Dicky Christanto, Denpasar – Bali General Election Commission (KPUD) chairman Anak Agung Gede Oka Wisnumurti on Wednesday said he had received the wealth list of all the candidates part

Dili – The East Timor Students Forum is threatening hunger strikes because its members feel deceived by the National Parliament about the agreement to purchase luxury motor vehicles bei

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – Since the municipal government shut down the Saritem prostitution area in the Andir district of Bandung, West Java, residents have struggled to find work.

Jakarta – The latest reshuffle within the Indonesian Military (TNI) has dragged on following the appointment of Vice Adm. Tedjo Edhy Purdijatno as the new Navy chief.

Adisti Sukma Sawitri, Jakarta – Jakartans may like to think of their hometown as a prominent 21st century world-class city.

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – The public has lost faith in the House of Representatives, believing its members put their parties' interests first, a recent survey has found.

Niniek Karmini, Jakarta – Anti-terror police arrested 10 suspected Muslim militants and seized a large cache of high-powered bombs, foiling a major attack targeting Westerners in the In

Olivia Rondonuwu, Jakarta – A group of 10 suspected Muslim militants detained in raids on Sumatra island by Indonesia's anti-terrorism unit was plotting to attack Western targets, a pol

Harry Bhaskara, Jakarta – The anti-corruption commission has been unusually active in recent weeks but its work may vanish into thin air unless a crucial bill is passed into law this ye

Mr. Rudd's recent Jakarta visit was obviously a success, paving the way for a more informal and creative relationship between Canberra and Jakarta.

Tangerang – Dozens of members of the Tangerang Journalists Working Group protested at the regency office in Tigaraksa on Tuesday to demand the regent apologize for threatening a reporte

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – A mother of two teenage boys, Mira, 40, wants the oldest to join the police once he graduates from high school, hopefully next year.

Desy Nurhayati and Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono swore in Vice Adm.

Max Lane – Protest demonstrations in Jakarta and other Indonesian cities in recent weeks marked the appearance of a new progressive alliance, the National Liberation Front (FPN).

Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) ignored several findings from its investigation in its decision to drop the probe into the embezzlement of Rp 81.1 trillion (US$8.8 billion

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – The number of people defined as poor fell by 2.21 million between March 2007 and March 2008, according to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS).

East Timor's Prime Minister is supporting a new law that would allow civilians to own guns, less than five months after illegally armed rebel soldiers tried to kill him and the presiden

Questions are being asked about a proposal to massively increase government spending in East Timor.

Tom McCawley, Jakarta – A breakaway Islamic sect's struggle to survive has become a major test of tolerance for Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-majority country.

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The latest survey showing a steep decline in President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's popularity indicates the people's frustration with the way the government has h

Nurni Sulaiman, Jakarta – The Dayak people have demanded the central government give equal opportunity to indigenous and non-indigenous candidates in the appointment of officials to tem

Jakarta – The Corruption Court questioned Monday whether there could be a larger conspiracy involving the Attorney General's Office (AGO) in the alleged bribe paid by businesswoman Arta

Ario Adityo – Indonesian migrant workers demonstrated along with thousands of Hong Kong citizens on July 1.

Jakarta – Students in Jakarta once again demonstrated against the increase in the price of fuel on June 30, 2008. They gathered as the Indonesian Students League (SMI).

Jakarta – All factions in the House of Representatives have agreed to pass legislation giving a legal basis for the implementation of special autonomy in the new province of West Papua.

Ulfa Ilyas, Jakarta – Around 80 people gathered together under the banner of the National front for Indonesian Workers Struggle (FNPBI) and held another demonstration at ExxonMobil and

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – A new survey suggests former president Megawati Soekarnoputri would win an election if it were held today, thanks to the government's decision to raise fuel pric

East Timor's President Jose Ramos Horta has been accused of ignoring victims by granting clemency to militia members who killed nuns and priests during a bout of unrest in 1999.

Firman Hidayat, Samarinda – The elephants also entered villages and destroyed paddy fields.

The producer of a new political thriller about five Australia-based newsmen killed in East Timor in 1975 says the film will tell the truth about their deaths.

Karon Snowdon for Radio Australia – The woman accused by the President of East Timor of fostering rebel resistance in the country says she fears for her life.

Jakarta – There are fears the 2009 general and presidential elections will not come off smoothly due to lack of preparation.

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Activists have dismissed speculation that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono made a deal with retired generals or military leaders to arrest former senior intell

Paul Toohey, Dili – East Timor doesn't need any more confusion, but it got in doses yesterday.

Tito Belo, Dili – East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta said on Friday he would not pursue the job of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, confirming earlier media reports

Jakarta – Police have released 27 students who were arrested Thursday at Jatinegara train station in East Jakarta.

Jakarta – Factions at the House of Representatives have promised to use a newly established inquiry committee to uncover wrongdoings in the country's energy industry, including mafia-li

Paul Toohey – Jose Ramos Horta had his country on tenterhooks last night as he asked for another 24 hours to decide whether he would stay on as East Timor's President or pursue a job in

Hanan Nugroho, Jakarta – The energy and mineral resources minister was recently blamed for his failure to meet domestic oil production targets.

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – Police named five suspects Thursday over this week's violent protests and are still questioning another 27 people at the city police station.

If the United States is obsessed with gauging its popularity in the world through conducting regular opinion polls with simple questions like "Do you like or hate America?", Indonesia i

Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara – The death toll from severe malnutrition cases in East Nusa Tenggara province rose from 23 to 25 as of Thursday, an official from the local health office sai

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – With rampant child labor denying many the right to an education, the International Labor Organization (ILO) said Thursday the key to fighting it was education.

Dicky Christanto, Denpasar – Army Chief of Staff Lt. Gen.

Agnes Winarti, Jakarta – Parents of new state elementary school students should be cautious of illegal school fees during the admission period and in the first months of school activiti

Jakarta – Untung Udji Santoso was removed from his position as deputy attorney general for state administration on Thursday for his alleged role in a major bribery case that has gripped

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – State interference in theological issues could put minority groups in danger and be misused by larger groups, leading to suppression and violence, religious scho

East Timor's president is considering taking the UN's top human rights job but must consider whether his early departure would disrupt his country's fragile peace.

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – Violent student protests outside the House of Representatives on Tuesday were masterminded by someone identified only as "FY", the head of the National Intelli

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – Around 24,000 Acehnese who emigrated to Malaysia to escape the war and devastating 2004 tsunami face deportation, with Kuala Lumpur saying it will not ex