Jakarta – A bomb blast at a fast food restaurant in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Saturday wounded one person, police said.

Cunding Levi, Jayapura – many as 23 defendants and convicts of the case on March 16 in Abepura, Papua, disputed that the clash was coordinated by the People's Front of Struggle (Pepera)

Jayapura – Prisoners who have been convicted for the Abepura Clash and are now serving sentences in Abepura Prison held a press conference on Thursday.

Nala Edwin, Jakarta – The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) is calling on the government to find the 13 missing activists who were abducted between 1996-1998 and whose fates

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The government should quickly solve the Munir murder and other outstanding human rights cases to avoid becoming the target of US Congressional sanctions after th

Magelang – The Indonesian and US army special forces will resume cooperation following the lifting of the US military embargo on Indonesia some time ago, the chief of the Indonesian arm

Karen Michelmore – The Federal Government has given a clear commitment under a new security pact to oppose Indonesian separatist movements, including those operating within Australia, I

Indonesia is hoping a new security treaty with Australia will uphold the sovereignty of both countries, including restive areas such as Papua, Indonesia's Foreign Minister Hassan Wiraju

The idea of heroes is far from the minds of most people these days, with so many non-heroic deeds going on around them.

Foster Klug, Washington – The head of the European Union-led peace monitoring mission in Indonesia's devastated Aceh province predicted on Thursday a smooth transition when the European

Mustafa Moses, Jakarta – A hundred out of 600 regional languages in various Indonesian dialects are threatened with extinction.

Lindsay Murdoch, Darwin – Deposed prime minister Mari Alkatiri has accused the Catholic Church's hierarchy in East Timor of being behind a conspiracy to destroy his Fretilin Government.

Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – One of three militants charged with beheading three Christian schoolgirls last year in Poso carried out the attack as an "Idul Fitri gift" for Muslims, a Jakarta

Multa Fidrus, Tangerang – A protest was staged Wednesday against the alleged assault of reporters by Air Force soldiers, who had been trying to stop them from covering an eviction at th

Jakarta – The post-Idul Fitri influx of migrants to Jakarta may create opportunities for internal human trafficking from rural to urban areas, experts say.

Mark Forbes, Jakarta – John Howard and Alexander Downer should trumpet a new security treaty with Indonesia, but their attempts to play down elements unpalatable to some Australians – s

Damien Kingsbury – On Monday, Australia's Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer, and Indonesia's Foreign Minister, Hassan Wirayuda, will sign a so-far secret treaty intended to bring the t

The outlook is bright on this side of the world for convicted murderers, particularly those who plot to assassinate the law enforcers who punished them for other crimes.

Andra Jackson – Australia was "killing off" democracy in Papua with its impending treaty with Indonesia, a Papuan leader has said in Melbourne.

Ahmad Pathoni, Jakarta – Most people in Indonesia's tsunami-hit Aceh province want to vote in December's landmark elections but many wrongly believe they are not registered to do so, a

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Mark Forbes, Jakarta – Australia will help Indonesia develop a nuclear program, conduct joint border protection patrols, expand military and intelligence ties and agree to suppress Papu

The wife of an American man murdered in Indonesia's troubled Papua province four years ago says she's satisfied justice has been done in the trial which ended this week.

Nani Afrida, Banda Aceh – Eight pairs of candidates are eligible to contest Aceh's Dec. 11 gubernatorial elections, the Aceh Independent Elections Commission declared Monday.

Achmad Sukarsono, Jakarta – A Papuan separatist received a life sentence on Tuesday and six others were handed shorter jail terms for the murder of two Americans and an Indonesian four

Former East Timorese prime minister Mari Alkatiri has appeared under tight security escort at the General Prosecutor's Office for questioning over allegations of arming civilians during

Semarang – The number of people infected with tuberculosis has reached at least 34,761 in Central Java, an official said Monday.

Matthew Libbis – On 17 October, the United Nations's Independent Commission of Inquiry for Timor-Leste released its report into who was responsible for the violence of April and May thi

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Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The threat by Golkar Party politicians to withdraw support for the government in protest over the establishment of a controversial advisory team is a bluff

Jakarta – A senior Indonesian minister has promised the country will introduce new get-tough measures on human traffickers.

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Private labor exporters are unhappy with a new government policy that requires the businesses to have a minimum capital of Rp 3 billion and pay a Rp 500 mi

Niniek Karmini, Mantangai – Dozens of endangered orangutans have been driven from their dwindling jungle habitat in Borneo by months of land-clearing fires that have shrouded parts of t

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Indonesia has jumped to third place from 21st behind the United States and China as the world's top contributor of greenhouse gasses because of its clearing and

Banda Aceh – A former Indonesian general and a separatist rebel are among eight candidates running for governor in the once-volatile province of Aceh next month, an election official sa

The Regional Investment Forum here last week presented several business-friendly provincial governors and regional officials, who fully realize that conducive policies and bureaucratic

Jakarta – Indonesian Defence Minister Juwono Sudarsono said political or military issues would not be discussed during US President George W. Bush's impending visit.

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – Representatives of the Bogor municipal administration in West Java province, the police and Indonesian Military (TNI) have been holding a number of meetings

Jakarta – Stay-at-home mom Wahyuni looked relieved as she walked away from the pawnshop in Senen, Central Jakarta.

Hamish McDonald – With the near Pacific going pear-shaped on just about every front for Canberra, let us take a look at the crisis that kicked off the year, the Indonesian province of P

Nani Afrida, Banda Aceh – Aceh's first-ever direct elections are scheduled for December, yet many eligible voters may be unable to cast ballots because they have not registered.

Tony Hotland, Jakarta – Vice President Jusuf Kalla made sure on Friday that no one, including President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, could defy him without risking a political scandal.

Yemris Fointuna, Kupang – After a lengthy drought the situation in East Nusa Tenggara has become critical, with tens of thousands of hectares of paddy fields drying up and residents fac

Jakarta – Three Muslim men have been charged in the beheadings of three Christian girls in an Indonesian province fraught with sectarian tension, and the suspects could face death sente

Ridwan Max Sijabat and Nani Afrida, Jakarta/Banda Aceh – The European Union election monitoring mission is upbeat Aceh's first direct elections, scheduled for December, will proceed pea

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James Dunn – For Prime Minister John Howard, the recent Pacific Forum meeting must have been a rather uncomfortable experience.

Benget Simbolon Tnb., Jakarta – Transportation Minister Hatta Rajasa assured investors Wednesday that private firms – both local and foreign – would still be allowed to own up to 100 pe

Urip Hudiono, Jakarta – Two key economics ministers have given assurances that Indonesia is committed to addressing the concerns of investors hoping to participate in infrastructural de

Victor Tjahjadi, Jakarta – Indonesia has sought to reassure investors attending a key infrastructure summit that the government is fighting hard to end corruption and slash red tape in