Oyos Saroso H.N., Bandarlampung – After taking 18 days to walk the 500-kilometer distance from Jambi to Lampung, dozens of farmers who were on their way to convey their aspirations to P

Fitri Bintang Timur, Singapore – In his speech to welcome the New Year, Lhokseumawe Mayor Suaidi Yahya announced his plan to enact a regional ordinance (qanun) that will prohibit women

Zely Ariane – The recent strike movement in Indonesia gave new proof of the potential power and strategic role of the working class movement.

Andi Hajramurni and Kusumasari Ayuningtyas, Makassar/Surakarta – Flooding in a number of regions across the country has intensified as heavy downpours continue to exacerbate the problem

Jakarta – Convicted terrorist Abu Bakar Ba'asyir launched a book on Sunday in which he condemned government officials and lawmakers for maintaining what he called the rule of infidels.

Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – The Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry is set to leverage the country's potential of sharia tourism this year in a bid to capture the expanding number of glo

The National Election Committee will on Monday reveal the names of political parties that passed the factual verification process to participate in the April 2014 legislative election.

Arientha Primanita & Ezra Sihite – In the next two years, regular people will see President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in their neighborhoods more often as he said he wants to increas

Pitan Daslani – In present-day Indonesia, market monopolies are strictly forbidden.

Jakarta – Students from several universities in Depok demonstrated at Pondok Cina station on Friday about plans to evict vendors from the station.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Lawmakers have to follow the constitution and prioritize the common good when it comes to law-making.

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Environmental activists have called on the Indonesian government to extend the 2011 moratorium that bans the issuance of any new permits for land convers

SP/Edi Hardum – Responding to a threat made by labor unions to conduct a massive fund withdrawal from state social security firm Jamsostek, the president director said that any withdraw

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Imam Muzakir – Minister for Public Housing Djan Faridz revealed on Friday that his ministry will build low-cost rental apartments to accommodate 10,000 laborers.

Rangga Prakoso – The Attorney General's Office plans to examine alleged gross human rights violations in 1965 and the killings of civilians by snipers from 1982 to 1985.

Grace Susetyo – Joshua Oppenheimer's controversial documentary "The Act of Killing" has attracted an overwhelming response since debuting at the Toronto International Film Festival last

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Torrential rain has been pounding several locations in Indonesia, leading to an increasing number of areas hit by floods and landslides throughout the country o

Jakarta – The Indonesian Minister of Religious Affairs, Suryadharma Ali, has stated that Indonesia has become a model of tolerance in religious and national diversity for the world.

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan estimates that Indonesia's annual trade deficit could be as much as US$2 billion in 2012, as a downward trend in exports continued

Jakarta – An increase in the price of electricity beginning this month will reduce the purchasing power of laborers, Said Iqbal, the president of the Indonesian Workers Unions Confedera

Incompetent lawmakers and transactional politics are fouling the legislative process, leading to shoddy laws and a host of constitutional challenges, according to one of the nation's to

Zubaidah Nazeer, Jakarta – If you need an organized demonstration in the streets of Jakarta, call Hercules.

Jakarta – The Muslim-based Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) gave an award on Tuesday to Agus Chaerudin, an office boy at a bank in Bekasi, West Java, who returned the Rp 100 million (US$1

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has once again become a target for criticism not only for their poor legislation record but also for its members penchant for tr

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Golkar Party has decided to play it safe in the 2014 presidential election by putting everything on hold until the results of the 2014 legislative election ar

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Karawang – Analysts are attributing voter apathy to rampant money politics in legislative races, saying that cash payments are likely to be a deciding factor in the

Rangga Prakoso – The Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions will set up complaint posts in order to monitor the implementation of Jakarta's new minimum wage law, which is set to take

Jakarta – Tobacco industry lobbyists have urged President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to revise the draft government regulation (RPP) on tobacco control, saying that the president should t

Rizky Amelia – Corruptors and corrupt companies are being protected by Indonesia's tax law, which protects confidentiality of taxpayer information, the Indonesian Forum for Budget Trans

Saskia Schaefer – In June 2012, images of a group of formally-dressed men watching a pile of burning books circulated widely in the Indonesian media.

Ambon – A journalist was assaulted and threatened by Pattimura 16 Cavalier Military Command officers while covering the New Year's Eve celebration early on Tuesday.

Novia D. Rulistia, Jakarta – It is estimated that Jakarta will face total gridlock in 2014.

Jakarta, Indonesia – The congregation of beleaguered Filadelfia Christian Protestant Church (HKBP) failed to conduct a New Year's Eve service as hundreds of local residents, police and

Rizky Amelia – A leading budget watchdog has highlighted what it claims is the misuse of emergency-related funding for presidential overhead expenses.

Ezra Sihite & SP/Erwin Cristianson – The scale of corruption involving political parties is only expected to increase in 2013 as parties rely on officials in elected positions natio

Possessed students, cross-species sexual encounters and a girl with "emerald tears"; 2012 was a typically bizarre year in Indonesia as stories stocked with strange twists, trickster spi

The Witness and Victim Protection Agency has urged former top cop Susno Duadji to turn himself over to authorities after the Supreme Court upheld a graft conviction and three-and-a-half

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – With more politicians potentially earning money from illicit sources ahead of the 2014 general elections, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has renewed

Antonia Timmerman & SP/Erwin Cristianson – Rights advocates on Saturday gave a poor review of Indonesia's performance in 2012 in terms of tackling corruption and securing human righ

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The North Sumatra Police's bomb squad on Saturday secured an alleged homemade bomb, that contained 500 grams of nails, which was found in the backyard of Salaon

Jakarta – Investigations into past human rights abuses are unlikely to be launched in the near future as the Attorney General's Office (AGO) continues to debate technicalities in the pr

Antonia Timmerman – Instances of violence against journalists dropped in 2012 despite several high-profile abuse allegations levied against the Indonesian Military (TNI) and government

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Incumbent West Java Governor Ahmad Heryawan was reported to the local election board for alleged campaign violations after the governor reportedly asked local village chiefs for their s

Jakarta – The increasing religious intolerance across the nation is more than enough to show the government's failure to defend freedom of religion, according to the Wahid Institute.

Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta – As the 2014 general election draws near, graft watchdog Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) has warned about the possible flourishing of political corruption

Jakarta – Police's special anti terror squad known as Densus 88, handled 14 terrorist cases with 78 suspects so far this year.

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) aims to use human rights laws when dealing with graft suspects, based on an assumption that the suspects have caused not only finan

Jakarta – The Democratic Party says it will support Puan Maharani, the daughter of former President Megawati Soekarnoputri, to replace Andi Mallarangeng as the next Youth and Sports Min