Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – The head of a police detention facility in Depok has been named a suspect for receiving bribes in return for allowing high-profile graft suspect Gayus Tambunan o

ARM members coordinating relief efforts in one of the shelters

Jakarta – The National Mandate Party (PAN) has organized a meeting with seven smaller political parties as it moves to form a confederation of parties to consolidate power for the next

Ulma Haryanto, Fitri & Rahmat, Jakarta – One of the country's most conservative hard-line Islamic groups has lashed out against the upcoming visit by the "cruel" US President Barack

Indonesia has made some good progress over the last decade, but that doesn't mean President Obama should ignore other serious human rights problems.

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – Public confidence in the police force, prosecutors' offices and courts has fallen to a six-year low, according to a new study.

Indah Setiawati, Jakarta – While Indonesia grieves over a series of recent natural disasters, some college students preferred instead to hold a wanton protest against the existence of a

Waykanan, Lampung – Indonesia will have at least 500 rockets in the next four years for the country's defense, Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said.

Trefor Moss – Indonesia has long been the individualist of Asian geopolitics – a big country that behaved like a small one when all those around it were trying to do the opposite.

Jakarta – Discriminatory laws and bylaws in Indonesia have forever altered the personal lives of poor and marginalized women by denying them full control of their reproductive systems,

Doddy Ariefianto, Jakarta – The Indonesian economy has never looked better, with significant improvements in key areas, but economists and business players have warned of flaws that cou

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Former police advisor, diplomat, and now a graft convict, Sjahril Djohan, confirmed Thursday his role as a case broker in the National Police headquarters, t

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Indonesian Parliamentary Watchdog (Formappi) executive director Sebastian Salang lashed out at House of Representatives legislators for putting normativ

Gandang Sajarwo, Agromulyo and Jakarta – Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano killed 58 people and injured dozens when it erupted again on Friday, with scores more suffering severe burns an

Bandung – Students from the West Java Campus Advocacy Institute (LDK) coordinating body staged a rally at the Gedung Sate building in Bandung on Thursday to protest a planned state visi

Indonesian laws need to be reformed to help overcome discriminatory practices

Adhe Bhakti, Jakarta – The West Jakarta District Court on Thursday sentenced hard-line cleric Eko Budi Wardoyo to 10 years in prison for his involvement in gunning down a priest in 2004

Jakarta – Indonesia President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono should uphold freedom of religion in Indonesia and repudiate statements by his religious affairs minister calling for the banning

Jakarta – The Central Jakarta District Court on Wednesday ruled in favor of the People's Conscience Party's (Hanura) founder Gen.

Arientha Primanita & Zaky Pawas, Jakarta – Jasuta stopped his empty Mikrolet minivan in front of the Tanah Abang market in Central Jakarta on Thursday, blocking traffic while he wai

Ismira Lutfia, Jakarta – The government should allow people to use their own judgment in avoiding Web sites deemed offensive, rather than impose curbs that threaten free speech, media e

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has criticized provincial and regional administration officials for poor human rights enforcement.

Dessy Sagita, Jakarta – Amnesty International on Thursday demanded that the government abolish laws infringing on women's reproductive health rights, including the law that forbids abor

Jakarta Globe & Bloomberg, Jakarta – Indonesia has been hammered in a World Bank report ranking countries with the most business-friendly regulations.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – The restoration of cooperation between the Indonesian Army's Special Forces and the US military is already in the implementation phase and will not b

Fitri – Three people in East Lombok were shot when police opened fire on a violent protest over a village water source on Thursday.

Jakarta Globe & Antara, Jakarta – The Democratic Party has denied buying up the first print run of the latest issue of gossip tabloid C&R, which carries a cover story on rape al

Armando Siahaan & Anita Rachman, Jakarta – A watchdog and lawmakers on Wednesday called for the rapid completion of the long overdue bill on election organizers, by vote if necessar

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Providing a glimpse into the illicit world of high-level bribery, a former district court chief justice arrested for taking bribes said he had used the word "

Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – Public servants who play online games or go shopping during working hours, be warned.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – The House of Representatives' leaders came under strong pressure on Wednesday to expedite the fit-and-proper test to fill the vacancy in the Corrupti

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – Despite the resolution of several political parties to bar lawmakers from taking much-criticized trips overseas in the wake of recent disasters, two House deleg

Jakarta – An "unknown group" has purchased the entire print run of Indonesian Infotainment tabloid C&R featuring a cover story about rape allegations centering on a Indonesian legis

Erwida Maulia and Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Gillard vowed to strengthen economic, political and security ties, and agreed to work together in handli

Medan – Hundreds of students rallied at the North Sumatra Prosecutor's Office on Tuesday, demanding that Medan's Mayor be detained after he was named a suspect in a graft case.

New York – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono should uphold freedom of religion in Indonesia and repudiate statements by his religious affairs minister calling for the banning of the Ah

Slamet Susanto, Yogyakarta – A team comprising personnel from the police, military, Public Order Office and Transportation Ministry removed political advertisements from Merapi refugee

Jakarta – As the Mentawai Islands continue to struggle to deal with the loss of life and emergency response in the wake of the tsunami disaster, West Sumatra Governor Irwan Prayitno has

HS Syahril, North Pagai, Indonesia – Indonesian tsunami survivors complained Monday they are being forced to scavenge for wild roots because aid had not arrived a week after the wave cr

Syofiardi Bachyul Jb, Padang – A coalition of NGOs has criticized what they perceive as a sluggish relief operation following last week's deadly tsunami in Mentawai, West Sumatra.

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – The public thinks the integrity of state institutions is on the decline, a recent survey by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) shows.

Sleman, Yogyakarta – Yogyakarta Governor Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X has criticized Indonesian political parties for potentially increasing the trauma suffered by victims displaced by t

Jakarta – Six politicians from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) have filed a Rp 25 billion (US$2.8 million) lawsuit against the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK

Anwar Permana, Jakarta – A sitting legislator from the Prosperous Justice Party was jailed for just one year on Tuesday for forging documents to secure a massive loan from the now-defun

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Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Amidst public condemnation, two commissions from the House of Representatives remain unmoved to conduct study trips abroad despite of the fact that two

Ulma Haryanto & Antara, Jakarta – The public was to blame for corruption within the police force, Comr. Gen.

Jakarta – Indonesia and Australia will start negotiating a new economic partnership agreement aimed at liberalizing bilateral trade and boosting investment, the leaders of the two count

Robin Lee Santoso – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's speech against the persecution of minorities last month received much acclaim.

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – The Great Indonesia Movement Party's decision to form a confederation with six other parties would not pose a threat to bigger political organizations in the po