Jakarta – "History speaks for itself." This was the response a mother of a victim killed during the 1998 Trisakti shooting in West Jakarta gave…

Jakarta – Thousands of Indonesian Muslims staged rally outside the US embassy in Jakarta on Sunday, condemning the alleged desecration…

Rendi A. Witular, Jakarta – Recently disclosed alleged irregularities at 16 state enterprises may have caused more than Rp 2.7 trillion (about US$…

Fedhly Averouss Bey, Jakarta – Whoever it was who took Munir's life has yet to be uncovered and police are still investigating it. In order that…

Salim Osman, Jakarta – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono hopes to persuade United States legislators to end a ban on selling military…

Jakarta – About two-thirds of the nation's wood-based industry has collapsed, with a "high cost economy" and aging machinery making them…

Wimar Witoelar, Jakarta – Time stood still for a moment on the morning of May 21, 1998. Millions of hearts skipped a beat upon hearing the…

Damar Harsanto, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration's plan to build more toll roads connecting busy areas might be seen as a good idea to some…

Ambon – Residents from the Batumerah subdistrict blocked a main street in Ambon city from Friday night to Saturday morning to protest…

Michael Casey, Jakarta – Thousands of protesters across Indonesia marked the seventh anniversary of the fall of former dictator Suharto yesterday…

Michael Casey – Thousands of protesters across Indonesia marked the seventh anniversary of the fall of former dictator Suharto on Saturday by…

Indonesian State Minister for Research and Technology Kusmayanto Kadiman said on Friday that the government would develop nuclear technology by…

It is now seven years since General Suharto was forced to resign on 21 May 1998, following a wave of student demonstrations across the country,…

Anthony Paul – At first glance, the latest news from Aceh seems promising: On Wednesday, Jakarta lifted the state of emergency declared a year ago…

Matthew Moore, Jakarta – A team hunting the killers of Indonesia's leading human rights activist says the country's main intelligence agency was…

Jakarta – The Fact Finding Team (TPF) in the case of the death of rights activist Munir believes that the National Intelligence Agency (BIN) is…

Jakarta – Seven, for some, is a lucky number. Seven years since the reform movement kicked off a new era of democracy, the nation has only seen a…

Jakarta – State Minister of State Enterprises Sugiharto finally disclosed on Thursday 16 state enterprises allegedly riddled with corruption,…

Jakarta – The government's plan to provide free education for elementary and secondary school students must be a long-term policy and not a short-…

M. Azis Tunny and Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Ambon/Denpasar – Two of the eight people who attacked a police post on Monday on Seram island were active…

Riyadi Suparno, Jakarta – After more than a week of assessment, the International Monetary Fund has praised Indonesia's overall economic…

Damar Harsanto, Jakarta – As the expiry date of the contract between the city administration and PT Jakarta Monorail draws near without agreement…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – The fact-finding team tasked to assist the investigation into the death by poisoning of Munir Thalib Said…

Rendi A. Witular, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono approved on Wednesday a proposal for an increase in the country's military spending…

Jakarta – The Central Jakarta District Court ruled on Wednesday that former members of the now-outlawed Indonesian Communist Party (…

Meidyatama Suryodiningrat – This goes beyond a simple case of an "oddball" preacher in Malang leading prayers in Arabic and Bahasa Indonesia. The…

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – Two former military operations chiefs in Aceh received strategic posts in the latest military reshuffle, which affected…

Tony Hotland, Jakarta – The House of Representatives is well on its way to failing in its lawmaking function, with zero laws passed and only a few…

Jakarta – More witnesses and suspects have blamed General Elections Commission (KPU) chairman Nazaruddin Sjamsuddin for corruption at the national…

Jakarta – A splinter group of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) filed a police report against party leader Megawati…

Ambon, Jakarta – Seven people, including five police officers, died during a predawn attack by unidentified gunmen in troubled Maluku province on…

Rendi A. Witular, Jakarta – Fewer labor strikes were recorded during the first quarter of this year, indicating that businesspeople and workers…

Jakarta – The draft revision of the Criminal Code has sparked new concerns about gender questions, specifically with regard to female and morality…

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – General Elections Commission (KPU) chief Nazaruddin Sjamsuddin was once again dealt a body blow on Monday that should…

Bandar Lampung – Hundreds of journalists and activists rallied here on Monday to protest the use of Criminal Code to imprison two…

Jakarta – Dubbed a country undergoing the transition to democracy, Indonesia still appears unable to make a clean break with the old perceptions…

Normalcy is a luxury for most Acehnese. Their province has practically been in a perpetual state of war for as long as most people can remember.…

Endy M. Bayuni, Jakarta – The ongoing corruption investigation into the General Election Commission (KPU) centers more on who among its members…

Tiarma Siboro and Hera Diani, Jakarta – A group of human rights activists and victims have published a book aimed at remembering the victims and…

Jakarta – What could be more ironic than being opposed by fellow women when one intends to defend women's rights in matrimony? "May God lead her…

Jakarta – While many Indonesian businessmen wanted for graft find refuge in Singapore, the city state is a place of grief for some Indonesian…

Indonesia's high court has upheld a 2 1/2 year prison sentence for accused terror chief Abu Bakar Bashir for conspiracy in the 2002…

Merle Ricklefs – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has just announced a new Coordinating Team for Corruption Eradication consisting of…

Jakarta – State Minister for State-Owned Enterprises Sugiharto said that Indonesian government has planned to increase its budget for…

Jayapura – A number of political parties in Papua have established a tariff for anyone wishing to nominate themselves as a regent, deputy-regent,…

Tony Hotland, Jakarta – Noting a staggering Rp 8.82 trillion (US$929.32 million) missing from the 2003 state budget, the House of Representatives…

Bill Guerin, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is facing demands to step up security in Indonesia's eastern island chain, the Malukus,…

Syofiardi Bachyul Jb, Padang – A coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGO) has supported the Mentawai regent's decision to revoke 17…

Jakarta – Confronting the fact that illiteracy in women is two times higher than that in men, the Office of the State Minister for Women's…

Environmental agencies say the government crackdown on illegal logging in Indonesia's Papua province has failed to catch those behind…