Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The country's liberal Muslims said Wednesday they were not deterred by the renewed threat of terror after a liberal Muslim activist was mailed a bomb disguised in

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Candra Malik, Magelang, Central Java – Nearly 7,000 minors face criminal trials in Indonesian courtrooms each year, and 90 percent of them end up behind bars either for the duration of

Ali Kotarumalos, Jakarta, Indonesia – One of three mail bombs sent to Indonesians blamed for "sins against Islam" wounded four people when police detonated it, a new threat coming as re

The WikiLeaks phenomenon has produced an important test for Indonesia's democracy project.

Indonesia said on Wednesday that it will press on with plans to build a nuclear plant close to a fault line, despite the atomic emergency in earthquake and tsunami-ravaged Japan.

A top Indonesian antiterror official said on Wednesday that regional militant group Jemaah Islamiyah was behind a series of 'book bombs' in Jakarta, one of which injured four people.

Ade Mardiyati – It is a few minutes past eight in the evening on Jalan Blora in Central Jakarta and nightlife revelers are starting to trickle onto the street, still wet and muddy from

Nurfika Osman – The country's highest authority on Islamic affairs, the Indonesian Council of Ulema, on Tuesday denied that one of its provincial branches had issued an edict banning wo

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Camelia Pasandaran – The House of Representatives has asked the General Elections Commission to suspend by 24 hours the processing of a request by the Nat

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Having previously called for the blood of Ahmadis, the Islamic Defenders Front on Tuesday suggested that peace with the sect was possible only if a critical r

Ina Parlina and Arya Dipa, Jakarta/Bandung – Soldiers involved in an operation initiated by the West Java administration to convince local Ahmadis to change their beliefs was "voluntary

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Camelia Pasandaran – The military denied on Tuesday that it had ordered the Siliwangi command in West Java to encourage mainstream Muslims to occupy Ahmad

Andreas D. Arditya, Jakarta – Traffic congestion cost the city up to Rp 46 trillion (US$5.2 billion) last year, the Jakarta Transportation Agency says.

An Indonesian analyst believes Tuesday's terrorist attacks in Jakarta were the work of the United States.

Heru Andriyanto – A bill to implement an international antigraft convention will have broader powers than existing legislation by criminalizing private-sector corruption and bribery of

Sukabumi – Eighteen more members of the Ahmadiyah sect, this time from four subdistricts in Sukabumi, West Java, renounced their faith on Wednesday.

Indonesia admitted on Wednesday that soldiers had been entering mosques of a minority Islamic sect but said they had been protecting followers, escalating a debate about religious freed

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A provincial branch of the Indonesian Council of Ulema has issued a fatwa banning females from running for the positions of mayor.

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Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The House of Representatives has demanded the military answer to allegations that a West Java military unit launched an operation to intimidate Ahmadiyah foll

Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law and Security Djoko Suyanto said that he was unaware of the involvement of the military in activities aimed at converting Ahmadis to mai

Jakarta – Human rights activists urged Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday to sack his religious affairs minister and to lift a ban on a minority Islamic group prac

Banking and construction tycoon Tomy Winata has denied WikiLeaks allegations that he "relays funds" to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

A bomb exploded at the office of a moderate Islamic group in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Tuesday, injuring four people including a policeman, police and a witness said.

Tom Allard, Jakarta – A planned telephone conversation between US President Barack Obama and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was cancelled because US diplomats reported to Washington that the

Camelia Pasandaran – Indonesia's Presidential Palace on Tuesday denied reports that a "furious" President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had refused to take a conversation from United States

Palembang – Different from the national education minister's statement, the Indonesian Teachers Association (PGRI) has conceded that many regions in Indonesia still suffer a teacher sho

Nivell Rayda – The Alliance of Independent Journalists has condemned the apparent terrorist attack on Liberal Islamic Network co-founder Ulil Abshar Abdalla, calling it "a brutal assaul

Yemris Fointuna, Kupang – One person died and six others were injured when they were held captive by the 744 Infantry Battalion/Satya Yudha Bakti (SYB) Military Command in Atambua, East

Jakarta – The government said Monday that the transfer of all businesses linked to the Indonesian Military (TNI) was complete, leaving only the settlement of state assets being used by

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Indonesian Vice President Boediono has taken the opportunity of a visit to Australia to again deny allegations of corruption against his President.

A Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) lawmaker in the Gorontalo Legislative Council has been fired by the party following his arrest for illegal gambling.

Jakarta – The Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) said any opportunity it had to join the ruling coalition was closed, for now.

Anita Rachman & Farouk Arnaz – The Presidential Palace will not issue any further comments on the WikiLeaks scandal, a spokesman for Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Sunday.

Camelia Pasandaran, Bogor – In his first public response to the WikiLeaks scandal that surfaced on Friday, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Monday said that he did not want to be "

Heru Andriyanto – Controversial cleric Abu Bakar Bashir stormed out of his court hearing after his lawyer on Monday was expelled for contempt of court.

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Ulma Haryanto & Elisabeth Oktofani – Police and military officers in West Java have coerced Ahmadiyah members into renounce their faith through bribery and intimidation, two groups

Vento Saudale – Authorities in Bogor barred members of the GKI Yasmin congregation from entering their own church on Sunday in their latest brazen violation of a Supreme Court order.

Nivell Rayda – The small Al Khasanah Mosque in East Jakarta was half-full when Farid Okbah took to the podium to deliver his sermon.

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Jakarta/Surabaya – Another WikiLeaks document on Indonesia appeared in The Age on Saturday, revealing the reasons for the US Embassy in Indonesia's decision to tur

Apologies for Wikileaks are not enough, a top Democratic Party leader says, after an Australian newspaper, citing a leaked cable, alleged that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono abused

The National Awakening Party (PKB) is targeting 100 seats in the 2014 legislative election and is counting on religious leaders (kiai) to help them reach their target.