Sydney – As East Timor-like tragedies unfold in Aceh and Papua, at both ends of our giant and important neighbour, how real is the democratic…

Zakki P. Hakim and Sri Wahyuni, Jakarta/Yogyakarta – The new government remains committed to liberalizing the country's education sector in line…

M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – The environment in the country's major cities is poor condition and adversely affects the population's health, a…

Palembang – More than half of South Sumatra's residents have no access to electricity, due to the remote locations of their homes, a…

Luhur Hertanto, Jakarta – Home affairs minister M. Ma'ruf has prohibited all of the staff in his department from living with a women or men as man…

Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – Five factions supporting President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono boycotted on Tuesday a House of Representatives (DPR)…

James Balowski, Jakarta – On October 20, former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono – popularly known as SBY – and business tycoon Jusuf Kalla were…

Rendi A. Witular, Jakarta – The new government under President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will push efforts to resolve protracted problems in state-…

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said on Tuesday it would devote much of its energy to alleged graft in the sale…

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The government is making the necessary preparations to facilitate the return of an estimated 160,000 Indonesian…

Indonesia's new President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has refused to accept the resignation of military chief General Endriartono Sutarto.

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Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – After leaving the post vacant for more than two months, the Indonesian Military (TNI) appointed Lt. Gen. Hadi Waluyo as…

Bill Guerin, Jakarta – Indonesia's self-appointed guardians of morality, the once disbanded radical Islamic Defenders' Front (FPI), have once…

Anti-arms trade campaigners have today attacked the Government for ignoring human rights considerations in its decision to relax end-use…

Semarang – About 2,000 people calling themselves the Marhaen People's Alliance staged protest on Monday here, demanding local…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – In an apparent start of the government's "shock therapy" on graft and terrorism, the government announced on…

Banda Aceh – A district court in the restive province of Aceh sentenced Tuesday the mayor of the capital, Banda Aceh, to five years in…

It all sounds too familiar. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono vowed to make fighting corruption one of the top priorities of his government,…

Jakarta – At the very start of his tenure, newly installed Defence Minister Juwono Sudarsono has fired his first shot. He has promised that he…

Jakarta – While giving assurances that there would be no populist measures in its economic policies, the new government remains cautious over…

Fachruddin Majeri Mangunjaya, Jakarta – We set off for a Bajau village on Kabalutan island, Palu from the port of Ampana, on Sulawesi's eastern…

M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – Calls are mounting for Cabinet members to relinquish their posts in political parties and business enterprises to…

Jakarta (Agencies) – The newly appointed defense minister said on Monday Indonesia would shift its purchase of military equipment to nations other…

Yogyakarta – The National Mandate Party (PAN) chairman Amien Rais said on Saturday he would let Muhammadiyah followers build their own…

At least two known vigilante groups have been conducting raids and trashing entertainment spots across Greater Jakarta during Ramadhan fasting…

Zakki P. Hakim, Jakarta – In its effort to remove Indonesia from the list of non-cooperative countries in the global fight against money…

Bandarlampung – Four students are in intensive care in a hospital after the roof of their senior high school in Kotabumi, North…

The financial markets were not overly enthusiastic about the economic lineup in President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's United Indonesia Cabinet. But…

Tony Hotland, Jakarta – Worldwide oil prices that have zipped over historical highs are beginning to take a toll on domestic manufacturers,…

Dadan Wijaksana, Jakarta – Mr. President, you have a tough job ahead: Indonesia has been ranked as one of the most difficult places in the world…

Puji Santoso, Pekanbaru – The Prosecutor's Office has named the head of the Kampar Forestry and Plantations Office (Kadishutbun), Kamril Nur, as a…

Muslim militants in Indonesia's capital have vandalised a cafe in an area popular with foreigners because it was serving beer during the Islamic…

Fedhly Averouss Bey, Jakarta – The International Non-Government Forum on Indonesian Development (INFID) believes that the economic team in the…

Jakarta – The East Jakarta District Court on Thursday ordered the East Jakarta municipal and Makassar district administrations to…

Evi Mariani, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police announced on Friday that they objected to the the recent vandalism by at least two known vigilante…

Jeffrey Robertson, Canberra – When an old and near-forgotten acquaintance arrives unexpected on your doorstep you're entitled to ask what he wants…

Puji Santoso, Pekanbaru – Although Indonesia is not an Islamic state, authorities in Riau province rounded up a number of civil servants for not…

Jakarta – Bargain hunting by mostly local investors meant shares on the Jakarta stock market rebounded on Friday after posting losses for…

Tony Hotland, Jakarta – International money-laundering watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) decided on Friday to retain Indonesia and five…

Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta – State Intelligence Agency (BIN) chief Gen. (ret) A.M. Hendropriyono, widely known for his loyalty to former…

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's pledge to eradicate rampant corruption could be seriously tested after prosecutors…

M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – Non-governmental organizations demanded on Thursday that the new government make corruption eradication and human…

Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – Although inaugurated three weeks ago, House of Representatives lawmakers will be unable to start their legislative…

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Employers and unions have voiced early doubts about whether newly appointed Minister of Manpower and Transmigration…

I.D. Nugroho, Surabaya – Thousands of salt farmers in Sampang, Sumenep and Pamekasan regencies on Madura Island, East Java province, are facing a…

Sari P. Setiogi, Jakarta – The new government has a lot of work to do and non-governmental organizations are closely watching how Cabinet members…

Bill Guerin, Jakarta – "The time for talk and promises is over. It's time to work," said Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono when…

Jakarta – Indonesia's new chief economics minister, Aburizal Bakrie, said his office is pro-business and will seek to improve the…

M. Taufiqurrahman and Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – The Cabinet lineup of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono drew mixed reactions on Thursday, with an…

Dan Eaton and Muklis Ali, Jakarta – Indonesia's new President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, swore in his cabinet yesterday, appointing a reformist…