Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Sidoarjo, East Java – Tjarwadi, 68, a resident of Siring village, Sidoarjo regency, East Java, had not previously known 65-year-old Sadawi Priadi of nearby Glagah

Sajid Shaikh – A campaign against tin mining in Bangka and Belitung islands of Indonesia is targeting tech giant Microsoft.

Novianti Setuningsih, Jakarta – Former Democratic Party chairman Anas Urbaningrum on Friday was formally charged with corruption and money laundering connected to the Hambalang graft ca

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Jakarta – The Supreme Court (MA) says it regrets a government decision to reduce the Judicial Commission's (KY) 2014 budget by 27 percent.

While TV pundits and social media commentators have been busy hashing out the personality differences between presidential candidates Prabowo Subianto and Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, little h

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Jakarta – The Constitutional Court issued a ruling on Wednesday confirming that active military and police personnel were not eligible to vote in the July 9 presidential election, follo

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Raras Cahyafitri, Jakarta – Oil and gas companies are losing their appetite to invest in Indonesia, thanks to a number of critical challenges that remain unsolved for years, according t

Indra Harsaputra, Surabaya – Amid controversy, the Surabaya City Council has passed a draft bylaw on the control of alcoholic beverage distribution.

Deti Mega Purnamasari, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Agung Laksono has been appointed Acting Religious Affairs Minister after embattled former minister and United

Haeril Halim and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali, who tendered his resignation to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Monday following graft charges,

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Jakarta – Communications and Information Minister Tifatul Sembiring has called on local governments to pass bylaws banning Internet cafes from providing access to pornographic content f

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Jakarta – Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali resigned Monday after being accused of misusing funds that were supposed to help Muslims go on pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca.

Bagus BT Saragih and Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – Golkar Party politicians were stunned last Monday by the sudden move from chairman Aburizal Bakrie to announce an alliance with the Geri

Multa Fidrus, Tangerang – Hundreds of inter-city and inter-province bus drivers instigated a strike on Friday against new "unfair" regulations, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded i

Suherdjoko and Agus Azka, Semarang/Purbalingga – Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen.

Jakarta – The nation will again see a fierce political battle involving media magnates after MNC group owner Hary Tanoesoedibjo pledged support for Prabowo Subianto and Hatta Rajasa in

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court opened on Friday the hearings into 871 disputes pertaining to the legislative election for seats in the House of Representatives (DPR) an

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Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa campaign team has yet to decide whether to dismiss Suryadharma Ali after he was named a suspect in the haj-management graft cas

Josua Gantan & Farouk Arnaz – For years the police had crowed about having Jemaah Islamiyah, a Southeast Asian terrorist network affiliated with Al Qaeda, in retreat, rooting out it

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – After a three-month investigation, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named on Thursday Religious Affairs Minister and United Development Party (PPP) ch

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Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday to limit the budgeting role of the House of Representatives amid concerns that the House's budget committee was too pow

Jakarta – The Alliance of the Indigenous Peoples of the Archipelago (AMAN) on Friday officially announced that it would back Joko Widodo and Jusuf Kalla for the country's top posts, mar

Jemma Purdey, Melbourne, Australia – Advisors to Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto will be closely watching developments in the India-US relationship in the lead-up to

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Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Noviani Setuningsih & Arnold Sianturi, Jakarta – United Development Party (PPP) chair Suryadharma Ali refused to stand down as Minister of Religious Affair

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Three protected forests – Gunung Leuser National Park, Kerinci Seblat National Park and Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park – are reportedly in a chronic state

Jakarta – Indonesian lawyers said Wednesday they have filed a lawsuit aimed at hauling Prabowo Subianto before a rights court over the abduction of student activists.

Jakarta – The Gerindra Party says presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto will guarantee the freedom of the press in Indonesia, and is convinced that under his leadership, there would b

Satria Sambijantoro, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has decided to slash a staggering Rp 100 trillion (US$8.7 billion) from the operational budget of his ministries, a mov

David Brunnstrom – The emergence of Prabowo Subianto as a serious contender in Indonesia's election this week means the United States faces the awkward possibility of having to welcome

George Roberts, Indonesia – A group of Indonesian lawyers has launched a court challenge aimed at forcing one of the country's presidential candidates to stand trial over allegations of

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – A string of arrests on terror suspects in Java has revealed a resurrection of the Southeast Asian militant organization Jemaah Islamiyah in the country, a police

Erwida Maulia – The fight against corruption does not seem to be a pressing issue for the two tickets vying for Indonesia's presidency; from the dozens of pages in campaign manifestos t

Yeremia Sukoyo & Carlos Paath, Jakarta – Hary Tanoesoedibjo, business magnate and chief patron of the People's Conscience Party (Hanura), said he would step down from his position i

Hotman Siregar & Ezra Sihite, Jakarta – Although Prabowo Subianto's chance to win the presidential election seems better on paper with the backing of his coalition, analysts have wa

Jakarta – Though the Golkar Party has given its official support to presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto and running mate Hatta Radjasa, several of its members have expressed doubt ove

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Helen Brown, Indonesia – A failed election candidate in Indonesia claims that bribes she paid to electoral officials to win a seat in last month's parliamentary polls were not honoured.

Jakarta – Gerindra Party deputy secretary-general Aryo Djojohadikusumo says the coalition of parties supporting candidate pair Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa has established Gerakan Muda

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Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – It was a remarkable, yet predictable step for Joko Widodo, the hugely popular presidential hopeful of the Indonesian Democratic of Struggle, or PDI-P, t

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Monday's declaration of two tickets running in July's presidential election evokes at least two questions: Do hopefuls Joko Widodo and Prabowo Subianto have any

Purawakarta – Drones, which are unmanned aerial vehicles, manufactured by the Indonesia Maritime Institute are ready to be operated in border regions to carry out area surveillance missions.