Damar Harsanto, Abdul Khalik and Bambang Nurbianto, Jakarta – June and July is a traditionally merry time in Jakarta, with all kinds of attractions and events organized to celebrate the

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Jakarta's water, air and land continue to be heavily polluted by poisonous materials originating from households and factories, a survey shows.

Damar Harsanto, Jakarta – One demonstration after another in the capital doesn't make Jakarta a democratic city and if the current administration has anything to do with it, the city is

Jill Jolliffe, Darwin – Indonesia should retry accused war criminals acquitted by a special court in Jakarta because the process was a sham, according to United Nations experts on East

Dean Yates, Aceh West Coast – High school students in the Acehnese town of Teunom drain rain water off the top of their tent before they begin lessons.

Jakarta – The House of Representatives is being urged to immediately deliberate on the much-waited bill against human trafficking, a serious problem in the country, which mostly affects

Does a dead body need money? Surely not. The relatives of the deceased usually made do for the burial.

Oyos Saroso H.N., Bandarlampung – Candidates for mayor Sjachrazad Z.P.

Rusman, Samarinda – It was 4:30 in the morning and the sun was not yet shining, but 13-year-old Rizki Gunawan and his little sister Astari had to leave the warmth of their beds and head

Blontank Poer, Wonogiri – The sun is just starting to lean to the west while Misni, 41, shifts peeled cassava being dried on plaited bamboo trays and places it on the ground to get dire

ID Nugroho, Surabaya – Drops of water trickle down from the shoulder-length hair of Sekar (not her real name), as she enters one of the fast food eateries in Central Surabaya on Tuesday

Veronica Brooks, Canberra – East Timor's Prime Minister, Mari Alkatiri, said Friday he believes Dili and Canberra can quickly finalize a revenue-sharing agreement covering Woodside Petr

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – Former BIN chief A.M.

Michael Richardson – It has been a rollercoaster ride of more than two years of sometimes acrimonious talks between Australia and East Timor on how to share energy reserves in the Timor

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – A new survey has suggested that the direct elections being planned in over 140 regions across the nation this month should be delayed due to lack of prepar

Barry Neild, Banda Aceh – While most Indonesian child tsunami victims are being cared for by family or friends six months after the disaster, new fears are emerging that young survivors

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Despite all the talk about good governance, government institutions continue to maintain so-called "tactical funds" that are prone to abuse due to a lack o

Mathew Moore, Jakarta – A businessman from one of Indonesia's wealthiest families has escaped with a seven-year jail sentence after murdering a waiter who told him a credit card had bee

Semarang – Approximately 5,000 farmers in Central Java protested here on Friday against a controversial decree on land procurement for development projects.

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Katherine Torres, Washington – The US renewal of military aid and training assistance to Jakarta continues to spark criticism and activists accuse elements of the Indonesian military of

Jakarta – Investigators in Indonesia arrested a lawyer Thursday for allegedly bribing a court official in a bid to overturn the conviction of the governor of Aceh province in a high-pro

Jakarta – Indonesia's High Court on Thursday upheld a 10-year-jail sentence for the governor of the nation's tsunami-ravaged Aceh province for skimming state funds – a key victory in th

Along with foreign and local volunteers, the Indonesian Military has been instrumental in rebuilding Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam following the total destruction brought about by the Dec.

Hera Diani, Jakarta – The current outbreak of malnutrition that is affecting thousands of children in some provinces might be considered a slap in the face for President Susilo Bambang

Jakarta – The former director of the National Intelligence Agency (BIN), AM Hendropriyono, says there is no requirement for him to fulfill the summons from the Fact Finding Team (TPF) i

Jakarta – Room to maneuver by the former director of the National Intelligence Agency (BIN) Hendropriyono is shrinking after BIN formally wrote to him telling him to fulfil the summons

Lisbon – A leader of East Timor's Roman Catholics warned Thursday that although the recent dispute between his powerful church and the Dili government is resolved, "nothing is definitiv

Bloomberg – East Timor's President Xanana Gusmao said his country shouldn't rush to settle a dispute with Australia over offshore oil and gas fields before the three-year-old nation can

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Aguswandi, London – Irresponsible statements from politicians in Jakarta is the last thing Acehnese need at this time, post-disaster.

Bandar Lampung – Hundreds of workers of PT Sweet Indo Lampung protested outside the sugar producer's factory complex in Gedungmeneng, Tulangbawang on Tuesday.

Andi Hajramurni and A'an Suryana, Makassar/Jakarta – Building a clean government!

Jakarta – As the end of its tenure nears, the fact-finding team probing the murder of top human rights activist Munir dealt another blow on Wednesday when it was accused of exceeding th

That is, arguably, the most famous cellular phone number in the country – along with a few popular TV reality show and game show phone-in numbers, of course.

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The babies could not wait – they died before our honorable legislators were able to complete their ongoing revision of the state budget, which would then determine the figures of "compe

Matthew Moore Herald, Jakarta – Imron Cotan has been told he will be returning to a new position, having barely completed half of his three-year term that began in November 2003.

John Roberts – Talks in the Finnish capital Helsinki between the Indonesian government and the exiled leadership of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) ended on May 31.

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Denpasar – The jailing of a university student for insulting President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is a reflection of the government's reluctance to accept public cri

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Jakarta – Indonesian police found a partly assembled explosive device at a south Jakarta train station on Wednesday and a bomb squad was called in to dismantle it, a spokesman said.

Jakarta – The chairperson of the Association of Families of Missing Persons (Ikohi), Mugiyanto, says the 14 activists who disappeared between 1997-98 are dead.

Bill Guerin, Jakarta – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono last week ordered the country's governors to revive the Regional Intelligence Coordinating Body (Bakorinda), a netwo

Cirebon, West Java – Some 4,000 children in Cirebon regency are suffering from malnutrition, a senior government official said on Tuesday.

Jakarta – If a province is wealthy enough to allocate Rp 12 billion (US$1.26 billion) for the renovation of its governor's residence, why do its children continue to suffer from malnutr

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The twin problems of school dropouts and child labor in the country have been blamed on widespread poverty.

Syofiardi Bachyul Jb, Padang – Thirteen out of 45 Padang councillors were sentenced to four years in jail each on Tuesday following their convictions on graft charges.

Multa Fidrus, Tangerang – With the sixth graders facing final exams and the new academic year about to start in July, officials at a state elementary school in Sepatan district, Tangera