Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Syafrudin, 35, stacked cages of chickens onto a waiting mini van outside his employer's house at Kemandoran in South Jakarta on Monday with help from two other w

Jon Afrizal and Agus Maryono, Jambi, Purwokerto and Yogyakarta – Against a backdrop of HIV/AIDS infection rates that are rising at alarming levels in Jambi, activists and sex workers in

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono urged the nation Monday to avoid mass public demonstrations that could destabilize the nation's political balance as was see

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – Confirming that the impact of the global economic slide has hit the country, exports in October dropped from a month earlier on weaker demand and lower price

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Rohman Taufiq, Jakarta – Around one thousand victims of the Lapindo mudflow disaster from the Tanggulangin Anggun Sejahtera housing complex, Sidoarjo, came to the Presidential Palace th

Jakarta – Government prosecutors on Tuesday demanded a 15-year jail sentence for a former senior Indonesian intelligence official charged in the murder of a prominent human rights activ

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Several cases of alleged corruption involving Indonesian diplomats overseas, particularly its ambassadors in Washington and Moscow, have raised concerns over the

Multa Fidrus, Banten – After being laid off in September along with 416 other workers by the same company in Serang, Prihatini, 36, said Saturday she had lost hope of finding employment

Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – The controversy over Tim Weiner's book The Legacy of Ashes: The History of CIA, which claims Indonesia's former vice president Adam Malik was a US spy, has se

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The government has been urged to change its "ineffective" approach to HIV/AIDS, as the number of people infected by the disease continues to grow each year.

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has gained further public support since announcing one of his relatives is a suspect in the Bank Indonesia corruption case,

Jakarta – About one hundred street musicians rallied in front of East Java Police headquarters in Surabaya on Monday to protest the rounding up of their fellow street musicians in natio

Jakarta – Armed with wooden sticks, several young police officers were seen banging on public minivans loading passengers at Tanah Abang market, Central Jakarta, and blocking the roads.

Winarno Zain, Jakarta – As the world economic outlook worsens dramatically, the Indonesian economy will be heading into a dangerous zone next year.

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – With the global financial crisis starting to affect Asian countries, hundreds of thousands of Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Attorney General Hendarman Supandji announced Saturday that prosecutor Urip Tri Gunawan, who was jailed for 20 years for taking bribes, was acting alone in the s

Fadli, Batam – About 200 members of the All-Indonesia Federation of Workers Union in Batam demonstrated outside the Batam municipal office Thursday, demanding the city's minimum wage be

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – Activists from the Women Head the Family (Pekka) group in West Java have urged the legislature and provincial administration to allocate more funds and provi

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Inconsistent standards and unethical recruitment methods in the health industry are to blame for Indonesia's costly yet ineffective medical services, a study sa

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Police have arrested a National Land Agency (BPN) director on charges he forged a land certificate, a case analysts say is the first of many more to come involvi

The size of paper used for voting in the election simulation in Jakarta on Saturday was troubling simulation participants, said a member of Center for General Election Reform.

Kelik Ismunanto – After such a long period of time in a vacuum, uncertain of how to respond to change caused by neoliberal economic policies, little by little, democracy movement activi

Hery Winarno, Jakarta – The image of the Justice and Prosperity Party (PKS) appears to be starting to fade.

Alvin Darlanika, Jakarta – Just when they thought life could not get much worse, victims of Indonesia's mud volcano are now being buried under the global financial crisis as they await

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – With radicalism and conservatism appearing to take root across Indonesia without significant public opposition, scholars are questioning just how moderate the si

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – An in-law of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was arrested Thursday, almost a month after the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named him a suspect in a

Oyos Saroso H.N., Bandarlampung – A number of coffee farmers in Lampung province have cut down their coffee plants in frustration, saying they would not be able to sell their harvests.

Lilian Karunungan and Arijit Ghosh – Indonesia's rupiah strengthened the most since May 2006 on speculation the central bank sold foreign exchange to boost the local currency, which las

Jakarta – Indonesia's top Islamic body says it will consider banning Muslims from practicing yoga.

Agus Maryono, Purwokerto – The number of HIV/AIDS cases in Banyumas, Central Java, has been growing steadily every month, sparking public concern, while local authorities have done litt

By John M. Miller (National Coordinator, ETAN)

Amzul Rifin, Tokyo – The government has decided to lower the export tax on crude palm oil (CPO) in November 2008 from 2.5 percent to 0 percent.

Jakarta – Under mounting pressure from workers, the House of Representatives demanded Tuesday the government revoke a joint ministerial decree limiting minimum wage rises, citing it cou

Yuli Tri Suwarni and Rizal Harahap, Bandung, Medan – To commemorate the 63rd anniversary of the Indonesian Teachers Union (PGRI) on Tuesday, thousands of teachers across the country sta

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – Despite South Sulawesi being one of the country's rice production centers with bumper harvests each year, a significant portion of the population, both in ru

Jakarta – Indonesia plans to offer tax incentives in 2009 to help labour-intensive industries as it seeks to boost Southeast Asia's biggest economy amid slowing global demand, a governm

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – While the government is keeping an eye on potential waves of layoffs and preparing "realistic" responses to help businesses cope with slower growth next year

Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) has pledged to embrace international humanitarian law to prevent human rights violations from occurring during its operations.

Arlina Arshad, Jakarta – Indonesian Muslim clerics who claim to be protecting vulnerable women by backing a new anti-pornography law have come out in defence of a fellow preacher who ha

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Most Islamic studies teachers in public and private schools in Java oppose pluralism, tending toward radicalism and conservatism, according to a survey released

Astrid Wijaya, Jakarta – The ongoing global financial crisis will not reap havoc on the demand for Indonesian migrant workers, particularly in Kuwait, the United States and Canada, an o

Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – Compounding a bleak financial situation that has experts forecasting Indonesia's economy has nowhere to hide from the global financial crisis, the Manpower a

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – Thousands of workers in West Java took to the streets again Monday in protest over the fixed city and regency minimum wage schemes.

Dian Kuswandini and Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) seized Rp 20 billion (US$1.7 million) in cash from the Justice and Human Rights Ministry office in rel

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – The National Women's Commission has called on political parties contesting the 2009 legislative elections to address women's rights issues, citing the high num

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Simon Roughneen, Port Moresby – Speaking in Washington ahead of the recent Group of 20 global economic summit, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, popularly known as SBY, sai