Nazaruddin terrorized his former political allies and proteges while on the lam with taunts that they were bandits just like him.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The main opposition party said on Sunday that it would not heed public calls to push for impeachment proceedings against President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono an

Ulma Haryanto – The unusual manner by which Muhammad Nazaruddin was brought home and the incidents immediately following his arrival on Saturday have raised a number of questions.

Anita Rachman – The Setara Institute for Peace and Democracy released a survey on Sunday showing that people saw the government as failing to provide decent education, health care, pros

Ronna Nirmala – The long wait for fugitive politician and former ruling party treasurer Muhammad Nazaruddin ended at 8 p.m.

Jakarta – Dozens of retired army generals under the Association of Indonesian Army Retirees (PPAD) gathered at an official meeting with the executives of the Indonesian Democratic Party

Arientha Primanita & Rahmat – The Islamic Defenders Front's vow to observe a peaceful Ramadan lasted less than two weeks, as members shut down Restaurants in Makassar on Friday and

Wahyoe Boediwardhana – The East Java Police have deployed two platoons of the Mobile Brigade (Brimob) to a gold mining concession area in Gunung Tumpang Pitu, Pesanggaran district, Bany

Dessy Sagita – Labor activists demanded on Friday that four state-owned insurance companies immediately comply with the terms of a pending bill on social security, in a bid to minimize

Veby Mega Indah – When I ask Indonesian bureaucrats about the latest proclamations from some environmental group, I often get the same question: "Why are you journalists so close to the

Arientha Primanitha & Camelia Pasandaran – A formal ceremony held on Friday to award prestigious state medals to individuals for their contributions toward advancing Indonesia has b

Ulma Haryanto & Camelia Pasandaran – Justice and Human Rights Minister Patrialis Akbar performed another back flip when he denied on Friday that he had ever said bribery convict Gay

Aris Ananta – As Indonesia grows richer and its citizens acquire increasing mobility, domestic migration between the country's five major islands and 30 smaller island clusters, which f

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Golkar Party leaders remained confident on Thursday that the newly-established National Democratic Party did not represent a threat, with a senior party figur

Jakarta – Mikael Mirdad, the owner of the Beer Garden bar in Kemang, South Jakarta, has little choice but to close his establishment because defying the city's ban on nighttime entertai

Camelia Pasandaran – Infamous convicted corruptor Gayus Tambunan has had his jail term cut as part of Indonesian Independence Day celebrations because the Ministry of Justice apparently

Jakarta – The Judicial Commission (KY) has recommended six months' suspension for three judges who presided over the trial of former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairman Ant

Indonesian police carrying out an environmental crackdown in the main tin producing region of Bangka island, should stop targeting small-scale miners as it is hindering domestic smelter

Kupang – A reverend and several residents from Batuplat sub-district in Kupang have complained about the intimidation they received following their opposition to the construction of a m

Jakarta – A lawmaker is criticizing a hotel owner's recent attack on a journalist for apparently generating bad publicity, saying that violence has become a viable option in resolving p

Anita Rachman & Elisabeth Oktofani – Two prominent corruption watchdogs applauded on Tuesday the arrest of high-profile graft suspect Muhammad Nazaruddin but questioned why law enfo

Anita Rachman & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Legislators have expressed doubt that the money trail in the controversial Rp 6.7 trillion ($784 million) bailout of Bank Century will eve

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Greenpeace Indonesia defended itself on Tuesday from a new round of attacks, as religious groups called for the environmental group to be investigated for all

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Dessy Sagita, Amir Tejo, Hangga Brata & Dofa Fasila – With Ramadan already into its second week, the Indonesian Council of Ulema has come out to declare two activities popular at th

The Indonesian Bishops Conference has added its voice to those of other religious-based organizations calling for environmental group Greenpeace to be evicted from the country if it is

Lauren Zumbach – Anis Hidayah, executive director of Migrant Care, was one of seven people around the globe awarded the Alison Des Forges Award for Extraordinary Activism, Human Rights

Niniek Karmini, Cikeusik, Indonesia – When Dani bin Misra was released from prison last week after serving just three months for smashing in the skull of a member of a Muslim sect, this

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – A watchdog, which is a member of a team assigned to track down the profiles of the remaining 10 candidates to fill four top posts at the Corruption Eradication Co

Elisabeth Oktofani – The lenient sentences handed down to the killers of three Ahmadiyah followers were the result of "manipulated" legal proceedings, which began when police launched t

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – An economist warned here on Tuesday that Indonesia will likely not be able to benefit from the gloomy economic outlook looming over developed markets if it fail

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Ronna Nirmala – A transvestite arrested for forging documents to marry a man has been jailed for eight months after the court ruled that he had promised to "become a real man as nature

Arientha Primanita, Ulma Haryanto & Farouk Arnaz – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, welcoming news of the arrest of fugitive graft suspect Muhammad Nazaruddin in Colombia on Mond

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Nine of the nation's major political parties have ignored Indonesia Corruption Watch's demands to release their financial records, an ICW researcher said on S

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has voiced doubts over a recent public opinion poll conducted by the Indonesia Survey Institute (LSI), which alleges t

Makassar – Dozens of members of the Islamic Defenders Front attacked and ransacked a food stall in Makassar, South Sulawesi, on Monday.

Kupang – The Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) has urged East Nusa Tenggara Governor Frans Leburaya to revoke the operation permit for mining company PT Fathi Resources, which is b

Arientha Primanita – The image and name of Nachrowi Ramli may have been splashed across billboards around the capital and newspaper advertisements over the past few months, but Jakarta

Yuli Krisna, Bandung – The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology launched close to 2,000 Mobile Internet Service Centers on Monday to cater to rural areas in six province

Ulma Hariyanto – Increasing numbers of Indonesians do not trust the once respected Corruption Eradication Commission, a new poll has revealed.

Dessy Sagita – The Manpower and Transmigration Ministry said on Sunday that it had warned companies about paying this year's Lebaran bonus on time, and invited the public to report thos

Fidelis E. Satriastanti – Eight months have passed, but the words remain as clear as ever in Rina Prasarani's head.

Jakarta – Following Central Kalimantan Governor Agustin Teras Narang, green activists voiced on Sunday their rejection of the government's plan to build a 135-kilometer railway connecti

Vento Saudale, Bogor – The Bogor police will continue deploying personnel to safeguard a controversial church and a nearby street where the congregation has held Sunday services since t

Newmont Nusa Tenggara, a unit of US miner Newmont Mining Corp, said on Sunday there had been no significant impact on production from several days of protests at its Indonesian copper a

David Webster – What does a mining company need to do to get a top score for "corporate social responsibility"?

Zubaidah Nazeer – Indonesia's two largest Muslim groups count a third of the country's population as followers, but appear to be losing ground in shaping the national conversation about

The latest regulation by the Justice and Human Right's Ministry which bans journalists from entering prisons has come under scrutiny from the Press Council.

Banyumas – Nearly 9,000 teachers in Banyumas, Central Java, demanded the local education office Thursday pay their overdue allowances, which they claim had not been disbursed in the las