Jakarta – Residents of Siak district in Riau are fast abandoning their three-kilogram gas canisters in favor of firewood because of safety fears.

Irwan Firdaus, Jakarta – An Indonesian government minister who has in the past blamed natural disasters on immorality has caused more controversy by posting anti-gay comments on Twitte

Jakarta – It is as though state has no presence any more.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Prosecutors pressured police to charge rogue tax official Gayus Tambunan with embezzlement as part of a conspiracy to help the suspect evade justice, a court

Armando Siahaan, Jakarta – Most Indonesians want the number of parties at the House of Representatives trimmed down to improve the effectiveness of the legislature, recent surveys sugge

Dicky Christanto and Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The government should devise clear regulations to govern the military's role in the fight against terrorism, analysts say, citing concer

Jakarta – The ruling Democratic Party is probably preparing President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's brother-in-law, Maj. Gen.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Anita Rachman, Jakarta – A Golkar Party official has called on the president to use the upcoming annual evaluation of the cabinet as an opportunity to imp

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – A media watchdog has urged the House of Representatives to repeal a law giving the government absolute power to ban certain books, saying it curtails

"If you want to borrow some too, I have some [money] here," Gayus Tambunan, a defendant in a tax corruption mega-case told the judge during a hearing last week at South Jakarta District

Arghea Desafti Hapsari and Theresia Sufa, Jakarta/Bogor – In a bid to seek a "permanent solution" to the burning issue of Ahmadiyah, the government will review the controversial decree

Armando Siahaan, Jakarta – An attempt by political parties to insert their members into election organizers is gaining little ground with the public, which a survey says is pleased with

Armando Siahaan, Jakarta – Activists have asked the House of Representatives to speed up the ratification of a legal instrument that protects people from enforced disappearances.

Duncan Graham – Traffic jams are expected to vanish throughout Indonesia once a new edict by a leading agency takes effect.

A joint press release from Indonesian rights groups for the 2010 Anniversary of the Indonesian military

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Officials must investigate all the alleged corporate tax cheats linked to rogue tax official Gayus Tambunan and not focus only on those owned by the

Dolok Sagala, Indonesia – Indonesian police shot dead six suspected Islamist militants and arrested four others in a raid on their hideout on Sumatra island, police said Sunday.

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Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – The National Police are questioning 11 people in connection with two deadly train crashes in Central Java that left 35 people dead over the weekend.

Nivell Rayda, Bogor – Ahmad Zainuddin, 75, had returned home to Cisalada village in Bogor after a trip into Jakarta to pick up his monthly pension stipend, just hours before his home wa

Indonesia's monthly exports climbed to their highest value ever in August, totaling US$13.71 billion, a 9.76 percent increase from the $12.49 billion recorded in July, the Central Stati

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Indonesian labor unions grouped under the Asian Labor Networking in International Financing Institutions (ALNI) said "slavery" occurs in projects funded by

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono must stop skirting issues that could compromise his image, because such a strategy could backfire if his inaction ends up exacerbating social issues,

Anita Rachman & Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, the youngest son of former President Suharto, hinted at presidential ambitions on Friday, saying he would cons

Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – Indonesia President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has again appealed to the nation for calm after members of the minority Ahmadiyah sect in Ciampea, Bogor, were

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – Lawmakers defended their meager output at the House of Representatives this year, after being criticized for passing only eight bills out of the targeted 70.

Jakarta – The Australian government has again been urged to sever ties with the Indonesian Military following joint exercises between elite units from both countries in Bali.

Jakarta – Indonesia's top Islamic body reiterated on Friday that homosexuality is an abuse of human rights and demanded the government ban an ongoing gay and lesbian film festival.

Zaky Pawas, Jakarta – The Islamic Defenders Front on Friday filed a police complaint against John Badalu, organizer of the Q!

James Balowski, Jakarta – In November 2004, Indonesia's newly elected president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, pledged to bring to justice the murderers of Indonesia's most prominent human

Jakarta – For some, the end of September is the time of year that brings back memories of family tragedies and loosing their rights to justice simply because their ideological affiliati

Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – A leading human rights organization says its investigations found that political prisoners in Maluku have been tortured by police officers and soldiers.

Jakarta – The United Development Party (PPP) has become the first political grouping that openly supports Sri Mulyani Indrawati's presidential bid in 2014 if the former finance minister

Jakarta – Majority of Indonesians believe in elections as a means to influence political decision-making processes and support democracy, according to a survey by the International Foun

Zely Ariane – We undertake united front work because it is a principal tactic with which to bring broader layers of the poor majority into the movement challenging the power of the ruli

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – In the eyes of many senior high-school students in Bandung, West Java, a famous New Order propaganda film documenting the Sept.

Nurfika Osman – Nine provinces have huge health problems because of a lack of medical practitioners and prevention efforts, the government says.

Max Lane – In the Indonesia News Digest 31, August 16-23 there are more than 70 news items covering a wide range of issues relating to struggles for social justice and full democracy in

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Jakarta, Indonesia – An Islamic militant was critically injured when a homemade bomb strapped to the back of his bicycle detonated prematurely Thursday before he reached his apparent ta

Nivell Rayda & Armando Siahaan – Antigraft activists on Thursday demanded that the House of Representatives put a stop to overseas comparative studies, suggesting that the visits we

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – Indonesia observes the anniversary of the death of seven generals in the 1965 abortive coup, that led to a pogrom against hundreds of thousands of alle

Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – The propensity of Indonesian news media, particularly on television, for highlighting dramatic conflicts is not helping promote peace and pluralism, experts sai

Fidelis E Satriastanti, Jakarta – Environmental activists have voiced suspicions of forest-clearing permits being issued illegally to palm-oil producers, raising the specter of even mor

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Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – In a surprising but likely welcome turn of events, the House leadership announced on Thursday that the construction of the controversial new building

Ulma Haryanto, Jakarta – The government's lack of comprehensive strategy in preventing erosion along the country's coastlines will pose a threat to the livelihoods of those living along

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – An "F." That, according to a respected Indonesian nongovernmental organization, is the report card for the country's heavily criticized House of Representatives

Jakarta – The National Police has appointed Sr. Comr. Mohammad Syafii as the head of Special Detachment 88 antiterror squad, replacing Brig. Gen. Tito Karnavian.

Tom Allard, Jakarta – Indonesia's military will play a greater role in combating terrorism, supporting police on major investigations and responding to attacks, the head of the country'