Arientha Primanita & Anita Rachman – In a rare acknowledgment that religious-based violence posed a serious threat to the nation, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called on Indone

Dessy Sagita – A group of prominent Muslim academics vowed on Thursday to fight the creeping radicalization of university students taking place on campuses across the country.

Anita Rachman – Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) politician Arifinto says he has no responsibility to answer to leaders of the House of Representatives on the issue of his resignation.

Rebecca Lunnon & Muh Taufiqurrohman – Indonesia's Detachment 88 has once again struck a blow against terrorism by making arrests linked to March's spate of book bombs and by foiling

Ulma Haryanto – Police in South Sumatra have named two people as primary suspects over a recent bloody clash in the Ogan Komering Ilir district of Palembang, which left seven people dea

Jakarta – The rise of religion in the public space across the country should not be seen as a threat as long as the government manages to prevent friction, experts say.

Mariel Grazella and Oyos Saroso, Jakarta – As precautionary measures against the re-emergence of the outlawed radical group, the Indonesian Islamic State (NII), intensified across the c

Dessy Sagita, Anita Rachman & Amir Tejo – An Islamic boarding school in Indramayu, West Java, has come under scrutiny after a group of activists claimed it was recruiting for the ou

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Siti Chomsatun is one of the loudest critics of medical malpractice Indonesia – despite an allegedly botched operation that left her almost mute.

Jakarta – The government says it will cover compensation payments for victims of the Sidoarjo mudflows in East Java until the responsible company, PT Minarak Lapindo Jaya, is able to pa

Elisabeth Oktofani – Some of the country's best restaurants serve up green mussels steamed, baked or in curries.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Candra Malik – The House of Representatives said on Wednesday it would get to the bottom of a clash earlier this month between soldiers and farmers that h

Indonesia is preparing to greenlight the construction of several highways through a park that has one of the world's few viable populations of wild tigers, conservationists warned on Th

The Ministry of Forestry says illegal logging, land clearance, forest fires and mining has devastated Indonesian Borneo and cost the country an estimated Rp 311.4 trillion ($36.4 billio

Ronna Nirmala & Ulma Haryanto – Indonesian government officials have been accused of attempting to bribe workers planning to march in antigovernment protests on Labor Day.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Representatives of the House's major political parties have voiced their rejection of a proposal to open presidential elections to independent candidates, ma

Indra Subagja, Jakarta – The National Republic Party (Partai Nasrep) has registered itself with the Department of Justice and Human Rights (Kemenkum HAM).

Jakarta – Indonesia is currently facing a second phase of deindustrialisation. One of the indicators is the dependency on foreign companies.

Ari Saputra, Jakarta – Reports of moves by member of the House of Representative's (DPR) Commission I on defense, foreign affairs and communication to overturn the United States ban on

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – On the heels of terror acts committed throughout the country, the nation's largest Muslim organization is calling for stronger antiterror legislation that pr

Heru Andriyanto – Deputy Attorney General Darmono says his office had no immediate plans to file a case review against former National Intelligence Agency chief Maj. Gen.

Ulma Haryanto & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – A rights group has corroborated earlier findings that the military used excessive force in a clash with farmers this month and even attemp

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Dessy Sagita – Hadalya, a 32-year-old housewife, puts a lot of faith in antibiotics, believing they can help her recover faster from any disease.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – A day after three new political parties registered for the 2014 elections, a senior politician said that proposed amendments to the Election Law would likely

Ambon, Maluku – An Indonesian-Australian Naval joint patrol exercise (Ausindo II) will be closed here on Wednesday (April 27), a spokesman has said.

The Health Ministry has high hopes of eradicating malaria in the country, but says massive deforestation – which pushes parasite-carrying animals toward urban areas – has threatened its

An Islamic extremist was jailed for 10 years by an Indonesian court on Wednesday for being part of an "evil conspiracy" involving militants who were plotting attacks in the country.

Anita Rachman – Six artists propped up artworks depicting politics and public toilets against the security fence of the House of Representatives on Wednesday morning in protest to the p

Jakarta – Prominent terrorist defendant and firebrand Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir may have orchestrated a series of terrorist attacks in several areas in Indonesia recently, Nation

Anita Rachman & Elisabeth Oktofani – Prosperous Justice Party co-founder Yusuf Supendi said on Monday that he was ready to take the party's leaders to court over his controversial d

Oyos Saroso H.N., Bandarlampung – Tulangbawang Police Chief Adj. Sr. Comr.

Ronna Nirmala, Dwi Lusiana, Nurdin Hasan, Amir Tejo & Banjir Ambarita – The government praised 23 regions on Monday for their performance in serving the public, but experts across t

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – When negotiations over land acquisition for public infrastructure turns ugly, the use of threats as a regular last resort is inevitable.

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – The government's effort to regulate land ownership dated back to 1945, soon after Indonesia gained independence from its Dutch rulers.

Khairul Saleh, Palembang – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has declared that rights violations occurred in a fatal clash between residents of Sodong village, Ogan K

Muchus Budi R., Solo – Scores of protesters from the group People's Solidarity Against Violence (Sorak) have condemned the violence that took place during a clash between the Indonesian

With the war on terrorism far from over, Indonesia has seen mounting attacks on corruption fighters, despite the nationwide acceptance that graft is an extraordinary crime, separate fro

Arientha Primanita – The verdict is in: making your own sex video is not illegal.

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – This is the second of two reports on land acquisition fiascoes hampering the development of key public infrastructure projects that are badly needed to help

Ulma Haryanto – Eddy Prayitno has a unique perspective on the Indonesian Islamic State movement, the group alleged to be behind the foiled Good Friday bombing in Tangerang.

Jakarta – Deputy National Education Minister Fasli Jalal says he has witnessed strong indications of radicalization of junior and high school students across Indonesia, adding that it w

Candra Malik – University officials in Yogyakarta said on Monday that there were signs their campuses were quietly being "infiltrated" by Muslim extremists seeking to expand their youth

The opening trial for 12 men facing charges in relation to the deadly attack on an Ahmadiyah community in Cikeusik, Banten, started under tight security on Tuesday at the Serang Distric

Jakarta – The national exams currently underway nationwide have been plagued by problems of systemic misconduct among schools and education agency officials, the Muhammadiyah Youth Asso

Armando Siahaan – Those dreaming, or drooling, to see American porn starlet Sasha Grey strut her stuff in person here in Jakarta can, well, just keep on dreaming.

Ririn Radiawati Kusuma – The government has scrapped import duties for some raw materials and machinery, but it also hiked tariffs for imported consumer goods in a bid to boost the comp

Yanto Soegiarto – Two things members of the House of Representatives just won't stop from doing: building a new Rp 1.13 trillion luxurious office building, and making expensive comparis

Ulma Haryanto – A forensic expert faced the Judicial Commission on Monday to clarify testimony he gave during former antigraft chief Antasari Azhar's murder trial last year.

Idries de Vries – Recently, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono urged private investors to help Indonesia overcome its endemic infrastructure problems, as the central government itself d