Rizal Harahap, Medan – North Sumatra Police have rejected allegations that police officers had conspired with protesters demanding the establishment of Tapanuli province during a violen

Peter Gelling, Solo – At a small, back-street bookstore here, the young employees, wearing matching green skullcaps and sporting wispy chin beards, stock books with titles like "Waiting

Oyos Saroso H.N., Bandar Lampung – Victims of the Talangsari tragedy urged the government on Friday to seriously settle the prolonged human rights violation case and pay them reasonable

Erwida Maulia and Rizal Harahap, Jakarta/Medan – Heads are rolling in the wake of the death on Tuesday of North Sumatra legislative council speaker Abdul Aziz Angkat after a protest tha

Jakarta – Members of the House of Representatives remain traumatized over recent uncompromising rulings by the Corruption Court, says a legislator.

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The controversial pornography law has been blasted for targeting cultural heritage, after West Java Governor Ahmad Heryawan used it as a legal basis to forbid Ja

Jakarta – A senior cleric has called on Muslims to boycott a new film about Islam's treatment of women, saying it "slanders" the religion.

Nurdin Hasan and Ismira Lutfia – The Aceh branch of the Islamic Defenders Front, or FPI, claims it is ready to send a first wave of trained guerilla fighters to fight Israel next week,

In a stark warning of bad times to come, the Indonesian Employers Association, or Apindo, said on Friday that unemployment was likely to increase by between 800,000 and a million this y

Febriamy Hutapea – Betraying an underlying sense of confidence, the Democratic Party said on Friday that it is content to wait for the results of April's legislative polls before offici

Camelia Pasandaran – After few signals that the government is ready or willing to issue an emergency regulation to revise the elections law, lawmakers appear to be taking matters into t

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for a moratorium to the creation of administrative regions, following the recent death of a council speaker in Nor

Tom Allard, Jakarta – Indonesia's president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has sent the country's security establishment into a spin, and left political observers divided, after alluding to a

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked national industries to reign in spending in a bid to avoid mass layoffs when the economic downturn takes effect.

Muninggar Sri Saraswati – Traditional West Javanese jaipongan and bajidoran dancers may be some of the first artists to feel the effects of the stricter antipornography law pushed throu

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Febriamy Hutapea – Five former military leaders attended a meeting in Jakarta on Thursday amid the controversy surrounding President Susilo Bambang Yudhoy

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Jakarta – Trillions of rupiah in state funds are embezzled each year through corrupt procurement deals involving government facilities.

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – The judiciary has been singled out as the most corrupt of public institutions in Indonesia, while state pawnshops come out the cleanest, a survey by the count

Rizal Harahap, Medan – 11 suspects in the death of North Sumatra Provincial Legislative Council Speaker Abdul Aziz Angkat, who died of a heart attack after being beaten by a mob Tuesday

Agus Maryono and Nana Rukmana, Cilacap/Cirebon – Landslides and floods triggered by incessant monsoon rain over the last four days in Cilacap, Central Java, have laid waste to 20 mounta

Jakarta – The divorce rate in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, has surged in a decade often driven by a clash of religious and political beliefs between partners, a n

Jakarta – Around 100,000 Indonesian laborers in Malaysia are expected to return to Indonesia this year as Malaysia experiences an economic slowdown.

Indonesia is getting pummelled by the global economic meltdown, with December exports plunging 20 per cent from a year earlier as overseas demand shrinks.

Camelia Pasandaran – Women's rights groups and Muslim groups have opposing perceptions of issues confronting women in Indonesia today.

Jakarta – As political parties and legislative candidates campaign ahead of the general elections, more businesses are benefiting from their hurly-burly for popularity.

Irmawati, Makassar – Around 30 journalists from the Makassar Journalists Coalition yesterday held a silent protest in front of the Stella Maris Hospital at Penghibur Street, in Makassar

Jakarta – House factions have argued that delaying the passage of the controversial State Secrecy Bill for now may be the best option with the elections approaching and disagreements o

Nana Rukmana, Cirebon – The Cirebon Non-governmental Coalition (KLC) has urged eligible voters not to vote for politicians who are insensitive toward environmental issues in the 2009 le

Jakarta – A recent allegation made by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of bias within the Army's elite has angered scores of former generals.

Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights accused the government Monday of failing to protect the rights of citizens choosing not to vote in the upcoming elections after politic

Jakarta – The country's largest shipping terminal forecasts container handling to plunge heavily this year due to slowing exports and imports.

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Agus Maryono and Suherdjoko, Semarang – Heavy rains over the past three days have caused flooding and landslides in several regencies in Central Java that have left at least six people

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – An increasing number of Muslim women are choosing to divorce their husbands rather than continue in a polygamous marriage, data from national Islamic courts show

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – For thousands of Indonesian women, abortion is still viewed as the only way to solve the problems surrounding pregnancies outside marriage or financial stresses f

Jakarta – Indonesian Islamic hard-liners have called for a ban on international organizations the Rotary Club and the Lions Club, saying they are part of a Zionist conspiracy, reports s

Megawati Wijaya, Jakarta – When President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono became Indonesia's first directly elected democratic leader in 2004, the former soldier was catapulted to power despit

Aloysius Unditu – Indonesia's inflation slowed to a nine-month low and exports fell the most in seven years, prompting speculation that the central bank will cut interest rates this wee

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – The recent shake-up of senior officials at the National Police will not bring about significant change in the force, experts said Sunday.

Indonesia is planning a crackdown on illegal polygamous marriages and will ask all Muslim couples to undergo pre-wedding marriage courses, an official says.

Jakarta – Christians in the country are concerned Muslim parties could ratchet up their political leverage by winning more votes in the upcoming legislative elections, and continue to p

Jakarta – Indonesian police were holding the head of a Muslim cult on a preliminary charge of blasphemy after allegations that the group held rituals involving sex orgies and adultery,

Nivell Rayda – The Indonesian government yesterday blocked media access to the Rohingya refugees stranded in Aceh Province, reflecting the sensitive nature of the case and the embarrass

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Allegations made by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono that an Army officer had urged people against voting for a candidate whose name began with "S," could h

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) remains divided over a highly contentious proposal for a quota of legislative seats for female candidates.

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The country's police chiefs signed a contract Friday in an effort to push for bureaucratic reform within the force, dubbed the most bribe-riddled of all state i

Jakarta – Indonesian prosecutors yesterday requested life in prison for a relative of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono accused of embezzling millions of dollars from the country's cen

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The police and military have faced increasing scrutiny over their commitment to remain politically neutral in the upcoming elections, with President Susilo Bamb