The arrest of Judge Syarifuddin Umar by the Corruption Eradication Commission received praise from anti-corruption activists.

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has only a slim chance of meeting its higher gross domestic product (GDP) growth target next year if no measures are taken to address

Faisal Maliki Baskoro & Ririn Radiawati Kusuma – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's call to renegotiate contracts with foreign companies received mixed reaction on Friday, with so

Linda YulismanJ, Jakarta – Indonesia's trade surplus fell further in April as imports reached an all-time high during April thanks to the appreciation of the rupiah against the US dolla

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Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – More Indonesian workers will suffer from unfair working environments if the government does not stop businesses from trying to dissolve labor unions, lab

Jakarta – Greed, not necessity, is the motivating factor behind judges' acceptance of bribes in cases they handle, says a member of Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW).

Fidelis E. Satriastanti – In the face of increasing food scarcity, Indonesia has no choice but to reduce its dependence on rice, according to nongovernmental organizations.

James Balowski, in Jakarta – May Day was commemorated across Indonesia by thousands of workers, students, women activists and NGOs.

Ismira Lutfia – The newly signed amendment to the Indonesia-Malaysia migrant workers agreement may give Indonesians working in the neighboring country more benefits, but labor activists

Franz Magnis-Suseno, Jakarta - June 1 is Pancasila Day in Indonesia.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Frequent corruption cases in government procurement projects prove that recent corrections made to the system, including introducing an online tender system, have

Fidelis E. Satriastanti – Mine operators across the country are failing to make amends for the environmental destruction that they wreak, according to a study released on Tuesday.

Tom Allard in Tangerang, Banten – The ban on sending Australian cattle to just 11 Indonesian abattoirs is bound to fail and a far stricter regime is required to lift standards of animal

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Camelia Pasandaran – Human rights activists have called on legislators to ensure that a bill on intelligence includes adequate provisions holding the State Intelligence Agency to accoun

Elisabeth Oktofani & Camelia Pasandaran – Most people still see Pancasila as relevant and believe there is a need to apply the values of the state ideology in their daily lives, a s

Dina Indirasafitri, Jakarta – The Defense Ministry is planning to request Rp 80 trillion (US$8.5 billion) in its budget for 2012, a ministry official says.

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is faced with a simmering scandal at the heart of the Democratic Party that he heads, threatening its unity just as jockeying is underway a

Candra Malik, Semarang – Prosecutors sought a mere one-year sentence on Tuesday for the alleged ringleader of a mob that burned down two churches as part of a wider rampage after a blas

Camelia Pasandaran – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Wednesday said that he would not let a ideology based on religion replace the current national ideology of Pancasila.

Anita Rachman & Camelia Pasandaran – The imminent passage of amendments to the 2003 Law on the Constitutional Court could see key changes in the way the country's most highly regard

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Former president Megawati Soekarnoputri on Tuesday expressed her disappointment at the Indonesian media for apparently neglecting to report on her role in the r

Jakarta – Recent graft scandals implicating women have challenged the notion that women are less corrupt than men, but women's role in corruption eradication remains important, activist

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – National Mandate Party (PAN) Lawmaker Waode Nurhayati on Tuesday said she would not publicly apologize to leaders of the House of Representatives for calling

Anita Rachman – The House of Representatives' Ethic Council has finally dismissed three lawmakers found guilty of various corruption crimes.

Stephen Schaber – The Indonesian government is facilitating the destruction of protected forests, according to a cable news report aired on Tuesday.

Canberra – Australia suspended live cattle exports to 11 Indonesian abattoirs on Tuesday and announced a review into the A$320 million ($342 million) trade after graphic footage was bro

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Anita Rachman – Allying itself with the ruling coalition seems to be hurting the Golkar Party more than it is benefiting it, party members and political observers say.

Joe Cochrane & SK Zainuddin – Fortune has favored Indonesia's business barons and captains of industry these past 12 months.

Camelia Pasandaran & Farouk Arnaz – Things are going from bad to worse for the beleaguered ruling party with the House of Representatives to seek an explanation from National Police

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Monday angrily denounced the media and users of social networking Web sites for spreading false allegations against his embattled party.

Anita Rachman – With a recent survey indicating that Golkar Party's popularity has fallen below its two main rivals, a top Golkar politician said on Monday that the party might need to

Amir Tejo, Sidoarjo, East Java – Five years since a torrent of hot mud engulfed thousands of homes in Sidoarjo, East Java, villagers are still waiting for the damage payments promised t

Peter Alford, Jakarta – It was a bleak anniversary for Muhammad Budi and Sarwi, marked as every other day for the past five years by Lusi's sulphurous white plume rising from the middle

Dessy Sagita – As countries mark World No Tobacco Day today, Indonesia is still struggling to end the deadly addiction among its citizens despite overwhelming evidence that smoking is a

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Just days after officials said there was nothing wrong with controversial politician Muhammad Nazaruddin's trip to Singapore, the government and the Democrati

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The Democratic Party remains the most popular in the country, according to a new survey, but an analyst warns it still has to deal with the fallout from an on

Farouk Arnaz – The National Police have a new plan to restrict the use of case brokers in attempts to crack down on pervasive corruption – limiting access to police headquarters.

Arientha Primanita – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono should not have bothered to comment on a mystery text message containing allegations of corruption and inappropriate behavior, po

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Indonesian movie lovers are being starved of the latest Hollywood blockbusters by a drawn-out tax dispute which has led United States studios to boycott the country in protest.

Jakarta – Hundreds of mudflow victims in the East Java town of Sidoarjo staged rallies on Sunday as part of the 5th anniversary of the disaster and are demanding compensation.

H. Drake, Honolulu, Hawaii – This Sunday May 29, 2011, marks the fifth anniversary of the eruption of the Lapindo mudflow.

Jakarta – The number of floating voters is tending to increase.

Ronna Nirmala, Zaky Pawas & Arientha Primanita – They may have fought bigger battles when they were in uniform helping Indonesia gain independence from the Dutch or battle domestic

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – As the House's debate on the general elections bill heats up, two parties want the electoral threshold be upped to 5 percent from the current level of 2.5

Anita Rachman – The Golkar Party will not get its way on the contentious legislative threshold, officials from smaller political parties have vowed.

Elisabeth Oktofani& Heru Andriyanto – The Attorney General's Office indicated on Friday that it would continue pursuing a teenager accused of stealing a Rp 10,000 cellphone voucher,