Slamet Susanto and Apriadi Gunawan, Yogyakarta/Medan – Demonstrators in cities across the Indonesia staged rallies on Wednesday to commemorate National Women's Day, demanding protection

Imung Yuniardi, Semarang – Developing nuclear power in Indonesia is not feasible due to the huge initial investment required and the high price of uranium, a government energy expert sa

Made Arya Kencana, Denpasar – Fifty-seven percent of the more than 6,000 children incarcerated across the country are locked up alongside adult offenders rather than in juvenile detenti

Dessy Sagita – In a finding that will surprise few, more than half of 1,000 Indonesians surveyed in September and October said they did not like Malaysia for a number of reasons.

Heru Andriyanto – The nation's Anti-Money Laundering Law rarely manages to catch high-profile suspects due to rampant corruption, a poor understanding of the law itself among its enforc

Jakarta – Despite amendments to the law on political parties attempts to ensure accountability, critics say the changes will not prevent political parties from taking the interests of t

Ulma Haryanto – While the antics of the hard-line Islamic Defenders Front frequently make headlines, other radical groups are working quietly behind the scenes to build a wide base of s

Tifa Asrianti, Jakarta – When it comes to settling cases of violence against women, formal legal mechanisms are not the preferred option for women living in traditional communities, a N

Jakarta – - Women from the Islamic organization Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) staged a rally in front of the Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Ministry, calling for women to be c

Olivia Rondonuwu, Jakarta – Opulent Christmas decorations at shopping malls in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, could incite anger among non-Christians, the country's

Anita Rachman – Amid a rash of complaints from coalition parties, the ruling Democrats said on Wednesday that the joint secretariat charged with managing the pro-government coalition wa

Anita Rachman – The integrity of the nation's already much-derided regional polling commissions will only get worse if legislators insist on allowing political parties to take part in o

Amir Tejo & Anita Rachman – The deeply divided National Awakening Party (PKB) seemed far from reuniting, as factions in the party failed to find middle ground ahead of the 2014 elec

Bengkulu – A leading Indonesian environmental group has protested a plan to build a road through Kerinci Seblat National Park, the biggest reserve on Sumatra Island.

Bagus BT Saragih – The ruling coalition will likely still be mired in bickering and internal friction next year, with a member party threatening to coalesce with the opposition to rival

Nurfika Osman – Despite widespread criticism, the number of discriminatory bylaws continues to increase across the country, a leading women's rights group said on Tuesday.

Eddy Pratama & Heru Andriyanto – In a surprise ruling, the Supreme Court announced on Wednesday that it had upheld an appeal by former Justice Ministry official Romli Atmasasmita an

Jakarta – Almost half of Jakartans object to the establishment of other religions' houses of worship in their neighborhoods, an NGO survey revealed.

Oktofani Elisabeth – Indonesia, long considered a bastion of religious tolerance, is increasingly reverting to fundamentalism and intolerance, a non-governmental organization observed i

Jakarta – Incidents of religious intolerance are on the rise this year - and vigilantes are behind many of the episodes, according to two recently released reports.

Anita Rachman – An election watchdog has raised concerns about the quality of regional polls, painting a picture of an anything-goes attitude as candidates take advantage of a lack of o

Jakarta – There are thirteen rallies scheduled in Greater Jakarta today, according to Jakarta Police Traffic Management Centre (TMC).

Nurfika Osman – Bunga, a 32-year-old housewife from East Jakarta, has used skin-lightening products since 2006.

Jakarta – Indonesia is getting healthier on the whole, but major concerns remain over poor access to healthcare in remote areas and the persistence of several deadly diseases, the lates

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – While new Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) leader Busyro Muqoddas was taking his oath to chair the anti-graft body for the coming year, groups were filin

Jakarta – Activists warn that Indonesian migrant workers will still be highly susceptible to violent treatment without significant improvement in legal protection provided by the govern

Anita Rachman – In response to a legal motion filed by Indonesia Corruption Watch, lawmakers have defended their decision to only allow a one-year term for new antigraft chief Busyro Mu

Jakarta – Great Indonesian Movement (Gerindra) Party patron and former vice presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto says he is ready to run for president in 2014.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – A businessman and a lawyer are the latest to be convicted for their roles in the bribery scandal involving rogue tax official Gayus Tambunan.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Incoming antigraft czar Busyro Muqoddas started his first day on the job on Monday with a pledge to tackle problem cases that have led to charges that the cou

Adhe Bakti, Jakarta – A district court on Monday handed out sentences of between seven and nine years in prison for six men involved in an outlawed armed group that conducted military t

Nurdin Hasan & Ismira Lutfia, Banda Aceh – An Indonesian military tribunal on Friday began the trial of a former intelligence officer who allegedly attacked a journalist and threate

Neles Tebay, Abepura, Papua – The year 2010 has been very special for Papuans. It is in this year that the central government has turned its attention to Papua.

Shari Nijman – As the United Nation's International Year of Biodiversity draws to a close, Indonesia, home to some of the earth's richest ecosystems, still struggles to protect some of

Ririn Radiawati Kusuma, Jakarta – In its continuing efforts to boost infrastructure development, the government is offering three projects on Java Island to foreign and domestic investo

Ulma Haryanto & Zaky Pawas, Jakarta – Discrepancies in the sentencing of defendants in two recent cases involving a loss of life have raised questions regarding the sense of justice

Anita Rachman – Officials at regional branches of Indonesia's main electoral watchdog are struggling to perform their monitoring duties because of difficulties in obtaining operational

Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – A budget watchdog has released a report claiming to show how the central government has hogged much of the state budget to the detriment of development in the r

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – Budget watchdogs aired their concerns on Sunday over the newly revised Law on Political Parties that has significantly raised the ceiling for companies' donatio

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – The chairman of the Democratic Party said on Sunday that despite competing interests within its ranks, the joint secretariat had "performed well" this year and

Amir Tejo, Surabaya – Although the 2014 presidential elections are still a few years away, names of possible candidates were already emerging over the weekend.

Jakarta – The Indonesian government downplayed a leaked US embassy cable that said Jakarta used the recent state visit by President Barack Obama as a bargaining tool to force Washington

As the world's largest Muslim majority nation, Indonesia has long been on the road to embrace tolerance – particularly tolerance of its lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) com

Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – The government said on Friday that it would begin verifying the eligibility of political parties to contest elections under tough new requirements in mid-J

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The Democratic Party on Friday eased up on its demand to double the legislative threshold to 5 percent, conceding that it would be content with 4 percent to a

Philip Dorling and Nick McKenzie – Indonesia threatened to derail a visit to Jakarta by President Barack Obama this year unless he overturned the US ban on training the controversial Ko

Arghea Desafti Hapsari – Unlike their US counterparts, Indonesian Military (TNI) members and National Police officers have no official don't-ask-don't-tell (DADT) policy that restricts

Arghea Desafti Hapsari – "Dorian", a 30-year-old brand manager for one of the nation's largest consumer goods companies does not sport the stereotypical attributes of a person with his

Jakarta – Alfrets Mirulewan, chief editor of Pelangi Weekly in Maluku, was found dead with bruises on a large part of his body on Thursday evening.

Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – Reports that Jakarta threatened to derail US President Barack Obama's visit to the country unless the ban on military training for the Indonesian special f