Jakarta – Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea admitted on Wednesday that violence against Indonesian workers overseas was a…

Triono Wahyu Sudibyo, Semarang – Golkar Party vice-presidential candidate Salahuddin Wahid will soon be launch a VCD titled "Gus Solah [Salahuddin…

Sian Powell, Jakarta – Indonesia's apparent crackdown on free speech increased yesterday when President Megawati Sukarnoputri abruptly ended a…

Matthew Moore, Jakarta – President Megawati Soekarnoputri has backed a decision to expel a leading anti-terrorism researcher and has linked the…

This is Indonesia's year of voting frequently. That in itself is extraordinary. Since 1955 Indonesians have enjoyed only three genuinely…

Timothy Mapes, Jakarta – Indonesia's move to expel a US citizen, who has become the most highly regarded expert on terrorism in Southeast Asia,…

Suwarjono, Jakarta – Protests are continuing in response to the deportation of the director of the South-East Asia International Crisis Group (IGC…

The decision of the Indonesian government to expel Sidney Jones and other expatriate staff of the International Crisis Group is a clear attempt to…

Tiarma Siboro and Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The challenges to Wiranto's presidential bid have taken another twist after his former aide in the…

Robert Go, Jakarta – Wearing a blue, body-hugging dress, Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri began her first full-scale briefing to…

Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri, facing a tough re-election fight next month, has defended her record in an interview and denied she…

Jakarta – The Indonesian rupiah fell sharply against the dollar Wedneseday, extending early losses to break the 9,500 mark amid…

New York – The State Department expressed concern and disappointment Wednesday at Indonesia's decision to expel a US researcher who work helped…

Bill Guerin, Jakarta – Amid claims of human-rights violations and accusations it is paying paramilitary forces to silence locals, Australia's…

Matthew Moore, Jakarta – The Indonesian Government has ordered Sidney Jones to leave the country by midnight tonight.

Indonesian authorities…

Washington – Indonesia's decision to expel a prominent American political analyst has raised concerns about the country's crackdown on critical…

Indonesia's decision to expel a foreign analyst who has published sometimes-critical reports on terrorism and separatism harks back to the era of…

Jakarta – Indonesia's decision to expel terrorism-expert Sidney Jones, the Southeast Asia director of the International Crisis Group (ICG), was…

Bekasi – Residents of the Jakarta satellite city of Bekasi who are fed up with the poor condition of roads have again taken action by planting…

Robert Go, Jakarta – President Megawati Sukarnoputri yesterday launched a re-election charm offensive aimed at drawing support from Indonesia's…

Robert Go, Jakarta – For Indonesia's five pairs of presidential and vice-presidential hopefuls, yesterday began with prayers, the signing of a…

Derwin Pereira, Jakarta – What is the most attractive catch for presidential contenders in Indonesia today? Answer: The 40 million votes of the…

The murder last week of a prosecutor in the case of three suspected Bali bombers has been blamed in some quarters on the regional militant network…

The government has shut down one foreign non-governmental organization (NGO) in Jakarta and is closely monitoring 19 others, including local ones…

Under the glaring light of the Jakarta Convention Center in South Jakarta, General (ret) Wiranto stood with a sullen face, quite bereft of his…

Edy Budiyarso – The success team of Golkar Party presidential and vice-presidential candidates Wiranto and Solahuddin Wahid is controlled from the…

Surabaya – No less than 500 sex workers operating in six red-light districts across the East Java capital of Surabaya gathered on…

Derwin Pereira, Jakarta – The razzle-dazzle begins tomorrow. Tooting horns, banging drums and waving flags and banners, thousands will take to the…

Jakarta – Campaigning starts Tuesday for a July 5 election in which Indonesian voters will for the first time choose their president directly.…

Movements opposed to a military president have spread into a number of cities-some with apparent help from the competition.

Sociologist Imam…

Dian Intannia, Jakarta – Scores of students from the City Network (Jaringan Kota) have again demonstrated against military presidential and vice-…

Budi Hartadi, Surabaya – The day before the presidential campaign was to start around 150 activists from the Indonesian National Student Movement…

Leony Aurora, Jakarta – People coming out of the two great arched doors of Kota railway station in West Jakarta are first greeted by blue public…

Akmal Nasery Basral – It seems that calamity has now struck within the International Crisis Group (ICG), a worldwide institution known for its…

Jakarta – President Megawati Soekarnoputri, in a rare meeting with the press on Monday, denied responsibility for the pending expulsion of the…

Sari Setiogi and Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – A group of well-known national figures criticized the government for intimidating and terrorizing non-…

Multa Fidrus, Tangerang – Both the Tangerang regency and municipality administrations on Saturday ordered public order officers to arrest city…

Those people that have been busy opposing the idea of presidential candidates with military backgrounds have their own reasons. The presence of ex…

Max Lane, Murdoch WA, Australia – On May 26 The Jakarta Post published two interesting opinion pieces: Indonesian democracy or 'demo-crazy'? by…

Dean Yates, Garut – The dramatic rise of Indonesian presidential frontrunner Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is all the more surprising when you look at…

Peter Cronau: A month ago, the Australian intelligence community took a direct hit. The detonation, a series of leaks to the media about a…

Indonesia's presidential race gets under way this week, with two ex-generals among the front-runners to lead a nation which was ruled for most of…

Dadan Wijaksana, Jakarta – Aside from global concerns over a possible hike in US interest rates, the rupiah's sharp drop should also be blamed on…

Abdul Khalik and Ruslan Sangadji, Jakarta/Palu – Prosecutors and judges in conflict areas have been provided police protection following Wednesday…

Jakarta – General Hendropriyono, the chief of the National Intelligence Agency, BIN, has been challengd to reveal in public the information he…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – The contents of a draft domestic violence law are considered so sensitive by the government that it has been…

A. Junaidi, Jakarta – The government and women activists have settled their dispute on a controversial article on marital rape in the domestic…

Bogor – Vice presidential candidate Hasyim Muzadi was met by a rally during a visit to the Bogor Institute of Agriculture campus,…

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – The number of people suffering from psychiatric ailments has been on the rise over the past few years in the West Java…

Devi Asmarani, Jakarta – A baby boom is looming large in Indonesia with its much-touted population control programme losing pace due to budget…