Evi Mariani, Jakarta – Two incidents marring National Children's Day celebrations, have led activists to question the way the government celebrates the day, which they said prioritized

Zaky Pawas – A student at Garut Teachers' College was allegedly killed by a police-issued revolver during a game of Russian roulette, police have said.

Camelia Pasandaran & Dessy Sagita, Jakarta – In an ironic twist, the day intended to celebrate children did not even allow them a chance to be heard.

Jakarta – Environmental degradation will cause 117 bird species in Indonesia to vanish, a non-governmental organization predicts.

Human rights bodies in the country said Friday the US should not lift its ban on ties with the Indonesian Army Special Forces (Kopassus) as it had not reformed, a claim refuted by the m

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – One of the deputy chairmen of House of Representatives Commission I on Defense and Foreign Affairs criticized United States Secretary of Defense Robert

Suciwati, Jakarta – In announcing this week that the United States would lift a 12-year-long ban on providing military assistance and training to Indonesia's special forces unit, Defens

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta - Thursday's announcement of revived defense ties between the US military and Indonesia's special forces could prove premature as critics denounced the

Ulma Haryanto – Three widows are anxiously waiting for Tuesday.

Farouk Arnaz – Police have still not arrested any suspects a month after Muslim hard-liners broke up a meeting because they claimed it was a communist gathering, a legislator said on Fr

Human rights groups reacted angrily on Friday to the US military's resumption of ties with Indonesian special forces accused of ongoing human rights violations in the young democracy.

Jim Lobe, Washington – Thursday's announcement in Jakarta that Washington will resume training for the Indonesian military's controversial special forces unit Kopassus has been denounce

Washington – A key United States senator voiced regret Thursday at the resumption of ties with Indonesian special forces and said the unit must expel officers linked to abuses before th

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Anita Rachman, Jakarta – Legislators should be ashamed of their poor attendance record at plenary sessions, and must strive to live up to their billing as

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Ismira Lutfia – The government has acknowledged it needs to run more development programs in Papua and Aceh provinces, saying the existing programs are no

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office enters its 50th anniversary facing scrutiny as the House of Representatives Commission III on justice and human rights say

Jakarta – Police have denied allegations by NGOs that they were aware of a possible attack on Tama S.

Ika Krismantari, Jakarta – Isn't it inevitable that a life of excess brings with it big problems?

Arientha Primanita & Ulma Haryanto, Jakarta – Transparency on the part of the city administration is key to improving education and teaching facilities, the chief of a learning cent

Dessy Sagita – Women's renewed focus on their careers and a dearth of information have been blamed for fewer mothers breast-feeding their newborns, an official said on Friday.

Stephen Fitzpatrick, Jakarta – Australia might be asked to fund detention centres in Indonesia to help Jakarta deter asylum-seekers from using the nation as a staging point.

Fidelis E Satriastanti, Sanur, Bali – Conservationists from around the world have concluded their meeting in Bali with a declaration of support for Indonesia's limited logging moratoriu

Jakarta – The National Commission for Children's Protection says it had recorded 1,826 cases of violence, sexual assault and incest against children across Indonesia in the first five m

Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono decided to ring in National Children's Day on Friday by giving a speech to hundreds of children about pornography.

Jakarta – Working People's Association (PRP) activists demanded police order a thorough investigation into the death of a university student in Garut, West Java, who died Monday after b

Jakarta – Indonesia will seek compensation from a company operating a Timor Sea oil rig that last year leaked into Australian and Indonesian waters and caught ablaze, President Susilo B

Armando Siahaan, Jakarta – The House of Representatives team monitoring investigations of the Bank Century scandal threatened on Wednesday to reduce the budget of law enforcement agenci

Farouk Arnaz & Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – Despite catching flak last week for failing to follow through on an internal probe into suspicious money dealings by senior officers, the Nati

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office has launched an internal probe against several senior Indonesian prosecutors who allegedly met with media mogul Hary Tanoesoedibyo,

Ridwan Max Sijabat – One reason behind the various flaws in the election body – in the words of its own chief – is that the body is staffed by people with partisan agendas.

The Obama administration has just failed a key test.

With the ongoing second wave of local elections, will regular polls bring a better public awareness of voting and improved competence of election bodies, or merely a means to gain power

Niniek Karmini, Jakarta – The United States announced Thursday it will resume cooperation with Indonesia's special forces after ties were severed more than a decade ago over alleged hum

Elisabeth Bumiller, Jakarta – The Defense Department said on Thursday that it was lifting a ban of more than a decade on contact with the elite Indonesian special forces, Kopassus, and

Stephanie Riady, Jakarta – On the fateful Tuesday morning last week, an LPG gas cylinder explosion claimed the life of Muhammad Sofyan's beloved wife and left him fighting for his life

Jakarta – Indonesian Communication and Information Technology Minister Tifatul Sembiring says he hopes all pornographic Web sites will be blocked before Ramadan – and is warning that ev

Urges President Obama to meet the families of those killed by the Kopassus during upcoming visit

The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) today condemned the Obama administration's decision to resume engagement with Indonesia's notorious Kopassus special forces.

Dessy Sagita, Jakarta – Communication and Information Technology Minister Tifatul Sembiring on Wednesday stressed that he would not back down from his decision to block Internet access

Jakarta – The stellar performance of Indonesia's financial market in recent years has made investments in securities and also currencies a top choice for money laundering, the Financial

Anita Rachman & Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – The government was criticized on Tuesday for not taking the spate of gas cylinder explosions seriously, as a planned meeting on t

Slamet Susanto, Yogyakarta – Some 400,000 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Yogyakarta province face collapse due to electricity rate hikes that have made them less competitive, ac

Jakarta – The National Police have dispersed its independent team to investigate possible judicial mafia within the force.

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – Two high-ranking police officials implicated in the Gayus Tambunan case, Brig. Gen.

Jakarta – Indonesia's target to achieve economic growth of 7 percent a year within the next few years will be difficult to reach if no significant improvement is made in the country's t

Camelia Pasandaran & Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – The highly divisive 2008 Anti-Pornography Law will be back in the Constitutional Court today.

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – Indonesia is experiencing growing Islamization both at national and regional levels with the enactment of laws and regulations many believe are inspire

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – The National Commission for Human Rights pledged on Tuesday to launch its own investigation into the beating of an anti-corruption activist in early July.

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – An independent investigation team led by the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence, or Kontras, has come to the conclusion that the attack on an

Camelia Pasandaran – Massive graft at the tax department was "extraordinary crime beyond comprehension," President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Wednesday.