Introduction

Hans David Tampobolon, Jakarta – Legislators at the House of Representatives are considering boycotting future hearings with Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, claims one parliamen

US President Barack Obama's planned visit to Indonesia this month has lent new impetus to raids that have left one top militant dead and his band of Islamist extremists on the ropes, an

Fidelis E Satriastanti – Underground mining officially became legal in the country's protected forests on Feb. 1.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – A number of NGOs concerned with human rights filed a report to the Judicial Commission on alleged judiciary corruption practices in the 1984 Tanjung Priok ri

Issues such as the application of the death penalty in Indonesia and the unresolved case of the killing of five Australian journalists on the eve of Indonesia's invasion of East Timor i

Jakarta – The international community continues to focus on the Indonesian government's handling of the murder of human rights activist Munir.

Jakarta – The government will form a special team overseeing bureaucratic reforms that will be answerable to the Vice President.

Oyos Saroso H.N., Bandarlampung – Officials' maneuvers to maintain a good political image ahead of a direct election are believed to have contributed to widespread malnutrition in Banda

Anita Rachman & Muninggar Sri Saraswati – Despite the House of Representatives having issued its final recommendations on the Bank Century bailout and law-enforcement agencies comme

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Susno Duadji was an honest cop who was forced out of his office at the hands of a lying National Police chief, according to his new biography, which debuted o

Nurfika Osman – A day after Muhammadiyah issued a fatwa banning its followers from lighting up, both the organization and antitobacco campaigners have targeted cigarette advertising as

Nurdin Hasan & Nurfika Osman – As police continued to hunt armed militants in Aceh, analysts said on Wednesday that they were not surprised the group had chosen to make its base in

Talek Harris, Canberra – Indonesia's president on Wednesday confirmed that a bombmaker believed to be behind the Bali bombings was killed in a Jakarta raid and vowed to keep hunting ext

Indonesia's partnership with Australia is now "solid and strong", but challenges remain, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has told federal parliament.

Kirsty Needham – The bestowing of one of Australia's highest honours on the Indonesian President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, was a "pragmatic" move, human rights groups said.

Nivell Rayda, Muninggar Sri Saraswati & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The ruling Democratic Party says it will oppose any attempts by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights to select

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Nineteen PDI-P politicians received bribes during the 2004 election of a central bank deputy governor, a court heard Monday.

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – At 24, Horas Simandjuntak never expected she would have to raise her two daughters alone.

Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) along with several legal institutions have submitted a request for a judicial review with the Constitutional Court against Law Number 4/

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Jakarta – Activists seized the International Women's Day on Monday to voice Indonesian women's vulnerability to violence, which they say extends further than domestic abuse.

Yemris Fointuna, Kupang – More than 20 residents in East Flores regency, East Nusa Tenggara, are reportedly in critical condition after two groups attacked each other with firearms and

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Dozens of Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers vandalized a police station and another police post on Sunday night in Labuhan Batu regency, North Sumatra, followi

A peaceful action involving the distribution of leaflets and release of balloons marked the commemoration of International Women's Day in the city of Banda Aceh on Monday March 8.

Palu - March 8 is International Women's Day, which is commemorated throughout the world.

Camelia Pasandaran – In the second phase of a judicial review of the 2008 Information and Electronic Transaction Law, the Constitutional Court heard plaintiffs argue that further regula

"The Merak refugees and the Indonesian Solution, not people smuggling, should be at the top of the agenda for discussions between the Australian government and Indonesian President Yudh

Hasyim Widhiarto and Sri Wahyuni, Jakarta/Yogyakarta – A grim report on the plight of women across the country will mark the commemoration of International Women's Day here, as the numb

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – As the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) begins its probe of Bank Century, an antigraft watchdog has warned that politicians could use the bailout case

Isma Savitri, Jakarta – Hundreds of women demonstrated at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle on Monday March 8 to celebrate International Women's Day.

Medan – The commemoration of International Women's Day in Medan, North Sumatra, was marked by a protest action at the Regional House of Representatives building by hundreds of women wor

Jakarta – International Women's Day, which falls on March 8, was commemorated by around 100 women activists with a protest action in Central Jakarta.

Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – Six candidates will contest the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) chairmanship at the upcoming congress in March, the organization said Sunday.

Bandung – In greeting International Women's Day, on Monday March 8 scores of students from the People's Struggle Front (FPR) demonstrated in front of the Gedung Sate building in Bandung

Bagus Kurniawan, Yogyakarta – Scores of women activists in the East Java city of Yogyakarta commemorated International Women's Day on Monday March 8 by calling for equality and freedom

Jakarta – The number of recorded victims of violence against women has skyrocketed from around 54,000 in to 2008 to over 154,000 last year, data from the National Commission on Violence

Charles Fromm, Washington – The administration of President Barack Obama hopes to resume United States training of an elite Indonesian military unit whose members have been convicted of

The Indonesian Defense Ministry said Friday that Jakarta had sent a delegation to Washington to negotiate the lifting of ban on US training for Army Special Forces (Kopassus), but stopp

Stephen Fitzpatrick, Jakarta – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has seized the running in a tough fight for political supremacy, declaring his main priority as leader is en

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Heru Andriyanto & Nivell Rayda – The Corruption Eradication Commission responded immediately to the House of Representatives' recommendation for an investigation into the controvers

Jakarta – Vice President Boediono's personal wealth increased by Rp 6 billion and US$1,000 between April and September 2009, an update for the Corruption Eradication Commission revealed

Nurfika Osman & Camelia Pasandaran – As students continued to clash with police in Makassar on Friday after four officers were arrested the day before for attacking students, Nation

Howard LaFranchi, Washington – President Obama wants to signal a continued strengthening in US-Indonesia ties when he travels to the world's largest Muslim country later this month.

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – Hundreds of students from several campuses clashed with police in Makassar on Wednesday and Thursday, leaving three police posts and the student organization

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Politicians on Friday railed against President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's defense of the Bank Century bailout and Vice President Boediono and Finance Minister

Ardian Wibisono – Investors and business leaders on Friday welcomed President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's steadfast defense of Vice President Boediono and Finance Minister Sri Mulyani In

Hans David Tampobolon – The House of Representatives will establish a new team to monitor the implementation of the legislative body's recommendations on the Bank Century bailout.