Kurniawan Hari and Zakki Hakim, Jakarta – Thousands of people throughout the country took to the streets seeking the cancellation of utility price…

Eva C. Komandjaja, Jakarta – The government will spend much of the budget allocated for research and development over the coming 20 years on…

Jakarta – Former Indonesian military chief and presidential hopeful Wiranto has shrugged off a reported move by United States to bar him from…

Matthew Moore, Jakarta – The US State Department is to put several serving and former Indonesian military officers, including a leading…

Multa Fidrus, Tangerang Water utility customers in Tangerang regency are irate over skyrocketing bills that are at least 300 percent higher than…

M. Taufiqurrahman and Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – A police watchdog blamed the unfinished reform at Jakarta Police headquarters, which affects more…

Dana Priest and Peter Slevin – The State Department has decided to put a half-dozen current and former Indonesian military officers, including a…

Bill Guerin. Jakarta – One of the last remaining tasks for the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) before it is wound up at the end of…

Jakarta – The Indonesia Procurement Watch (IPW) has called on the public to monitor the procurement of goods and services in the General Election…

Gary LaMoshi, Denpasar – It was a merry Christmas and a happy new year for Bali. Tourists packed hotels to enjoy a peaceful tropical idyll during…

Dan Eaton, Jakarta – In a slum just a stone's throw from the gaudy mansions of Indonesia's elite, Rizal trades in human flesh and misery. Angry…

Jakarta – In response to earlier protests that Siti Hardiyanti "Tutut" Rukmana's presidential nomination was solely based on the desire to uphold…

Jakarta – Thousands of dismissed workers of PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI), a state-owned aerospace company in Bandung, West Java, have refused…

Indonesia's President Megawati Sukarnoputri has controversial plans to expand the country's National Intelligence Agency. The agency intends to…

Igor O'Neill, Jakarta – On January 7, riot police opened fire on local residents protesting against the environmental and social impacts of…

Moch. N. Kurniawan, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU), the Election Supervisory Committee and the Indonesian Broadcasting…

Jakarta – Despite only having 50 percent of its troops available, the Indonesian Military (TNI) would still be ready to help the…

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – With 30 percent of Jakarta's legislative candidates facing possible disqualification, doubts are emerging as to just how…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – The government's failure to reform the Indonesian Military (TNI), the National Police, and the Supreme Court as…

Rendi A. Witular, Jakarta – The Directorate General of Taxation has completed the revision of the country's tax laws, which will include greater…

Ruslan Sangadji and Irvan NR, Palu – The major police operation "Sintuwu Maroso", aimed at maintaining security in the troubled regency of Poso,…

Arif Shodiq Pujiharto, Jakarta - Around 50 people from the group Youth Community Mistrusts the Elections (Kaum Muda Tidak Percaya…

Eva C. Komandjaja, Jakarta – Indonesia is facing daunting challenges in its efforts to eradicate leprosy, which remains a serious health problem…

Luhur Hertanto, Jakarta – Functional Party of National Concern (PKPB), [former army chief of staff] R. Hartono is ready to face people who want to…

With the January 19 deadline approaching for some 24 political parties to resubmit their lists of legislative candidate, there is concern that not…

Jakarta – The maneuver of some political parties to include celebrity personalities on their legislative candidate lists clearly shows…

Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta – State Intelligence Agency (BIN) chief Hendropriyono said on Monday that the planned establishment of his agency's…

Yemris Fointuna, Kupang – The chief editor of the Timor Express (Timex) daily complied with a police summons on Monday for questioning over libel…

Indonesia's progress towards national elections has had a rather inasupicious start ... with the Indonesian Electoral Commission rejecting calls…

Indonesia's efforts to reform its judiciary could face another blow if the parliament passes a bill that would bar non -career judges from sitting…

Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says democracy and human rights should not be considered the…

Surabaya – An activist of the Tanwir Mosque, Adi Suryana, who happened to be a resident of Asemrowo village, North Surabaya, was…

Kelly McEvers, Jakarta – Mira Augustina married her husband the same day she met him. It was the first time he had proposed, by way of the 21-year…

Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – People's Consultative Assembly Speaker Amien Rais and President Megawati Soekarnoputri's husband Taufik Kiemas top the…

Sri Wahyuni, Yogyakarta – Gadjah Mada University (UGM) is planning to replace the obligatory community service program – which is traditionally…

Magelang – Some Rp 24 billion (US$2.8 million) has been embezzled from Bank Mandiri's Magelang branch, adding yet another scandal to…

Dewi Santoso and M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – The city administration's policy on transportation development, such as the construction of new…

Marilin, Depok – Residents of Curug subdistrict, Cimanggis district, Depok, have complained about pollution in the nearby Rawa Kalong pond that…

A. Junaidi, Jakarta – A respected non-governmental organization predicted on Friday a gloomy outlook of the country's environment, forecasting…

Bill Guerin, Jakarta – Jakarta plans to sell small stakes in three state-owned mining companies this year as part of efforts to meet its…

Detikcom, Jakarta – The Indonesian Intelligence Network (JII) is not part of intelligence activities undertaken by TNI Indonesian National…

Jakarta – Army chief Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu installed on Thursday Maj. Gen. Djoko Santoso as his deputy to replace Lt. Gen. Darsono,…

Jakarta – The city administration told political parties on Thursday not to place their flags and banners in public places before the campaign…

Surabaya – Dozens of people grouped under the banner of the Indonesian Youth Struggle Front (FPPI) rallied on Thursday to support a…

Moch. N. Kurniawan, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) said on Thursday it would carry out daily monitoring of the ballot box…

Moch. N. Kurniawan, Jakarta – A number of public figures who top the lists of legislative candidates representing their respective parties are…

Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – The Elections Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) asked the General Elections Commission (KPU) and the 24 political parties…

Frans Sudiarsis, Research and Development Unit, Jakarta – One of the leaders of the reform movement to topple Soeharto in 1998, Amien Rais was…

Jakarta – Dozens of members of several associations staged a protest outside the House of Representatives compound over the recent…

Fabiola Desy Unidjaja & Moch. N. Kurniawan, Jakarta – Just one day after a Cabinet minister claimed that President Megawati Soekarnoputri had…