Jakarta – Indonesia's economy is facing a rather gloomy outlook for next year on the back of increasing pressures from high oil prices and the heating up of the political situation at h

Jakarta – The union of state railway operator PT KAI on Monday threatened a large-scale strike from Dec.

Manasseh Sogavare – The Solomon Islands Prime Minister says the Melanesian Spearhead Group can do more to push for discussion on self-determination aspirations of Papuans.

Andi Haswidi, Jakarta – As the government prepares to unveil its National Action Plan (RAN), a road map to guide the effort against global warming, the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce an

Alfian, Jakarta – The government and the House of Representatives have to evaluate the performance of security personnel in Papua, especially the concentration of military forces, their

Jakarta – A rights watchdog group and victims of the conflict in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam lodged a complaint against the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) on Monday for t

Adisti Sukma Sawitri, Jakarta – Sixty-year-old Sahaya knows well that humans are more frightening than any ghost or haunting spirit.

Jakarta – Thousands of Catholics in Tambora district, West Jakarta have been forced to rent space in which to worship after locals and officials prevented them from holding services in

Hundreds of workers of the country's largest nickel producer, PT Inco, in Soroako, South Sulawesi, ended their 11-day strike Sunday afternoon.

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – Deliberation of bill on access to information from public institutions within the House of Representatives could end in deadlock because the government wants

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – Environmental experts gathered here Saturday to discuss continuing environmental degradation resulting from economic and population growth.

Jakarta – The global Buy Nothing Day event was marked again in the capital Sunday, with a number of young Jakartans playing leading roles in organizing it.

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he appreciated Golkar's decision to suspend nominating a presidential candidate until after the 2009 legislative el

Jakarta – Indonesian women stepped up the demand to gain 30 percent of the seats in the House of Representatives by marching through Jakarta's main thoroughfare Sunday.

Jakarta – The 2004 Law on the Eradication of Domestic Violence has not stopped violence against women, because the applicable punishments were unclear, a women's coalition said.

Slamet Susanto, Yogyakarta – It has not rained in Yogyakarta for the past 10 days, and the local farmers are concerned this will lead to poor harvests.

Tarko Sudiarno, Yogyakarta – Some 1,000 members of Al Qiyadah Al Islamiyah, "a deviant and blasphemous sect", said the Indonesian Ulemas Council(MUI), renounced their faith Friday in a

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – It is less than 17 months before the 2009 general elections.

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – A fund-raising drive is planned to raise money for the support of women's activists dealing with the issue of gender violence.

Jakarta – Experts recommended Friday that Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam look toward locally implemented sharia laws to see established the Aceh Truth and Reconciliation Commission (KKR Aceh)

Jakarta – The government is very optimistic that its effort to present a gift to the world by planting 79 million trees next week will make a significant contribution toward curbing glo

Jakarta – A national seminar on women and political participation recommended Thursday women seek entry to the political arena by demanding more authority for the Regional Representativ

Havana – Timor Leste's Prime Minister, Xanana Gusmao, thanked Cuba for its cooperation in the field education through the "Yes, I can" teaching method which has been widely implemented

Muhammad Nafik, Bogor – Most Indonesians support the enactment of sharia bylaws even though they know ordinances already in place in several regencies have failed to improve social welf

Jakarta – Although soap operas remain the most popular TV programs in Indonesia, most middle-income and educated households prefer news and other informative programs, such as talk show

Jakarta – Beatings and other forms of torture are entrenched in much of Indonesia's prison system, where a culture of impunity reigns, a UN envoy said Friday.

Ed Davies, Jakarta – Indonesia has made great strides combating rights abuses since autocratic president Suharto was ousted in 1998, but torture of detainees in police custody still app

Surabaya, East Java – Members of the group Environmental Watch in Surabaya filed a lawsuit against East Java Governor Imam Utomo on Thursday.

Jakarta – Researchers graduating from Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) have called on the government to pay serious attention to a range of issues to help Indonesia better deal wit

Jakarta – Bewildering Indonesian forestry regulations and chaotic inter-departmental coordination have contributed to the government's inability to handle illegal logging cases, experts

Reports from Indonesia say rogue elements of the Free Aceh Movement GAM are illegally hoarding weapons, two years after a peace agreement was signed with the government.

Jambi – Four of five people apprehended by Jambi Police, who have admitted to being members of a new sect, were named suspect for blasphemy Tuesday and could face up to five years jail

Jakarta – With illegal logging of ever-increasing concern, the country's plywood industry has suffered an acute shortage of raw materials, threatening to close almost half of the compan

Vincent Lingga, Jakarta – The market may simply ignore the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU)'s ruling against Temasek, its subsidiaries and Telkomsel.

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Ali Darwin and Patrick Guntensperger, Jakarta – Considerable controversy has accompanied the Indonesian government's recent enactment of legislation requiring corporations to participat

The United Nations police say the security situation in East Timor is generally calm, despite nine incidents in Dili this week alone.

Jakarta – Former president Soeharto's long-time finance minister Ali Wardhana told a civil court hearing Tuesday he was coerced by Soeharto in 1976 to issue a decree requiring banks to

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – Environmental groups urged the government Tuesday to stop issuing concessions for mining companies at protected forests, to avoid further forest conversions.

Ridwan Max Sijabat and Andi Hajramurni, Jakarta/Makassar – Thousands of workers of publicly listed PT International Nickel Indonesia (Inco) entered the sixth day of their strike in Soro

Jakarta – Pinching or slapping your child is not acceptable – and it's your responsibility to report others who do.

Damien Kingsbury – The finding by the NSW deputy state coroner that the five Australia-based newsmen killed at Balibo, East Timor, in 1975 were murdered by the Indonesian military has t

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Malang – Cleanup work to flush away mud deposits from the Porong River in Sidoarjo, East Java, to the sea during the rainy season would not cause problems, an offi

Jakarta – Presidential candidates for the Golkar Party will be decided through a convention, party officials said Monday – just as they were for the last presidential election.

Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – Critics said "more roads means more traffic" about Governor Fauzi Bowo's plan to expand driving space vertically, with elevated roadways stacked one above th

The increasing number of diarrhea cases, blamed on poor sanitation, has stirred the government to conduct integrated efforts to improve sanitation in Indonesia.

Funeral records suggest the remains of only four of the five Australian newsmen killed in East Timor 32 years ago are in a grave bearing their names.

The antitrust body's questionable ruling against Singapore's Temasek Holdings, its subsidiaries and Telkomsel on Monday just added more evidence of the legal uncertainty that has kept m

Jakarta – The government should review the National Narcotics Agency (BNN)'s performance and its activities, which focus more on anti-drug campaigns rather than fighting drug syndicates

Jakarta – Presidential hopeful Megawati Soekarnoputri has embarked on a tour to visit poor families across Java.