Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Repeating an old trick of their New Order counterparts, two subdistrict poll officials in Timika, Papua province,…

Andrew Burrell, Jakarta – Indonesia's former military chief, Wiranto, tried yesterday to pin the blame for his probable election defeat on Western…

Nani Afrida, Banda Aceh – A court here ruled in favor of the government on Saturday over a lawsuit filed by a leading environmental watchdog…

Michael Roston – Perhaps nowhere else in the world is there a more challenging need to carefully balance the global "war on terrorism" with…

Rendy Witular and M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – True colors were displayed on the second day of the two-day official presidential dialog on…

Indonesia pressed for the resumption of full military ties with the United States and access to top terror suspect Hambali, an official said.

Ridwan Max Sijabat and Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – All the presidential candidates except for retired general Wiranto agree to civilian supremacy in…

Jakarta – The two top candidates in the Indonesian election - both retired generals – said Thursday that rights abusers should be treated just…

Achmad Sukarsono, Jakarta – Ex-general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the frontrunner, and another former military man contesting Indonesia's…

Jakarta – Indonesia faces a tough battle to stem rampant corruption, three of the country's presidential candidates said.

In a nationally…

Jakarta – President Megawati Sukarnoputri appeared tense, distracted and unprepared in Indonesia's first presidential debate – a showing critics…

Max Lane – Former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appears to be the front-runner in Indonesia's presidential election, to be held on July 5. Some…

Election fatigue has set in in Indonesia. After the Parliamentary polls in April, and now a presidential campaign, most Indonesians are keen to…

With just a week to presidential elections in Indonesia, one man has emerged with an unbeatable lead. Outpolling all his rivals, including his old…

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – The government has been criticized for establishing a new national human rights committee directly under the Ministry of…

Former security minister Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the leading contender for next month's presidential election, has promised to increase…

John McBeth, Jakarta – The launch of East Timor First Lady Kirsty Sword Gusmao's autobiography was in full swing in a Jakarta store when a woman…

Jakarta – Prominent cleric Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid has told members of the country's largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), to…

Jakarta – The leading contender in next month's presidential election warned Wednesday that supporters of rival politicians may "burn down cities…

Jakarta – An Indonesian Islamic militant convicted of involvement in a terror plot against Western interests was jailed yesterday for…

Jakarta – Several academics from state and private universities grouped in the Reformist Academics Community have declared their…

Devi Asmarani, Jakarta – Two presidential contenders took their rivalry to another level when they crooned to a live audience on one of the…

Rusman, Samarinda – Up to 3,000 workers from two plywood companies in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, continued their strike on Monday to demand that…

Jakarta – The Buddhist People's Communication Forum (FKUB) has expressed its political support for National Mandate Party (PAN)…

Fitri Wulandari, Jakarta – The Pertamina tanker scandal became murkier on Monday when a document surfaced indicating the state company was in the…

Nala Edwin, Jakarta – Munir, the head of the human rights group Imparsial, says that human rights issues which are related to presidential…

PC Naommy, Jakarta – Internet experts expressed concern on Monday over the lack of understanding among bureaucrats and legislators of the benefits…

Jakarta – Several flights were delayed or diverted Tuesday after smoke haze from forest and ground fires blanketed Pekanbaru city on…

Luh Putu Trisna Wahyuni, Mataram – The incidence of domestic and other forms of violence against women has increased significantly in West Nusa…

Blontank Poer and Tarko Sudiarno, Semarang – Hundreds of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) leaders and clerics appealed on Sunday for an end to political…

Jakarta – Indonesia's Constitutional Court approved only 41 out of 273 complaints of electoral fraud in connection with last April's legislative…

Zakki P. Hakim, Jakarta – Over 180,000 people in the footwear industry lost their jobs last year, and many of them may have returned to…

Surabaya – Over 1,900 prostitutes operating in the two red-light districts of Dolly and Jarak have contracted sexually transmitted…

The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) will be armed with stronger and broader powers with which to perform its duties and to enforce its recommendations…

Devi Asmarani, Jakarta – President Megawati Sukarnoputri on Monday met her estranged predecessor Abdurrahman Wahid in a symbolic reunion that…

Jakarta – Indonesian police were yesterday hunting a gunman following the murder of a woman priest in a packed church in Central…

Indonesia's President Megawati Sukarnoputri faces an uphill battle for re-election next month despite belated attempts to re-connect with the "…

Jakarta – Indonesian police have, for the first time, accused controversial Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir as being the man behind a series of…

I Wayan Juniartha, Denpasar – The incumbent Megawati Soekarnoputri may have a bumpy road ahead of her to win the hearts of the Balinese in the…

He's 54 years old, somewhat heavyset, with a pudgy face. To a startling number of Indonesians disillusioned with politics, the face of Susilo…

Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta – President Megawati Soekarnoputri has issued a decree establishing a national committee that will coordinate human…

Gary LaMoshi, Denpasar – Entering the home stretch of Indonesia's first direct presidential election on July 5, there are only a couple of sure…

Sian Powell, Banda Aceh – Courted by the Western press, feted by prominent Indonesian intellectuals and religious leaders, and idolised by crowds…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) announced on Thursday it had began the prosecution of an corruption…

Jakarta Post, Jakarta – The reverberations created by last month's conviction of almost all of North Sumatra's councillors in a collective graft…

Indonesia has lost 22 trillion rupiah (2.3 billion dollars) in two years because of corruption, an official said.

The amount was…

Surabaya – Students of the Surabaya Institute of Technology (ITS) have rejected a planned debate between Golkar Party candidate…

Devi Asmarani, Bengkulu – Standing before some 1,500 party supporters last week, Golkar chairman Akbar Tandjung was all praise for the man who…

Salim Osman – Tucked in a side street in south Jakarta is a bamboo hut that has been attracting scores of working-class Indonesians daily.

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Shawn Donnan and Taufan Hidayat – The trap worked like a charm. A sly detour imposed on the campaign convoy by local police, a handful of…