The peace process in Indonesia's Aceh province is right on schedule, according to a joint European Union-ASEAN monitoring mission.

Robin Mcdowell, Peudada – Acehnese rebels emerged from their jungle camps Friday to surrender a second batch of weapons, as the guerrillas and the Indonesian government argued over what

The Indonesian government has confirmed it will raise fuel prices by at least 50 per cent as early as October.

Ivy Susanti, Washington, DC – Indonesian House of Representatives lawmakers held talks with US senators here on Wednesday to seek support for a full resumption of military ties between

Jakarta – The government will give authority to existing interfaith forums to issue permits for the establishment of places of worship, a move that is expected to help end conflict in t

Ati Nurbaiti, Jakarta – Millions of teenagers are sexually active in the country but official ignorance or a head-in-the-sand attitude is leading to a continuing neglect of their needs,

Tony Hotland, Jakarta – More documents detailing the practice of selling disaster aid budgets have been discovered by the House of Representatives disciplinary body after it questioned

Jakarta – If you can't beat them, join them. If you can't get rid of them, recruit them. That seems to be the motto of the city administration in dealing with thugs in the capital.

Jerry Norton, Krueng Raya – As he impales coconuts on a sharp blade and twists them to remove the husks, M. Nur Taib says things are looking up.

Max Lane – Over the last few weeks, the Indonesian rupiah has lost more than 10% of its value. It has "stabilised" at around 10,500 to the US dollar compared to 9500 before August.

Hera Diani, Jakarta – Following a controversial fatwa by the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), which strongly recommends an end to liberalism, pluralism and secularism, Muslim moderates a

Jakarta – A woman spends 12 hours a day sitting at a crossroads on Jl. Pramuka, East Jakarta, waiting for people to throw small change from their vehicles.

Nani Afrida, Pidie – In line with the peace deal earlier signed by the Indonesian government and Free Aceh Movement (GAM), GAM members have begun gathering weapons and have said they ar

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – The Aceh Working Group (AWG) has urged authorities to disarm and dissolve civilian militias in Aceh province, for fear that they could disrupt the peace process

Free Aceh Movement rebels, who've fought a guerilla war for almost thirty years, will tomorrow begin handing over a quarter of their weapons as part of a landmark peace agreement reache

Nani Afrida, Pidie – Distrust and fear still runs deep among members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) as the date for the decommissioning of weapons is drawing near.

The UK-based Catholic Institute for International Relations (CIIR) has denounced last week's ruling by an Indonesian Human Rights Court that ended up acquitting two senior police office

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Marguerita Choy, Paris – Australia expects to finalise a deal with East Timor in the next few months that will split the revenue from the disputed Greater Sunrise gas field, a governmen

Bill Guerin, Jakarta – Despite extensive international-standard safety regulations governing Indonesia's air traffic sector, last week's disaster was the third major air tragedy in less

Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – General Elections Commission (KPU) member Mulyana W.

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Skepticism prevails among human rights activists over the capability of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (KKR) in handling unresolved rights abuse c

Jakarta – The government has decided to again delay replacing Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen.

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – An aggressive attempt by Muslim hard-liners to evict the Liberal Islam Network (JIL) from the Utan Kayu area in East Jakarta has received a major blow as local

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – The defense ministry is preparing a revision of the draft bill on intelligence, as the initial draft was criticized for being detrimental to human rights protec

John Roberts – Just a year after former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono won the Indonesian presidential election, skyrocketting global oil prices are compounding the country's economic

Jakarta – The Indonesian Labour Struggle National Front (FNPBI) is of the opinion that the government has yet to side with laborers, the Indonesian news agency Antara reported.

Jakarta – A member of Muslim hard-line group Indonesian Mujahidin Council (MMI) along with senior figures from other religions declared on Saturday a national movement against terrorism

M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – Following his death due to arsenic poisoning, human rights activist Munir won recognition as a martyr.

Ant/Edj, Jakarta – The Indonesian National Front for Labour Struggle (FNPBI) believes that the government of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Jusuf Kalla (SBY-Kalla

Jakarta – About 100 students and youths staged a rally here on Sunday to demand the resignation of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's economic ministers from his cabinet.

Tony Hotland, Jakarta – Closing budget talks in the House of Representatives to the public enables lawmakers to engage in corruption, it was concluded at a discussion held following rep

Sunariah, Jakarta – Former army chief of staff, General Ryamizard Ryacudu, has warned that there is a potential threat that could undermine the integrity of the Unitary State of the Rep

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – The Ministry of Defense said here on Friday it would propose a 7.56 percent increase to its budget next year to Rp 23.6 trillion (US$23.6 billion) from the curr

AK-42, Bireuen – The public flogging of nine convicted gamblers, which took place on the grounds of the Bireuen Grand Mosque on Friday September 9, failed to attract spectators.

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Jakarta – The acquittal of two senior police officers from all charges of gross human rights violations in Abepura, Papua province, drew public condemnation on Friday.

Tony Hotland, Jakarta – It is still difficult to claim that Indonesia has a true bicameral legislature with its seemingly weak "senate", which has done nothing significant in nearly a y

AK-38, Jakarta – TNI (armed forces) chief Endriartono Sutarto says that the TNI does not want to be blamed if the peace process in Aceh fails.

Ida Indawati Khouw and Suherdjoko, Leiden/Semarang – Pressure is mounting both at home and overseas for the government to ensure that justice is done in the Munir murder case.

David Isenberg – Officials in Washington are increasingly confident the United States will restore full military relations with Indonesia, despite past human rights violations by that c

Tony Hotland, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) wants to keep running its many rich cooperatives and foundations but is offering to give up its other businesses to the state.

Singapore – The Indonesian rupiah firmed on Friday, outperforming its Asian peers as sentiment towards the currency continued to improve, but dealers said the currency needed more gover

Urip Hudiono, Jakarta – Observing the recent improvement of investment to Indonesia, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has maintained its optimism about the country's economy, revising i

Jakarta – The government decided on Wednesday to revise a controversial ministerial decree on the establishment of houses of worship in a bid to curb interfaith violence in the nation w

Jakarta – Several Muslim leaders claiming to represent Utan Kayu residents in East Jakarta told district officials late on Tuesday to evict the Liberal Islam Network (JIL) from the area

Triono Wahyu Sudibyo, Semarang – Old, young and even the children of Semarang gathered to commemorate a year since the death of human rights activist Munir.

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – About 500 people, mostly rights activists, staged a rally on Wednesday as part of a campaign to push the government to solve the murder of noted human rights de

It was exactly one year ago that we were left in shock at the news of the death of Munir Thalib Said, one of the country's boldest and most consistent defenders of human rights.

Jayapura – Seventeen activists grouped in the Papuan Solidarity for Abepura group continued their hunger strike on Wednesday as part of the efforts to seek justice for the victims of th