Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta – Presidential candidates Megawati Soekarnoputri and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono were on the campaign trail again on…

Gunawan Mashar, Makassar – Students from two different groups in the South Sulawesi provincial capital of Makassar held demonstrations, one group…

Jakarta – Around 100 demonstrators from the United People Against Militarism (Persatuan Rakyat Anti Militerisme, PRAM) have again demonstrated in…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – Antigraft campaigners questioned on Wednesday the government's commitment to corruption eradication, which…

Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – A legislator from PKB has proposed that the Indonesian Military (TNI), for which a bill is currently being deliberated…

Jakarta – President Megawati Soekarnoputri has warned that the country's unity is being threatened by separatist rebellions, as well as illegal…

Matthew Moore, Jakarta (and agencies) – Indonesia's President Megawati Soekarnoputri has acknowledged criticism of the country's human rights…

Derwin Pereira, Jakarta – The presidency is not yet in the bag for incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri.

There might have been a silver lining in…

Derwin Pereira, Jakarta – President Megawati Sukarnoputri, bracing herself for a tough election battle next month, yesterday came out in defence…

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The government has failed to extend the travel bans on 10 suspects and convicts in the misuse of Bank Indonesia liquidity…

Semarang – Central Java: A severe drought has affected 14,399 hectares (ha) of paddy fields in Central Java, and more paddies are…

Gunawan Mashar, Makassar – Students in the South Sulawesi provincial capital of Makassar have again held demonstrations rejecting the…

Jakarta – Car ownership is not for the faint-hearted in Indonesia – fuel supplies are erratic, the roads are often awful and price tags on cars…

Indonesian economic growth slowed in the three months to June, raising fresh concerns over country's hefty debts. Official figures show that the…

Dewi Santoso, Jakarta – Moonlighting teachers and the lack of toilets in many schools are among the reasons for alarming levels of the absence…

Jakarta – President Megawati Sukarnoputri, facing a tight re-election race, Monday backed the creation of a truth commission to investigate rights…

Indonesia's presidential election race remains wide open despite a decision by the powerful Golkar party of former dictator Suharto to back…

Jakarta – The Golkar party has endorsed President Megawati Sukarnoputri in next month's run-off election, providing a much-needed boost to her…

Zakki P. Hakim and Johannes Simbolon, Jakarta – Despite the lingering effects of the economic crisis, the nation's farming industry has grown over…

Semarang – The appointment of 45 members of the Semarang legislative council was marked on Saturday by a noisy protest at City Hall from dozens of…

Medan – It would be difficult for Indonesia to reach a 7 percent growth target in the next two years, a senior minister said on Saturday.

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Jakarta – It is about to stage the second half of an election that promises to cement its young democracy into place. But in some ways, Indonesia…

Matthew Moore, Jakarta – Indonesian prosecutors have again failed in their attempt to convict soldiers accused of gross human rights abuses, with…

M. Taufiqurrahman and Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Weak indictments by prosecutors because of alleged pressure from the Military were blamed on…

Indonesian human rights activists have condemned a court decision clearing a top army general of gross human rights violations for his role in a…

Cirebon/Padang/Banda Aceh – The swearing in of graft convicts and suspects at the legislatures of Cirebon, Banda Aceh and Padang municipalities…

Piet Soeprijadi, Peter Rimmele and Anne-Lise Klausen, Jakarta – Ross H. McLeod's – Competition: Key to reform of civil service two-part article on…

Bill Guerin, Jakarta – Foreign businesses say a planned new policy on taxation, still winding its way through the corridors of power, coupled with…

A spate of acquittals absolving Indonesian military officers of human rights violations is being regarded as evidence of the armed forces…

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The credibility of Washington-based International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES) and other independent…

Abdul Khalik and Suherdjoko, Jakarta/Semarang – Former Banyumas Police chief Sr. Comr. Andi Mapparesa admitted during a police professional ethics…

Jakarta – Golkar chairman Akbar Tandjung threatened to take disciplinary action against party leaders and members who held meetings with the…

M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – A coalition of non-governmental organizations filed a complaint on Wednesday with the Corruption Eradication…

Jakarta – Washington should mind its own business and refrain from commenting on court rulings that acquitted four Indonesian security officials…

Ian Timberlake, Jakarta – A spate of acquittals absolving Indonesian military officers of human rights violations proves how powerful the armed…

Urip Hudiono and Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The Central Jakarta District Court dismissed on Wednesday a lawsuit filed by youth organization Pemuda…

Makassar, South Sulawesi – Some 200 protesters, mostly women accompanied by their children, barred the gates of the municipal council…

Tiarma Siboro and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – Representatives of major parties have jumped on the bandwagon to call for a delay in the…

Robert Go, Jakarta – Despite a hard line against offenders, Indonesia's war on drugs seems to have stalled, with users estimated at four million…

Jakarta – Legitimate forestry companies are contributing to illegal logging and other deforestation in Indonesia, according to a new report into…

Jakarta – Indonesian police said Thursday they had raided a gambling den reportedly owned by former East Timor militia boss Eurico Guterres, who…

Jakarta – On the night of Wednesday August 11, the Tambora city sectoral police (Polsek) in West Java raided a number of gambling houses in the…

Yogyakarta – Yogyakarta municipal police chief Sr. Comr. Chondro Kirono confessed on Tuesday that his office had become a transit…

Suherdjoko and M. Taufiqurrahman, Semarang/Jakarta – Central Java's Semarang General Elections Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) discovered on…

A public debate is raging over the Indonesian Military (TNI) bill. As the TNI maintains that a law is needed to justify its duties, activists burn…

Kusnanto Anggoro, Jakarta – There are quite a few positive sides to the territorial structure of the Indonesian Military (TNI), as ID Nugroho and…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – The Golkar Party and the National Awakening Party (PKB) put an end on Tuesday to their fragile and less-than-…

Bambang Nurbianto, Jakarta – In response to demands by businessmen operating in Glodok business district, West Jakarta, the Jakarta administration…

President Megawati Sukarnoputri sought to reassure Indonesia's media that it would remain unshackled despite claims her government was…

Sari P. Setiogi, Jakarta – Former Jakarta military commander Maj. Gen. (ret) Pranowo implicated in a massacre 20 years ago walked free on Tuesday…