Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – A team of lawyers from the Association of Indonesian Journalists (PWI) Yogyakarta branch blasted the Yogyakarta Police's tardy 17-year investigation into

Although religious conservatism has gained ground following the demise of the Soeharto authoritarian regime, Islamic-based political parties would not reap the benefits, analysts said.

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Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – "It was late at night in 1968 when a group of men barged into my boarding house and pointed their guns at me.

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The lawyer for the Indonesian Journalist Association (PWI) blasted the police's lackluster investigation into the death of Bernas newspaper journalist Muh

Oliver Laughland in Canberra and Karima Anjani in Jakarta – Indonesia's president says his country will restore normal diplomatic relations with Australia if the prime minister, Tony Ab

SP/Carlos Paath & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo has again topped a poll of prospective presidential candidates, despite there being no move by his party to

Anastasia Winanti Riesardhy – With the lack of a strong Islamic figure in Indonesia's current political scene and the rise of other political icons such as Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo,

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Jakarta – Greenomics Indonesia's spatial verification results on the "Global Forest Cover Change 2000-2012" map, which was published by the University of Maryland in the US in mid-Novem

Kanupriya Kapoor, Jakarta – Indonesia's second biggest political party has stood behind its candidate for next year's presidential election despite fears among some members that the con

Satria Sambijantoro, Subang, West Java – Political decentralization since 1999, under which new provinces and regencies continue to be created, has generated inefficiencies that could t

Oliver Laughland – Indonesia is bolstering its intelligence capabilities in the wake of the phone tapping revelations, as the Australian prime minister, Tony Abbott, awaits a reply from

Megan Gorrey – A top Indonesian immigration official has vowed to no longer stand in the way of asylum seekers trying to make their way to Australian shores by boat as the fallout over

Indonesian voters appear to welcome the notion of an Islamic party coalition ahead of next year's presidential election, a new survey found, despite some Islamic parties' own reluctance

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – The ongoing friction between Indonesia and Australia over wiretapping allegations can be seen as a blessing in disguise as it is uniting groups with differen

Jakarta – While President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has been portrayed as a victim in the spying row with Australia, the growing nationalist sentiment against a "hostile" neighbor at hom

Endy Bayuni, Jakarta – Today is International Day to End Impunity, an issue relevant to Indonesia but sadly one the nation appears to be ignoring, at its peril.

The Archipelago – The Indonesian Employers Association's (Apindo) West Java branch has filed an objection to the 2014 minimum wage for 26 regencies and cities across West Java.

Paul Kelly – The onus now resides with Tony Abbott to demonstrate a flexible and new approach to intelligence and security issues by offering concessions when he replies to the letter f

Kanupriya Kapoor – His popularity is sliding in the polls. Accusations of graft are mounting against political allies. The once-powerful economy is limping.

Jakarta – As the controversial decree limiting the use of contract workers through the so-called outsourcing method took full effect Monday, businesses have complained over the pervasiv

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Former vice president Jusuf Kalla said that Bank Indonesia (BI) should be held accountable for the 2008 Bank Century bailout, which many believe was rife w

Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali has once again come under fire for religious intolerance after suggesting that minor religious sects, including Ahmadiyah, should disband them

Raras Cahyafitri, Jakarta – The Supreme Court's ruling ordering the revocation of a decree restricting the export of unprocessed ore issued by the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resourc

Laura Gumbs – Australia's stumbling Abbott government has managed to insult two Asian nations over spying allegations, with a key advisor to the prime minister tweeting that Indonesian

Jakarta – The Supreme Court has handed down a heavier sentence to former Democratic Party politician Angelina Sondakh, from the previously sentenced four-and-a-half years in prison to 1

Indonesian domestic workers in Hong Kong are more vulnerable to abuse than maids from other regions, according to Amnesty International.

Michael Bachelard – Indonesia's former top spy master has accused his own President of exaggerating the problem of phone tapping, saying attempts by intelligence agencies to snoop on na

Michael Bachelard – Protests about Australia's spying on Indonesia moved from the palace to the streets on Thursday with the hardline "Red and White Brigade" rallying outside the Austra

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – National Police chief Gen.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), the largest opposition party and a front-runner in the 2014 elections, has been dragged further into t

Thousands of Indonesian women trafficked to Hong Kong risk slavery-like conditions as domestic workers, with both governments failing to protect them from widespread abuse and exploitat

SP/Ari Rikin – Instances of reported sexual violence against children are on the rise in Indonesia a report released by the National Commission on Child Protection (KPAI) said on Wednes

Former senior politician in the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) Suripto disclosed the identify of controversial figure Bunda Putri in Jakarta on Wednesday, saying that Bunda Putri was th

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The National Intelligence Agency's (BIN) deputy of communication and information Bambang Wiyono refused on Wednesday to comment on allegations that the agenc

Michael Bachelard, Mark Kenny, David Wroe – Australia's asylum-seeker measures in Indonesia have been thrown into disarray with Jakarta pulling the plug on all military co-operation in

Indonesia will suspend all intelligence and military cooperation with Australia – including efforts to combat people smuggling – as officials investigate claims that Australia's intelli

Farouk Arnaz – National Police chief Cmr. Gen.

In an interview with The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo expressed his confidence that there was no difference between managing Jakarta and Indonesia despite his lac

Philip Dorling – The news that Australia's electronic spy agency, the Defence Signals Directorate, has targeted Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's mobile phone won't come a

Jakarta – Independent watchdog on state and local budget, Pattiro, says the implementation of gender responsive budgeting (ARG) will accelerate progress toward achieving the Millennium

Nadya Natahadibrata, Jakarta – The first high-resolution global forest cover on Google Earth should be used as a tool to revive discussion over the country's actual forest coverage and

Clinton Fernandes – Just before Christmas 1981, Indonesia's foreign minister Mochtar Kusumaatmadja asked to meet Australia's ambassador to Jakarta, Rawdon Dalrymple.

Oliver Laughland, Jakarta – The diplomatic falling-out between Australia and Indonesia following the presidential phone tapping revelations reported by Guardian Australia and the ABC do

Jakarta – Business relationships between Indonesia and Australia will remain strong despite the recent wire tapping incidents, a senior official says.

Ben Packham – Indonesia says it doesn't spy on Australia; but it did once, according to a former Indonesian intelligence chief.

The accomplishments and popularity of Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo may not have been possible without the men and women who have positioned the former furniture businessman as

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) on Monday claimed to have uncovered the existence of a shadowy group of operatives whose sole purpose was

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