Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Indonesia's upcoming presidential election is becoming a new battleground for retired military generals amassing their own troops to support the bids of either

Miftahul Khoer, Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) has disclosed that there are at least 35 retired generals supporting the Joko Widodo-Jusuf Kalla or Jokowi-JK presidenti

Rizky Amelia, Jakarta – Now that it's official there will only be two candidates running for president in the July 9 election, scrutiny of their plans for Indonesia continues to grow.

Haeril Halim and Fadli, Jakarta/BATAM – Anticorruption activists have rebuked President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for his appointment of United Development Party (PPP) politician Lukman

Surabaya – Sex workers in the Dolly red-light district of Surabaya, East Java, staged a rally on Thursday, protesting the city administration's plan to shut down the area, which is one

Jakarta – A neighborhood in Central Jakarta where 90 percent of the population are of Chinese descent and Christians was visited by a sergeant from the military to check on their prefer

Jakarta – Pluralism in the country is in danger of being eroded as intolerant groups flex their political muscle ahead of the presidential election.

Ainur Rohmah, Semarang – Religious intolerance is an ongoing problem in Central Java, as the province saw several cases of religious-based violence in the first six months of 2014, said

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has said that village supervisory non-commissioned officers (Babinsa) must remain neutral during the presidential election because

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Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto promised on Tuesday to elevate late Indonesian dictator Suharto to national hero status if he were elected in July, Indonesian media re

Jakarta – Environmental activists have warned the government to be cautious about converting peatland into crude palm oil (CPO) plantations, as it could have a detrimental long-term imp

Jakarta – The latest survey conducted by the Indonesian Survey Circle showed that 35.42 percent of the Indonesian public are in support of presidential hopeful Joko Widodo and his runni

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – Rights activists have slammed National Police chief Gen.

Fadli and Yohana Ririhena, BATAM/Jakarta – While praising his host President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as a great statesman and a true friend of his country, Australian Prime Minister To

Michael Bachelard, Jakarta – The deportation of 20 teachers, including two Australians, from the Jakarta International School is the latest measure of the hyper-ventilation induced in I

Josua Gantan – Church officials in Cianjur, West Java, have reported local authorities to the national human rights commission for forcing shut seven churches there, the latest targets

Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post – Hundreds of workers in Medan city and Deli Serdang regency in North Sumatra staged rallies on Tuesday demanding the dissolution of the Social Securit

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has filed a request to the Central Jakarta District Court to force Maj. Gen.

Hans Nicholas Jong and Margareth S.Aritonang, Jakarta – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) has found itself in a politically awkward situation after finding out that the sibling of the

Woodwing Importer, Jakarta – The recruitment process for Indonesia's law enforcement officers should include firm requirements dictating "physical appearance," according to a presidenti

Jakarta – The former chief of Indonesia's intelligence service has been reported to police for calling presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto a "psychopath."

Jakarta – The Indonesian Consumer Foundation (YLKI) named Indonesia's House of Representatives one of the smokiest buildings in Jakarta in a recent report on the effectiveness of the ci

Bambang Muryanto and Arya Dipa, Yogyakarta/Bandung – The Yogyakarta police have been blamed for the rise in sectarian violence in the province due to their failure to treat the incident

Jakarta – Members of various church congregations from Cianjur, West Java, have filed their complaints with the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) following a series of fo

Margareth Aritonang, Headlines – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono lashed out on Monday at several active generals both in the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Police whom he

Jakarta – Hashim Djojohadikusumo, deputy chairman of the Gerindra Party's patron board, said his party had dropped a program of 'purification of religious teachings' in its 'Manifesto o

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – "I am a supporter of Munir. And who murdered Munir? Where is the murderer now?

Robertus Wardi & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Hatta Rajasa have condemned an attack by a Muslim mob on a Christian congreg

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Erwida Maulia, Ezra Sihite & Robertus Wardi – "Big threat to the Islamic people and the nation. Alert.....!!

Jakarta – The Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) has again sent out warning letters to a number of television stations as a reprimand for their unbalanced coverage on the presiden

Yeremia Sukoyo – Presidential hopeful Joko Widodo has said that he wants a "no-condition coalition" formed without horse trading for cabinet seats, but analysts are sceptical that his v

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said it would be questioning 35 individuals who had enjoyed a free haj to Saudi Arabia, together with former religiou

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – On the anniversary of the introduction of the state ideology Pancasila on June 1, an act of intolerance occurred in Yogyakarta as residents and members of

Khoirul Amin, Jakarta – It appears the government will miss its target of attaining food self-sufficiency this year, as data shows the nation of 240 million people is becoming increasin

ID/Novy Lumanauw & ID/Ridho Syukra, Jakarta – Indonesia's finance minister will enjoy greater power and less intervention from the House of Representatives' budgetary commission in

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – For those Indonesians uninterested in politics, logging in to Facebook or Twitter is a frustrating experience these days.

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Jakarta – For all the allegations of war crimes and human rights abuses re-emerging against Prabowo Subianto, the presidential candidate has at least been spared the ignominy of religio

Jakarta – The Indonesia Police Watch (IPW) says the attack on a Catholic group in a house in Sleman regency, Yogyakarta on Thursday, was related more to political issues rather than rel

Presidential hopeful Joko Widodo on Thursday pledged full compensation and steady jobs for victims of a mud volcano in Sidoarjo, East Java, whose eruption in 2006 has been blamed on a c

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – The Wahid Institute, a progressive muslim research and tolerance outreach center, on Saturday criticized Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party pr

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Hatta Rajasa, the running mate of presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, denied on Friday that the pair had ever promised a top Cabinet position to Golka

Bambang Muryanto and Yuliasri Perdani, Yogyakarta/Jakarta – Yogyakarta has long been known as a province of peace, but increasing intolerance directed at religious minorities in recent

Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – Heratetty will never forget the day she received news that her son was shot and killed during a student-led rally demanding the resignation of then-pres

Angela Dewan, Jakarta – Mugiyanto recalls the horror of being abducted by soldiers, blindfolded, beaten and electrocuted as a student activist fighting to end the long rule of Indonesia

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto's past is proving to be his Achilles' heel, with activists pointing to allegations of rights abuses and the unceremoni

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Two tickets running in Indonesia's upcoming presidential election revealed the major compositions of their respective campaign teams last week; one is filled wi

Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – It has long been the norm that politicians use Islam as electoral bait.