Zainal Effendi, Surabaya – Scores of protesters from the National Student Front (FMN) demonstrated at the East Java Regional Police Headquarters on Jl.

Luhur Hertanto, Jakarta – Like any other ordinary household, the Presidential Palace also faces common problems that affect other homes.

Dili – A fugitive East Timor rebel leader, who has eluded a manhunt by crack Australian troops, is at the centre of fears that unrest could mar the country's landmark presidential elect

Imron Rosyid, Solo – The Indonesian History Community (KSI) has condemned the decision by the Attorney General to prohibit 13 historical book titles by 10 publishers from being used as

Jakarta – Indonesia's new air transport chief said that airlines revealed next week to have neglected safety standards will have three months to comply – or be closed down, a report sai

An alleged leader of the Jemaah Islamiah militant group said bombings in Indonesia had hurt Islam's cause there, but warned of more attacks by small terrorist groups working independent

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Palembang – More than 30 cases of environmental destruction, mostly in the form of pollution created by the oil and gas industries, were recorded over the past three years across South

Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) has urged the government to annul its recent deal with US giant software producer Microsoft for the use of

Adisti Sukma Sawitri and Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The decision by the majority of political parties in Jakarta to support current Deputy Governor Fauzi Bowo in August's gubernatori

East Timor's fugitive rebel leader Alfredo Reinado fired on Australian troops before they shot back, killing five of his supporters, Australia's military commander in the country says.

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – Incumbent Jakarta deputy governor Fauzi Bowo has received the backing of a giant political coalition for the city's upcoming gubernatorial election.

Fery Firmansyah, Jakarta – The National Commission for Protecting Children has revealed that there are approximately 17 cases of child-rape every month in Jakarta.

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Jakarta – Indonesia is the world's fastest destroyer of forests, eradicating 300 football fields' worth every hour, environmental group Greenpeace said Friday as it staged a demonstrati

Anissa S. Febrina, Jakarta – "What do you know about the G30S (September 30th movement)?" The Jakarta Post asked an 11th grader at state elementary school No.

Juwono Sudarsono, Jakarta – The most urgent issue facing Indonesia today is poverty reduction.

Jakarta – Attorney General Abdul Rahman Saleh said Wednesday that his office did not have the legal grounds to proceed with an investigation into the 1998-1999 Trisakti, Semanggi I and

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Political parties are at odds over new political bills proposed by the government ahead of the 2009 general elections, with minority parties warning of pol

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – A midtern survey on Indonesian voters' political preferences has signaled the possible return to center stage of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggl

Dili – Street violence and worries about renegade soldiers are disrupting preparations for next month's elections in East Timor – polls seen as crucial to the tiny nation's future – an

Jakarta – While Indonesia has reached the 2005 global cure rate target for tuberculosis, it still remains the most deadly communicable disease in the country, particularly in eastern re

Depok – The Depok municipal administration has been urged to pass a bylaw on domestic violence in a bid to reduce cases of abuse against children and women.

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The attempt of relatives of victims of the 1998 and 1999 Trisakti and Semanggi shooting incidents to have their cases tried at a special ad hoc rights cour

Mark Dodd, Dili – The UN has admitted holding talks with the lawyers for East Timor army fugitive Alfredo Reinado after twice denying it was involved in negotiations to secure his surre

Peter Boyle – On March 4, hundreds of armed right-wing militia, calling themselves the Indonesian Anti-Communist Front (FAKI), attacked the East Java regional conference of the National

Bill Guerin, Jakarta – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has won high marks from both the United States and Australia for his government's efforts to combat terrorism, inclu

Alvin Darlanika Soedarjo, Jakarta – The new air transportation chief has vowed there will be tough consequences for airlines disregarding safety procedures.

Jakarta – Lawmakers are calling for the government to replace the National Intelligence Agency (BIN) chief, citing poor performance and a perceived unwillingness to take responsibility

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The labor commission at the House of Representatives has questioned the annual dividend paid to the government by state-owned workers' insurance company PT

The Rp 1.38 trillion (US$152 million) loan syndication agreement between PT Semesta Marga Raya and a lender consortium led by state-owned Bank BNI and Bank Rakyat Indonesia for the cons

Heri Retnowati, Sidoarjo – A torrent of mud that has inundated villages on Indonesia's Java island shows no signs of abating despite efforts to plug it by dropping hundreds of concrete

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Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Police are attempting to persuade two quarreling tribes in Yoparu village, Paniai, Papua, to end their bloody clash, in which nine people have been killed

Jakarta – The government plans to coordinate all three branches of the Indonesian Military (TNI) next year, the defense minister said Monday.

Muchus Budi R., Solo – Scores of people demonstrated at the Gladag roundabout in the Central Java city of Solo on March 13 opposing the ratification of the Draft Law on Capital Investme

Jayapura – The future of nature conservation water catchment areas in the Papuan cities of Jayapura and Sentani is under threat from rampant illegal logging.

Jeff Kingston – East Timor is an ill-starred land that has endured more than its share of violence, neglect and deprivation.

Alvin Darlanika Soedarjo, Jakarta – Research institute Kantata Research Indonesia has said Islamic boarding schools, especially non-mainstream ones, need to teach more work-based skills

We have acted irresponsibly toward the 10,000 people in Sidoarjo, East Java, displaced by the mudflow.

Jakarta – Indonesia's second fatal airplane disaster this year has piled pressure on the government to act over safety lapses ahead of the publication of a key report later this week.

Urip Hudiono, Jakarta – A recent deal between the government and US software giant Microsoft on the software used in state institutions is "inappropriate" as it potentially sidelines ot

Mark Forbes, Yogyakarta – Garuda airlines flight GA200 was full, 140 passengers and crew aboard.

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The country's second largest party faction at the House of Representatives told the government on Friday that it needed to address human rights violation c

Jakarta – Attorney General Abdul Rahman Saleh said Friday his office would present more evidence at a British trial to support his argument that Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra's funds at

Indra Harsaputra, Sidoarjo – Mudflow victims from a housing complex in Sidoarjo, East Java, snubbed a promise of relocation by the central government, continuing their demand for cash c

Jakarta – As Sutiyoso's time as governor draws to a close, the people around him are working against time to ensure his plan to establish an inland water transportation system gets off

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A measure of calm has returned to the streets of Dili after the violence which erupted again last weekend in the wake of the failed attempt to capture fugitive rebel leader Alfredo Rein

Dennis Shanahan – It used to be a proud boast of Australian troops on the ground in East Timor in the latest security assignment that they had never fired a shot.