Indonesia's top court on Monday upheld a 15-year jail term against Islamist militant Abu Bakar Bashir for terrorist acts, reversing an earlier decision to slash the sentence to nine yea

Ulma Haryanto – To the thousands of would-be asylum seekers sheltering in Indonesia, the years of waiting for placement to a third country is a tortuous affair.

Agus Triyono & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Lawmakers are divided over whether there is a need for an expansion of the powers of the anti-money laundering agency, with some arguing a

Surabaya – The Manpower and Transmigration Ministry says that the Manpower Law must be revised to protect Indonesian workers overseas.

Agus Triyono – Indonesians want more power granted to the Regional Representatives Council to counterbalance the authority of the House of Representatives, a study by the Indonesian Sur

Ezra Sihite & Dessy Sagita – The Prosperous Justice Party has denied it pushed for a change to the Indonesian Red Cross's emblem, saying the claim was part of a smear campaign again

Farouk Arnaz – Lampung Police have heightened security around facilities owned by plantation firm Barat Selatan Makmur Investindo in Mesuji district, Lampung, after an alleged attack by

Ezra Sihite – The House of Representatives (DPR) budget committee approved a Rp 500 billion ($500 million) budget on Monday for maintenance of parliament buildings this year.

Jakarta – Residents of Lau Bekeri village in Kutamlimbaru, Deli Serdang, beat up two residents, identified as Ricardo and Kristian, and then burned them to death on Sunday evening.

Inggrid Galuh Mustikawati – The early months of 2012 have seen several violent land disputes in Indonesia.

More people will stay away from the ballot box in the 2014 elections as public dissatisfaction with political parties grows, an analyst said on Friday.

Yuli Krisna, Bandung – A group of West Java residents who admitted vandalizing an Ahmadiyah mosque last week have been charged with an offense that could land them in prison for up to f

Keyko Ranti Ramadhani & Ronna Nirmala – The US government's decision to declare convicted terrorist Abu Bakar Bashir's Jamaah Anshorut Tauhid group a terrorist organization will not

Police have arrested 16 striptease dancers at a hotel in North Jakarta and charged them with "committing a pornographic act."

Tri Listiyarini – The largest Islam-based political party has thrown its weight behind a proposal to tackle a lack of transparency and allegations of corruption in the administration of

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Carlos KY Paath & Robertus Wardi – Mirwan Amir, head of the House of Representative Budget Committee, has refuted accusations by graft suspect Muhammad Naz

Ronna Nirmala & Zaky Pawas – Politicians and city officials were horrified when a group of mourners at Gatot Subroto Army Hospital in Central Jakarta were attacked by members of a r

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Police experts have expressed concerns over the National Police headquarters' decision to promote certain high police officials who had been the subject of p

Organizing a massive movement of people for quite a long period of time with complex human relations and managerial problems, like the 40-day-long Indonesian haj pilgrimage, is indeed n

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Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta – A survey reveals that majority of voters are still undecided about their presidential candidates, two years ahead of the presidential election scheduled for

Ronna Nirmala – A retired general who has been dogged by accusations of rights abuses came out on top in the latest survey ahead of the 2014 presidential election, as observers and acti

Megawati Wijaya, Jakarta – Since its founding in 1998, hardline vigilante group the Islamic Defenders Front (known by its Indonesian acronym FPI) has perpetuated violence in the name of

Batam – Around 1,000 employees of PT Sanmina-SCI Batam went on strike on Thursday, demanding housing allowances, wage increases and an explanation over the employment of expatriates dee

Damar Harsanto, Jakarta – The United States has formally included hard-line Islam group Jemaah Anshorut Tauhid (JAT), an extremist organization founded by infamous cleric Abu Bakar Ba'a

Vento Saudale, Bogor – Former Vice President Jusuf Kalla has offered a helping hand as a mediator in the GKI Yasmin dispute, saying he is happy to help if the opposing parties – the Bog

Ulma Haryanto – Despite the recent victories for labor rights, the ballooning number of labor organizations in the country and their susceptibility to being politicized are worrying act

Agus Triyono – A group of nongovernmental organizations has raised the red flag on 17 candidates who are in the running for positions at key electoral bodies that will oversee the 2014

Ulma Haryanto & Anita Rachman – The latest annual survey by a global media watchdog found that no journalists were killed in Indonesia last year, but identified a worryingly high nu

Arientha Primanita – Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali said on Wednesday that a moratorium on the registration of applicants for the hajj threatened to push pilgrimage costs hi

Charundi Panagoda, Washington – The survival of Sumatra's tigers, elephants, orangutans, rhinos, as well as indigenous communities, is threatened by the "world's fastest deforestation r

Fitri, Mataram – Some dangdut songs have gone too far, according to the West Nusa Tenggara Broadcasting Commission, which on Thursday announced a ban on 10 songs with "pornographic" lyr

Made Arya Kencana, Farouk Arnaz & Ezra Sihite – Calls mounted on Wednesday for the government to deal with the chronic overcrowding of its jails and detention facilities following t

James Balowski, Jakarta – A civil servant who posted "God does not exist" on his Facebook page has been arrested and charged under Indonesia's draconian anti-blasphemy law.

Over the last three weeks, at least three surveys have uncovered a growing public distrust of political parties, all because of corruption cases plaguing their leaders and individual me

Arientha Primanita – A senior minister on Tuesday called for a renegotiation of royalty fees paid to the government by US-owned mining giants Freeport Indonesia and Newmont Nusa Tenggar

Bagus T Saragih, Jakarta – Presidential spokesman Julian Aldrin Pasha has downplayed reports on suspicious financial transactions by some Cabinet members and on an allegation that a min

Five striptease dancers and two female disc jockeys were caught red-handed while naked at a nightclub in Pekanbaru, Riau, early on Tuesday, police said.

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Cianjur, West Java – Twenty men have been named suspects in the Friday attack on a mosque used by Ahmadiyah sect members in Cipeuyeum village, Cianjur, West Java, police said.

Central Kalimantan – The Central Kalimantan administration announced Wednesday that it issued a letter, rejecting the presence of hard-liner group the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) in the

Dicky Christanto, Kediri – United Development Party (PPP) chairman Suryadharma Ali has asked the media to be more balanced in covering news about hard-liner group Islam Defenders Front

Imam Shamsi Ali of the New York Islamic Center has asked the Islamic Defenders Front to reconsider the methods it employs to achieve its goals.

Ronna Nirmala – Streetside food stall owners dished it out to Jakarta's deputy governor on Tuesday, angry over plans for a new restaurant tax in the capital.

Lisa Siregar – For most people, the easiest way to protest the government is to join a street rally. For two Jakarta communities, however, protesting can also be a relaxing affair.

Tunggadewa Mattangkilang – Anti-Islamic Defenders Front sentiment in Indonesia continued on Monday as residents in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, made it clear the hard-line group wasn't

Indonesian mainstream society has begun to push back against radical groups that have sought to force their agenda on the country.

Robertus Wardi – The government plans to allow people who do not identify with any of the six official religions to leave the religion column on their identity cards blank, the Home Aff

Jakarta – Civil rights activists grouped under the banner "Indonesia-without-the-FPI" said on Sunday that they would attempt to deter further acceleration of the FPI movement.

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