Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The East Java administration's refusal to grant a gas drilling permit to a notorious company linked to Golkar Party chairman Aburizal Bakrie has been blasted

Jakarta – Woman politicians from the United Development Party (PPP) strongly opposed the plan by the Health Ministry to distribute free condoms to people with high risk of contracting s

Rizky Amelia & Ezra Sihite – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators searched the office of the Religious Affairs Ministry Friday morning after a Golkar Party lawmaker

Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta – Controversy over the Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) proposal to build a new office building reached new heights on Thursday with some lawmakers b

Rangga Prakoso & Gita Aqso – The Islamic Defenders Front (FPI)'s aggressive efforts to "defend" Islam have won it growing notoriety, but the hard-line group apparently doesn't consi

Arya Dipa and Nana Rukmana, Bandung/Cirebon – Fifty-two percent of the nation's network of irrigation systems needs repair, a top agriculture official says.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has turned to religious leaders for help after being criticized over an international survey that ranked Indonesia as bein

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Issues on Papua – and its sister West Papua – have always drawn the interest of both domestic and international communities.

Jakarta – Indonesia Police Watch (IPW) released on Friday a sobering report on the state of the National Police, just days away from its 66th anniversary, which falls on July 1.

Robertus Wardi – Golkar Party chairman Aburizal Bakrie on Thursday named five potential vice presidential candidates to run with him in the 2014 election.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Former President Megawati Sukarnoputri has given her strongest hint yet that she may contest the 2014 presidential election, suggesting on Monday that moves t

Indonesia's government is close to implementing changes to Yogyakarta's monarchy system that would effectively put an end to Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X's 14 years of uncontested rule.

Noah Beaudette – In March, Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali made headlines by announcing plans to ban skirts above the knee, calling such attire "pornographic."

Rabby Pramudatama and Margareth Aritonang, Jakarta – Several politicians have defended their parties' decisions to keep financial reports from the public, saying they had submitted the

Despite a peace declaration signed by candidates competing for Jakarta's governor slot, a second attack on campaign headquarters took place on Tuesday.

Tangerang Police arrested three members of Pemuda Pancasila on Thursday in connection with yesterday's deadly attack on the hard-line Betawi Brotherhood Forum's (FBR) headquarters.

Pucak – Refugees and asylum seekers in Indonesia, many of whom fled persecution and conflict in their home countries, say they are being driven to get on boats for Australia out of frus

Jakarta – Public support for Islamic-based parties is dropping due to their failure to consider the religious concerns of supporters, a survey says.

Antara & Robertus Wardi – A survey released on Tuesday shows that Islamic political parties in Indonesia are losing popularity, attributing the decline to Indonesia's increasing dra

Murizal Hamzah – More than a week after the author of the controversial book "Lumpur Lapindo File: Konspirasi SBY-Bakrie" ("The Lapindo Mud File: SBY-Bakrie Conspiracy"), Ali Azhar Akba

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Rizky Amelia – The Corruption Eradication Commission has received some unlikely support for its plan to expand its office on Monday: the backing of the co

Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta – The Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) says it has reported nine major political parties to the Central Information Commission (KIP) for failing to disclose t

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Around 20 people equipped with rattan batons reportedly assaulted a group of farmers holding a land-conflict strike at the municipal legislative council in Meda

Ezra Sihite – The National Democrat Party has unveiled a war chest of up to Rp 3 trillion ($318 million) to help it win a massive 31 percent of seats at the House of Representatives in

Tunggadewa Mattangkilang, West Kutai, East Kalimantan – Thousands of residents in two West Kutai villages are protesting efforts by a palm oil firm to clear land for a plantation, argui

Bayu Marhaenjati – "Pesbukers" host Olga Syahputra may be a comedian, but a recent joke that likened Muslims to beggars is no laughing matter, the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) said on

Elly Burhaini Faizal and Arya Dipa, Jakarta – The debate over the distribution of free condoms as a preventative measure in the fight against HIV/AIDS has become political, with the new

Ezra Sihite – The Golkar Party has set an ambitious target to win 30 percent of the votes in the 2014 legislative election, but analysts say that might not be enough to propel its chair

Jakarta – The Golkar Party is expected to nominate chairman Aburizal "Ical" Bakrie as its presidential candidate for the 2014 election on July 1.

Migrant worker advocates have lent their voice to the government's calls for answers from Malaysia in the killing of three Indonesians there by the police this month.

Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta – The public funding initiative to help the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) construct its new building gained momentum with more groups pledging suppo

Jakarta – Representatives of two of the nation's most prominent Muslim groups are none too outraged about the allegations of corruption surrounding the procurement of Korans by the Reli

Jakarta – Another survey has revealed that the ruling Democratic Party will probably only secure a one-digit percentage of votes in the upcoming 2014 election.

Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said that it was possible to prosecute individuals who obstruct investigations of graft cases.

Jakarta – The country's second largest Muslim organization, Muhammadiyah, wrapped up its annual leadership meeting on Sunday by issuing a recommendation that the organization would leav

Lenny Tristia Tambun – The Jakarta administration is on the defensive over a ranking published recently by CNNGo that lands the Indonesian capital among the world's "10 most hated citie

On 11 April 2012 the Indonesian parliament ratified a law on managing social conflict (Penanganan Konflik Sosial – PKS) in order to address Indonesia's experience of dealing with social

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja – Campaigning for Jakarta's gubernatorial election next month began yesterday amid controversy over its electoral rolls, which have been found to contain dubious n

Jakarta – Who is supposedly responsible for keeping radical teachings at bay?

Bayu Marhaenjati – An Air Force soldier arbitrarily seized and destroyed a video tape belonging to BeritaSatu TV reporter Urip Arpan after the latter filmed the wreckage of the military

Jennifer Robinson – As violence escalates in West Papua, one cannot help but recall East Timor and wonder how much worse it must get before Australia and the international community wil

Slamet Susanto, Bantul, Yogyakarta – Up to 78 Golkar Party branches officially declared Sunday their support for Yogyakarta Governor Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X to run as the vice presi

Anita Rachman – Imas Tati still can't walk properly or stand up for long without a cane. When she moves from one spot to another, she has to grab onto something for support.

Lenny Tristia Tambun – While they celebrate Jakarta's anniversary every year, many Jakartans know nothing about why June 22 marks its birthday.

Vento Saudale – The Islamic Defenders Front, a hard-line Muslim group, stormed the Bogor District Court on Thursday after the court began hearing a case against a teenager accused of ki

Camelia Pasandaran – Indonesia's new Health Minister has been summoned to appear before the House of Representatives on Monday to discuss the ministry's controversial youth condom campa

Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is squaring off for a battle with lawmakers who are refusing to disburse funds for a new building for the KPK.

Jakarta – The House of Representatives' deliberations on the gender equality bill have turned into a battleground between feminists and conservative groups in society, according to one

Jakarta – The failure to convince judges to hand terrorist convict Umar Patek a life sentence is solely the fault of prosecutors, according to terrorism commentator Dynno Creesbon.