Yogyakarta – Freedom of association in the era of reformasi (the reform process beginning in 1998) is, as it turns out, still little more than jargon.

Jakarta – With religious minority groups still suffering persecution and systemic corruption plaguing the Religious Affairs Ministry, questions have arisen as to whether the government'

Dessy Sagita – Following the House of Representatives' approval to form 65 new administrative areas, questions have emerged over whether the creation of new regions will bring prosperit

Jakarta - Army Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad, Green Berets) commander Lieutenant General Gatot Nurmantyo has expressed doubts about the current course of democracy.

Camelia Pasandaran – The National Commission on Violence Against Women said on Monday that the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) should stop using religion to try to force Lenteng Agung war

Alison Bevege – The Education Department has come under fire for allowing the Indonesian military to enter schools on a public relations exercise.

Veeramalla Anjaiah, Jakarta – More and more women have enjoyed access to education and health care across the globe in 2013, with a new global report disclosing that more than 80 countr

Jakarta – Chief patron of the Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party, Lt. Gen.

Pito Agustin Rudiana, Sleman – A social gathering by victims of the 1965 tragedy at the Santi Dharma Retreat in Godean sub-district, Sleman regency, Yogyakarta, was attacked by the Indo

Wahyu Aji, Jakarta – It seems that not everybody has a negative assessment of Home Affairs Minister Gamawan Fauzi's appeal to regional governments to foster closer ties with the Islamic

Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama says the city administration is amenable to working with all community groups, including hard-line ones, provided that they don't break th

Budi Hernawan, Jayapura – Late in September, Vanuatu broke the silence over human rights abuses in Papua.

Ari Susanto, Solo – Opposition to the appointment of Fauzi Bowo, the former Jakarta governor, as Indonesia's ambassador to Germany continues to mount, with a group in Berlin urging Germ

Jakarta – Industry Ministry MS Hidayat expressed his concerns on Friday over the possibility that local manufacturers would lose out in trading goods when the ASEAN Economic Community [

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Newly installed National Police Chief Gen.

Nethy Dharma Somba and Apriadi Gunawan, Jayapura/Medan – Despite the results of various academic and government studies that have shown that the expansion of new cities, regencies and p

National – The Islam Defenders Front (FPI) have attacked Golkar Party politician Nurul Arifin for making a statement saying that the hardline organization lacked credibility.

Rizky Amelia – Antigraft investigators arrested a former Religious Affairs Ministry official on Friday in connection with the corrupt procurement of Korans, a spokesman said.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The government has called on workers to remain peaceful during an upcoming five-day national strike, which is expected to start on Monday.

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SP/Fana FS Putra – A Koran teacher in East Jakarta has been accused of having sex with his teenage student, resulting in her getting pregnant and giving birth to a baby boy, city police

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Indonesian lawmakers criticized Gamawan Fauzi on Friday after the Home Affairs Minister sought to paint the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) as a potential "nati

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Home Minister Gamawan Fauzi has urged local administrations to work with the hard-line Islam Defenders Front (FPI) in solving urban problems.

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Andi Hajramurni and Suherdjoko, Makassar/Semarang – Workers from a number of companies in Makassar staged a rally on Thursday, demanding the South Sulawesi provincial administration rai

Jakarta – The General Election Commission (KPU) is optimistic that it can beat the two-week deadline given by the Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) to fix the glitches in voter list d

Matthew Pennington, Washington – At home and abroad, Indonesia is highlighting its progress in curbing the environmental destruction that has depleted forests and made the Southeast Asi

Satria Sambijantoro, Jakarta – Indonesia is on course to meet its annual investment target as overall investment growth has been maintained at above 20 percent in the third quarter, wit

Celebrations this week mark the 15th anniversary of the National Commission on Violence against Women, or Komnas Perempuan. Established on Oct.

Jakarta – A violent clash broke out on Wednesday between students and riot police in Serang, the provincial capital of Banten, during a protest demanding the resignation of the province

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Dina Manafe – Tobacco industry lobbyists and lawmakers are rebuffing demands for stricter regulation, saying such a move would end millions of livelihoods

Thalif Deen – The tiger population in the rainforests of Sumatra is vanishing at a staggering rate, reducing the number of the endangered species to as few as 400, Greenpeace Internatio

Amir Tejo – The nation's corruption fighters called on the government to postpone its issuance of the new criminal code, which it claimed would hamper the organization's efforts to crac

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Sulistiyono, Jakarta – Labour Movement National Committee (KNGB) member Said Iqbal has confirmed that a national strike will be held in late October and will be joined by millions of wo

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Dessy Sagita – Indonesia's reluctance to impose stricter smoking regulations and accede to the World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control has made it a global l

Oreo cookies and Gillette shaving cream are among products driving the destruction of Indonesia's forests, Greenpeace said Tuesday, accusing agri giant Wilmar International for supplyin

Farouk Arnaz – The House of Representatives and the National Police are mulling the establishment of a special detachment for corruption, a senior police official said on Monday.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved the appointment of Sutarman as the new chief of the National Police.

Jakarta – Thousands of workers from various associations staged a protest in front of the House of Representatives on Jl.

Jakarta – A group of lawyers filed a request for a judicial review at the Constitutional Court (MK) on Monday challenging the regulation in lieu of law, known as a Perppu, issued by Pre

[Q&A with Joshua Oppenheimer, the filmmaker who prodded gangsters into re-enacting US-backed, anti-Communist killing sprees.]

SP/Yeremia Sukoyo – Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo and former general Prabowo Subianto aren't considered real contenders in the upcoming election, despite their high chances of being elec

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Yogyakarta – State Owned Enterprises Minister Dahlan Iskan gave money to students attending a seminar on journalistic ethics.

Ina Parlina and Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Chief of the National Intelligence Agency (BIN) Lt. Gen.

Pandaya, Jakarta – As expected, and despite critics' objections, the House of Representatives on Thursday endorsed Comr. Gen.

Pandaya – What could be the best solution to Jakarta's horrendous traffic so that people can get to work on time without them having to leave at dawn and get home again at dusk every ot

SP/Fana FS Putra – City officials threw their support behind an embattled East Jakarta church as hard-line Islamists rallied against the house of worship in Cipayung, lobbing accusation