Theresia Sufa, Bogor – Bogor regency administration issued an order on Monday to seal the St. Johannes Catholic church, due to permit issues.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) has reprimanded five television stations for broadcasting programs deemed unsuitable for general audiences during Ramadhan.

Ronna Nirmala – Despite shedding a few tears, "king of dangdut" Rhoma Irama on Monday refused to apologize or express any regret for his religious slurs which were targeted at Jakarta v

Farouk Arnaz – Six mid-ranking police officers have been named suspects in an internal police investigation of the shooting of civilian protesters at the Cinta Manis sugar plantation in

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) says it is planning a survey for 2014 to collect reliable data on violence against women in Indonesia.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – A crowd on Monday went on the rampage at the Pancur Batu District Prosecutor's Office in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, following the death of a detainee who was

Viriya Paramita – A prominent human rights group accused police in East Nusa Tenggara on Monday or torturing 17 people suspected of killing a police officer.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has refused to give in to mounting calls that he ask the National Police to allow the nation's top anti-graft body to sole

The Indonesian Council of Ulema said on Tuesday that Muslims could vote for non-Muslim candidates in elections under certain conditions.

Jakarta – Few ASEAN countries have reliable statistical data on violence against women although the 2004 ASEAN Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women underscored the n

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Farouk Arnaz, Rizky Amelia & Rangga Prakoso – Antigraft watchdogs attacked a cabinet minister on Sunday for saying the National Police should be allowed to

Investigators "strongly suspect" that police officers fired live rounds into crowds of unarmed civilians while containing a land dispute with local residents in Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra

Rizky Amelia – The Corruption Eradication Commission's decision to name Insp. Gen.

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Rahmat – Hundreds of people in Makassar, South Sulawesi, demonstrated on Monday against the construction of a church at a housing complex.

Jakarta – Members of the Indonesian Christian Church (GKI) Yasmin and the Congregation of Batak Protestant Churches (HKBP) Filadelfia stage a rally in front of the State Palace to show

Ronna Nirmala – A chance encounter during the weekend between the two candidates in Jakarta's increasingly nasty gubernatorial election runoff did little to ease the tensions stoked by

Jakarta – The Golkar Party officially joined the United Development Party (PPP) on Sunday in endorsing incumbent Governor Fauzi Bowo and his running mate, Nachrowi Ramli, in the guberna

Jakarta – The National Police revealed on Saturday that they had arrested four suspects, including high-level police officials, allegedly linked to the scandal involving the of procurem

Jakarta – A drunken police officer identified as Brig.

Ahmad Najib Burhani – In June, the Fund for Peace issued a failed-states index.

Jakarta – Something is missing from the city streets during the fasting month of Ramadhan this year.

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Working mothers in Indonesia are still facing barriers to exercising their rights to breastfeed their babies, as employers are somewhat reluctant to take

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Manpower and Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar has asked all employers to pay the Idul Fitri bonus on time so that workers can celebrate the upcomi

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Rizky Amelia& Markus Junianto Sihaloho – "Let's say you have someone who goes on trial for embezzling Rp 10 billion through corruption," says Uchok Sky Khadafi, coordinator of the I

SP/Novianti Setuningsih – Nasaruddin Umar, the deputy minister for religious affairs, says Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali should be held accountable in the ongoing Koran pro

Indonesian poet Seno Gumira Ajidarma followed in the steps of several intellectuals by refusing to the 2012 Achmad Bakrie Award, which comes with Rp 250 million (US$26,250) of prize mon

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The National Land Agency (BPN) has been urged to impose Article 19 of Law No.

Agus Maryono, Banyumas – The Ramadhan fasting month is a holy month for Muslims, where people are encouraged to do more good deeds and refrain from consuming food, drink, or engaging in

An army officer facing charges over one of Indonesia's worst asylum seeker boat disasters has been accused of playing a key part in organising the ill-fated venture.

Parties must open the door for alternative figures to run for president in 2014, according to one observer.

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Farouk Arnaz, Ezra Sihite & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The naming of two police generals as suspects in a corruption case has once again revived the national debate about whether th

Novianti Setuningsih – On Tuesday, Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators were locked inside of the National Police compound on when Police refused to let the KPK seize b

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Earlier this year, Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali weathered public criticism when he said that Shia Islam could be considered as heretical because it deviated from mainstrea

Sri Muwarni, a 57-year-old teacher from Surakarta, Central Java, saved every rupiah left over from her monthly salary in the hope of being able to pay for a trip to Mecca.

National Awakening Party (PKB) chairman, Muhaimin Iskandar, wants the government to complete agrarian reform as soon as possible for the sake of farmers.

Reportage – Following a series of religious violent incidents in recent years, the Religious Affairs Ministry has been criticized for not doing its job.

Lenny Tristia Tambun – Ahead of Jakarta's runoff gubernatorial election, election officials on Friday said they had found 75 offensive political banners around the capital.

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Indonesia booked a trade deficit for a third consecutive month in June on higher domestic demand for capital goods and raw materials, the Central Statistics Ag

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Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Farouk Arnaz – When the Corruption Eradication Commission named two active-duty police generals suspects in a graft case on Tuesday, activists hoped this

Dessy Sagita – The Indonesian Commission for Child Protection is urging the police to punish organizations that involve children and minors in their violent actions.

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The drama of the last two days at the National Police Headquarters, involving anti graft officers spending the night and having their pre-dawn meals there, before commencing fasting, ha

The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has urged the National Police to keep its distance from agrarian conflicts between local people and the state-owned plantation firm PT P

Jakarta – Analysts and politicians have agreed that the only way that Muslim-based political parties can keep their heads above water in the 2014 elections is to form a coalition.

Raju Gopalakrishnan, Singapore – Just over 14 years ago, Prabowo Subianto was one of Indonesia's most reviled men, accused of kidnapping, human rights abuses and a coup attempt.