Jakarta – The lack of transparency and accountability in the distribution of the School Operational Aid (BOS) has cost the state billions of rupiah in wasteful spending, corruption watc

Fadli, Batam – Amid fears of security disturbances from potentially escalating workers' rallies, Riau Islands Governor Muhammad Sani has agreed to raise the workers' minimum wage in Bat

Anita Rachman – Tired of waiting, dozens of domestic workers and activists ambushed the office of the House of Representatives' Legislative Body on Wednesday to demand the domestic work

Camelia Pasandaran & Rahmat – The mob attack on a journalist's home that reportedly led to his newborn daughter dying of shock has been denounced as an inhumane act by his peers.

People in over 80 countries in every region of the world have come together to demand the release of Indonesian prisoner of conscience Filep Karma, who is currently serving a 15-year pr

Jakarta – Ten students from Bung Karno University remain in detention at Jakarta Police headquarters on Thursday after a rally turned violent.

Zaky Pawas – Several police officers were injured and 10 students from Bung Karno University were arrested after an antigovernment rally in Central Jakarta turned to chaos on Wednesday.

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Aceh may soon lose part of its forests with the granting of a concession for commercial use to a private company by Aceh Governor Irwandi Yusuf, a decisi

Anita Rachman & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – A group of maids and activists has vowed to camp out in front of the legislative building in Jakarta until lawmakers make the domestic wor

Yayat Supriatna – Indonesia is concerned about domestic white sugar supplies between March and May next year when current stocks of 740,000 tons run out and the new crushing season has

Apriadi Gunawan and Yuli Tri Suwarni, Medan/Bandung – North Sumatra has been ranked second after Jakarta in terms of the highest number of human rights violation cases this year, the Na

Ezra Sihite, Arientha Primanita & Anita Rachman – Lawmakers were aghast on Wednesday as a group of farmers from Lampung told them about the alleged killing of a large number of thei

Ezra Sihite – Hundreds of members of the Anak Dalam tribe have rallied outside the House of Representatives in a second day of protests to demand ownership rights to their ancestral lan

Ismoko Widjaya – PT Silva Inhutani, a company that was mentioned in land takeover case that resulted in 30 farmers died in Lampung, has denied about the rumored killings.

Jakarta – Only 10 percent of the nation's local languages will survive by the end of the century, according to a researcher.

Ambon, Maluku – A flare-up of violence in the restive city of Ambon on Monday night left dozens of people injured and several homes badly damaged.

Carmel Budiardjo – According to Djoko Suyanto, the coordinating minister for political, legal and security affairs, there are no political prisoners in Papua – only criminals who have b

Catherine Wilson, Sydney – The Indonesian government's offer of development for West Papua, following the crackdown by security forces on a pro-independence meeting in Jayapura in Octob

Ami Afriatni – Almost a month has passed since Palembang hosted the closing ceremony of the Southeast Asian Games but the organizers still have a mountain of debt to settle.

Anita Rachman & Rizky Amelia – In his first comments since the arrest of his wife, graft suspect Nunun Nurbaetie, politician and former police general Adang Daradjatun called for ot

Rizky Amelia, Farouk Arnaz & Ezra Sihite – Sidestepping questions about the nature of an allegedly inappropriate "close personal relationship" with a police officer, controversial l

The Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) is calling for the independence of West Papua and her people from Indonesia.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – A soldier from the Indonesian Military (TNI) and personnel from the North Sumatran police are reported to have been injured in what appears to be the latest in

Ulma Haryanto – After dying from burns sustained when he set himself on fire in an apparent protest at the Presidential Palace, Sondang Hutabarat is becoming a rallying point for moveme

Hasyim Widhiarto, Bandung/Surabaya/Malang – Three state-owned companies in the defense industry are running low on manpower as budget constraints have hampered their ability to hire new

A group of election watchdogs has called on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to revoke the newly established election team designated to select general election bodies' members for no

Although during his 2009 election campaign President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono pledged to uphold human rights, the reality over the two years of his administration indicates a different

Ramadhian Fadillah, Jakarta – Justice and Human Rights Minister Amir Syamsuddin says that during the era of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's (SBY) leadership there have been no huma

Jakarta – The National Mandate Party (PAN) on Sunday officially announced its leader, Hatta Rajasa, as its presidential candidate for the 2014 elections, but doubts linger about the ele

Jakarta – Human rights groups have given President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's administration poor marks with regard to its commitment to upholding human rights.

It has now been four months since workers at Freeport-McMoRan's Grasberg mine in Papua decided to strike, demanding higher pay.

Kusumasari Ayuningtyas, Surakarta – Commercial sex workers in Surakarta, Central Java, have demanded a designated red-light district to ensure better organized outreach services, especi

Anita Rachman – Because they felt their stories had to be told properly, 11 women who have lived through some of the worst periods in the nation's history labored to write and publish t

Former President Megawati Sukarnoputri says she is "bitter" about the Nunun Nurbaeti corruption scandal, alleging the case had been politicized to target the Indonesian Democratic Party

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The arrest of graft fugitive Nunun Nurbaeti may lead to the prosecution of more politicians in the politically charged Bank Indonesia bribery case, including thos

Gorontalo – The Indonesian Military says it will shift strategy and deploy troops from Java to areas near the nation's borders as part of a defense rethink.

Ismira Lutfia – Analysts have urged the government to shelve a contentious bill on state secrecy that they argue is both open to interpretation and redundant.

Jakarta – The death of Sondang Hutagalung, a student who set himself on fire in an anti-government protest, has sparked an online movement to make him an icon for an antigraft movement.

The central government is proposing an alternative solution to end the GKI Taman Yasmin church-closure case by offering the church options to move to a new location provided by the loca

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Anita Rachman & Ronna Nirmala – Speculation is rife over whether the capture of Nunun Nurbaetie, and her return to Jakarta, will finally allow the public t

Ezra Sihite – House of Representatives lawmakers are pressing ahead with plans to summon President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to explain a cabinet minister's decision to tighten up senten

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Some hundred workers in Medan, North Sumatra staged a rally on Saturday, calling on the government to address their rights and curb human rights violations.

Jakarta – An 22-year-old Indonesian man has died after setting himself on fire near the presidential palace, according to police, in what is believed to be the country's first self-immo

Candles were lit in a vigil in the grounds of Brisbane's St Stephen's Cathedral to honour five West Papuans believed killed in a recent military attack on crowds gathered for the Third

Dofa Fasila & Fidelis E. Satriastanti – Disabled Indonesians are being sent mixed messages on the government's commitment to ensure equal access to transportation.

Fitri, Lombok – Siti Fatimah sat in front of a burning stove as a kettle hissed.

Markus Junianto – Indonesia is breeding new generations of corrupt officials faster than authorities can crack down on the scourge, a top official has warned.

Shirley Wibisono – When Indonesia's longest suspension bridge suddenly collapsed last month, killing more than 20 people, allegations immediately surfaced that corruption was behind the

Ulma Haryanto, Agus Triyono & Zaky Pawas – Slowly, the identity of the man believed to have set himself on fire in front of the Presidential Palace on Wednesday is being revealed.

Nani Farida, Jakarta – Democratic Party chairman Anas Urbaningrum became the target of protesters as demonstrators rallied for World Anticorruption Day in several cities across Indonesi