Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The US Namru-2 research lab has increasingly been accused of providing little benefit to Indonesia, with officials, lawmakers and experts voicing suspicion the l

"Nenek moyangku orang pelaut/Gemar mengarung luas samudera/Menerjang ombak tiada takut/Menempuh badai sudah biasa...."

Lilian Budianto and Mariani Dewi, Jakarta – Non-governmental organizations and churches released Friday The Practice of Torture in Aceh and Papua 1998-2007 report, which details thousan

Lilian Budianto, Jakarta – Women still have little chance of becoming legislators in the 2009 polls despite the new election law requiring that 30 percent of party candidates are female

Jakarta/Medan/Semarang/Pekanbaru/Kupang – The three-day national final high school examination ended Thursday with reports of the same old problems: cheating and exam paper leaks.

Jakarta – The House of Representatives came under attack Friday for rebuffing the Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) move to search the office of an arrested lawmaker.

Bayu Galih, Jakarta – A number of protest actions will be held in Jakarta today, Friday April 25.

Lilian Budianto, Jakarta – Retired military and police generals met in Jakarta on Thursday, telling the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) to stop probing past human right

Aguslia Hidayah, Jakarta – Workers chose a unique way to socialise Labour Day which falls on May 1.

Bogor, West Java – Former Jakarta governor Sutiyoso on Wednesday joined the Indonesian Nationalist Party (PNI) Marhaenism and said he would contest the presidential election under the m

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – More domestic and foreign businesses have opted to operate without bribery in Indonesia, an international graft watchdog says.

The longer the Indonesian government waits before deciding to bring domestic fuel prices closer to international market levels, the more devastating will be the impact on the long-term

Imran MA, Jakarta – The Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency (BRR) office in Lhokseumawe has been occupied by hundreds of tsunami victims.

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More than one hundred retired armed forces and police generals met in Jakarta Thursday to discuss gross human rights violations.

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Jakarta – The two rival National Awakening Party (PKB) camps have yet to show signs of reconciliation as they go ahead with their separate extraordinary congresses.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The North Sumatra KPUD was scene to a wave of protests Wednesday, with demonstrators demanding it immediately halt ballot counting a day prior to the planned an

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The victory of Ahmad Heryawan and his running mate Dede Macan Yusuf in the recent West Java gubernatorial election and of Syamsul Arifin and his running ma

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – Inflation is now the main threat to Asian economies, including the Indonesian economy, requiring further tightening of monetary policy, the International Mon

Jakarta – An Indonesian sect leader was jailed for four years Wednesday for declaring himself a new Islamic prophet in a case brought to court following pressure from Muslim hard-liners

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – The Presidential Advisory Council is advising President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to cancel the issuance of a joint ministerial decree to outlaw "heretical" Isl

Agnes Winarti, Jakarta – Literature advocates and book publishers demand the government give more support to the book publishing industry to serve readers with more affordable quality r

Berdikari, Jakarta – The head of the Central Deliberative Council of the National United Liberation Party (Papernas), Dita Indah Sari, received an award for being "one of the ten most i

The Indonesian Government has endorsed a court's decision to outlaw the radical Jemaah Islamiah network, sparking intense debate about whether the move is a turning point in the region'

Karen Michelmore, Jakarta – East Timor's President Jose Ramos Horta today said some people involved in the attempt on his life had fled to Australia.

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – Despite healthy growth in bank lending during the first quarter this year, Indonesian banks have been reluctant to lend to the process manufacturing industry

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – Supporters of gubernatorial candidates Agum Gumelar and Nu'man Abdul Hakim (Aman) on Monday besieged the West Java office of the General Elections Commission

Dozens of delman (traditional buggy) drivers staged a demonstration Monday, urging the Central Jakarta municipal administration to lift a ban on their operation inside National Monument

Nana Rukmana, Cirebon – Ulemas of Indonesia's largest Muslim organization have given support to members of the "deviant" Islamic sect Jamaah Ahmadiyah to file a lawsuit against the gove

Rofiqi Hasan, Denpasar – Scores of West Papuan students from the United West Papua Popular Struggle Front (Pepera) demonstrated today on the Udayana University campus in the Balinese pr

Paul Toohey – East Timor has been consumed with rumours since President Jose Ramos Horta began looking beyond his own shores to an international conspiracy to assassinate him on Februar

Jayapura – Some 300 fully armed personal from the Indonesian military (TNI) and the national police (Polri) intercepted three trucks of protesters in the Arso Tujuh area bordering on th

Zakki Hakim, Jakarta – Indonesian courts declared the Southeast Asian militant group Jemaah Islamiyah a terrorist organization Monday and sentenced two of its leaders to 15 years behind

Gunanto E.S./Ezther Lastania, Jakarta – The government will give fiscal incentive to 20 Industrial Timber Estate (HTI) companies.

Lilian Budianto, Jakarta – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) on Sunday launched a book detailing its political platform and dismissing the idea it aimed at making Indonesia an Islamic

Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) will put its preparations for the 2009 national polls at stake if it fails to settle the double leadership issue facing several politica

Jakarta – The government hopes to cut the total losses of state companies this year by as much as 92 percent, thanks to strong progress in certain companies, the State Ministry for Stat

Jakarta – The North Jakarta Health Agency recorded an increase in the number of residents receiving subsidized medical services through the Gakin insurance scheme, from 131,361 in 2006

Agung Sedayu, Jakarta – Protest actions and parades across Central and South Jakarta will colour the capital today, Monday April 21.

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Fifty tribal leaders from Merauke, Boven Digoel, Asmat and Mappi have demanded the Papua people's assembly (MRP) soon process the proposed development of

Lindsay Murdoch – Three rebels involved in attacks on East Timor's top two political leaders have been arrested in Indonesian West Timor where they were staying at the invitation of Joa

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Jakarta – East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta denied on Sunday that he had linked Indonesia's army to an attack on him after Jakarta said such a suggestion could hurt ties between the

Yuli Tri Suwarni and Apriadi Gunawan, Bandung/Medan – Businesspeople in West Java and North Sumatra want new governors in the two provinces to retract business-unfriendly bylaws and rep

Timika, Papua – As many as 700 workers from PT Trakindo Utama went on strike in Timika on Friday to demand higher salaries.

Jakarta – A government official has criticized a ban imposed by Tangerang and Bandung administrations on dangdut singer Dewi Persik, saying it amounts to criminalization of women.

Mariani Dewi, Jakarta – Indonesians believe domestic violence is the most serious problem for Indonesian women that authorities need to address urgently, a survey released here on Frida

Jakarta – Indonesia is the third most optimistic market in Asia after India and China, according to a quarterly investor survey by Dutch financial institution giant ING.

Jakarta – The director of an Indonesian radio station vowed Friday to stay on air following a demand to shut down, saying the government should not bow to external pressures.