Jakarta – An Indonesian Islamic militant convicted of involvement in a terror plot against Western interests was jailed yesterday for five years.

Fitri Wulandari, Jakarta – The Pertamina tanker scandal became murkier on Monday when a document surfaced indicating the state company was in the process of selling two supertankers to

Rusman, Samarinda – Up to 3,000 workers from two plywood companies in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, continued their strike on Monday to demand that the firms pay their salaries for the la

Given the attention that is currently being paid in both government and media circles to the Swedish court's decision to release two leaders of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) from custody

Jakarta – Several flights were delayed or diverted Tuesday after smoke haze from forest and ground fires blanketed Pekanbaru city on Indonesia's Sumatra island, officials said.

Sian Powell, Jakarta – Most Acehnese believe the blood-drenched province needs a ceasefire, or at least an end to hostilities, but Governor Abdullah Puteh said yesterday his prime requi

Jakarta – Indonesian police have, for the first time, accused controversial Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir as being the man behind a series of bombings that have shaken the country sinc

Simon Elegant, Jakarta – Bilal looks down at the bloody corpse of his neighbor, Mohammed Ishak, and says: "They must have hated him very much to put so many bullets into his body."

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – Despite the Swedish court's decision to release the leaders of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), the Indonesian government was optimistic that the cases against the

I Wayan Juniartha, Denpasar – The incumbent Megawati Soekarnoputri may have a bumpy road ahead of her to win the hearts of the Balinese in the upcoming election.

Devi Asmarani, Jakarta – President Megawati Sukarnoputri on Monday met her estranged predecessor Abdurrahman Wahid in a symbolic reunion that hints at a possible alliance between the tw

The name of 58-year-old Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao has once more caught the Indonesian public's attention.

Blontank Poer and Tarko Sudiarno, Semarang – Hundreds of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) leaders and clerics appealed on Sunday for an end to political rivalry within the nation's biggest Muslim o

Jakarta – Indonesia's Constitutional Court approved only 41 out of 273 complaints of electoral fraud in connection with last April's legislative elections, the court's chairman Jimly As

Indonesia's President Megawati Sukarnoputri faces an uphill battle for re-election next month despite belated attempts to re-connect with the "little people" who once supported her so f

Jakarta – Indonesian police were yesterday hunting a gunman following the murder of a woman priest in a packed church in Central Sulawesi province.

The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) will be armed with stronger and broader powers with which to perform its duties and to enforce its recommendations under a public finances accountability

Luh Putu Trisna Wahyuni, Mataram – The incidence of domestic and other forms of violence against women has increased significantly in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) province during the past y

Surabaya – Over 1,900 prostitutes operating in the two red-light districts of Dolly and Jarak have contracted sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), a health official said.

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Farish A. Noor – Aceh has played a crucial role in the development of Indonesian national identity and the Indonesian nation-state.

Two martial arts gangs clashed in East Timor, leaving four dead including a 70-year-old man who tried to break up the brawl, police said Saturday.

Mafoot Simon – In an apartment in the Stockholm suburb of Alby a year ago, a leader of the movement that has fought a violent struggle with Jakarta authorities for a separate state in A

Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta – President Megawati Soekarnoputri has issued a decree establishing a national committee that will coordinate human rights activity across the country.

Sian Powell, Banda Aceh – Courted by the Western press, feted by prominent Indonesian intellectuals and religious leaders, and idolised by crowds of villagers and farmers, it seems Susi

Gary LaMoshi, Denpasar – Entering the home stretch of Indonesia's first direct presidential election on July 5, there are only a couple of sure bets.

Salim Osman – Tucked in a side street in south Jakarta is a bamboo hut that has been attracting scores of working-class Indonesians daily.

Indonesia has lost 22 trillion rupiah (2.3 billion dollars) in two years because of corruption, an official said.

Jakarta Post, Jakarta – The reverberations created by last month's conviction of almost all of North Sumatra's councillors in a collective graft trial are now being felt in other local

Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) announced on Thursday it had began the prosecution of an corruption case worth over Rp 10 billion, the fir

Anton Aliabbas, Jakarta – Presidential candidate from the Democratic Party Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) says that if he is elected he will work to create a harmonious relationship bet

Devi Asmarani, Bengkulu – Standing before some 1,500 party supporters last week, Golkar chairman Akbar Tandjung was all praise for the man who only two months ago trashed him at a party

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – The government issued on Wednesday guidelines for the implementation of integrated operations in Aceh under a state of civil emergency, which restrict the gover

Surabaya – Students of the Surabaya Institute of Technology (ITS) have rejected a planned debate between Golkar Party candidate Wiranto and National Mandate Party (PAN) candidate Amien

Bill Guerin, Jakarta – Just as the liquefied-natural-gas industry in the Asia-Pacific region is poised for takeoff, Indonesia, the world's biggest LNG producer, needs to import up to 30

Brendan Nicholson – Australia has resumed co-operation with the Indonesian special forces group Kopassus to help fight regional terrorism, Defence Minister Robert Hill revealed yesterda

M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – Corruption watchdogs say Gen.

Banda Aceh – Indonesia's presidential favourite vowed on Friday to achieve peace in rebellious Aceh and restore dignity to people in the strife-torn province if he was voted to office.

Shawn Donnan and Taufan Hidayat – The trap worked like a charm.

[While President Xanana Gusmao makes overtures of friendship towards Indonesia, there are many East Timorese who may never be able to forgive their country's former oppressors.

Robert Go, Jakarta – Pollsters, who gained credibility after they predicted a win for the Golkar party ahead of April's parliamentary elections, are now forecasting a landslide victory

Amy Chew, Jakarta – Indonesian presidential candidate and former armed forces chief General Wiranto publicly apologised for the first time for the violence in Timor Leste, then called E

Australia's Defence Minister says Asia must confront the unpalatable fact that it's a breeding ground for Islamic extremism.

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A resumption of counter-terrorism training between Australia and Indonesia's controversial Kopassus forces appears closer, with Indonesia's top counter-terrorism officer attending a con

Nethy Dharma Somba, Timika – Two conflicting tribes, the Damal and Nduga, in Papua province have agreed to end the bloody clashes that have killed two tribesmen on each side.

Fabiola Desy Unidjaja and Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – The detention of two Aceh rebel leaders in Sweden may have been based on a UN resolution requiring member states to take action agains

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The Papuan people's campaign against the province's division has received a major boost after the State Administrative Court ruled on Tuesday against a law

Jakarta – Some 669 people have died in a widespread dengue fever outbreak in Indonesia in the first five months of this year and the disease still remains a dangerous threat, Health Min