Aguswandi, London – Do the Acehnese hate foreigners? Do they want the many foreign aid workers laboring to help them to leave their villages? Are…

After cataclysmic tsunami, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions which have left more than 224,000 Indonesians dead or missing across Sumatra and…

Indonesia's powerful military has volunteered to close up shop on its huge business empire – three years earlier than the law requires. The armed…

The first of many, or just one of the few. That is the question on many lips after the conviction of Abdullah Puteh on corruption charges.

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Jakarta – When Amisah, 47, and her husband opened their business at Senen Market in Central Jakarta in 1976, their income steadily increased until…

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – In a bid to boost professionalism, the Indonesian Military (TNI) has decided divest its vast business interests within…

Matthew Moore, Jakarta – In Indonesia's highest profile graft case, the new anti-corruption court has jailed the governor of Aceh for 10 years for…

Zakki P. Hakim and Riyadi Suparno, Jakarta – High costs in the Indonesian economy remain the main barrier to attract foreign investment, including…

Canberra – The Indonesian and Australian air forces have launched their first joint military exercise since relations between the two countries…

Hera Diani and Suherdjoko, Semarang – The younger generation of the National Mandate Party (PAN) expressed disappointment on Monday over the…

Batam (Riau) – About 650 docksiders working for two shipping companies in Batam protested outside the city council on Monday,…

A group of twenty men and women who are victims of human rights violations in 1965 have called for the Commission on Truth and Reconciliation (KKR…

Endy M. Bayuni, Jakarta – The trouble with praise or accolades is that when you get too much, you get too high. And at the ongoing 61st session of…

Suherdjoko, Semarang – Businessman Soetrisno Bachir took over the National Mandate Party (PAN) leadership on Sunday from founding chairman Amien…

Some positive statements made by both sides ahead of the Aceh peace talks, which resume today, suggest a historic agreement may be in the making…

Meidyatama Suryodiningrat, Jakarta – Even before the new National Mandate Party (PAN) leader, Soetrisno Bachir, was elected in Semarang, Central…

ID Nugroho, Surabaya – Siti, a 50-year-old woman, is one of thousands of people living in modest rented houses in the village of Lebak Jaya in…

Eva C. Komandjaja, Jakarta – The probe into the death of a noted human rights campaigner has suffered another setback, with top Garuda Indonesia…

Jakarta – Claims reported in The Jakarta Post that the New Zealand Green Party paid protesters to rally outside New Zealand's…

Matthew Moore – As is usually the case with those watching him for the first time, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono left few people unimpressed. On just…

Suherdjoko, Semarang – Violence marred the second day of the National Mandate Party's (PAN) national congress on Friday after a significant number…

Hera Diani, Jakarta – Since its establishment five years ago, the National Ombudsman Commission has experienced many dark moments in their offices…

Jakarta – Sutinah and her husband, residents of Rawa Badak, North Jakarta, have to feed six children, not to mention her parents, who all live in…

Jakarta – The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) is looking into allegations that the city administration has violated regulations…

Jakarta – A new survey shows that the amount of poor people in the country was 66 percent higher than was earlier predicted. Why? It emerges that…

Puji Santoso, Kampar – New rounds of protests have broken out in Kampar regency on Thursday following a report that a minister had given his…

Rendi A. Witular, Wellington – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono began his two-day visit on Wednesday to New Zealand aimed at boosting trade and…

M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – The reelection of Megawati Soekarnoputri as leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) during the…

Jakarta has denied visas to three commissioners appointed by the United Nations to review the justice process in Indonesia and East Timor. The…

Green MPs Rod Donald and Nandor Tanczos welcomed Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono this afternoon with the flags of West Papua and…

Indonesian authorities have named two more Garuda crew members as suspects in the case of the murdered human rights activist, Munir aboard a…

Imagine you are playing soccer, then at half-time the game is switched to rugby. How many of the team will run back on and try to play by the same…

Andrew Burrell – John Howard gushes that he is an "impressive man" of "immense grace and character" who represents Indonesia's "future, not its…

Samarinda (East Kalimantan) – More than 50 print and television journalists gathered on Tuesday in front of Samarinda City Hall to…

Reporter: Tanya Nolan

Tanya Nolan: The Australia-Indonesia relationship has been tense at best since East Timor's transition to independence…

Separatist leaders from the Indonesian province of West Papua say they are not troubled by Australian Prime Minister John Howard's latest…

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – Critics of the military are worried that the government's proposal to increase the defense budget this year would be used…

This week Prime Minister Helen Clark will meet with the President of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. The Indonesia Human Rights Committee has…

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Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono hailed a "new era" of relations with Australia here as a spate of shared tragedies brought the once-…

Jakarta – The government has called on local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to obey the laws governing the establishment of such groups,…

Damar Harsanto, Jakarta – Poor Jakarta residents cannot look forward to improved access to affordable health care after the central government…

Richel Dursin, Jakarta – Campaigners against smoking are pressuring the Indonesian government to embrace an international anti-tobacco treaty and…

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The city police have received over 100 reports of bomb threats since the Australian embassy bombing that killed 10 people…

Zakki P. Hakim, Jakarta – Indonesia and the United States met and revived bilateral talks on trade and investment here on Friday – a move that…

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – Human rights activists criticized on Friday the Indonesian Military (TNI)'s recent promotion of senior Army officers…

Jambi – Dozens of students claiming to be from the United Regional Students Movement have urged the Jambi administration to…

John Roberts – Despite its limited character, the official investigation into the murder of Indonesian human rights activist Munir Said Thalib…

Eva C. Komandjaja, Jakarta – The Dutch parliament on Thursday pledged to push its government to closely observe the ongoing investigation of the…

Fabiola Desy Unidjaja and Dwi Atmanta, Denpasar – It was a Hollywood film type of happy ending for most of the Indonesian Democratic Party of…