Ben Saul – As the coronial inquest into the killing of five journalists at Balibo draws to a close, the critical question is: what happens next?

The commander of an Indonesian special forces unit accused of murdering five Australia-based journalists in East Timor in 1975 has more lately styled himself as a champion of free speec

Jakarta's slighted Governor Sutiyoso says Australia's ambassador to Indonesia Bill Farmer has personally apologised for his alleged ill treatment by police in Sydney.

Andreas Harsono, Washington – A long string of human rights abuses had put Indonesia in a deep hole with the United States, but then the September 11 terrorists struck.

Atnike Nova Sigiro, London – During a recent UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva, Indonesia was re-elected a member for the period 2007-2010, receiving the second most number of v

Urip Hudiono, Jakarta – Indonesia's real sector is still hampered by poor infrastructure and access to financing, resulting in continued slow growth despite stable macroeconomic conditi

Wahyoe Boediwardhana and ID Nugroho, Pasuruan, Surabaya – A protest over a disputed plot of land in Pasuruan regency, East Java, turned deadly Wednesday after marines shot and killed fi

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – Last year Governor Sutiyoso received an award proclaiming him Asian Air Quality Champion.

Alvin Darlanika Soedarjo, Jakarta – A government plan to begin the construction of a nuclear power plant by 2016 has been labeled environmentally risky and premature, with environmental

Jakarta – Gang activity in South Jakarta's Kebayoran Lama market will be hard to eradicate since both local authorities and illegal street traders benefited from their presence, a crimi

Tony Hotland, Jakarta – A photograph of a top military officer bowing and shaking hands with murder convict and graft suspect Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, shows the military remains lo

Jakarta – Hundreds of villagers gathered Thursday for the funerals of those killed when Indonesian marines opened fire on protesters, officials said.

Hamish McDonald, Craig Skehan and Mark Forbes in Jakarta – The inquest into the 1975 killing of five newsmen in Balibo has exploded into a diplomatic row, with a senior Indonesian polit

Anwar Khumaini, Jakarta – The raid by New South Wales police on Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso's hotel room in Sydney, Australia, should be considered as a routine matter.

Iqbal Fadil, Jakarta – The raid on Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso's room at the Shangri-La Hotel in Sydney, Australia, is related to his past when as a officer of the Indonesian military (TN

Anwar Khumaini, Jakarta – Non-government organisations from Indonesia's NGO Coalition for International Human Rights Advocacy (Koalisi LSM) say that Jakarta governor Sutiyoso should hav

Reko Rennie – Police ordered staff at a Sydney hotel to use a master key to gain entry to the room of an Indonesian governor, a hotel employee said today.

James Balowski, Jakarta – On May 20, a group of women activists in Indonesia's northern-most province of Aceh declared the formation of a new local political party – the Acehnese People

Hamish McDonald – An Indonesian politician visiting Sydney yesterday had an awkward reminder of an event in his past he must have thought long buried: the death of five Australian newsm

Jakarta – Indonesian marines shot and killed Wednesday at least four villagers who were among hundreds protesting over land ownership on the main island of Java, a local official said.

Sydney – The killing of five journalists in East Timor in 1975 returned to haunt Indonesia and Australia Wednesday as an inquest into their deaths drew to a close with a call for war cr

A senior Indonesian politician has demanded an apology from Australia over an attempt to have him testify at a politically sensitive inquest into the Balibo Five deaths.

Jon Lamb – Amidst allegations of intimidation and politically orchestrated violence in the wake of East Timor's recent presidential election, political parties are preparing for the Jun

It's one year now, and the problems surrounding the mudflow in Sidoarjo remain unresolved. Even worse, there seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel.

Tito Belo, Dili – Four people were injured on Wednesday when a grenade exploded during gang fighting in East Timor's capital as campaigning for next month's parliamentary elections got

Raden Rachmadi/Aqida Swamurti, Jakarta – The United States government and parliament has questioned the independence of the Indonesian military which is considered to be still under the

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Continuous heavy rainfall across parts of North Sumatra over the weekend caused a landslide in Deli Serdang regency and floods in Medan on Monday.

Sydney – An Indonesian marine said five Australian-based journalists killed in East Timor in October 1975 had been "completed" or finished off by the military, an inquest was told Tuesd

Alvin Darlanika Soedarjo and Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The National Police should create a progress report on its investigation into human rights activist Munir Said Thalib's murder

A truth commission investigating the violence surrounding East Timor's historic vote for independence in 1999 says it is having trouble accessing documents, including from the Indonesia

Irmawati, Jakarta – The police have examined several key witnesses in the murder of human activist Munir. One of them is Ongen.

A newly established populist political party is being attacked in a number of towns.

Former Aceh Monitoring Mission chief Pieter Feith recently made his first visit to Jakarta and Banda Aceh since the mission's mandate expired in December 2006.

Nabiha Shahab, Porong – Muziati, a refugee of Indonesia's "mud volcano", stares at her baby and hopes that the meagre food she gives him will be enough.

Budi Satriawan, Yogyakarta – A year after a powerful earthquake devastated an area around Indonesia's ancient royal city of Yogyakarta, thousands of homes have been rebuilt but deep phy

Suherdjoko, Salatiga – The government's plan to build a nuclear power plant was put under the microscope again as experts said the plan was criminal, would put thousands at risk and did

Tony Hotland, Jakarta – Observers say a new intelligence bill must strictly detail the powers of spy agencies, as a way of checking their reach and authority.

Jakarta – The National Police announced Friday it had discovered the identities of four people believed to have received a share of the funds belonging to Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra t

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – While it grapples with the problem of large numbers of illegal migrant workers in Malaysia, Indonesia has another labor problem on its hands: 279 of its wo

Jakarta – The government is not serious enough in settling human right violations in the country in general, in Papua in particular, a human rights observer said.

Jakarta – Legal experts and women's rights activists are calling for a review of laws that fail to protect women and children.

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Jakarta – A worldwide coalition of some three dozen human rights groups have called on Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta to clos

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Lawmakers from Indonesia's largest political parties said Thursday they feared a defense treaty with Singapore could undermine the country's sovereignty.

Syofiardi Bachyul Jb., Padang – The management of Siberut National Park, on Siberut Island, West Sumatra, has warned of the threat posed by the emergence of new districts.

Imanuddin Razak, Jakarta – After a four-month delay the Attorney General's Office (AGO) announced Thursday it would file charges against a foundation belonging to former president Soeha

Jakarta – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono denied Friday that his 2004 presidential campaign was financed with public money, branding the claims "illogical."

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – It is no long shot. Indonesia is facing serious threats on many fronts from climate change, a government report says.

Indonesian police say they are preparing to file a brief recommending up to 13 people be charged over the country's "mud volcano" disaster in heavily populated East Java.

Bill Guerin, Jakarta – Some of Indonesia's most influential and politically connected companies have refocused their business strategies and are joining hands with foreign investors to