Corruption watchdogs say that overseas trips are no longer needed at a time when lawmakers can easily obtain information online.

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Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Some lawmakers are questioning the inclusion of a bill to regulate tobacco on their legislative agenda for 2013.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Two teams of lawmakers from the House of Representatives' Commission VII have departed for visits to the United States and Brazil in relation to draft laws on

Ezra Sihite – Although the members of the House of Representatives Ethics Council have found four lawmakers guilty of violating the House's code of ethics, the council said that none of

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – The government has completed its final formulation of the rupiah re-denomination bill and is set to submit it to the House of Representatives to be pass

House Speaker Marzuki Alie is criticizing the Berlin-based Indonesian Students Association (PPI), saying that the group has ridiculed the House of Representatives (DPR).

Jakarta – Long known as a soft-spoken technocrat who rarely loses his cool, Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Darmin Nasution exploded in anger when dealing with legislators from House of Re

Jakarta – Head of the State Administration Institute (LAN) Agus Dwiyanto has blamed the poor law-making process for the high number of mediocre laws, many of which need revisions to ada

Indonesian lawmakers' working visit to Germany to learn about engineering legislation is expected to be met with hostility from Indonesian communities in the Western European country.

Pitan Daslani – The dissolution of oil and gas regulator BPMigas by the Constitutional Court this week highlighted the weakness of Indonesia's lawmaking abilities, some political and le

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Markus Junianto Sihaloho – House Speaker Marzuki Alie bristled at Indonesian lawmakers' chronic absenteeism before Thursday's half-packed House.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Indonesia officially added its newest province and four new districts on Thursday, bringing the national total to 34 provinces and 501 districts/municipalitie

Jakarta – House of Representatives' Commission II on home affairs and regional autonomy approved on Monday the establishment of five new autonomous regions, including the province of No

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's younger son, Edhie "Ibas" Baskoro, who is on House of Representatives Commission I overseeing defense and foreign affairs, made a rare appearance on

Farouk Arnaz – Convicted terrorist Abu Bakar Bashir has blasted the police's "lenient" action against members of a Papuan pro-independence group allegedly plotting a coordinated bombing

WPM and local sources – Over a thousand people who had gathered in Manokwari on Tuesday (2/10) to demonstrate in support of the independence movement in Papua were attacked by police wh

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta, Indonesia – On Tuesday, the House of Representative launched a fingerprint scanner system to record the attendance of lawmakers.

Jakarta – Although already receiving a huge wave of public criticism against its foreign trips, the House of Representatives has now requested a 77 percent budget increase for journeys

The Regional Representatives Council (DPD) will soon submit documents to the Constitutional Court to request a review of the law on the legislative bodies' structure and composition (MD

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – A group of lawmakers on an official trip to Denmark were photographed having a boat tour along a Copenhagen Canal in the Scandinavian city.

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has sent 22 legislators on a Rp 1.3 billion (US$135,804) junket to Turkey and Denmark, in a move activists have criticized as

Ezra Sihite – A trip to Turkey and Denmark by members of the House of Representatives' Legislative Council to determine whether or not to change the Indonesian Red Cross logo has been c

Farouk Arnaz – The former head of Indonesia's elite anti-terrorism unit is set to become the new Papua Police chief, according to a copy of the decision letter obtained by the Jakarta G

Ezra Sihite – A special legislative committee deliberating amendments to the regional governance and villages laws is set to embark on study trips to four countries, drawing the ire of

Ezra Sihite – House Speaker Marzuki Alie said on Tuesday he was prepared to swear in the name of God as well as perform a "sumpah pocong" (death oath) to deny the allegation that he too

Nethy Dharma Somba and Margaretha Aritonang, Jayapura/Jakarta – Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Djoko Suyanto ruled out a military operation to tackle the es

Ezra Sihite, Ismira Lutfia & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The House of Representatives again topped a list of corrupt institutions in a survey conducted by the Soegeng Sarjadi Syndica

Anita Rachman – Marzuki Darusman can still remember what the House of Representatives was like before the tumultuous events of 1998 that led to the downfall of former President Suharto.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Almost half of the lawmakers from the House of Representatives were absent on the opening day of the new sitting period on Monday.

The leadership of the House of Representatives appealed for calm and called for an end to the controversy surrounding speaker Marzuki Alie's statement suggesting that prominent universi

Yanto Soegiarto – When people criticized Indonesian lawmakers' comparative study trip to Germany in April, the culprits remained silent at first but later said it was to study defense c

Rizky Amelia – While making laws is the daily work of lawmakers, data from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) shows that lawmakers topped the list of people who allegedly broke

Agus Triyono & Ezra Sihite – Each lawmaker in the House of Representatives will reportedly receive Rp 963 million ($105,000) in recess budget funds this year, a 57 percent increase

Ezra Sihite – Indonesian lawmakers defended last month's highly criticized trip to Berlin on Monday, stating that visiting lawmakers were in Germany to attend meetings about defense con

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A budget watchdog is urging the House of Representatives to scrap its budget for trips abroad.

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Members of Germany's Indonesian student association ridiculed House lawmakers visiting Berlin on Monday, calling the politicians "country bumpkins" and the trip a waste of state funds.

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Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The proposed sexy-outfit ban might be a tactic from the House of Representatives' secretariat general to force a new plan: a uniform project.

Ezra Sihite & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The House of Representatives seems to be shooting itself in the foot with a ban on skimpy clothes, as the unit in charge of formulating the

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Ezra Sihite – It's not corruption or fuel prices that has some lawmakers concerned these days – it's cleavage and short skirts.

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The House of Representatives' Households Affairs Committee (BURT) has issued a regulation banning staff from wearing revealing attire at work.