Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – The National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) has proposed gradually increasing fuel prices to draw closer to international price levels and safeguard

Dicky Christanto, Denpasar – Bali rights activists and lawmakers have praised police action in arresting Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) members for their alleged involvement in clashes l

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – Pressures were mounting for the government to immediately outlaw the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) held responsible for the attack at the National Monument (Mo

The eastern part of Indonesia will remain prone to food shortages unless the government improves distribution infrastructure, an official says.

Ika Ningtyas, Jakarta – The head of the Industrial-Trading & Cooperating Agency (Disperindagkop) for Banyuwangi, I Nyoman Wirayatsa, said non-performing loans of small-to medium- si

Ariel Heryanto, Victoria, Australia – The use and abuse of Islamic politics by the Soeharto government (1966-1998) and his immediate successor in transition, BJ Habibie (1998-1999), hav

Jakarta – Warusan sprawls at the head of his boat, idle after spending hours scrounging for fuel. Normally his daily catch would keep him busy.

Jakarta – More than 56 percent of youths in the Greater Jakarta area support sharia-based bylaws, but almost 80 percent believe in the Pancasila state ideology that protects Indonesia's

Dili – At night Tomas Agusto and his family lie in their tent hoping nobody will set it alight.

Robin McDowell, Jakarta – A 15-year-old girl died of bird flu last month, becoming Indonesia's 109th victim, but the government decided to keep the news quiet.

Joniansyah, Tangerang – The increase in the price of fuel in late May has resulted in the collapse of thousands of small- and medium-scale enterprises (SME) in Tangerang regency.

Jakarta – Tough economic conditions and a dysfunctional government policy of giving no-strings funding to orphanages are forcing more poor Indonesians to give up their children, a chari

Jakarta – Many children are facing physical and psychological abuse in Indonesian childcare institutions, a study has found.

Olivia Rondonuwu, Jakarta – Indonesia's environment minister said on Thursday that events in Jakarta, hit by flooding due to unusually high tides this week, served as a timely warning o

Apriadi Gunawan and Oyos Saroso H.N., Medan, Bandarlampung – The illegal trade and hunting of wild animals, including endangered Sumatran tigers and elephants, has reached alarming leve

Paul Toohey – A vindicated but bitter Mari Alkatiri, East Timor's Opposition leader, has vowed to sue political figures and journalists for reporting allegations he had received $2 mill

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Members of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) roam freely despite a history of frequently taking the law into their own hands and attacking and burning buildings of

Bhimanto Suwastoyo, Jakarta – Indonesian police launched a major crackdown Wednesday on a radical Islamist group blamed for a weekend attack on a rally for religious tolerance, arrestin

Jakarta – Indonesia's textile exports to the United States and Japan fell in the first quarter of this year because of the slowing global economy, a consultant firm says.

Jakarta – The government is facing mounting pressure in cities across the country to dissolve the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) for its repeated in violent acts.

Jakarta – The National Police Commission (Kompolnas) has attributed its failure to boost the performance of the police force to a lack of power.

Melly Febrida, Jakarta – Protest actions will continue to enlivening Jakarta today.

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The government came under fire Tuesday for the failure to arrest leaders and members of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) over an attack on activists at the Nation

Ika Krismantari, Jakarta – The recent fuel prices increase has not hampered consumption, with full-year fuel consumption set to rise 10 percent on the back of a growing economy and a ri

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Jakarta – Papua, a region called Dutch New Guinea in the colonial era, has been 'controlled' by 10 big plantation companies in the last two years.

Lincoln Tan – Septer Manufandu, from Indonesia, is a man on a mission – he wants to stop Kiwis from buying kwila.

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – Local political parties in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam are at risk of being excluded from the 2009 elections due to delays in registration by the Aceh chapt

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – Indonesia's inflation accelerated in May at its fastest pace in 20 months, after a hike in fuel prices drove the prices of other goods up, leaving the centra

Yemris Fointuna and Agus Maryono, Kupang, Purwokerto – The regents of East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, and Banyumas, Central Java, have faced criticism over recent religious and mystica

Jakarta – Despite a trend of investment growth in the oil and gas sector helped by rising prices of the commodities, Indonesia is still in danger of a sudden capital outflow, a survey s

Bhimanto Suwastoyo, Jakarta – The Indonesian government was under strong pressure to act against Islamist extremists Tuesday after fanatics threatened war against a minority sect and at

Matheos Viktor Messakh, Jakarta – Human rights activists have sent a letter to the United Nations calling for an international tribunal to try those responsible for human rights violati

The attack on participants of a peaceful rally organized to defend freedom of religion at Monas Square in Jakarta on Sunday afternoon shows just how tenuous our freedoms are today.

Jakarta – The government has strong legal justifications for disbanding the radical Islam Defenders Front (FPI) and arresting followers who assaulted people rallying for religious toler

Jakarta – Members of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) attacked activists at the National Monument (Monas) in Central Jakarta on Sunday afternoon, leaving 34 injured.

Ibnu/Traffic Management Centre, Jakarta – Four protest actions and a transport workers' strike will enliven the activities of the capital city today, Monday June 2.

Jakarta – The deliberation of the presidential election bill goes into full swing Monday, with the most contentious issue being the minimum threshold necessary to nominate a presidentia

Jakarta – The leader of an Indonesian Islamist extremist group declared war on members of a minority Islamic sect Monday after his followers violently broke up a rally for religious tol

Sofian, Jakarta – Protest actions opposing the recent fuel price hike look set to continue.

Kurniawan Tri Yunanto, Jakarta – Nine days after fuel prices were increased by 28.7 percent, the public is again protesting the government's decision.

Sugihono, Jakarta – At least 500 people from the National Liberation Front, an alliance that includes among others the Workers Challenge Alliance (ABM), the State Electricity Company Tr

Jakarta – Around 200 workers demonstrated in front of the Jakarta World Bank offices on Sunday May 1.

Jakarta – Thousands of Indonesians in several major cities held peaceful street protests on Sunday against the government's decision to hike the price of fuel by around 30 percent.

Harry Suhartono and Fitri Wuladari, Nusa Dua – Indonesia cannot rule out further hikes in fuel prices ahead of the 2009 presidential elections, Energy Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – The economy will remain stable throughout the year with strong investment and exports set to compensate for a slight dip in private consumption despite incre

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police's internal affairs division released 72 police officers under investigation for the violent clashes at the National University (Unas) last week, but continu

Jakarta – Presidential spokesman Andi Mallarangeng and former armed forces chief Gen.

Jakarta – Indonesian anti-corruption officers discovered thousands of dollars in bribe money at a customs and excise office in Jakarta in a midnight raid, reports said Saturday.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Non-governmental organizations have accused the police and military of systematic involvement in illegal trading of endangered species in northern Sumatra.