Jakarta – Convicted terrorist Abu Bakar Ba'asyir launched a book on Sunday in which he condemned government officials and lawmakers for maintaining what he called the rule of infidels.

Zubaidah Nazeer, Jakarta – If you need an organized demonstration in the streets of Jakarta, call Hercules.

Possessed students, cross-species sexual encounters and a girl with "emerald tears"; 2012 was a typically bizarre year in Indonesia as stories stocked with strange twists, trickster spi

Hayat Indriyatno – The past year was one of inspired figures, graft allegations and political bickering.

From gang-related violence, to the uphill battle against drugs, and up through the gubernatorial election in Jakarta, the Jakarta Globe is taking a look back at five big issues that spe

A shoe producer, who allegedly attached halal stickers to shoes which contained leather made from pig's skin, said on Tuesday that all such items had been withdrawn from the market.

Margareth S.

Margareth S.

Margareth S.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – A veteran opposition legislator has lashed out at the singing of a song composed by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during a ceremony on Monday to mark the

Margareth S.

Eleven poker players, who were found guilty of gambling on the social networking site Facebook, were sentenced to four months and 10 days in prison at Medan District Court on Tuesday.

Purworejo, Central Java. The Democratic Party said on Wednesday that it would nominate President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's father-in-law, the late Gen.

Indonesian poet Seno Gumira Ajidarma followed in the steps of several intellectuals by refusing to the 2012 Achmad Bakrie Award, which comes with Rp 250 million (US$26,250) of prize mon

Margareth S.

Jakarta – Vice President Boediono has criticized the volume of loudspeakers that are used to broadcast the call for Muslim prayers – popularly known as adzan.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Police say they will pursue President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's allegation that a group will try to topple him in a coup before 2014, but others have dismiss

Ezra Sihite & Dessy Sagita – The Prosperous Justice Party has denied it pushed for a change to the Indonesian Red Cross's emblem, saying the claim was part of a smear campaign again

Lisa Siregar – For most people, the easiest way to protest the government is to join a street rally. For two Jakarta communities, however, protesting can also be a relaxing affair.

Rory Callinan – East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta has been forced to fend off allegations that he is trying to avoid media scrutiny before the upcoming presidential elections by ref

Dwi Lusiana, Malang, East Java – A Malang man who says he was attacked by two people in military and police uniforms near a hotel where President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was staying on

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – The Commission on Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS) Aceh said on Thursday that it was very important for the government to review some sections of

Anita Rachman – Siti Jamilah, a scavenger who lives in Jakarta, doesn't think the mainstream media pays enough attention to poverty issues and poor people like her.

Ivan Thomas Brecelic – The full moon is overhead as we arrive in Banyuwangi, East Java, at 3 a.m.

Arientha Primanitha & Camelia Pasandaran – A formal ceremony held on Friday to award prestigious state medals to individuals for their contributions toward advancing Indonesia has b

Esther Samboh, Jakarta – In an event attended by finance ministers and senior officials from ASEAN states, as well as representatives of various regional and international organizations

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Aceh is fast becoming a key destination for firearms smuggled into and around the country, a human rights activist said on Tuesday.

Armando Siahaan – The past year has seen a flood of headlines that drowned the nation in misery, tragedy and controversy.

Indonesia – A series of conflicts sparked by a racist mobile phone ringtone will not affect a visit by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to Jayapura, Papua.

Tasa Nugraza Barley – Like any Indonesian, Endah Puspita, 27, was taught growing up that she lived in a nation of friendly and polite people.

Camelia Pasandaran & Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has dispatched his three coordinating ministers and their officials on a quick trip to Papua as part

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – National Police spokesman Insp. Gen.

Zaky Pawas – A student at Garut Teachers' College was allegedly killed by a police-issued revolver during a game of Russian roulette, police have said.

"Political drama" is the reason respected journalist Goenawan Mohamad, returned the Bakrie Award he received in 2004.

Jakarta – A 25-year-old man, Tenius Tabuni, died on Friday after being ambushed by a group of people in an extended communal conflict involving two ethnic groups in Kwamki Lama village,

A statue depicting US President Barack Obama as a boy was Sunday removed from a park in Indonesia's capital, officials said.

Muninggar Sri Saraswati – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's prayers of late have likely been dominated by wishes that the PT Bank Century bailout probe might die an unholy death, but

Indonesian police are hunting for the gunmen responsible for a shooting near the Freeport mine in Indonesia's majority-Melanesian Papua province.

Nurfika Osman – After years of being accustomed to public attention for his penchant for flamboyance, Brig. Gen.

Dessy Sagita & Emmy Fitri – A new year, a new decade. But is the country in for better things ahead, or will 2010 be as scandal-filled as 2009?

Banda Aceh – Officials say a German working for the Red Cross has been shot by men on a motorcycle in Indonesia's Aceh province.

Hotli Simanjuntak, Lhokseumawe – Residents in a North Aceh village almost cut off a thief's hand late Saturday, in what was the first known attempt at sharia-style punishment of its kin

Biak – After having meetings with the DPRP, the MRP and the Papuan provisional government, a team from Komnas HAM visited Biak Numfor to seek opinions from local people about views for

Alvin Darlanika Soedarjo, Jakarta – Former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid said Thursday Aceh Governor Irwandi Yusuf should be held responsible for a recent incident in the provin

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Southeast Aceh regency was tense Monday evening after the installation of Marthin Desky as acting regent, replacing Rajidin, by Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Governo

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – A noted Papuan figure criticized the Indonesian government on Tuesday, saying it was only interested in the province's natural resources, not its people,

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Murdered Papuan independence figure Theys Hiyo Eluay was a hero who struggled peacefully to uphold democracy in Indonesia, former president Abdurrahman "G

Jakarta – While some officials claim that militants who raided armories in southern Thailand are selling weapons to rebels in Indonesia's neighboring Aceh province, an expert said Monda

Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, Lhokseumawe – Saturday night is no longer lively in the North Aceh capital Lhokseumawe where youngsters used to gather in street cafes downtown or just ride aro

Jakarta – Around 30 suspected separatist rebels, some armed with automatic rifles, ambushed a group of government officials in Indonesia's Papua province on Monday.