Urip Hudiono, Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta) criticized the House of Representatives for producing legislation that…

Fitri Wulandari, Jakarta – The country's economic growth is projected to remain at a moderate level of around 4 percent next year as uncertainty…

Urip Hudiono, Jakarta – The Coalition Against Forests for Mining and representatives of about 5,000 Kao and Malifut tribespeople of Halmahera…

A. Junaidi, Jakarta – Many officers from the Indonesian Military (TNI) and police, as well as politicians and government officials are involved in…

Tony Hotland, Jakarta – The tryout of the new extended three-in-one traffic policy to support the Jakarta busway project is set to start on…

Samarinda – Dozens of disabled persons in East Kalimantan staged a protest on Tuesday, demanding the government to end discrimination…

Robert Go, Jakarta – Around 150,000 police officers, about two-thirds of the total force, will be deployed in Indonesia to thwart possible…

Jakarta - There has been almost no meaningful progress in the functioning or political performance of the executive, legislative and judicial…

Jakarta – A researcher said here on Monday that a revolution could break out if conflicts occur between anti-democracy and reform…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – The bill on water resources, which has been widely criticized for regarding water as a commodity, does not…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – Army chief Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu called on the people on Monday not to promote a civilian-military dichotomy,…

Moch. N. Kurniawan, Jakarta – According to a new survey, next year's elections are likely to produce unscrupulous politicians who have no…

Jakarta – The TNI-AD (the army) sincerely hopes that the 2004 elections will proceed safely, smoothly and orderly. TNI-AD has no wish for the…

A. Junaidi, Jakarta – Heightened illegal logging activities and poor law enforcement worsened forest destruction across the country in 2003, a…

Jakarta - Human rights violations perpetrated in 2003 cannot be separated from military control, particularly the army. The government of…

Moch. N. Kurniawan, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) dismissed on Monday a demand from a number of new political parties to delay…

Palembang – Indonesia will fail to attract any foreign direct investment (FDI) next year if chaos occurs in the general elections,…

Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – A group of 13 political parties, mostly Muslim-based, have agreed to form a coalition immediately after the legislative…

A'an Suryana, Jakarta – The Army, which is the most dominant service within the ranks of the Indonesian Military (TNI), has been praised for…

An Indonesian court imposed an 18-year jail sentence on a man who supplied Islamic militants with the explosives used in a McDonald's…

Jakarta – Indonesia made progress in promoting respect for religious freedom, but in a number of cases the government failed to punish extremists…

Jacqueline Mackenzie, Jakarta – Gadis Arivia is the Executive Director of Yayasan Jurnal Perempuan (YJP, Women's Journal Foundation), which…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said that it would transfer all remaining unsold assets to new companies operating under…

Urip Hudiono, Jakarta – With the elections fast approaching, Indonesians of Chinese origin have set conditions for legislative and presidential…

Jakarta – The International Monetary Fund has concluded its high-profile role in designing the country's economic reform program over six years…

Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) has removed one major hurdle to judicial independence by placing all courts under the direct…

Jakarta – The House of Representatives passed on Thursday the long-awaited state treasury bill into law, which Minister of Finance Boediono…

Jakarta – More than 100 university students rallied outside the Supreme Court on Thursday, demanding the court to process the case…

Samarinda – The condition of East Kalimanatan forests has now become cause for worry, in view of continuing illegal logging activities…

Evi Mariani, Jakarta – A hearing on evictions between Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso and House of Representatives Commission II for home affairs turned…

Devi Asmarani, Jakarta – The idea was to ease traffic along Jakarta's busiest streets by encouraging people to abandon their cars, but a new bus…

Jakarta – The newly elected chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Mr Taufieqqurrochman Ruki, has vowed to develop it into a…

Jakarta – President Megawati Sukarnoputri's son, Mohammad Rizki "Tatam" Pratama, has decided to withdraw from a business project in the Jakarta…

Shawn Donnan and Taufan Hidayat – From the perspective of Hansen Kurniawan's cookie shop in Jakarta's Pasar Minggu market, the International…

Jakarta – Indonesia has extended the detention of four Muslim students deported from Pakistan because they are suspected of links to an accused…

Given this country's poor record in industrial relations in the past, it is not surprising that the new Law on the Settlement of Industrial…

Jakarta – A former police general will head Indonesia's first five-member anti-corruption commission, dubbed a "super agency", given its authority…

Kasparman Piliang, Padang – At least one man was killed, and three kiosks and a local community health center (Puskesmas) were set ablaze during a…

Fedhly Averouss Bey, Jakarta - The Centre for Electoral Reform (Cetro) and Indonesian Human Rights Watch (Imparsial) have stated that they reject…

Jakarta – House Commission IV for settlement and telecommunications failed on Wednesday to endorse the controversial water resource bill, ordering…

Klaten – Hundreds of supporters of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) occupied and seized the party's local office in…

Yuli Tri Suwarni and Apriadi Gunawan, Bandung/Medan – Labor protests erupted separately in Bandung and Medan on Wednesday after their respective…

Tony Hotland, Jakarta – The huge increase in the number of cases reported of rape and domestic violence against women and children is an…

Tangerang – Hundreds of workers of shoe producer PT Dongha Perkasa staged a rally at the Tangerang Municipal Council building on…

Jakarta – An Indonesian human rights group on Thursday accused President Megawati Sukarnoputri of giving the national intelligence…

Leony Aurora, Jakarta – It looked like just another rally on Wednesday, when about 50 people holding cardboard posters stood inside the Ministry…

Jakarta – Indonesia's peak Islamic body has put a religious ban on terrorism and suicide bombings. The Indonesian Council of Ulemas…

Bill Guerin, Jakarta – Distressingly little has changed in Indonesia from the previous received wisdom that the country's leaders could use state-…

Max Lane – Most of the 24 parties which gained registration for the 2004 general elections trace their origins back to groups or parties that were…

Kafil Yamin, Jakarta – Some Indonesians see the presidential candidacy next year of former strongman Suharto's daughter, Siti Hardianti Rukamana…