Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – Pressure has continued to rise on the Indonesian Military (TNI) and National Police to stop allowing their personnel to…

Matthew Moore, Jakarta – When you're talking tar, few cigarettes can match it with Indonesia's kreteks, the aromatic tobacco and clove mix…

Devi Asmarani, Jakarta – Five years ago, they were the leading lights of a reform movement that toppled the regime of former President Suharto,…

Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) must stop collecting protection money from firms operating in the country as the…

Arya Abhiseka, Jakarta – Oka claims that he sells every kind of music available, and has all his wares stacked neatly on a blanket spread on the…

Robert Go, Jakarta – The police force is under fire again, this time for allegedly mishandling a dispute between one of Indonesia's richest men…

Tony Sitathan, Jakarta – Adhong is a former junior officer from the Indonesian Army. He recalls the Suharto era when he was deployed in Irian Jaya…

Religious leaders have requested members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) and National Police to stop backing prostitution and drug trafficking to…

Moch. N. Kurniawan, Jakarta – At least 80 percent of Indonesia's 215 million population have no access to piped water, according to a country…

Damar Harsanto and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – The police confirmed on Thursday that the fire that razed the sixth floor of the finance…

Jakarta – The Indonesian provinces of Aceh and Papua, as well as Ambon city in Maluku province, are still closed to foreign…

Marco Kusumawijaya, Jakarta – Many Jakartans have just seen the movie The Gangs of New York. However, the real reason why they are not at all…

Jakarta – International credit rating agency Moody's Investors Service has maintained its positive outlook for Indonesia, on the back of the…

Bill Guerin, Jakarta – The legendary Tempo magazine, which began life in March 1971 by copying Time's style and format, is a national institution…

Robert Go, Jakarta – Pressure is growing on the Indonesian government to reduce its dependence on foreign loans, with critics saying that as much…

Multa Fidrus, Tangerang – Local officials have allegedly marked up the cost of the projects to renovate and build school buildings here by as much…

Fabiola Desy Unidjaja and Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – The national meeting of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) ended on…

The emergence of a corruption case involving state-owned oil and gas Pertamina has created a new threat not only to former Mines and Energy…

Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – A retired military officer has admitted that reforms are moving very slowly within the Indonesian Military (TNI…

Tiarma Siboro and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – Leaders of the Indonesian military (TNI) have agreed to pay more attention to sea security…

Indonesia's top political parties – all of which are regarded as corrupt – are busy contemplating possible coalitions ahead of next year's general…

Jakarta – Dozens of journalists rallied near the State Palace on Monday to protest against the recent attack on the offices of Tempo newsmagazine…

Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta – The government plans to submit a new bill as part of an addition to the set of antiterrorism bills, one of which…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Press and Broadcasting Community (MPPI) issued a statement on Monday protesting violence against the press…

Terry MacAlister – United Kingdom BP has been warned by a panel of experts led by the US senator, George Mitchell, that it could trigger human…

Indonesia remains the most corrupt country in Asia, according to a new survey. The latest Asian Intelligence Report found Indonesia was regarded…

A prayer rally in the province of East Java in Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-populated country, attracted hundreds of thousands of Muslims…

Bagus Kurniawan, Yogyakarta – International Women's Day (IWD) which falls on this day, Saturday, was also commemorated in the city of Yogyakarta.…

Yulianti, Jakarta – As planned, on Saturday hundreds of protesters from the Women's Defence Alliance (Aliansi Perempuan Menggugat, APM) held a…

Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta – Jakarta and Surabaya will see a wave of mass rallies in a couple of days to show Indonesia's strong opposition to…

Devi Asmarani, Jakarta – Indonesia has removed major obstacles in its efforts to crack down on terrorism with parliament's recent approval to…

Bambang Nurbianto, Jakarta – Several housewives from Cipinang Besar Selatan subdistrict in East Jakarta said they have been intimidated by two…

Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – A House of Representatives (DPR) special committee of inquiry into corruption at state oil firm Pertamina alleged on…

M. Rizal Maslan, Jakarta – The Coalition for Democracy is of the opinion that granting powers to the commander of the armed forces (TNI) to…

Richel Langit, Jakarta – Using threats by poorly equipped separatist movements and prolonged religious conflicts as a pretext, Indonesia's…

Tony Sitathan, Singapore – After last October's bombing in Bali, Indonesia's foreign investment was hit hard, sliding to a record low. According…

Jakarta – Indonesia said on Thursday it had imposed a ban on sand exports to all countries in a bid to curb rampant mining which was…

Pontianak – Haze from forest and bush fires returned here on Thursday, forcing some residents to wear masks, head of West Kalimantan…

M. Munab Islah Ahyani, Bandung – As many as 1000 activists from the Students Executive Council (BEM) from all institutions of higher…

Jakarta – A charismatic Muslim cleric in Indonesia has adopted as his foster daughter a singer whose dancing has stirred controversy…

Robert Go, Jakarta – Indonesia's former military chief Wiranto has been making a not-so-quiet pitch for the top job in the country.

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James Balowski, Jakarta – On February 24, hundreds of demonstrators from the People's Democratic Party (PRD) took action against US plans to…

Johanna Son, Kuta – Nearly five months after the Bali bombing, the site of the blasts is curiously clean, areas of emptiness in stark contrast to…

Jakarta – Dozens of alleged members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) killed a police officer during an attack on a police station in…

Robert Go – When Singapore Technologies Telemedia (STT) paid 5.62 trillion rupiah (S$1.2 billion) for Indonesia's second-biggest telephone company…

M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – Leaders of two political parties have thrown their weight behind a controversial bill giving the Indonesian Military…

Jakarta – Student Executive Bodies (BEMs) from universities in Greater Jakarta canceled planned demonstrations on Saturday against…

Highly debatable are both the rationale used by the team of more than 30 economists to support their recommendation for abruptly ending Indonesia'…

Apriadi Gunawan, Parapat, North Sumatra – Ninety local and foreign environmentalists warned against the possible extinction of a total of 226…

Devi Asmarani, Jakarta – Got what it takes to be Indonesia's President? A new television programme allows presidential wannabes to find out, and…