Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – Many political parties have not submitted the appropriate reports on campaign expenditures for the April 5 legislative…

Moch. N. Kurniawan and Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – The Golkar Party and the National Awakening Party (PKB) signed a coalition agreement on Friday,…

Jakarta – For the second time in a week, former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid has hit a snag in efforts to revive his chances of returning…

Jakarta – President Megawati Sukarnoputri has complained about Cabinet ministers who quit to challenge her in the coming presidential election.…

Hasrul, Kendari – The Southeast Sulawesi General Elections Commission (KPUD) has rejected several campaign teams proposed to back presidential…

Jakarta – Five political parties in Indonesia are ready to declare their support for National Mandate Party (PAN) presidential…

Jakarta – Indonesia's General Elections Commission (KPU) has asserted that it is by no means underestimating the existence of the…

Derwin Pereira – The political star of retired general Wiranto appears to be getting brighter.

The former military commander, who more than…

Jakarta – Indonesian presidential candidate Wiranto is expected to travel to Singapore on Friday on his first trip abroad since a…

Ambon – Maluku's provincial capital of Ambon was tense again on Thursday following a traffic accident and bomb explosions in Pardais…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – Rights activists warned on Thursday against cracking down on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that were…

Jakarta – An intelligence coordinating meeting which was held yesterday has yet to officially recommend that the director of the International…

Rachel Harvey, Jakarta – As Indonesians prepare for their first direct presidential election on 5 July, the latest opinion polls suggest a retired…

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – A police code of ethics committee dishonorably discharged an officer on Thursday for his role in a brutal attack on…

Dadan Wijaksana, Jakarta – The rupiah continued to falter on Thursday and ended at a fresh 19-month low, showing no sign of a rebound at a time…

Jakarta – Indonesia's state-owned oil and gas company, PT Pertamina, is broke and it has asked for a government bailout, as excessive costs have…

Roger Mitton, Washington – The possibility that Golkar candidate Wiranto may become the next president of Indonesia is causing concern in the…

Stevie Emilia, Shanghai – Current instability and the upcoming presidential elections in Indonesia constitute the main hindrance to the national…

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Illegal logging cases investigated by police in the first quarter of 2004 almost doubled compared to the same period of…

Fabiola Desy Unidjaja and Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – State Intelligence Agency (BIN) chief A.M. Hendropriyono said security authorities might not…

Jakarta – National Intelligence Agency (BIN) Chief Hendropriyono here Thursday accused the director of the International Crisis Group (ICG) in…

Jakarta – Indonesia's police commander joined in the government's criticism of the International Crisis Group yesterday, threatening the think-…

Jakarta – A case involving the International Crisis Group's director, American Sidney Jones, has nothing to do with freedom of…

Shefali Rekhi – Indonesia's economy might be improving, but this has not translated into a "feel good" factor among the people on the ground.

Damar Harsanto, Jakarta – The city administration was slammed on Wednesday for what critics said was its harsh treatment of sidewalk vendors,…

Bill Guerin, Jakarta – "It's all over for Cemex, and as far as we're concerned they can go back to Mexico," said Titi Nazif Lubuk, deputy leader…

Jakarta – The United States government will support whoever will be elected as Indonesia's next president, US ambassador to Indonesia…

A. Junaidi, Jakarta – Activists and experts supported on Wednesday an antipornography bill, but urged the government and the House of…

Jakarta – Golkar Party presidential candidate Wiranto met with US ambassador Ralph L Boyce at the latter's residence on Jalan Suropati, Central…

The Jakarta-based director of an international analysts' group says Indonesian authorities have threatened to expel her because of her reports on…

Matthew Moore, Jakarta – The researcher regarded as the leading expert on the South-East Asian terrorist group Jemaah Islamiah has been stopped…

Jakarta – Revered Indonesian author Pramoedya Ananta Toer, 79, won the Norwegian Authors' Union award for his contribution to world…

Ambon – Two bomb explosions shook Ambon, Maluku's provincial capital, on Wednesday striking fear into the hearts of the local…

Jakarta – A number of political parties are ready to declare their support for National Mandate Party (PAN) presidential candidate…

Jakarta – Indonesia's former president Abdurrahman Wahid is suing the General Election Commission for US$110 million (S$189 million) after it…

Indonesia's presidential candidates are gearing up for the official start of campaigning next week. Five pairs of candidates will contest the July…

Andrew Burrell – Sprawling across the entire 21st floor of one of Jakarta's ritziest office towers, the campaign headquarters of presidential…

Jakarta – Indonesian presidential candidate Wiranto, who has been charged with condoning atrocities in East Timor in 1999, hopes to meet East…

Australia says it's refusing to deal with some officers of Indonesia's notorious Kopassus special forces. The Australian military is applying the…

In the Indonesian province of Maluku, road blocks and barricades have been erected in several parts of Ambon after two weekend bomb blasts. Local…

New York – A wide range of US organizations today urged President Bush not to offer military assistance to Indonesia when he meets President…

Former president Soeharto quit on May 21, 1998, amid a chaotic security and economic crisis after he had ruled for three decades. His resignation…

Muchus Budi R., Solo – Commemorating six years since the fall of Suharto, students and non-government organisations (NGOs) held a demonstration in…

Jakarta – Indonesia could face new bloodshed between Christians and Muslims in the Maluku islands ahead of July's national…

Yemris Fointuna, Kupang – A police disciplinary committee in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, ordered 18 officers to be detained on Thursday for only…

Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – The country will mark on Friday the sixth anniversary of president Soeharto's resignation – and the failure to bring him…

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Vice presidential candidate Solahuddin Wahid defended his running mate Wiranto on Wednesday, saying the National…

Gunawan Mashar, Makassar – The fall of President Suharto six years ago was also commemorated by hundreds of Makassar students in South Sulawesi…

Leony Aurora, Jakarta – More than 40 percent of poor Jakartans, whose health care services are supposed to be covered by the government, claim…

Danang Sangga Buwana, Jakarta – National Mandate Party presidential candidate Amien Rais has promised himself that he will not use negative…