Jakarta – The Regional Representatives Council (DPD) and several nongovernmental organizations are challenging the new election law that allows members of political parties to contest D

Jakarta – An audit has revealed evidence that state funds may have been used inappropriately by the central and local governments, ministries and state firms in the second semester of 2

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – In an effort to boost transparency, the Supreme Court released its 2007 performance report here Thursday, sparking confusion over the amounts of restitution and

Hari Bhaskara and Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The arrest of House of Representatives member Al Amin Nasution for allegedly accepting a bribe is something of a cause celebre for many, but a

Bramantyo Prijosusilo, Ngawi, East Java – It is official: no one was responsible for human rights abuses that occurred around the 1999 East Timor referendum in which more than 1,000 peo

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – The government remains upbeat the economy will grow 6.4 percent this year on the back of strong domestic consumption, despite a high inflation rate caused by

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Medan – Similar to labor conditions in other provinces, a majority of workers in North Sumatra have been left unprotected due to rampant law violations by companies

Novia D.Rulistia, Jakarta – After three years of deliberation, lawmakers endorsed Tuesday a revised shipping bill that will end decades of state monopoly on port ownership.

The birth and infancy of Timor-Leste have been attended by spasms of violence. As the former East Timor separated from Indonesia in 1999, murderous unionist mobs killed hundreds.

Oyos Saroso H.N., Bandarlampung – Family members of victims of the bloody Talangsari tragedy in East Lampung on Wednesday demanded the government resolve the 1989 case.

Arfi Bambani Amri, Jakarta – Three separate demonstrations will be held at the Sate Palace, the Finance Department and the offices of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) today,

Jakarta – More than a hundred Finance Ministry honorarium workers held a rally Wednesday in front of the ministry offices in Central Jakarta, demanding the ministry provide 6,000 of the

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – A year out from the general elections, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Jusuf Kalla have launched early campaigns to woo voters.

Jakarta – The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed into law a bill on garbage management which now threatens to punish local administrations and private operators for failing to

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – A state minister has said she opposes the move by the administration in Batu, East Java, to oblige female masseurs to "lock" their underwear, saying it dispara

Jakarta – The immigration office will deport 15 foreign nationals from seven Asian countries for allegedly violating their entry permits.

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – The government's move to block access to YouTube, MySpace and other websites showing the Dutch film Fitna, deemed anti-Islamic, sparked protests on Wednesday.

Nana Rukmana, Cirebon – Sugar cane farmers in Cirebon regency, West Java, on Wednesday urged the government to immediately raise the basic price of sugar to prevent a massive loss of jo

Dili – Two years after street violence in East Timor left dozens dead, many displaced by the unrest say they no longer fear violence, but are unable to return because their homes were d

Jems de Fortuna, Kupang – Former East Timor militias for integration support Eurico Gutteres for becoming a member of the House of Representatives (DPR) from the National Mandate Party

Jakarta – Opposition to the newly passed freedom of public information bill is mounting, with several civil society organizations saying it does not meet the international principles of

Geneva – Indonesian rights groups on Wednesday blasted the new review procedure at the UN Human Rights Council as empty rhetoric, saying Jakarta was able to hide behind regional allies

Jakarta – The Federation of Indonesian Islamic Labor Unions has urged the government to overhaul the outsourcing system, which is said exclusively benefited employers.

Jakarta – Fifteen activists from Asian countries were arrested by police in Jakarta yesterday after attending a demonstration at the Agricultural Department.

Dili – A complete analysis of the 1999 crimes in Timor-Leste "will probably take a generation," affirmed the US Ambassador in Dili during an interview with the Lusa news agency.

Suherdjoko, Grobogan – Grobogan, previously one of the poorest regencies in Central Java, is now known as a soybean production center and a major rice producing center.

Mark Dodd – East Timor's police force is tribalised, corrupt, inadequately trained and has no public trust.

Prasenjit Bhattacharya, Singapore – Rising prices are making food inaccessible to many low-income families and this could spark instability in at least seven of the 14 Asian countries t

Dili – Authorities from Timor Leste have expressed gratitude for collaboration in several fronts and the humanitarian labour of Cuban physicians and teachers in this small south Asian c

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – US support for the final report of the Indonesia-Timor Leste Commission for Truth and Friendship (CTF) and the release of a former Timor Leste militia leader are

Lindsay Murdoch, Darwin – The East Timorese rebel leader Alfredo Reinado was under the influence of alcohol and the drug methamphetamine when he led the attacks in Dili in February, Eas

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Former chief of the National Intelligence Agency (BIN), Gen. (ret) A.M.

Nurul Hidayati, Jakarta – Traffic in the Senayan area of Central Jakarta is guaranteed to be congested today, Tuesday April 8.

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – Despite the government's recent measures to ease panic in domestic debt market, concerns over the sustainability of the state budget, coupled with accelerati

No one is guilty for the 1999 mayhem in the then Indonesian province of East Timor. This is the conclusion of all the cases tried at Indonesia's ad hoc human rights court.

Adi Warsidi, Banda Aceh – As many as 300 tsunami victims from the West and South coasts of Aceh have rejected the policy of the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Board (BRR) for Aceh an

A summit of Papuan leaders and NGOs underway in Vanuatu has settled on a new unified leadership for their self-determination efforts.

M. Rizal Maslan, Jakarta – Many defendants in gross human right violation cases being handled by the Attorney Generals' Office are released from indictments.

Ashley Hall: One of the most notorious leaders of the militia violence in which 1,400 East Timorese people were killed in 1999, has been released from a Jakarta jail after serving only

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Fabio Scarpello, Jakarta – A coalition of 30 international human rights organisations has warned that a new US$6 billion gas project could worsen the security situation in Papua, the tr

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Jakarta – The ongoing conflict within the National Awakening Party (PKB) reflects the country's failure to establish a strong political party system that nurtures democracy, observers s

Sofian, Jakarta – Workers from the Greater Jakarta Workers Federation of Struggle (FPBJ) and the Workers Challenge Alliance (ABM) will be holding a demonstration at the representative o

East Timor's armed forces are being accused of using violence against civilians as they hunt for rebel soldiers involved in February's attacks on the country's President and Prime Minis

Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) is finalizing a revised draft of the human rights law, which grants the commission more powers, including the authority to

Jakarta – With the release of all defendants charged over gross human rights violations in East Timor and Tanjung Priok, rights activists are calling on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyo

Karen Michelmore, Jakarta – East Timor's President Jose Ramos Horta has taken aim at Indonesian military officers involved in the violence surrounding East Timor's historic 1999 vote fo

Jakarta – The Commission for Truth and Friendship (CTF) must disclose who was behind the 1999 violence in East Timor despite a Supreme Court ruling to free all civilians involved, human

Jakarta – After prohibiting state officials from accepting wedding gifts, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) also plans to forbid officials from receiving parcels valued at mor