Chloe Booker, Jakarta – Local government officials may have accepted bribes from logging, mining and companies in exchange for permission to clear forests, a top official has said.

Surakarta – Responding to a wave of anti-FPI (Islam Defenders Front) rallies, including in Central Kalimantan and Jakarta, the FPI said it would hold a counter-rally in Surakarta, Centr

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police said on Wednesday that they had detained four men involved in Tuesday afternoon's protest at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle, where pro

Jakarta – In the face of many calls to freeze the activities of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), the hard-line group remained firm that they were here to stay.

Agus Triyono & Made Arya Kencana – Potentially further straining tensions between the Supreme Court and the Judicial Commission, the country's top court announced on Tuesday that it

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Singapore – Indonesia on Wednesday signed a $325 million contract with Airbus Military for nine C-295 transport planes to be used for defense, logistical and humanitarian purposes.

Bayu Marhaenjati & Dofa Fasila – The Jakarta administration may have approved the highest sectoral minimum wages ever, but hundreds of workers rallied with the Jakarta Labor Forum t

Anita Rachman – An Indonesian artist is the latest person to fall victim to hard-line religious organizations after he was attacked during a peaceful protest outside the headquarters of

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – A group uniting under the banner of "Indonesia-without-the-FPI" staged a rally around the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle on Tuesday afternoon, demanding the

Bagus BT Saragih – Members of the House of Representatives are proving their supervisory worth to the public, only this time, their focus is on snacks.

Ezra Sihite – The fallout from Muhammad Nasir's controversial late-night visit to his brother in prison continued to grow on Tuesday, with the Democratic Party lawmaker being questioned

Arientha Primanita – It was a rare chance, albeit rehearsed, for journalists to ask questions directly of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, but the nationally televised Q&A on Mon

Anita Rachman – A peaceful rally at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Jakarta meant to protest violent tactics used by some religious groups was marred by scuffles and uncertain pol

Ismira Lutfia – Indonesia is aiming to reduce the number of child workers by 10,000 this year, an official said on Tuesday.

Vento Saudale – There was very little love in the air on Valentine's Day as residents and officials in various parts of Indonesia held rallies and raids protesting what they called the

Jakarta – A rainbow group of protesters carrying the same tagline of "Indonesia-without-the-FPI," rallied at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle on Tuesday afternoon, demanding the gover

Ezra Sihite & Arientha Primanita – In the wake of calls to disband the Islamic Defenders Front, a lawmaker on Tuesday called for a review of all mass organizations that disrupt the

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Ezra Sihite, Novianti Setuningsih & Rizky Amelia – Fresh graft accusations against Democratic Party chairman Anas Urbaningrum and the party's former treasu

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Surabaya, East Java – Five soldiers are facing imprisonment of between five and 15 years and dismissal from the military over their alleged involvement in the smug

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Critics have slammed President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for his hands-off approach to the impasse involving the Bogor city administration and the Indonesian

Dozens of housemaids staged a protest at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on Wednesday, demanding the government to pass a bill on the profession.

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – Independent candidates looking to join the West Java gubernatorial election race are required to gather written support from at least 1.3 million eligible vo

Sita W. Dewi, Jakarta – A coalition of NGO activists, experts and lawmakers has called for a reform in the political party financing system.

Jakarta – A coalition of lawmakers is circulating a petition challenging a government policy not to reduce the prison sentences of corruption convicts.

Farouk Arnaz & Tri Listiyarini – With already 1,547 people killed in 9,884 road accidents this year, authorities and transport industry experts are pointing to weak implementation o

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Jakarta – The nation's enthusiasm for democracy could be losing momentum, with a new survey finding a growing public distrust of political parties.

Yuli Tri Suwarni and Bagus BT Saragih, Bandung/Jakarta – At a time when the Democratic Party's central leadership is being bombarded with the major Wisma Atlet corruption scandal, party

Anita Rachman – Police said they have detained "several" people who were being attacked by members of the crowd after trying to rip posters and signs out of protesters' hands at a chaot

Anita Rachman – Indonesia's notorious Islamic Defenders Front has dismissed a demonstration against the self-styled moral crusaders planned in Jakarta today as a Western conspiracy.

Farouk Arnaz & Anita Rachman – In an ironic twist, the hard-line Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) is reporting five men in Central Kalimantan, including the governor and police chief,

Anita Rachman – The anti-Islamic Defenders Front rally may have broken up early, but organizers say they have no intention of staying silent.

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David Saut, Jakarta – Around 60 people held an "Indonesia Without the FPI" protest action at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle at 4pm this afternoon.

Jakarta – Human rights watchdog Setara Institute defended Central Kalimantan residents' rejection of the presence of four leaders of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) in Palangkaraya on S

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Markus Junianto Sihaloho – While the majority of Indonesians agree in principle that other people's religions and faiths should be respected, this does not consistently translate to eve

Dessy Sagita – Antismoking activists have slammed the latest conspiracy theory that global forces want to hurt Indonesia's economy by destroying its tobacco industry.

Jakarta – Law and Human Rights Minister Amir Syamsuddin said on Monday that the ministry had revoked the authority of the 16 "enter-jail-free" cards that it gave to lawmakers from House

Rizky Amelia – The fallout from the discovery of late-night visitors meeting with high-profile graft suspect Muhammad Nazaruddin has claimed its first scalps, with Cipinang Penitentiary

For yet another year, Valentine's Day is receiving little love from conservative Islamic groups across Indonesia, who contend the holiday goes against the religious values to which all

Agus Triyono – Former antigraft czar and convicted murderer Antasari Azhar on Monday lost his bid for a review of his murder trial and the police investigation that led up to it.

Farouk Arnaz – As recently as last year, a terror network had held military training and exercises on a small island in Southeast Sulawesi, pointing to signs that it is still active, an

Kate Lamb, Jakarta – Umar Patek, the man who allegedly built the 700 kilogram bomb that ripped through two crowded Bali nightclubs in 2002, is unlikely to be executed, terrorism analyst

Panca Nugraha, Mataram – Six years after having been evicted from their villages, Ahmadis still see any settlement to their problems far off on distant horizon.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Home Minister Gamawan Fauzi said he had done everything possible to convince Islamic groups that have rejected the presence of the Indonesian Christian Churc

Farouk Arnaz – After being blocked from landing at an airport in Central Kalimantan by an angry crowd of indigenous Dayaks, the chairman of the Islamic Defenders Front on Monday filed a

Jakarta – People's Consultative Assembly chairman Taufiq Kiemas said that hard-line group the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) must respect the Dayak community's local wisdom in Palangkaraya

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Home Minister Gamawan Fauzi said the outdated 1985 Law on Mass Organization had prevented his ministry from creating decisive measures against the notorious