This year's mudik season has claimed 345 casualties so far, already a 140 percent increase from the same period last year, an official said on Tuesday.

Matthew Pennington, Washington – President Barack Obama has embraced Indonesia as a crucial US ally in Southeast Asia, but rights groups and critics in Congress say the administration i

Olivia Rondonuwu – Indonesia's government has declared that the moon is not in the right position for the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan to end as expected on Tuesday, causing hungry

Jakarta – State-owned train operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) says many officers from the Indonesian Military (TNI) and police did not pay their train fares while travelling home f

Harsh criticisms, including from moderate Muslims, of both the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) and SCTV's decision to cancel broadcasting the controversial film "?" were not in short supp

As a pious young Muslim in Indonesia, Didit Sukmana prays five times a day, recites the Koran daily and fasts during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

Jakarta – Three youngsters, who were hanging out on Jl.

Jakarta – University of Indonesia (UI) has come under a storm of protests for awarding an honorary doctorate to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, a leader whose commitment to human rights

Elisabeth Oktofani – A hard-line Islamic group has threatened to demonstrate outside the headquarters of a TV station on Saturday over its plans to air a controversial film.

Fitri, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara – Nothing has changed at the Transito shelter in the five and a half years that it has served as home to 138 members of the beleaguered Ahmadiyah Isla

Makassar – The South Sulawesi administration says it forbids members of the Ahmadiyah Muslim community to conduct religious activities during the upcoming Idul Fitri holiday.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Anita Rachman & Ronna Nirmala – Two rogue lawmakers – one convicted of breaking the law and the other accused – are still receiving their monthly paychecks

Tifa Asrianti, Majalaya – Determined to clean up Java's heavily polluted rivers, environment activists have found that involving their local communities is the best way to attract the g

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Esther Samboh, Jakarta (JP/ANN) – Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo says Indonesian companies should be wary of foreign borrowing given the global economy's uncertain outlook.

Dofa Fasila & Arientha Primanita – Jakarta has been accused of passing a spatial master plan for the city that puts the interests of developers above those of residents.

Batam – The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) has leveled allegations of extreme brutality and torture against police officers in Riau Islands province for their treatment o

Oyos Saroso H.N., Bandar Lampung – Two people were killed during a large-scale clash involving residents from different villages in Gedungjaya, Gedungnyapah subdistrict, East Abung dist

Anita Rachman – Three months after Indonesia Corruption Watch challenged them to comply with the Political Parties Law and release their 2010 financial reports, six major parties have y

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The Indonesian government says it now has a chance to seize $36 million (US$52 million) from Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, the son of former president Soeharto,

Jakarta – More than 50 percent of Indonesian journalists agreed that the religious sect Ahmadiyah and Playboy magazine should be banned, while sharia and anti-pornography laws should be

Yemris Fointuna, Kupang – Rote Ndao regent Leonard Haning has banned three local journalists from the regency following the publication of "biased and imbalanced news articles".

Jakarta – An alleged US diplomatic cable released by Wikileaks on Friday reveals that the US is seeking to approach Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty M.

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has been heavily criticized in a new batch of US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks on Wednesday.

Popular television shows aired during Ramadan have come under fire from the national broadcast watchdog for racy content that violates regulations.

Camelia Pasandaran, Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Ulma Haryanto – Starting on Sept.

Jakarta – As many as 1,860 US diplomatic cables concerning Indonesia were released by WikiLeaks on Wednesday night and are now available on its website.

Arientha Primanita – The Constitutional Court announced on Wednesday new measures aimed at greater transparency following recent allegations of bribery that prompted the resignation of

Jakarta – Members of the House of Representatives warned President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono against intervening in the final selection process of leaders of the country's antigraft body

Padang – The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) detected 203 hot spots across Sumatra on Tuesday, an official said.

Two provincial Indonesian lawmakers from Islam-based political parties have been forced to deny allegations they were having extramarital sex in what has become and embarrassingly publi

Palu, Central Sulawesi – Police in Central Sulawesi have vowed to investigate the officers involved in firing on rioters during Monday's attack on oil field facilities on Tiaka Island.

Jakarta – The number of street children in Jakarta has risen significantly during the past three years, from 3,724 in 2009, to 5,650 in 2010 and 7,315 in 2011, an official said Wednesda

Ismira Lutfia – Drawing attention to human rights and democratic shortcomings in the draft bills on national security and intelligence, the Press Council has urged civil society organiz

Wasti Atmodjo, Denpasar – The Eastern Indonesia Region (KTI) is still lagging behind the economic development in Java and Sumatra – despite its rich natural resources – as indicated by

Elisabeth Oktofani & AFP – Garuda Indonesia on Wednesday denied allegations by a South Korean job applicant that male doctors were examining aspiring flight attendants' breasts to d

Palu, Central Sulawesi – Police in Indonesia say they have launched an investigation into the deaths of two demonstrators and wounding of five others, allegedly by police officers durin

Jakarta – An NGO activist says President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's decision to immediately reply to graft suspect Muhammad Nazaruddin's letter requesting protection was discrimination.

The House of Representatives says it plans to summon Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa to provide an explanation about environmental group Greenpeace's presence in Indonesia.

Jakarta – Animal protection group ProFauna Indonesia warns that private plantations are destroying the habitats of endangered species like tigers and elephants.

An attack by villagers on the Tiaka oil field in Central Sulawesi on the weekend has resulted in two deaths, brought production to a halt and prompted the Navy to deploy two ships to th

Tiaka oilfield in Central Sulawesi, jointly operated by state-run Pertamina and Medco Tomori, has halted production since Monday, after some 30 protesters attacked and destroyed facilit

John McBeth – When criminal court judges are fearful of dishing out tough punishment or, worse, allow a certain empathy for the accused to colour their judgment, it is important to look

Ronna Nirmala – Fifteen new political parties registered for the 2014 general elections ahead of the deadline on Monday night, an official said.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Police Watch (IPW) has recommended three names to fill the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) leadership positions: Bambang Widjajanto, Handoyo Sudrajat an

Peter Alford, Jakarta – In barely 12 months as Indonesia's Democratic Party treasurer, Muhammad Nazaruddin gouged 6.04 trillion rupiah ($679.3 million) out of government contracts, acco

Nivell Rayda – The Ahmadiyah community in Cianjur, West Java, is airing fears of violence and retaliation after a court in Banten recently jailed 12 men for an attack there that left th

Hangga Brata, Dessy Sagita & Nurfika Osman, Solo, Central Java – Despite several deadly incidents during the distribution of Ramadan donations in recent years, charity programs cont

Elaine Pearson – What do US Senator Dianne Feinstein, Senator Patrick Leahy, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu have in common?

It happens so frequently that expectation does not live up to reality.