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Farouk Arnaz – A human rights group on Tuesday expressed support for the National Police and its anti-terror unit in the ongoing fight against extremism, but also called on it to be leg

Jakarta – After several weeks, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has resumed investigation of graft in the construction of the Rp 2.5 trillion (US$265 million) Hambalang sport

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Jakarta – Activists have criticized the government and House of Representatives for failing to provide protection to migrant workers employed overseas in the proposed amendments to the

Bayu Marhaenjati – The Islamic Defenders Front says it will persist with a campaign to close down all convenience stores that sell alcoholic beverages, after a bid to shut down a 7-Elev

Apriadi Gunawan and Oyos Saroso, Medan/Bandar Lampung – Dozens were hospitalized after hundreds of farmers clashed with riot police at the governor's office in Medan, North Sumatra, on

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Fadli, Batam – More Singaporeans and Malaysians have been spending their weekends in Batam, Riau Islands, over the last few months after the reemergence of gambling-related recreation a

Firdha Novialita – A human rights group on Tuesday criticized President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's plan to propose an international protocol against religious defamation at a United Nat

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Thousands of farmers in North Sumatra, Lampung, West and East Java are slated to take to the streets in observance of National Farmers Day and demand the govern

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Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Lenny Tristia Tambun – While several analysts say that Joko Widodo's victory in the Jakarta gubernatorial election is boosting Prabowo Subianto's chance o

Jakarta – Workers from the Joint Labour Secretariat (Sekber Buruh) have agreed to hold a national strike on October 3.

Jakarta – In the midst of allegations surrounding a high-profile graft case centered on the driving simulators procurement project, human rights activist Usman Hamid says that a petitio

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Madiun, East Java – A sergeant on Monday became the first Indonesian soldier to be convicted of people-smuggling as Jakarta tries to stem the flow of asylum seekers traveling via the co

Rizky Amelia & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Cabinet Secretary Dipo Alam on Monday gave the Corruption Eradication Commission the recording of a 2008 meeting at the Presidential Palace

Presi Mandari – At 72, Sri Sulistyawati still remembers the day when two Indonesian soldiers placed a wooden plank across her belly and used her body as a see-saw, before she fainted fr

Jakarta – Rights groups have blasted the administration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for doing very little to solve past human rights violations, despite being in power for alm

Rahmat, Makassar – Students protesting against the film "Innocence of Muslims" on Monday targeted several outlets of American fast food franchises in the South Sulawesi capital of Makas

Dozens of Christians staged a protest on Sunday to denounce the anti-Islam film, Innocence of Muslims, saying that free speech should not be used as an argument to insult a faith held b

Pitan Daslani – Joko Widodo's victory in the Jakarta gubernatorial election has caused many politicians to re-examine their approach in representing the people's wishes.

Jakarta – Experts refute concerns that Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his running mate, Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, may have to compromise with power-hungry politicians at the Jakarta City

Bayu Marhaenjati – Police in South Jakarta broke up a hard-line Islamic mob on Saturday night after they forcibly closed a 7-Eleven outlet on Jalan Pejaten Raya in Pasar Minggu.

Faisal Maliki Baskoro – With car sales set to hit a new record of one million units this year, more than double the amount just eight years ago, the rapid growth is not being matched by

Jakarta – Some 20 members of hard-line group the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) sealed 7-Eleven convenience store in Pejaten, Pasar Minggu in South Jakarta on Saturday evening following ru

Niniek Karmini, Jakarta, Indonesia – An elite Indonesian anti-terror squad has arrested 10 Islamic militants and seized a dozen homemade bombs from a group suspected of planning suicide

Yogyakarta legislators affirmed a new era for some old faces on Friday, declaring Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X and Paku Alam IX the province's next governor and deputy governor at a plen

Pitan Daslani, Dion Bisara & Tito Summa Siahaan – As Jakarta's next governor Joko Widodo prepares to take the oath of office in early October, business leaders and analysts have cau

Ezra Sihite & Lenny Tristia Tambun – Incumbent Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo's defeat to Solo Mayor Joko Widodo in the Jakarta gubernatorial race was a big blow to major political par

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Pulp and paper mill PT Toba Pulp Lestari (TPL) acknowledged on Friday that it had deployed security apparatus to face villagers in the conflict over a land disp

Jakarta – Mindful of an increasing number of incidents of religious intolerance in the nation, activists are commemorating late president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid, known as the smili

Stanley A. Weiss, Jakarta – Five years ago, one of the most respected soldiers in US history died too soon.

As soon as he takes office as the Jakarta governor on Oct.

Ismira Lutfia – The Human Rights Working Group has lamented Indonesia's refusal to accept specific recommendations to give foreign journalists access to Papua and to invite the UN's Spe

Yohanes Sulaiman – Based on quick-count results, Joko Widodo, the mayor of Solo, seems to have defeated incumbent Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo with what could be a significant margin in

Washington – The United States said on Thursday it will sell Indonesia eight AH-64/D Apache helicopters to strengthen security ties with the largest country in Southeast Asia and the wo

Prodita Sabarini, Jakarta – Shia leader Tajul Muluk's prison sentence has been increased to four years from the previous two-year sentence on Friday.

Jim Wolf, Washington – The Obama administration is proposing a potential $1.4-billion arms package for Indonesia, including eight Boeing Co Apache AH-64D attack helicopters, in a fresh

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Rizky Amelia & Farouk Arnaz – The Corruption Eradication Commission no longer wants help from the National Police to investigate major graft cases and has decided to recruit indepen

Jakarta – Anticorruption activists have criticized the House of Representatives (DPR) and the National Police for intentionally attempting to weaken the Corruption Eradication Commissio

Jakarta – Local food producers say that the controversial halal certification bill slated to become law in October must be amended to make halal certification of their products optional

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo has warned private companies to properly manage their foreign debts, which have increased substantially.

Endy Bayuni, Jakarta – Here is a new film that should stir more controversy in Indonesia than the trashy Innocence of Muslims, one that every concerned Indonesian must watch: The Act of

Dessy Sagita – Hundreds of people rallied near the Jakarta Convention Center on Wednesday to protest the opening of the World Tobacco Asia 2012 exhibition.

Sara Schonhardt, Jakarta – The campaign for governor of Indonesia's chaotic capital has, at times, resembled a rock concert, punctuated by guitar riffs, fist pumps and checkered shirts.

Ronna Nirmala & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Just days before Thursday's Jakarta gubernatorial runoff election, revelations have emerged that the administration of Fauzi Bowo may have