Ina Parlina, Jakarta – As the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) searches for the benefactors of the 2004 central bank's vote-buying case, a coalition of antigraft activists has ur

Medan – A protest against the relocation of Raudhatul Islam Mosque by a housing businessman in Medan, North Sumatra, turned wild on Friday.

Anita Rachman – If violence and intimidation was the order of the day for Indonesia's journalists in 2011, this year is shaping up to be no better, press freedom advocates and pundits c

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Many provinces across Indonesia have not properly implemented the Public Information Law, which was enacted in 2010, Public Information Commission (KIP) c

West Sumatra Police are refusing to supply human rights investigators with the autopsy reports of two teenage brothers who were allegedly tortured to death in custody.

Ulma Haryanto – In an unprecedented move, a messenger from the National Police arrived on the doorstep of the National Commission on Human Rights on Friday with the autopsy report on tw

Farouk Arnaz – Police are calling on activists in Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, who fled detention when a mob set fire to a government building and stormed another facility to return to cus

Jakarta – With numerous electoral disputes that arise from local elections across the country, the time is ripe for the government to set up special courts at the district level to spee

Arientha Primanita & Ezra Sihite – The Democratic Party is trying to head off any in-fighting as the bribery scandal involving the construction of an athletes' village threatens to

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Investors are not taking advantage of existing tax breaks, despite their claims that they need additional fiscal incentives, according to Finance Minist

There was no exaggeration when senior Democratic Party politician Marzuki Alie allegorized the conundrum currently facing the ruling party as a "devastating tsunami".

John McBeth, Jakarta – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is in danger of being caught in the crossfire between a newly emboldened parliament and the Indonesian military over

Bayu Marhaenjati & Carla Isati Octama – In a heated dispute over minimum wages, thousands of Bekasi workers blocked the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road after noon prayers on Friday to pr

Sita W. Dewi, Bekasi, West Java – Tens of thousands of Bekasi workers staged a rally on Friday, blocking the Jakarta – Cikarang toll road access to Bekasi from KM 21 to KM 26.

Lisa Siregar – Every Indonesian knows that corruption is common for smoothing every bureaucratic process. You got a speeding ticket? Pay the officer. You want to renew your passport?

Hundreds of religious hard-liners from the Islamic Defenders Front attempted to raid a store in Garut, West Java, on Thursday with some help from the police because they believed it was

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Regarded as an authority on Indonesian affairs, Australian academic Richard Robison is the author of the best-selling book, Indonesia: The Rise of Capital, which looks at the growth of

Angela Dewan – Tolerance of Islamic vigilantism is helping to breed a new generation of terrorists in Indonesia, the International Crisis Group warned in a report on Thursday.

Samuel Rubenfeld – Businesses owned by militaries around the world pose unique corruption risks to the sectors in which they operate, a new report found.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono claimed that his government has achieved successes in its antigraft campaign, in spite of a series of public opinion surve

Rizky Amelia & Novianti Setuningsih – The person who allegedly managed the shady businesses and bribery schemes of graft suspect Muhammad Nazaruddin is a woman of surprisingly small

Jakarta – For a syndicate of rogue but innovative tire repairmen in Jakarta the key to improving business is simple: bring potential clients to a piercing halt.

Jakarta – A coalition of NGOs has demanded the government ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.

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Fitri Pikong & Antara, Mataram – A district office in Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, was burned to the ground along with several motorcycles and cars by a mob of thousands of residents d

The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) is calling for the Indonesian government to guarantee the freedom and safety of Alexander Aan, an Indonesian arrested for blasphemy.

Anita Rachman – Press freedom has declined again in Indonesia over the past year, according to Reporters Without Borders, which released its 10th annual press freedom index on Wednesday

Ulma Haryanto – When dealing with religious conflict in the field, police officers and other law enforcement officials tend to put their beliefs before their uniform, a researcher said

Ezra Sihite & Farouk Arnaz – Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali said on Wednesday that the GKI Yasmin church dispute did not come under his jurisdiction, insisting that sinc

Senior politicians from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democratic Party (PD) admitted on Wednesday that the party was in serious trouble as a result of corruption allegations leve

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The process of revising the 2008 Legislative Elections Law has come to a halt as factions in the House of Representatives continue to jockey to bolster the

At least 83 homes were torched or destroyed on Tuesday afternoon during a clash in South Lampung that stemmed from a petty squabble over a parking fee.

Atheist Alliance International (AAI) demands that the Indonesian government support freedom of speech and freedom of conscience by immediately releasing Alexander Aan from custody and d

Ulma Haryanto – After a four-day investigation in West Sumatra, Indonesia's National Commission on Human Rights said it found that two boys who died in jail there were tortured to death

Jakarta – Noted human rights group Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has praised the 2012 World Report issued by New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW),

Carla Isati Octama – The fate of East Kalimantan's Dayak tribes is inextricably linked to the success or failure of Indonesia's efforts to reduce deforestation, an international environ

Jakarta – The tension between manufacturing companies and labor unions in West Java and Banten is likely to escalate following a court decision on a proposed legal review on minimum wag

Ezra Sihite & Carla Isati Octama – Women's Empowerment Minister Linda Agum Gumelar lashed out at the notion that a string of rapes committed against women on or waiting for public t

Dozens of journalists rallied outside the Trenggalek Police headquarters in East Java on Tuesday to protest the assault of a colleague by a civil servant on Friday.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The Democratic Party hopes to open a new chapter in its story of internal rifts, with the party's chief patron President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono summoning p

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – For Puan Maharani, the 38-year-old daughter of former president Megawati Soekarnoputri, earning the top job in the country's third-largest party, the Indon

Dessy Sagita – Since giving birth to her son three weeks ago, Airin Nofran has received a torrent of advice about her diet and that of her baby.

Ezra Sihite – The Armed Forces chief said on Tuesday that a final decision had not been made on a widely panned $600 million plan to buy secondhand tanks from the Netherlands.

Agus Triyono – Human Rights Watch on Monday accused Indonesian authorities of using excessive force against peaceful protesters in Papua and standing by while mobs attacked religious mi

A special team with the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) recently indicated that government officials were allegedly involved in gross human rights violations in the aft

Bogor – At least 70 supporters of two hard-liner groups and officers from the municipality's public order agency forced the congregation of the Indonesian Christian Church (GKI) at the

Agus Triyono, Arientha Primanita & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The House of Representatives has until March to amend the law on elections, but one key issue remains contentious: the

Ezra Sihite – The contribution of ethnic Chinese to Indonesia has not been clearly recorded in history books, and rectifying this could help to overcome lingering discrimination, a hist

Further information on UA: Index: ASA 21/004/2012 Indonesia Date: 24 January 2012