Oyos Saroso H.N., Bandarlampung – Karti is worried. It has been almost a month since the government raised fuel prices, but she still has not…

Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara – Nine out of 12 corruption suspects from West Nusa Tenggara legislative council were arrested on Tuesday…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta – Small political parties will now be allowed to propose candidates to run in the upcoming…

Damar Harsanto, Jakarta – Jakarta residents may have to put aside their dream to be able to drink piped water directly from the tap, as was…

Hera Diani, Jakarta – The reaction continued on Tuesday to the news that a woman led a mixed-gender Friday prayer service in New York last week,…

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Denpasar – Indonesia and Malaysia began negotiations on Tuesday behind closed doors in Bali to seek a peaceful solution to…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono says the US government and legislators now have a better understanding of the…

The House of Representatives finally came to its senses on Monday and reached a wise compromise that provides more leeway for deliberation of the…

Jakarta – A number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on Monday urged the government to start deliberating the draft law on…

Eva C. Komandjaja and Urip Hudiono, Jakarta – Police investigators said on Monday that Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto, the only suspect so far in…

Jakarta – Indonesia is hoping the Experts Commission the UN has set up to reinvestigate the 1999 human rights violation cases in Timor Leste will…

The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) has asked the President to approve the establishment of a truth and reconciliation commission.…

Jakarta – A faction in the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), calling itself the Reform Group, has suggested the upcoming party…

An Indonesian plan to build two full-size nuclear reactors has outraged green groups and surprised analysts, who warned it would be a disaster-in-…

Hera Diani, Jakarta – The unprecedented direct presidential and legislative elections last year were widely praised as free and fair.

One of…

Jakarta – Dozens of residents of Kebon Kacang sub-district in Central Jakarta protested on Monday a road elevation project in the area…

The Indonesian army will set up 22 new territorial commands in the next five years, from 2005-2009, said army chief of staff Lt General Djoko…

Jakarta – Paul Wolfowitz' candidacy for World Bank president has triggered criticism from rights activists in Indonesia, where he served as US…

Tony Hotland, Jakarta – Two retired military generals stated on Monday they had played no part in alleged corruption in the procurement of a total…

Hera Diani, Jakarta – Liberal Muslim scholars here welcomed on Monday the news of a woman leading a mixed-gender Friday prayer service in New York…

Theresia Sufa, Bogor – The gigantic and pungent Titan Arum or Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus titanum), which can reach up to three and a half…

Theresia Sufa, Bogor – The majority of 277 animal conservation areas across the country are left unprotected, threatening the sustainability of…

Tony Hotland, Jakarta – The Dutch government has agreed to hand over to Indonesian authorities much awaited information and evidence in the…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – House faction leaders ignored an invitation from the government to discuss the fuel price increases on Friday…

Kalinga Seneviratne, Jakarta – From Medan to Jakarta, Yogakarta, Surabaya, Solo and Batam, all across this vast archipelago Indonesian konfrontasi…

Jakarta – Activists assisting victims of last year's police shooting in Manggarai regency on Flores island have criticized the…

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Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – A former top official of the defunct Election Supervisory Commission (Panwaslu) said the central government should delay…

Those acquainted with politics looked on in amusement. The majority of those who had held their representatives in something like reverence stared…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – The government's plan to rehabilitate the civil and legal rights of past former political prisoners is expected…

Rendi A. Witular, Jakarta – The government is planning to revoke the visa-free service currently given to a handful of countries and regions…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – The government has moved to restore the rights of and provide compensation for former political prisoners…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) has urged the government to set up mechanisms to control the…

Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta – Following the recent fuel price increase, the country's fuel consumption has declined by 16 percent compared to…

Jakarta – National flag carriers Garuda Indonesia has fired its entire 13-member board, in a government move to improve the management of the…

Tony Hotland, Jakarta – The House of Representatives questioned on Wednesday the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) in a closed-door meeting to…

Samarinda, East Kalimantan – Though East Kalimantan is rich in natural resources, many of the schools in the province have fallen into…

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – Provincial election commissions (KPUD) are facing a number of problems, including a lack of clear guidelines, in…

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – The food and beverage allowance for the West Java governor and deputy governor for fiscal year 2005 has been increased…

Tony Hotland and Rendi A. Witular, Jakarta – A brawl among legislators ended the second day of the House of Representatives plenary session to…

The arguments made by several factions at the House of Representatives to support their stubborn demands for the total cancellation of the March 1…

Astrid Felicia Lim, Jakarta – The Fact Finding Team in the case of Munir which was formed by national police headquarters has said that two…

Agus Supriyanto, Jakarta – National Intelligence Agency (BIN) chief Syamsir Siregar has objected to remarks that BIN is involved in the murder of…

Hera Diani, Jakarta – Already the subject of widespread criticism from liberals, the draft revision of the Criminal Code has sparked further…

Jakarta – Indonesians must change the way they perceive domestic chores and show their maids more appreciation, activists say.

Tati…

Urip Hudiono, Jakarta – The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) found 2,128 cases of irregularities in the management of state funds during the second…

Tony Hotland and Urip Hudiono, Jakarta – Despite President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono saying that the fuel price increases were final, seven of 10…

James Balowski, Jakarta – International Women's Day rallies, held in most major Indonesian cities on March 8, were dominated by protests against…

Zakki P. Hakim, Jakarta – The much-hyped Ambalat dispute has encouraged the Indonesian Military (TNI) to renew its demands for more up-to-date…

Jerry Norton, Jakarta – Indonesia's expulsion of two foreign experts on the country shows freedom of expression should not be taken for granted in…