Ismira Lutfia – Although Internet filtering of smutty Web sites is high on its agenda, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology conceded that Indonesians remained among

In the foreword to the Indonesian translation of "Suharto and His Generals: Indonesian Military Politics 1975-1983," the author, veteran Australian journalist David Jenkins, described a

Elisabeth Oktofani – Higher taxes usually mean higher revenue for the government and more funds available for developing the country.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Recently increased electoral requirements have led several small parties without seats in the legislature to form larger parties or merge with existing parti

Hasyim Widhiarto – Members of the House of Representatives are apparently so preoccupied with vested interests and unnecessary political bickering that they have left the deliberations

Sleman, Yogyakarta – Although three months have passed since the recent devastating eruptions of Indonesia's Mount Merapi, most of the temporary shelters the government promised to buil

Jakarta – The Cianjur Police say they will take firm measures against rioters by implementing a shoot-on-sight policy during ethnic, religious or racial-based conflicts.

Agus Maryono – The Banyumas Religious Court in Central Java has announced a significant increase in the number of divorce cases in the region, the majority of which stemmed from economi

Ulma Haryanto – The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal filed by flag carrier Garuda Indonesia and upheld an earlier ruling ordering the airline to pay damages to the widow of slain ri

Nivell Rayda & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Former Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri won't honor a summons from the Corruption Eradication Commission to testify next week in

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has accused the nation's antigraft body of facilitating what it claimed to be the alleged entrapment of a prosecutor who was r

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The Great Indonesia Movement Party on Friday added another political party to its alliance, proceeding with its plan of merging with 10 smaller parties as par

Camelia Pasandaran, Mamuju, West Sulawesi – In response to concerns over attacks on minority religious groups, the government is drafting a law that will make it easier to disband viole

Ulma Haryanto – The Constitutional Court should now consider the consequences of upholding the 1965 Blasphemy Law, a top human rights watchdog has said, arguing that it should go, based

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The Supreme Court has rejected national flagship carrier PT Garuda Airlines' appeal in the case of human rights activist Munir Said Thalib's murder.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The amount of money inefficiently spent by regional administrations to conduct local elections has led to cuts in spending for education and health services,

Farouk Arnaz – The National Police on Friday backtracked on earlier comments that a member of the Ahmadiyah sect had been named a suspect for his alleged role in the religious violence

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Thursday inaugurated Budi Susilo Supandji as the new governor of the strategic National Defense Agency (Lemhanas), replacing Muladi.

Rahmat & Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Makassar – The Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) is threatening to disband Ahmadiyah, regardless of the risks, if the government does not take action

Working mothers need longer maternity leave, allowing them to exclusively breast-feed their newborn babies for first six months, activists say.

Elisabeth Oktofani & Ulin Yusron – About 500 people at an anti-Ahmadiyah rally led by the Islamic Defenders' Front (FPI) at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle on Friday demanded the

Dessy Sagita & Antara – The Health Ministry revealed on Thursday that a proposed ban on tobacco advertising would only be imposed in stages, as agreed upon by drafters of the decree

Zaky Pawas – Police have questioned four security guards from a Bogor hospital after they allegedly dumped a mentally ill man in a field near the North Bogor Police subprecinct station.

The Indonesian Council of Ulema says it has no intention of backing down from its position outlined in a 2005 fatwa issued against the Ahmadiyah sect.

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Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja – Talk of a Cabinet reshuffle to replace underperforming Indonesian ministers is heating up, as the government fends off criticisms that it is faltering in its fig

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The government has been told to improve the management of voter lists for the 2014 general elections if it hopes to avoid a repeat of the controversy that pla

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Imung Yuniardi, Semarang – A lack of regulation has been blamed for the rampant exploitation of domestic workers in Central Java, where over 40 percent of recruits are teenage girls, a

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Two former Bank Century officials facing up to 10 years in prison for improper approval of loans claimed on Wednesday that they were being made to take the fa

Sylviana Hamdani – The sheer audacity with which disgraced former taxman Gayus Tambunan made trips abroad using a fake passport may have shocked many Indonesians.

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Farouk Arnaz, Fitri & Antara – The lawyer for two alleged assailants in a bloody attack against the Ahmadiyah in Banten that claimed three lives said on Wednesday that the crime sho

Ulma Haryanto – Akbar Ramanda, a 17-year-old standing trial for taking part in an October attack against an Ahmadiyah community in Bogor, showed no regrets when he acknowledged his acti

Camelia Pasandaran – Vice President Boediono has stressed the need to punish ministries and state institutions that do not carry out the government's reform program.

Anita Rachman & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Paying for sex and gambling may already be illegal, but lawmakers supposedly need reminding with a souped-up code of ethics.

Putri Fitria, Sleman, Yogyakarta – Arief Johar Cahyadi Permana is at a loss for words.

Arief Johar Cahyadi Permana is not the only Indonesian facing jail time for what seems like a minor offense. Such cases have been reported frequently over the past two years.

Idries de Vries – The Indonesian Armed Forces recently announced it had accepted a grant of 24 F-16 jet fighters from the United States, and that during the course of 2014 it plans to b

Fitri R. & Antara – Forget saying it with flowers and candy. Instead, how about a wedding in jail or a late-night gay pride party?

Nurvita Indarini, Jakarta – Dita Indah Sari and labour are two things that are inseparable. But over the last three months, she has chosen to work within bureaucratic circles.

Elisabeth Oktofani – In a fiery speech in court that moved some to tears, a suspended Islamic Defenders Front leader on trial for inciting attacks against a Christian group in Bekasi co

Anita Rachman – The government has proposed barring relatives of outgoing regional officials from running for the same post in elections, but legislators warn that the policy may violat

Camelia Pasandaran & Bre Nanginna – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on the country's Muslims to forgo violence and emulate the wisdom and poise of Prophet Muhammad.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Former National Police detective chief Susno Duadji should receive leniency in his graft trial, as he provided leads to unravel a case broker ring operating at th

Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has sanctioned 12 prosecutors in response to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's demand that judicial corruption be eliminated in the coun

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Anita Rachman – Recent attacks on religious minorities in Temanggung, Central Java, and Banten should be reason enough for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoy

Jakarta – Ahmadiyah spokesman Ahmad Mubarik says authorities must not force Ahmadis to leave Islam because they are part of the religion.

Amir Tejo, Surabaya – Police on Tuesday arrested three people in connection with an attack by an angry mob on an Islamic boarding school in East Java.