Dicky Christanto and Indra Harsaputra, Jakarta/Surabaya – Recent pressure by local military chiefs in East Java to cancel the scheduled airing of an opera about a prominent Indonesian c

Jakarta – Nothing was on his mind except for love when Edgar Martinez, a Philippine national, met Mercy Nababan 14 years ago.

Anita Rachman & Armando Siahaan – Concerned by law enforcement's investigation into the convoluted case of high-profile graft suspect Gayus Tambunan, lawmakers on Wednesday said the

Medan, North Sumatra – Thousands of workers from the Medan Industrial Area (KIM) II rallied at Lubuk Pakam District Court in Deli Serdang regency on Monday demanding the court stop repo

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Jakarta – Conservation association Burung Indonesia said Tuesday that 122 Indonesian bird species included on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list could go

Camelia Pasandaran – Convicted businesswoman Artalyta Suryani will walk free from Tangerang prison in two weeks, after serving just half of a five-year sentence for graft.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The House of Representatives leadership has rebuffed calls by a minor opposition party to halt the construction a new office building for legislators, dismiss

Sri Wahyuni, Yogyakarta – Indonesia made disappointing progress in the fight against corruption in 2010, according to researchers at Gadjah Mada University's Center for Anticorruption S

Imung Yuniardi, Semarang – cases of religious intolerance in Central Java significantly dropped in 2010 compared to 2009, according to an annual report.

Ulma Haryanto – Leaders of hard-line Islamic organizations are expected to hold a meeting to discuss the Setara Institute of Peace and Democracy's "slanderous" report against them.

Apriadi Gunawan and Agus Maryono, Medan/Purbalingga – Legal Aid Institute (LBH) Medan has submitted evidence of alleged corruption and bribery in the recruitment of civil servants in se

Jakarta – Indonesia has a higher percentage of young smokers than any other country, but ignorance and a powerful tobacco lobby are making it difficult to stamp out nicotine addiction,

Activists from several prominent non-government organizations visited the Jakarta Police headquarters on Tuesday to ask about the seemingly lack of progress in solving a number of big c

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Heavily criticized last year for widely missing their bill target, legislators did little to instill confidence Monday – the first day of this year's hearing

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Ismira Lutfia – In a new twist to the communication minister's campaign to block BlackBerry users from accessing porn sites, his party is now saying the m

Ulma Haryanto, Zaky Pawas & Farouk Arnaz - A raft of cases of torture at the hands of Indonesian police are reported to humanitarian watchdogs every year, but two stand out in the m

Jakarta – A performance that was banned in the past is being showcased in President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's era.

M. Azis Tunny, Ambon – Police have arrested five suspects in the murder of Alfrets Mirulewan, chief editor of the Pelangi Maluku weekly tabloid.

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – A journalist with the Tribun Timur daily was beaten by supporters of controversial Gowa Regent Ichsan Yasin Limpo during a protest rally in front of the rege

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police remain undecided on whether to take coercive measures against mass organization Forum Betawi Rempug (FBR) after a recent clash involv

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Nine prominent religious leaders of five religions in the country gathered on Monday, calling for the government to explain "at least 18 lies" within four days an

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – An NGO lodged a complaint to the Central Information Commission (KIP) on Thursday regarding the rejection of 37 state bodies to disclose documents on budget

Ismira Lutfia – As the deadline looms for BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion to filter pornographic Web sites on its handsets, Communications Minister Tifatul Sembiring on Sunday conti

Bernie Moestafa – Indonesia's stocks tumbled, with the benchmark index set for the biggest drop in more than two years, amid concern accelerating inflation will curb returns and prompt

Jakarta – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Monday ordered provincial governors to act more firmly against mining and plantation firms which continue to destroy forests i

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Jakarta – Free trade, weak government and rising religious fundamentalism made Indonesian women's lives more miserable last year, the Indonesian Women Coalition said.

Nurfika Osman – Fancy an evening in front of the TV after a hard day at school? Not an option if you're a student in Depok.

Armando Siahaan, Jakarta – Against a backdrop of growing concern that inflation could dent the armor of what has been a resilient and robust national economy, President Susilo Bambang Y

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – A coalition of 17 minor political parties plans to file for a judicial review of a newly passed law which it claims intends to freeze minor parties out of the

Jakarta – Law enforcement throughout 2010 has been corrupt and discriminatory.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Stop bickering and get to work helping the people, former President Megawati Sukarnoputri said on Monday as the opposition leader chided the government and it

Reports of anomalous financial transactions rose by more than 36 percent last year compared with the same period in 2009, the country's anti-money laundering agency said on Monday.

Nivell Rayda – The words came quickly as Wen Ling recounted being hunted by the Chinese government and living in hiding for more than 11 years.

Dessy Sagita & Reuters – The United Nations' condemnation of Indonesia for its high number of attacks on religious minorities showed how the country's reputation had been tainted by

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – After claiming to have already secured the support of dozens of senior clerics from Nahdlatul Ulama in East Java, the United Development Party has vowed to co

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Legal analysts called on the Supreme Court to clarify its double verdict in the graft case of Sumita Tobing, the former director of state-owned TV broadcaster TVR

Fitri – Hundreds of children across West Nusa Tenggara continue to suffer from malnutrition in early childhood, the head of the province's health agency said on Sunday.

Donny Syofyan, Padang – The newly revised Law on Political Parties has sparked public concern after the House of Representatives recently passed it.

Medan – A politician from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) said on Friday that the rumor about the growing friendship between his party and the ruling Democratic Part

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – It appears that the country's redundant bureaucracy can be a boon for some.

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) says it is confident it can further trim the projected cost of a proposed new House building once discussions on the project

Jakarta – The wife of the late novelist Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Maemunah Thamrin, 81, passed away at her residence in Utan Kayu, East Jakarta on Saturday afternoon after suffering from t

Ismira Lutfia – Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa said on Friday that Indonesia expected to see significant progress in the work of the Asean human rights body during its chairm

Jakarta – When Kasiem, a 55-year-old Indonesian woman, was condemned to seven months in prison she decided she would prefer not to serve the sentence.

Anita Rachman – House Speaker Marzuki Alie confirmed on Friday that they have set a revised budget for the new building of the House of Representatives.

After being interrogated by a joint team from the National Police's criminal division and Immigration's directorate general, rogue taxman Gayus Tambunan finally confessed that he went t

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Political parties have begun discussing potential candidates for the 2014 presidential election, while observers and politicians say it is counterproductive