The Democratic Party has given antigraft officials until the end of next month to either name their chairman a corruption suspect or exonerate him of any role in a bid-rigging case.

Arientha Primanita, Ezra Sihite & Rahmat – Military chief Adm.

Syofiardi Bachyul Jb and Panca Nugraha, Padang/Mataram – Journalists in three cities in the archipelago took to the streets on Thursday to protest the assault of their peers by Marines

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Surabaya's elementary and high school students will return to school this July. Their cell phones won't.

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has come under criticism for its poor performance in promoting human rights protection.

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja – Business and banking operations as well as travel are expected to get a big boost when Indonesia switches to a single time zone on Oct. 28.

Rizky Amelia – Antigraft officials have questioned several witnesses in connection to the corruption charges against Angelina Sondakh as they ramp up their investigation into the Democr

Tito Summa Siahaan – Indonesia has continued its slide down the economic competitiveness rankings compiled by a Swiss business school, suggesting the country may have failed to make the

Pangkalpinang – Banning Lady Gaga's Jakarta concert did not go far enough to protect youth, according to a chairman of the Indonesian Council of Ulema (MUI), who demanded that the singe

Jakarta – Human rights groups have criticized what they call the Indonesian government's complacency in dealing with rampant rights abuses.

Ezra Sihite – The commander of the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) Adm.

Robertus Wardi – As Prabowo Subianto seeks the support of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for a presidential run in 2014, his party is beginning to express its support for some of th

Jakarta – The ruling Democratic Party was the political party with the most media coverage from January to April this year in a total of five national newspapers, a recent survey has an

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Labor unions have protested at what they call "cosmetic changes" to a ministerial decree on decent living standards, as the minor revisions will not lead t

Loic Vennin – "I decided to experience the real Jakarta," said a tourist, stepping gingerly between puddles of putrid water and a scurrying rat in a scene that would never make a postca

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Admiral Agus Suhartono said he had ordered military officers who allegedly assaulted journalists in Padang, the provincia

Robin McDowell – Titin Karisma parades onto the stage wearing a rhinestone bustier and matching bottoms, with sequin fringe that jiggles wildly to the rhythm of the beating drums.

Fidelis E Satriastanti, Ezra Sihite & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Legislators have sprung to the defense of Golkar Party chairman Aburizal Bakrie as he continues to take flak for the

Tunggadewa Mattangkilang & Camelia Pasandaran, Samarinda – As many as 500 people from 12 individual groups have set up a blockade of ships carrying coal on Mahakam River in Samarind

Indonesia is getting older. Life expectancy has climbed to nearly 70 years for Indonesian women and 65 for men, and continues to rise.

Indonesia's Child Protection Commission (KPAI) urged the government to limit condom sales to approved stores, a move that would effectively pull the contraception out of convenience sto

For the past month, residents of Sidoarjo district in East Java have blocked the main road running through Porong subdistrict in a bid to bring attention to their cause.

Olin Monteiro – Does anybody really believe that a concert can stir a mass of people to devote themselves to the devil, let alone change them to become immoral individuals?

Arientha Primanita – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono announced five new policies on Tuesday aimed at reducing government expenditures on subsidized fuel, including limiting its sale

Imam Shofwan – In August 2002, a number of Islam-based political parties demanded the Jakarta Charter be included in the Constitution, which would mean that Muslims in Indonesia would h

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Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – As the number of HIV/AIDS infections contracted through sexual contact grow higher in the country, the efforts to combat the condition should primarily f

Niniek Karmini, Jakarta, Indonesia – Lady Gaga canceled her sold-out show in Indonesia after Islamist hardliners threatened violence claiming her sexy clothes and provocative dance move

Farouk Arnaz – National Police refused to shoulder blame on Monday after Lady Gaga's management decided to cancel her June 3 Jakarta concert because of security concerns – specifically,

Jakarta – The decision by Lady Gaga's management to cancel her planned June 3 concert reflects a government that is weak in the face of intolerant political groups, according to human r

Jakarta – The Islamic People's Forum (FUI), made up of several hard-line Islamic groups including the Islam Defenders Front (FPI), breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that Lady Gaga'

After the announcement that pop diva Lady Gaga's Jakarta concert was off, thousands of her fans, who call themselves "little monsters," sent a flurry of Twitter messages to persuade her

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Democratic Party chairman Anas Urbaningrum has been fighting for his political survival since he was implicated months ago in several graft cases.

Indonesia needs its Defense Ministry and the Armed Forces not only to deter external threats but also to deal with internal provocations, according to Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgianto

SP/Novianti Setuningsih – The Corruption Eradication Commission admitted on Thursday that it was struggling to name suspects in its investigation into the Rp 1.52 trillion ($164 million

Farouk Arnaz & Arientha Primanita – The governor of West Kalimantan has come out and denounced a sex tape allegedly featuring his lawmaker daughter as a political attack on his fami

Zakir Hussain – As Indonesians over the past week marked the anniversary of the reform movement that toppled strongman Suharto 14 years ago, several major newspapers ran a photograph of

Arientha Primanita – Opposition from hard-line Muslim groups to Lady Gaga's planned concert in Jakarta should not be heeded by the police, a senior government minister said on Thursday.

Arientha Primanita & Bayu Marhaenjati – Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Djoko Suyanto did not want to be troubled by an Islamic Defenders Front (FPI)

Bagus BT Saragih and Margareth S.

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A member of House Commission I called on Friday for the Indonesian military to confiscate a luxurious Porsche Cayenne Turbo allegedly owned by a member of the military.

Agustiyanti, Surabaya – Manpower and Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar on Thursday called on regional governments to help return 10,000 child workers across the country to schoo

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Febriamy Hutapea & Ezra Sihite – The Geneva-based Human Rights Working Group (HRWG) deplored on Friday President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's move to trade clemency for a convicted Au

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo has called on government institutions to make serious efforts to deal with massive abuse of travel budgets, which has

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