Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The House of Representatives passed the hospital bill into law yesterday, granting the government authority to oversee private hospitals and abolish their licen

Alwan Ridha Ramdani, Jakarta – The Indonesian airforce began on Tuesday a joint military exercise with the US Airforce at the Husein Sastranegara Airbase, in Bandung, West Java.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – In what critics say is a blow to attempts to reform the military, the House of Representatives on Monday abandoned deliberations of the military tribunal bill

Muklis Ali, Jakarta – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who begins a second five-year term next month, may create new ministerial posts to spur development of the natural r

Putri Prameshwari & Eras Poke – Concerns over a damaged well leaking crude oil into the Timor Sea near East Nusa Tenggara have prompted the government to dispatch a team to monitor

Jakarta – Labor unionists criticized President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's performance in the past five years, saying that the majority of workers have not experienced improved monthly m

Jakarta – Media associations and NGOs will draw up their own version of the controversial state secrecy bill to present to the government, after the latter withdrew its version followin

Jakarta – Parliament has called on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to form a human rights court to try the cases of rights activists kidnapped in 1997.

Camelia Pasandaran – A nationwide survey released on Sunday by the Institute for Studies on the Free Flow of Information showed that nearly 90 percent of respondents wanted the Golkar P

Febriamy Hutapea – Candidates for the Golkar Party chairmanship are scrambling to secure the support of regional leaders as the competition heats up ahead of the party's national congre

Jakarta – Hunched over in brightly lit assembly lines, 300 women churn out 60,000 pairs of sports shoes a month at a factory in Tangerang, an hour's drive from Indonesia's capital.

Candra Malik, Solo – Tensions over the burial of a terrorist are not over, with hundreds of residents protesting over the weekend at the two cemeteries near Solo considered for the inte

Nethy Darma Somba, Jayapura – Dozens of paramedics across Jayapura staged a rally on Monday at the Papua Governor's Office to demand the local administration increase their allowances,

Nivell Rayda – The government encountered its first setback in its bid to find temporary replacements for three suspended leaders of the Corruption Eradication Commission, after most of

Nivell Rayda – Embattled Corruption Eradication Commission deputy chairmen Chandra Hamzah and Bibit Samad Rianto on Sunday rejected police allegations that they had received Rp 3 billio

Jakarta – The National Alliance for the Freedom of Religion and Faith (AKKBB) has planned to file a request with the Constitutional Court to review the 1965 blasphemy law which they say

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Jakarta – Activists and a traditional market association have criticized Governor Fauzi Bowo for handing out goods from modern retailers as Idul Fitri gifts, likening the practice to gr

Lynn Lee & Wahyudi Soeriaamatdja, Jakarta – Five months after they were elected in April's parliamentary elections, 560 new legislators will be sworn in next Thursday.

Muhammad Cohen, Bali – This year's haze season is in full swing across Kalimantan and residents of Indonesia's portion of Borneo are set for the worst.

R. Kristiawan, Jakarta – The recently passed film law shows up an irony for democracy in Indonesia, especially in the quality of the public sphere. The old law, Law No.

Hanta Yuda A.R., Jakarta – Who will replace outgoing Vice President Jusuf Kalla as the next chairman of Golkar when the party holds its congress in October?

Camelia Pasandaran – Analysts on Friday said an uproar over the burials of three terrorists in Central Java stemmed from a residents' deep aversion to being labeled as extremist areas.

Candra Malik, Solo – The suspected terrorists killed here last week continued to cause trouble on Thursday, with anger between groups of armed protesters over one of their burials nearl

Candra Malik – Anyone want a piece of Noordin M Top?

Dicky Christanto and Agus Maryono, Jakarta, Purbalingga – Relatives of deceased terror suspects Bagus "Urwah" Budi Pranoto and Ario "Aji" Sudarso insisted on bringing home the bodies of

Ismira Lutfia – Print media companies in the United States are falling by the wayside in the face of stiff competition from more technologically advanced media.

Fidelis E Satriastanti – As the climate talks in Bangkok draw near, environmentalists are worried that the country would be unable to gain much from the negotiations because of its lack

Nurfika Osman – Now those oppressed at school can say they have a voice.

Local residents and fishermen have allegedly been barred from accessing a beach on Tolandona island in Wakatobi, South Sulawesi, that has been leased to a foreigner.

Abdul Khalik, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US – Indonesian businesspeople have asked the government to quickly resolve problems surrounding the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) whil

Jakarta – The World Bank has approved new long-term loans worth $1.1 billion to Indonesia, most of which will be targeted at improving the investment climate in Southeast Asia's biggest

Ade Mardiyati – At this moment in Jakarta, a group of Indonesians are putting the final touches to their plan to invade Malaysia and wage war.

Jakarta – The future of Indonesia's powerful anti-corruption commission has been put under threat by what activists say is a concerted campaign to shut down progress made against entren

Jakarta – Despite the fact that Thursday was the official day for House of Representatives members to resume work after the Idul Fitri holiday, only a few legislators and commission mem

Jakarta – With only a week left, legislators deliberating the Corruption Court bill at the House of Representatives say they are determined to pass the bill into law before their term e

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Members of a traditional community in North Sumatra are protesting a government decision that will see them evicted and their palm oil plantations in Padang Law

Nivell Rayda – The Corruption Eradication Commission said on Thursday that it accepted the government's decision to issue a regulation in lieu of law, or perpu, to select temporary repl

Camelia Pasandaran & Arientha Primanita – Spot checks during the first post-holiday workday revealed shameful numbers of bureaucratic desks around West Java and Jakarta were – not-s

Jakarta – Hundreds of Bandung's public minivan drivers serving passengers on the Cicadas-Cibiru route went on strike again Thursday morning to protest against the new Trans Metro Bandun

Camelia Pasandaran & Bati Kartini – Two suspected terrorists killed earlier this month in Indonesia's Central Java province may have been able to ingratiate themselves with communit

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Dozens of residents of Mijen village in the Central Java town of Kudus protested Wednesday against plans to bury terror suspect Bagus "Urwah" Budi Pranoto in

Jakarta – With the next House of Representatives set to see even more female legislators, hopes are being raised that they can perform much better than their male counterparts and impro

Camelia Pasandaran – A recent audit of the campaign finance reports from this year's presidential and legislative polls was a waste of money as it failed to root out any violations, ele

Febriamy Hutapea, Papua – Golkar Party advisory board chairman Surya Paloh officially announced on Thursday his candidacy for the chairmanship of the faction, promising to lead the batt

Gillian Murdoch, Aceh – For decades, the roar of the chainsaw has meant one thing in the country's national parks: illegal loggers ripping down the rainforest.

Just 5 percent, or two million tons, of the expected crop of 40 million tons of crude palm oil produced in 2009 is expected to be certified as sustainable this year, according to estima

Camelia Pasandaran – One of Indonesia's highest authorities on Islam on Wednesday demanded that local government handle burial arrangements for the terror suspects killed in a raid last

Sunanda Creagh – Unbeknown to 12-year-old Andika Bayu Pamungkas and his friends, the seemingly innocuous martial arts sessions in their Indonesian village were actually the first steps

Jakarta – More than 300 people have been killed in road accidents in Indonesia during a mass exodus to celebrate the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, a police spokesman said Wednesday.