Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Transportation labor unions are asking the government to ensure international safety standards in the transportation system to minimize future accidents.

Jakarta – A former pilot of Indonesian carrier Adam Air, which lost a jet carrying 102 people this month, accused the firm of forcing pilots to fly aircraft lacking safety clearance or

Lucy Williamson, Jakarta – In a country of 220 million people, spread across some 17,000 islands, transport systems are crucial to keeping Indonesia moving.

Mustaqim Adamrah and Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Newly formed Hanura Party has warned major political parties against blocking minority parties from contesting the 2009 general electi

Max Lane, Jakarta – Almost nine years since the fall of the dictator Suharto, one word continues to dominate discussions of the widespread social discontent in Indonesia: "fragmentation

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Indonesian staff attached to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's trip to Cebu, the Philippines, for last week's ASEAN summit, are accused of asking hotel manage

Jakarta – The National Liberation Party of Unity (Papernas) has proposed five figures that would be suitable to be nominated as presidential candidates in the 2009 elections.

Mark Dodd – East Timorese President Xanana Gusmao will not recontest presidential elections scheduled for April but is expected to run for parliament.

Television ads will start screening in capital cities around the country tonight, calling on Federal Parliament to modify a security treaty between Australia and Indonesia.

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Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Retired generals met with top government officials here Tuesday to discuss the national situation after calls for action over poverty, natural disasters, c

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Lindsay Murdoch, Jakarta – Eight years after Soeharto stepped down as president, the Indonesian Government has announced new moves against the 85-year-old, who ruled with an iron grip f

Prodita Sabarini, Jakarta – Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen.

Jakarta – A protest meant to unseat the President drew only a few hundred demonstrators and caused minor traffic delays in downtown Jakarta on Monday.

Palembang, South Sumatra – The Palembang chapter of the Women's Crisis Center recorded 400 cases of domestic violence in South Sumatra last year.

Lindsay Murdoch, Jakarta – A joint Indonesian and East Timorese commission will recommend amnesty for people responsible for atrocities in East Timor in 1999 if they admit their involve

Jakarta – A Constitutional Court ruling allowing political parties to recall their representatives from legislative bodies leaves the representative system open to abuse, political expe

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Journalism can be a dangerous profession, but most local journalists are working without any insurance, along with pilots and other aircraft crew.

Tom Hyland – East Timor's fugitive rebel leader Alfredo Reinado, wanted for attempted murder and armed rebellion, has been photographed with a rocket launcher of the same type as those

Nabiha Shahab, Jakarta – Bird flu has killed two young women in Indonesia, officials have said, taking fatalities this week to four in the country worst-hit by a disease scientists say

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) has warned the ongoing use of old, unsafe aircraft and ships will lead to more accidents.

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Jambi – The local social welfare and community empowerment office says more female students are getting involved in the sex industry in Jambi city.

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Jakarta – Indonesia's transition toward democratic consolidation lacks key reforming elements required for success, said chairman of the Institute for Review of Democracy and Welfare, F

Jakarta – The legal battle between the widow of murdered rights activist Munir and national carrier Garuda airline continued Thursday at the Central Jakarta District Court, with her law

Jakarta – Indonesia has made little progress in addressing human rights crimes committed during the rule of former dictator Suharto, US-based Human Rights Watch said.

Jakarta – Strong public opinion could force the reopening of the Munir murder case, former Supreme Court justice Adi Andojo Soetjipto said Wednesday.

Simon Montlake, Pidie – With her payments book and bundle of patterned sarongs, blouses, and head scarves, Juayriah bin Abdurani is rural Aceh's equivalent of the Avon Lady.

Jakarta – A former separatist rebel elected governor of the Indonesian province of Aceh on Thursday said he would not push for independence for the province while in power.

Police have raided a house on Indonesia's Sulawesi Island where several alleged Islamic militants were staying, sparking a fierce gun and bomb battle that left one suspected terrorist d

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Jakarta – The government will purchase arms from local vendors and cover all the outlay involved, a coordinating meeting between the Defense Ministry, the Finance Ministry, the Industry

Ika Krismantari, Jakarta – The government needs to formulate and implement policies that promote the speedy growth of the real sector, and labor-intensive industries in particular, to h

Budiawan, Yogyakarta – Floods and the shortage of rice stocks leading to higher prices for the essential commodity are two of the current problems facing the country.

Wasti Atmodjo, Sanur – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) concluded its congress here Tuesday by releasing a final evaluation of the government's performance.

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Sandy Indra Pratama, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office has completed the draft of the civil claim against former president Suharto in the seven foundations case.

Jakarta – Lawmakers on a key committee are optimistic that a proposed bill on national security will pass, putting the National Police under the supervision of a ministry.

Anissa S. Febrina, Jakarta – A 12-meter-square single-classroom kindergarten in a kampong in Pangkalan Jati, South Jakarta, offers nothing fancy.

Jakarta – In an unprecedented move Tuesday, Indonesian Military (TNI) head Air Chief Marshal Djoko Suyanto spoke publicly about the poor relationship between TNI headquarters and the De

Ridwan Max Sijabat and Nani Afrida, Pematang Siantar – An alliance of non-governmental organizations has asked President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to replace senior officials at the Aceh

Jakarta – Thirty young filmmakers returned Citra awards, the country's highest film prize, to Culture and Tourism Minister Jero Wacik on Tuesday, in a protest over the handling of last

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Jakarta – The Islamic Reform Star Party officially dismissed House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Zaenal Ma'arif for polygamy Monday evening.

The nation's commitment to civil society is being tested again as the debate intensifies over the bill on national security, which includes a major revamp of the National Police.

Jakarta – Women's rights activists pledged Monday to continue to campaign for greater political representation for women and to fight against sharia-inspired laws.

Hundreds of supporters of former home affairs minister Rogerio Lobato rallied today in East Timor outside the court where he was due to go on trial on weapons distribution charges.

Sri Wahyuni, Yogyakarta – Uswatun Khasanah hugged her 9-month-old daughter Revi close to her chest.