Jakarta – Indonesia has elected to enter into military cooperation with Russia and China. According to Defence Minister Juwono Sudarsono, both…

Aboeprijadi Santoso, Amsterdam – The arsenic poisoning of the Indonesian human rights champion, Munir, has aroused so much attention that he is…

Blontank Poer, Surakarta – Days before the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) begins a national congress, many would-be participants complained on Wednesday…

Indonesian judges have rejected a plea to drop terrorism charges against hardline Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir and ordered him to stand trial…

Leony Aurora, Jakarta – Following months of steady growth, Indonesia's exports would hit a record US$65 billion worth this year, up 6.5 percent…

Nala Edwin, Jakarta – Around 20 Bojong residents from the Bogor regency demonstrated at the Jakarta national police headquarters demanding the…

Jakarta – Non-government organisations (NGOs) are concerned about Indonesia's nomination to chair the United Nations Human Rights Commission…

Suwarjono, Jakarta – TNI (armed forces) chief Endriartono Sutarto is asking that the death of human rights activist Munir not be turned into a…

M. Taufiqurrahman and Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – Amid calls for a speedy investigation into the death of rights campaigner Munir, the House of…

Today, Wednesday 24th November, Indonesia hosts its first ever arms fair in Jakarta, with over 250 companies attending [1] including UK-based…

Indonesian police have confirmed their arrest of four Muslim militants, including the bombmaker, for the suicide blast outside the Australian…

Endy M. Bayuni, Santiago – Is forging trade liberalization measures, at a time when the economy is still struggling to get back on its feet,…

Jakarta – Indonesia's police chief yesterday ordered a rare probe into his men's violent handling of a protest near Jakarta in which…

Bogor/Bandung/Jakarta – Dozens of mostly women residents of Bojong village, Klapanunggal district, Bogor, West Java, had to undergo a long journey…

Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta – Upon arriving back from his first long overseas trip on Tuesday, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono immediately…

Jakarta – Indonesia is considering buying up to 12 fighter bombers from Russia, and the nation's defense minister will go to the US next year to…

A major defence industry showcase has opened in Indonesia, moving the country closer to the high-tech weapons it wants to fight militants and…

Jakarta – The saga over the replacement of the Indonesian Military (TNI) chief is apparently nearing its concluding stages, as a plenary meeting…

Sari P. Setiogi, Jakarta – The Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) warned Indonesia on Tuesday that the virus was spreading rapidly…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – Activists here told the government on Tuesday that illegal logging was the work of domestic organized crime…

The Indonesian Human Rights Committee is calling on the New Zealand Government to make urgent representations to the Indonesian Government to…

The cruelest fate has befallen the sincerest of men. He spent his life absolving the glories of our blood and state. But his dauntless effort was…

M. Taufiqurrahman and Tony Hotland, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) appeared reluctant on Monday to lend their support for a thorough…

Damar Harsanto, Jakarta – The city's civil servants straggled back into the office on Monday, the first day back to work after the long Idul Fitri…

Medan – The local administration is investigating a rumor that materials for civil servant recruitment tests had been sold to…

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – A United States Senate's demand for the putting on trial of the Indonesian Military (TNI) officers deemed to be…

Dimas Adityo, Jakarta – Indonesian government has refused to have the settlement of human rights violation in East Timor following the 1999 ballot…

M. Rizal Maslan, Jakarta – Threats in the form of a package containing a rotting chicken carcass which were sent to the wife of Munir were also…

Santiago, Chile – On the sidelines of the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Santiago, US President George W. Bush and the US…

Bogor/Jakarta – A protest over a waste treatment plant turned violent on Monday as police opened fire on residents of Bojong village in…

Jakarta – The Central Sulawesi Police seized more than 500 weapons including homemade firearms in two days of raids over the weekend following a…

Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta – Punctuality is one thing that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has enforced during his first month in office,…

Ambassador Marie T. Huhtala, Washington DC – Indonesia has experienced a dizzying series of changes since the fall of President Soeharto in 1998,…

Jakarta – The wife and colleagues of human rights activist Munir who died of arsenic poisoning aboard a plane flight in September vowed on Sunday…

The widow of a murdered Indonesian rights activist has vowed not to be silenced by death threats, including a dismembered chicken sent to her with…

Jakarta – The wife of an Indonesian human rights activist who was fatally poisoned was sent a dismembered chicken, media reports said…

Human Rights Watch has warned that Malaysia's plan to arrest and deport hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants could spark rights abuses and…

Indra Darmawan, Jakarta – Leading non-government organisation (NGO) figures are urging the government to form an independent team to investigate…

Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta – The majority of illegal Indonesian migrants working in Malaysia have chosen to ignore the amnesty offer from…

It is now already a month after the inauguration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's United Indonesia Cabinet and the market is still waiting…

Endy M. Bayuni, Santiago – Indonesia remains committed to the goals of free trade but it will also exercise its right to protect its industries…

Endy Bayuni, Santiago – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Australian Prime Minister John Howard agreed on Friday to address concerns about…

Arin Widiyanti, Jakarta Munir's widow, Suciwati, says that the threats against her indicate that the death of her husband was politically…

Arin Widiyanti, Jakarta – The executive director of Indonesian Human Rights Watch (Imparsial), Rachlan Nashidik, says that the person or persons…

An Indonesian police team, accompanied by a human rights activist, is visiting the Netherlands to seek more information about the death of…

Arin Widiyanti, Jakarta – Indonesian Human Rights Watch (Imparsial) and the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) are…

The US Congress agreed yesterday to renew bans on International Military Education and Training (IMET) and foreign military financing (FMF) for…

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Pipit Subakir, 40, holds his two children tightly by the hand while his wife, Tuti, 35, and his brother-in-law, Sofyan, 19…

For a newcomer, a simple drive across town can be a heart-stopping experience. A lack of discipline, ignorance of traffic regulations and the…

Derwin Pereira, Jakarta – A long-time friend from the army and a group of young technocrats form the inner circle in Merdeka palace.

Mr Sudi…