomics Indonesia, an NGO conducting studies on the environment, says 60.42 percent of forestry companies in Papua and West Papua perform poorly on local community empowerm

Olivia Rondonuwu, Nusa Dua – East Timor Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao is satisfied with Indonesia's expression of regret over violence surrounding Dili's 1999 independence vote and says

Clinton Fernandes – Imagine the reaction if an inquiry assigned responsibility for the Holocaust without mentioning Hitler, and focused only on the last few months of World War II.

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Bruce Haigh – The release of a joint Indonesian-East Timor report on Tuesday by the Commission for Truth and Friendship into the causes of the crimes against humanity in the run-up to E