A press release from the East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) jointly signed by 89 other organisations.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The government has added a last-minute provision to the bill on social conflicts that would give the military a greater role in resolving such issues, reversi

Jakarta – Leading Indonesian political parties said on Friday they will oppose a government plan to raise fuel prices unless oil prices climb further, dealing a blow to the ruling party

Will Hickey – Indonesia has a burgeoning population with an exponentially growing need for energy, but many still live hand to mouth.

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Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Ezra Sihite & Agus Triyono – Home Minister Gamawan Fauzi is facing mounting criticism after threatening to punish district heads who took part in rallies a

Yuli Krisna – A group of about 30 people, comprising pedicab drivers, trash pickers, housewives and youth activists gathered in front of the West Java governor's office in Bandung on We

Jakarta – Police and students were involved in a violent clash on Jl.

Farouk Arnaz, Bayu Marhaenjati & Novianti Setuningsih – With protests against the planned government fuel price increase picking up in intensity, the police are coming under fire fo

Thousands of Indonesian protesters rallied on Thursday against a planned fuel price hike, ahead of a decision on cutting subsidies which the government says the nation can't afford.

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Ronna Nirmala – Despite the fact that millions of Jakartans rent, more than 4,000 subsidized apartments across the city are still empty.

Ulma Haryanto – A major Indonesian rights group has accused the government of lacking transparency in its recent purchase of fighter jets.

Military Police in Padang, West Sumatra, stripped dozens of military stickers from cars and motorcycles whose owners were not authorized to use them.

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Ezra Sihite & Michael Sianipar – Asked to define pornography, an American Supreme Court justice once famously said: "I know it when I see it." The way Religious Affairs Minister Sur

Ezra Sihite – House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Pramono Anung has criticized proposals to ban short skirts in Indonesia, saying the state had more important things to do.

Dumai – Casual sex among teenagers in Dumai, Riau, is a cause for concern as out of wedlock pregnancies have been on the rise and have led to fledgling marriages.

Broadcast regulators in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara, have admonished two Jakarta-based TV stations over live performances by dangdut singer Julia Perez on popular music shows.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Jakarta Corruption Court sentenced two subordinates of Manpower and Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar to three years in prison each for accepting kick

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Jakarta – Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) Secretary Irwan Hidayat has denied allegations that it provided rocks to demonstrators to be later used to fight the police.

An Indonesian court on Wednesday jailed an Islamic boarding school head for 17 years for possessing more than two dozen home-made bombs and inciting terrorism.

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Following the police violence against journalists covering yesterday's public rallies, Indonesia Police Watch (IPW) executive director Neta S Pane said that

Novianti Setuningsih – Indonesia's Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence has accused police of human rights violations after dozens of students were injured during prot

Farouk Arnaz – National Police officials defended their actions during yesterday's chaotic fuel hike protests in Gambir, Central Jakarta, stating on Wednesday that officers were within

Yuli Tri Suwarni and Indra Harsaputra, Bandung/Surabaya – Government employees have been told to dispense office cars and uniforms in order to avoid possible public wrath in the wake of

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Erwida Maulia – A proposed law regulating the length of women's skirts was blasted by the head of the National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) on Wednesday.

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Fidelis E. Satriastanti – The Fisheries Justice Coalition has accused the government of trying to legalize the dumping of toxic waste into the sea.

Ezra Sihite – Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali says he is considering a regulation that women's skirts should pass their knees as a follow-up to the recent establishment of th

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Indonesia is still facing high rates of time-related underemployment despite a continued decline in unemployment, indicating failures in the government's

Zubaidah Nazeer – Two international organizations have warned Indonesia in separate reports that strong economic growth alone cannot guarantee more jobs, especially outside Java.

Ulma Haryanto – Violence remains a part of the education system in some part of the country, the nongovernmental group Plan Indonesia said over the weekend.

Thousands of Indonesians protested nationwide Tuesday to reject the government's plan to hike the subsidized fuel price, with sporadic violence breaking out and injuring several people.

The central government has sent a circular to regional heads across the country, calling on them to persuade local businesses against laying off their employees following the planned fu

Jakarta Police have a secret weapon to help deal with thousands of protesters expected to march today against the government's plans to hike fuel prices – 50 unarmed female officers tra

Arya Dipa, Bandung – Workers protesting the planned fuel prices hike in front of the West Java Provincial Legislative Council banished a Democratic Party councilor while he was addressi

Jakarta – Instead of using water canons or tear gas to disperse protesters, on Tuesday the Makassar Police deployed dozens of police women to negotiate with residents staging protests i

Jakarta – A large group of protesters gathered outside the front gates of the House of Representatives on Tuesday to voice opposition against the government's planned April 1 fuel price

Apriadi Gunawan and Kusumasari Ayuningtyas, Medan/Surakarta – Protests across the archipelago turned violent on Monday, culminating in the storming of Polonia International Airport in M

Jakarta – The National Police have confirmed that 40,800 protesters taking part in demonstrations across the country today, rallying against the government's proposal to increase the pr

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Tito Summa Siahaan – Unless the government manages to improve governance and infrastructure development, Indonesia will fall into the "middle-income trap," according to the Asian Develo

John McBeth – An Indonesia woman attending a recent anticorruption dialogue with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was surprised when a palace protocol officer approached her before th

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – A bill on mass organizations proposed by the government to replace the current Law No.

Lawmakers accused the government on Sunday of violating laws and operating with political motivations in the appointment of directors and commissioners at many state-owned enterprises.

Tito Summa Siahaan – Indonesia's fuel subsidy must be targeted at the nation's poor even through reducing the fuel subsidy for others is politically difficult, a senior executive from t

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