Zely Ariane – If there was an easier way to struggle for their rights, the workers from the PT.

Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – Foreign and local human rights watchdogs called on Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and US President Barack Obama to address human rights violations i

Zoe Kenny, Yogyakarta – A labour dispute is unfolding in this Central Java city that highlights many of the intransigent problems Indonesian workers face under the neoliberal government

Zoe Kenny, Yogyakarta – Thousands of mainly student protesters took to the streets in cities across Indonesia – including Jakarta, Palu, Makassar, Medan, Ternate, Samarinda, Bandung, Su

Jakarta – When the Health Ministry recently pledged to restrict tobacco advertising, it was met by widespread skepticism.

Walter Balansa – This month, Indonesia will celebrate National Health Day. For the second year in a row, it will pass with the Health Law's tobacco control regulation still pending.

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office decision to halt the prosecution against of two KPK deputies for the sake of public interest is flawed and violates the law, le

Nivell Rayda, Tuapejat and Sikakap – Despite being the capital of Mentawai district, tsunami relief efforts in Tuapejat are apparently in chaos, with food and medical supplies not only

Jakarta – Former Baywatch actress and movie star Pamela Anderson has donated $25,000 from a Playboy cover shoot to a charity that helps Indonesian disaster victims, only to find her ple

Dion Bisara & AFP, Jakarta – A policy group has urged Indonesia to renew its efforts to reform the bureaucracy, invest heavily in infrastructure and cut greenhouse gas emissions whi

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – A legislator at the House of Representatives commission III on Law and human rights says that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono needs to appointe an ex

Shirley Christie, Indonesia – Indonesia saw foreign direct investment jump 32 percent to Rp 111.1 trillion ($12.4 billion), excluding oil and gas, and banking, in the first nine months

Slamet Riyadi, Mount Merapi, Indonesia – A deadly volcano in Indonesia spewed another searing cloud of ash down its slopes Sunday, prompting panic and chaos among thousands of villagers

Arya Dipa, Bandung – The Indonesian Army is stepping up the development of top officers to prepare them to be future leaders, Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Toisutta said Friday.

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) said Friday they had proof that prosecutor Cirus Sinaga had conspired with attorney Haposan Hutagalung to extort his clie

Armando Siahaan, Jakarta – Critics on Friday lambasted an international watchdog's demand that Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard discuss the issue of human rights with the Indones

Garut, West Java – Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali said he wanted to disband Ahmadiyah but he did not offer timetable for the sect's dissolution.

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono faces calls to carry out a "major reshuffle" of his Cabinet as a unit evaluating the performance of the ministers is expected

Nivell Rayda & Agencies, Padang, Indonesia – At least 413 people have now been confirmed killed in the tsunami that slammed into the Mentawai Islands in West Sumatra on Monday, as r

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Armando Siahaan & Anita Rachman, Jakarta – As the country faces two devastating natural disasters, lawmakers have decided to postpone – but not cancel – the trips abroad that have f

Heru Andriyanto – Indonesia's Attorney General's Office has finally decided: the criminal charges against two antigraft agency deputy chairmen would be dropped using the old Dutch law p

Jakarta – Leading human rights activist Asmara Nababan died Thursday in Fuda Cancer Hospital, Guangzhou, China, where he was undergoing treatment for lung cancer. He was 64.

Jakarta – The Attorney General Office (AGO) decided Friday to conduct "deponeering" on the alleged bribery case involving two Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputies – Bibit Sa

Dion Bisara, Jakarta – The draft of a land regulation aimed at attracting more infrastructure investment could violate landowners' rights, activists and lawmakers claim.

Jakarta/Sydney – Prime Minister Julia Gillard will be in Indonesia from 1st until 2nd November 2010 to meet the Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the Prime Minister will di

Sydney – A leading rights body Friday urged Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard to press Indonesia for a full investigation into torture by its military when she visits next week.

Prime Minister Gillard should demand that recent cases of torture by Indonesian security forces are credibly investigated, not swept under the carpet.

Jakarta – The fight against HIV/AIDS in Indonesia is precarious since most civil society groups working to prevent the disease rely on foreign funding, a report said Wednesday.

Jakarta – Supporters of tobacco control welcome the Health Ministry's move to issue a new decree to ban tobacco advertising next year.

Armando Siahaan, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights' quest to increase its powers is gaining favor among legislators.

Arientha Primanita, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo finally apologized for Monday evening's monstrous traffic gridlock – but to a visiting foreign delegation instead of his consti

Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court said it would establish a team to investigate allegations that the judicial mafia had breached its sanctum and was now at work in

Jakarta – A legislator from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democratic Party apologized on Thursday after House of Representatives Speaker Marzuki Ali said people who live on islan

Achmad Ibrahim and Slamet Riyadi, Mentawai Islands, Indonesia – The death toll from a tsunami and a volcano rose to more than 340 Thursday as more victims of Indonesia's double disaster

Ismira Lutfia, Jakarta – The Indonesian Broadcasting Commission on Thursday issued a stern reminder for all television stations to be more conscientious in broadcasting disaster footage

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – More than anything else, the youth pledge taken by Indonesia's young leaders 82 years ago stressed the importance of living in unity in a nation with

Ririn Radiawati Kusuma, Jakarta – The National Nuclear Energy Agency on Thursday said it was looking for locations on Bangka Island to build two large nuclear power plants worth Rp 54 t

Ulma Haryanto, Jakarta – Asmara Nababan, a prominent Indonesian human rights activist passed away at the age of 64 on Thursday morning after battling pulmonary cancer.

Bandung, Indonesia – Indonesia's infamous Islamic Defender's Front visited beleaguered pop singer Nazriel Irham in the Kebonwaru Penitentiary in Bandung, West Java, on Wednesday because

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – Thousands of workers from across West Java staged a rally in Bandung on Tuesday protesting a plan to revise Law No 13/2003 on manpower, claiming it was plann

Widya Utami & Eko Listiyorini, Indonesia – Rescuers searched for survivors of a tsunami in Indonesia's remote west while aid workers headed for the site of a volcano eruption as the

Jakarta – Legal aid workers call on the government to provide legal aid for women, children and the disabled, who often experience discrimination in seeking justice, through a legal aid

The Honorable Barack Obama
President of the United States
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500

Dear Mr. President:

Alvin Darlanika Soedarjo, Jakarta – At least 23 people are dead and scores missing, including nine Australians, after a powerful earthquake hit Indonesia's west coast and triggered a ts

Bekasi – A number of traditional "family" market vendors at Kota Harapan Indah, Bekasi, staged a hunger strike in front of the Bekasi municipality office Monday.

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Indonesia's twitter users were once again shocked by another statement from Information and Communication Minister Tifatul Sembiring, who said that adu

Trefor Moss – Southeast Asia's sleeping giant has begun to make some surprisingly wakeful noises.

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – Indonesia's fight against corruption has hit the wall based on Transparency International's latest global Corruption Perception Index released on Tuesday.

Jakarta – Prosecutors at the Attorney General's Office (AGO) are considering halting legal proceedings against two KPK deputy chairmen accused of blackmail and abuse of power.