Manjit Bhatia – In Indonesia's July 5 direct presidential poll – the country's first since the corrupt Suharto dictatorship's downfall in 1998 –…

Multa Fidrus, Tangerang – Hundreds of shrimp farmers who manage some 2,000 hectares of shrimp ponds along the northern coast of Tangerang regency…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – A survey by the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program (SOCP) found at least 1,000 orangutans in North Sumatra and Aceh…

Soothing and strong with a Mr. Clean image, US-trained former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is expected to win Monday's run-off poll in…

Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) withdrew on Friday its proposal to insert an article into the…

Oyos Saroso H.N., Bandarlampung – Bandarlampung municipal administration is planning to demolish some 5,000 stilt houses in Lampung Bay, in line…

Jakarta – Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPUD) Muhamad Taufik said Sunday that the number of registered voters for Monday's…

Among the foreign observers here for the runoff of Indonesia's first direct presidential election on Monday, the largest contingent consists of…

Jakarta – Over 100 million people are expected to flock to hundreds of thousands of polling stations on Monday to cast their votes in the final…

Syofiardi Bachyul Jb, Padang – Two non-governmental organizations (NGOs), joined by Padang's North Siberut Alliance for the Preservation of…

Suwarjono, Jakarta – Don't miss an opportunity, that's the journalist's motto and this includes the final moments in the lead-up to the "finals"…

The bombing of the Australian embassy in Jakarta has elevated terrorism, as an election issue, from a shade above nowhere to a point just visible…

Hera Diani, Jakarta – As the projector flickered, people in interfaith relationships told their stories.

Indah said she and her siblings…

Jakarta – Two days before the presidential election runoff on Monday, the campaign team for Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was kept busy countering…

A deadly attack on Australia's Jakarta embassy days before Indonesia's presidential polls may help a former general unseat President Megawati…

Bandung – President Megawati Soekarnoputri handed over Rp 230 billion in bank loans to small- and medium-scale entrepreneurs across…

Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – Golkar's decision to suspend several of its members would affect a major coalition led by the biggest party to help…

A. Junaidi – If there was one person known to talk in seminars or discussions about the gay and transvestite communities in Indonesia as recently…

Damar Harsanto, Jakarta – The city administration began implementing the revised three-in-one traffic policy on Friday, though it did little to…

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Ignoring main stake holders' aspirations, the House of Representatives is determined to complete the deliberation of…

Gary LaMoshi, Denpasar – A Jakarta court on Thursday sentenced a leading magazine editor to a year in jail for libel in a case seen as a landmark…

Suko Sudarso, Jakarta – The presidential election on September 20, is likely to become a battle of symbols – the popular-change symbol of Susilo…

Kendari – Dozens of activists held a protest on Friday in downtown Kendari, demanding that prosecutors speed up a probe into the…

Ivy Susanti, Jakarta – The idea behind staging a televised presidential dialog – not a debate – was to give voters the opportunity to learn more…

As Indonesians prepare to go to the polls on Monday, the East Timor Action Network (ETAN) stated, "No matter which presidential candidate prevails…

Almost all religions forbid homosexuality as can be seen in the story of Sodom and Gomorrah in the Bible or the people of the Prophet Luth in the…

Donggala – Central Sulawesi General Election Commission (KPU) has fired the chief of Donggala Municipality KPU Abdullah Malabang and…

Jakarta/Surabaya/Madiun – The National Police announced on Thursday that they had arrested at least eight people allegedly linked to last week's…

Gandhi Sukardi, Jakarta – The September 9 bomb explosion in front of the Australian Embassy in Jakarta, could have been prevented if the police…

Sari P. Setiogi, Jakarta – International and domestic observers lambasted on Thursday the guilty verdict against Tempo magazine's chief editor…

Urip Hudiono, Jakarta – The Central Jakarta District Court found Tempo weekly guilty on Thursday of publishing false material and libel, and…

Kurniawan Hari and Luh Putu Trisna Wahyuni, Jakarta/Mataram – Golkar politicians suspended from the party for refusing to back Megawati…

Jakarta/Indramayu/Jayapura – While not declaring a controversial quiz a violation of campaign regulations, the Election Supervisory Committee (…

Dewi Santoso, Jakarta – While the current trend of maternal mortality rate (MMR) shows a decreasing pattern, it may be difficult for Indonesia to…

Jakarta – Amid reports of a continuing slump in foreign direct investment (FDI), Indonesia is in for even gloomier prospects after the recent…

Tony Hotland, Jakarta – The government must establish a "country borrowing strategy" and improve the distribution mechanism of foreign loans to…

Tiarma Siboro and Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – A number of national figures, grouped in the newly launched Cultural Movement for Reform, signed a…

Indonesia's Presidential election could herald significant changes to the way the government runs the country. The historic direct Presidential…

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – The Makassar District Court began hearing on Thursday the case of six student and labor activists charged with…

Pekanbaru – Haze returned on Thursday to the skies of Pekanbaru, raising concern over new breathing problems spreading in the city.…

With only three days to go before balloting begins in the country's final round of its first direct presidential elections on Monday, Indonesians…

Kurniawan Hari and Suherdjoko, Jakarta/Semarang – The Golkar Party dismissed Jusuf Kalla, a member of the party and the running mate of election…

Jakarta – Two foreign agencies officially registered to monitor the presidential election runoff have arrived here to observe the poll from the…

The Honorable Colin L. Powell
Secretary of State
US State Department
Washington, DC 20520

Dear Mr. Secretary,

I am writing to…

Jakarta/Surabaya/Makassar – Confronted with a limited campaign period and the vast expanse of the country, candidates of the September 20 runoff…

Ong Hock Chuan, Jakarta – There has been a fundamental shift in how President Megawati Soekarnoputri communicates. The Megawati we saw during…

In what was seen as a test case for press freedoms in newly democratic Indonesia, a court cleared two journalists of libel but said the article…

Jakarta – In a departure from the general legal trend that has characterized the Tempo saga and coming ahead of the verdict expected on Thursday…

Kupang – The Indonesian Military (TNI) is ready to provide protection for UN agencies that reopen in East Nusa Tenggara province, the western part…

Zakki P. Hakim, Jakarta – The two presidential candidates and their running mates were forced to address what may be the toughest economic…