Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Camelia Pasandaran – Following a series of bruising defeats in local elections, Golkar leaders have exhorted local party officials to work harder to win t

A number of senior police officers were reported for conducting suspicious financial transactions.

Farouk Arnaz & Irvan Tisnabudi – In an about-face on Friday, the National Police said they had no plans to investigate claims that Bakrie Group companies paid bribes to avoid taxes,

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – The House of Representatives' Commission III on law and human rights has proposed a revision of a law that will give more power to the Witness Protectio

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The ruling coalition's controversial joint secretariat has backed a divisive proposal to grant each House of Representatives legislator a Rp 15 billion ($1.6

Stephen Fitzpatrick, Jakarta – Hardline Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir had a direct line to al-Qa'ida around the time of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks in the US because his

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Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Every three months at least 500 Indonesians travel to Malaysia and start work illegally, despite Indonesia's ban on allowing informal workers to migrate to t

Jon Gorvett – Hopes for a change in Indonesia's restrictive rules on foreign ownership of property were dashed when a major conference of real estate agents on Bali ended last week with

Ulma Haryanto – The chief of an open learning center for the poor and a city councilor have joined critics who say that international-standard schools not only widen the gap between the

Fidelis E Satriastanti & Ismira Lutfia – Ineffective law enforcement and heavy-handed tactics by logging companies are the main causes of the intimidation suffered by journalists wh

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – The joint administration of the pro-government parties has agreed on the disbursement of the so-called "aspiration fund" worth Rp 15 billion (US$1.63 mi

The Supreme Court on Friday joined the chorus of legal experts fingering the Attorney General's Office as the primary reason antigraft deputies Chandra M Hamzah and Bibit Samad Rianto w

Nivell Rayda, Heru Andriyanto & Farouk Arnaz – The Attorney General's Office said on Friday that it had three possible responses to the High Court ruling rejecting its decision to h

Farouk Arnaz & Nivell Rayda – The National Police plan to summon a number of companies owned by business tycoon and political heavyweight Aburizal Bakrie after former tax official G

Fresh allegations that companies linked to Indonesian tycoon and politician Aburizal Bakrie bribed an official to avoid paying millions of dollars in taxes are baseless, a spokesman sai

Armando Siahaan – Lawmakers pledged on Thursday to support revisions of the 2006 Law on the Protection of Witnesses and Victims in the wake of a dispute between the National Police and

Jakarta – The selection committee for the new leader of the KPK will seek advice from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono about prolonging the selection process if it fails to find promi

Semarang (Central Java) – Dozens of students protested against the humanitarian aid group attack, demanding the UN Security Council stop Israeli aggression.

Armando Siahaan – A Protestant congregation in Bogor, which has been forced to hold services on the street after its half-finished church was sealed by the city administration in April,

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Reza Yunanto, Jakarta – Anti-Israeli demonstration will continue to rock the capital city today.

Yogyakarta – Demonstrators from the People's Challenge Alliance (ARM) held a protest action at the University of Gajah Mada (UGM) traffic circle in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta o

Greenpeace on Thursday said a promised moratorium on deforestation would have little impact on Indonesia's huge carbon footprint unless it is extended to existing concessions.

Anita Rachman – Lawmakers on Wednesday said that after meeting with the National Police, they were increasingly convinced that the country's law enforcers were dragging their feet in in

Ulma Haryanto & Fidelis E Satriastanti – In defiance of a Supreme Court ruling, Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo said on Wednesday that the city would proceed with a major sea reclamatio

Farouk Arnaz – Poor coordination among authorities, weak laws and a prison climate conducive to recruitment are allowing regional terrorist networks to thrive despite a recent crackdown

Nivell Rayda – Corruption Eradication Commission deputy chairmen Bibit Samad Riyanto and Chandra M Hamzah now face the possibility of being suspended after the Jakarta High Court on Thu

Niluksi Koswanage, Yogyakarta – Contrary to previous statements, the government will not revoke existing forestry licenses for palm oil firms as part of a deal with Norway to preserve r

Irvan Tisnabudi – Tax reform and infrastructure development are among the keys to achieving the economic growth target in 2011, Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo told lawmakers on Wedn

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday marked the anniversary of the official national ideology, Pancasila, by calling on all Indonesians to put country before race and religion.

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday called on the Indonesian people to end the debate on the place of Pancasila as the country's state ideolog

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Despite objections from the new minister of finance to a proposal that would give each House of Representatives lawmaker a Rp 15 billion ($1.6 million) develo

Farouk Arnaz, Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Nivell Rayda – The Witness and Victim Protection Agency said on Wednesday it had failed to convince the National Police headquarters that gr

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Observers expressed worry on Tuesday that the lack of credible figures on the list of candidates for the chairmanship of the Corruption Eradication Commissio

Ismira Lutfia – A cabinet minister has promised to sign and ratify an international convention to protect people from enforced disappearance, but critics say it will be meaningless with

Jon Lamb – The East Timorese government is refusing to accept a proposal by Australian-based exploration company Woodside Petroleum to develop the Greater Sunrise gas deposit in the Tim

Alarm bells not wedding bells are ringing over Indonesian proposals to demand a 55,000-dollar "security guarantee" from foreign men who marry Indonesian women.

Arti Ekawati, Irvan Tisnabudi & Fidelis E Sastriastanti – As producers of coal and palm oil continued to howl, the government on Tuesday offered reassurances that the development of

Heru Andriyanto & Farouk Arnaz – Lawyers for graft suspect Susno Duadji on Monday renewed calls for him to be put into the custody of the Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK)

Farouk Arnaz & Camelia Pasandaran – The hard-line Indonesian Mujahideen Council has sent an open letter to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in protest of his recent warning that t

Asvi Warman Adam, Jakarta – Since its conception in 1945, Pancasila (the five principles of the national ideology) has gone through four stages of history over several administrations:

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Indonesia may face disintegration if its national ideology, Pancasila, is replaced by sharia, said politicians and historians Monday.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The National Democrats social organization founded by media magnate and former Golkar Party heavyweight Surya Paloh is looking at becoming a full-fledged poli

Armando Siahaan & Anita Rachman – Lawmakers on Monday were divided over whether the legislative threshold should be increased from the current 2.5 percent to 5 percent.

Kinanti Pinta Karana – Is the ice beginning to thaw between former President Megawati Sukarnoputri and President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono?

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – Pundits say elections are a prerequisite for democracy, but for others elections are just a business – or a chance to steal power.

Indra Harsaputra, Sidoarjo – Victims of the Lapindo mudflow disaster have been claimed to be the targets of the political elite running in the local elections.

James Balowski, Jakarta – Worker, student and non-government organisations commemorated May Day across Indonesia, taking up a range of themes.