Delight and relief after the successful elections lifted the Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) by 6.2 percent to a 37-month high of 105.…

David Isenberg – The four-day Indo Defense Expo 2004 arms show in Jakarta last week turned out to be one of those shindigs where everyone, both…

Zakki P. Hakim, Jakarta – The country's retail sector is projected to continue enjoying strong sales growth of between 25 percent and 30 percent…

M. Azis Tunny, Ambon – The Ambon District Court sentenced on Monday the secretary-general of the Maluku Sovereignty Front (FKM), Moses Tuanakotta…

M. Rizal Maslan, Jakarta – The TNI (armed forces) says that it will give up its military business provided that its funding through the state…

Urip Hudiono, Jakarta – The government is considering revising upward next year's state budget deficit to 1 percent of gross domestic product (GDP…

Jakarta – Muslim scholars stressed at the weekend that the propagation of Islamic teachings was actually a call to discuss the teachings of Islam…

Jakarta – An Indonesian Islamist group said yesterday it was sending volunteers to help Iraq's resistance forces.

The Islamic Defenders'…

M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office promised Monday to complete hundreds of corruption cases throughout the country within…

Muhammad Nafik and Bontank Poer and Slamet Susanto, Surakarta – A showdown between former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid and incumbent…

Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – The House of Represantives legislation body (Baleg) agreed on Monday to delay all bill deliberations, pending…

Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta – Vice President Jusuf Kalla called on members of the Indonesian Civil Servants Association (Korpri) across the…

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – A three-day exhibit, Indo Defense Expo 2004, showcasing defense equipment, concluded on Saturday, providing Indonesia…

Meidyatama Suryodiningrat, Vientiane – While police may be intensifying their hunt for terrorist suspect Azahari bin Husin, they admit they are…

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – "We need to find other sources of income beside our salary," said First Sgt. Yono (not his real name), a 36-year-old…

Blontank Poer and Muhammad Nafik, Surakarta – Tensions ran high on the first day of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) congress here on Sunday as senior ulema…

Muhammad Nafik and Suherdjoko, Surakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono opened a five-day congress of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) here on Sunday,…

Multa Fidrus, Tangerang – Tangerang's main river, the Cisadane, is now lined with clusters of home factories, which has prompted environmentalists…

Damar Harsanto, Jakarta – In order to prevent the already over-populated city from further ballooning due to the influx of new arrivals after Idul…

Two private companies are apparently continuing land reclamation work along the coastline of Dadap village in Kosambi district, Tangerang regency…

Jakarta – The Indonesian government has officially announced that environmental pollution has taken place in Buyat Bay, Minahasa, North Sulawesi…

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono assigned Religious Minister Maftuh Basyuni to find out how prevalent religious…

Michael Casey, Buyat Bay – Mention Newmont Mining Corp. in this impoverished seaside community, and villagers angrily recount how pollution from…

Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) patriarch and former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid has made it clear that he is extremely displeased with NU…

Blontank Poer and Slamet Susanto, Surakarta/Yogyakarta – The debate on involvement in politics seems likely to dominate the upcoming 39th congress…

Leony Aurora , Jakarta – The year 2004 has been a good one for Imelda Ladianto. She was accepted as a teacher by a national plus school, rented a…

Damar Harsanto, Jakarta – Around 70 protesters grouped in the United Workers Alliance have demanded that the City Council revoke Governor Sutiyoso…

Blontank Poer, Surakarta – Ahead of the 31st Congress of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), which will be held at the Donohudan Haj Dormitory, Surakarta,…

Muhammad Uzair, Palembang – The Palembang Transportation Office will soon reroute heavy vehicles from Ampera bridge to the Musi II bridge in the…

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – Russia has said it is willing to provide Indonesia all the assistance it wants in developing its weaponry systems and…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – With Rp 389 million (US$43,000) in assets, Minister of Agriculture Anton Apriyantono is the "poorest" of 11…

Derwin Pereira, Jakarta – The race is on for control of Golkar, Indonesia's largest political party.

The party will hold a national congress…

Eva C. Komandjaja, Jakarta – The absentee rate in government offices after the Idul Fitri holiday slightly rose compared to last year, despite the…

Theresia Sufa and Damar Harsanto, Bogor/Jakarta – Six low-ranked police officers have denied involvement in Monday's violent protest by locals…

Tony Hotland, Jakarta – Activists and close friends of noted rights campaigner Munir submitted on Friday, to the government, candidates for an…

Jakarta – City-run market operator PD Pasar Jaya finally bowed to pressure from traders and city councillors by suspending the demolition of the…

The outcome of the four-day congress of the country's largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), which is scheduled to be opened by…

Indra Harsaputra and Muhammad Nafik, Surabaya/Jakarta – Rivalry is heating up inside Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) ahead of its national congress to elect…

Indonesian police identified six suspected terrorist "nests" just a day after arresting four of the Australian embassy bombers.

The chief of…

Bandung/Padang/Samarinda – After a year of delays, a former West Java councillor went on trial in Bandung on Thursday for corruption.

If…

Jakarta/Bogor – The National Police will summon Bogor Police chief Sr. Comr. Bambang Wasgito for questioning, following the bloody incident at…

Fabiola Desy Unidjaja and Tony Hotland, Jakarta – The government may also be blamed for the pollution of Buyat Bay in North Sulawesi, Coordinating…

Olle T'rnquist, Oslo, Norway – Indonesia's most prominent, bravest, and innovative democracy-and human rights fighter is no more. He was the 2000…

Urip Hudiono, Jakarta – A hike in domestic fuel prices next year – if carefully planned and carried out – will have only a limited effect on the…

M. Rizal Maslan, Jakarta – So that there is no repeat of the Munir case, the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH) is distributing a circular…

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – The suspicious death of rights campaigner Munir and threats against his widow, Suciwati, have inspired her along with…

Fadli, Batam – Riau Islands provincial government is planning to lobby Minister of Trade Mari Elka Pangestu to allow local businessmen to resume…

Fabiola Desy Unidjaja and Tony Hotland, Jakarta – After long and exhaustive tests carried out by a number of local and international teams, the…

Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has agreed to establish an independent team to investigate rights campaigner…

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairman and his four deputies have been working without proper salaries since…