Devi Asmarani, Jakarta – Poverty and desperation almost drove Dinda to prostitution in her teenage years.

She needed the money for her…

Michael Casey, Jakarta – A bomb exploded in a crowded marketplace in Indonesia's religiously divided province of Maluku Saturday, injuring 53…

Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, Jakarta – An alliance of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) criticized the government on Friday for its lack of…

The Central Jakarta District Court finally handed down the verdict for Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra without the presence of the defendant, who…

Max Lane – There is an interesting parallel between the history of East Timor and of Indonesia in relation to how international public opinion…

Berni K. Moestafa, Jakarta – The surge in the number of political parties – now around 180 – may signal a thriving democracy but analysts warned…

The youngest son of former Indonesian dictator Suharto has begun a 15-year prison term for masterminding the murder of a judge amid protests that…

An Indonesian court has jailed for 15 years the son of former dictator Soeharto for ordering the daylight shooting one year ago of a Supreme Court…

President Megawati Sukarnoputri opened a conference of Indonesia's largest Muslim organisation with a rare attack on the "narrow fanaticism" of…

Dadan Wijaksana, Jakarta – The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said on Wednesday it had secured at least Rp 17.75 trillion (US$2.4…

Moch. N. Kurniawan and Novan Iman Santosa, Indramayu – Defying warnings from officials of an extended dry season, many farmers in Indramayu…

Devi Asmarani, Jakarta – The Indonesian military and police may be forced to re-count and re-register their standard weapons after revelations…

Robert Go, Jakarta – Most wanted in Indonesia: More than half a million teachers willing to work long hours for little pay, no job security and…

Jakarta – The political reforms that Indonesia has introduced since 1998 have been duly noted by the United Nations, but these have done little to…

John Edwards – Fifty-three people died after fire engulfed a karaoke bar in the Indonesia port city of Palembang on the island of Sumatra on the…

Leo Wahyudi S, Jakarta – Eki is only 10 years old, but he plays an important role in his family. Along with his brother, Edo, who is two years…

Pip Hinman – US military ties with Jakarta have been restricted since the 1990s because of the Indonesian military's (TNI) human rights abuses in…

Terrica Strudwick, Townsville – Indonesian trade union leader Dita Sari was one of 29 Third World women activists denied a visa to attend the…

Bambang Nurbianto and Ahmad Junaidi, Jakarta – Didi Purwanto, 32, knew the consequences of supporting Megawati Soekarnoputri, who was the main…

Marianne Kearney, Jakarta – In a sign that the United States is renewing military ties with Indonesia, a Senate committee last week voted to…

Max Lane, Jakarta – The Peoples Democratic Party (PRD) launched its new newspaper, Pembebasan (Liberation) at a public meeting held at the Jakarta…

[Indonesia's President Megawati Sukarnoputri was once seen as the great hope for Indonesian democracy. Now, on the first anniversary of her…

Max Lane, Jakarta – President Megawati Sukarnoputri's support within her Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) is falling as she…

Derwin Pereira, Jakarta – Indonesia's legal system has taken a severe knock with a United Nations official describing it as one of the worst he…

Berni K. Moestafa, Jakarta – Indonesia passed its first year under the rule of President Megawati Soekarnoputri relatively calmly, allowing the…

Jakarta – Indonesia's justice minister lashed out on Tuesday at a UN investigator examining the country's judiciary for branding the legal system…

Berni K. Moestafa, Jakarta – Corruption within the country's judiciary is glaring and well-organized, involving all players in the legal system,…

Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, Jakarta – The result of the UN fact-finding mission on how pathetic the country's administration of justice and the…

Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri completed a year in power as newspapers in the world's fourth most populous nation gave her a less than…

Debbie A. Lubis, Jakarta – Fourteen-year-old Santi plainly retold her life story at Monday's seminar organized by the International Labor…

Jakarta – Haze resulting from bush and forest fires continues to prevail in Riau and Central Kalimantan, as the effects of prolonged drought hit…

Jakarta – Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea now admits that labor militancy has reached such a fever pitch that it is…

Jakarta – Jakarta police said yesterday they were following up a report that a man said to be carrying US$12 million in bogus cheques…

Darlis M, Palu – The forest damage in Lore Lindu National Park (TNLL), Central Sulawesi, has worsened, according to Indonesian…

Oyos Saroso H.N., Bandar Lampung – Following a violent clash with security personnel on Thursday, hundreds of striking workers from a PT Budi…

The number of street children here has increased in the past few years. They can be found at every intersection in the city. When the traffic…

Damar Harsanto, Jakarta – Ningsih, who is only 11 months old, cannot yet speak, but her eyes, which continually brim with tears, and her loud cry…

Marianne Kearney, Jakarta – Indonesia's two leading Muslim groups – the Muhammadiyah and the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) – have vowed to distance…

Jakarta – The armed forces Monday welcomed a move by the US Congress to reinstate military ties with Indonesia, but human rights groups are…

Kurniawan Hari and Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – The decision by the United States Senate Appropriations Committee to endorse the allocation of US$400,…

Malcolm Maiden – Towards the end of 2000, Mark Carnegie, John Wylie and friends, including John Singleton's media group, STW, placed a large bet…

Yogita Tahilramani and Edith Hartanto, Mojokerto – Rising at dawn everyday, 60-year-old grandfather Hardjo prays long and hard before he prepares…

Joanne Collins, Jakarta – A UN investigator examining Indonesia's judiciary said on Saturday the country's legal system was one of the worst he…

Jakarta – Governor Sutiyoso tried to sidestep blame for his administration's handling of Jakarta's problems by blaming poor public…

Max Lane – Two recent developments in the political scene underline clearly how the reformasi sector of society has become disenfranchised from…

Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) ended its session on Friday with House Speaker Akbar Tandjung blaming the public for…

Devi Asmarani, Jakarta – Indonesia's highest Islamic body is insisting that foster parents must be of the same faith as their adopted children to…

Jakarta – State Minister of Administrative Reforms Feisal Tamin has criticized the civil service, saying some 60 percent, or 3,000,000, of its…

Blontank Poer, Semarang – Calls for compensation are being voiced, nearly two decades after the construction project of a reservoir in the Central…

The US has eased restrictions on military aid to Indonesia, much to the dismay of human rights activists and at least one US senator, who say the…