LATEST NEWS MAY 2010
MP promotes creation of a third province in Indonesia's Papua region
2010-05-31 14:53:25
A member of the Regional House of Representatives in Papua in Indonesia has come out in support of a plan to create Central Papua as a new and additional province. The deputy chair....News Source
Indonesia's palm oil contracts exempt from forest moratorium
2010-05-31 10:34:55
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said that existing palm oil contracts will be exempt from a two-year moratorium on new concessions to clear the nation' s natural fore....News Source
Australians wary of China, Indonesia according to poll
Radio Australia News 2010-05-31 09:26:21
NEWS.com.auAustralians wary of China, Indonesia according to pollRadio Australia NewsThe poll also found many Australians still perceive Indonesia to be a threat to Australia. A th....News Source
Ex-minister says Indonesia reforms 'hijacked': report
2010-05-31 09:06:13
Former Indonesian finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati believes democratic reforms in Indonesia are being 'hijacked' by powerful reactionary forces, a report said Wednesday. She ....News Source
All religious groups free to perform positive activity
2010-05-31 07:33:41
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has said all religious groups in Indonesia were free to perform their positive activities without being prevented by any ....News Source
Indonesia Tight Pants Ban 'Sharia Law' (VIDEO)
Post Chronicle 2010-05-30 17:05:36
FOXNewsIndonesia Tight Pants Ban 'Sharia Law' (VIDEO)Post ChronicleAuthorities in an Islamic district of Indonesia have enacted Sharia Law ban, making it a crime for women ....News Source
Indonesia's Reformasi Under Threat
2010-05-29 17:43:03
Sri Mulyani explains her departure from the cabinet Earlier this week, news broke that Indonesia's Supreme Court had ruled in favor of a Bakrie group-affiliated mining company ....News Source
President to ensure deforestation efforts work
Jakarta Post 2010-05-29 18:26:18
Washington PostPresident to ensure deforestation efforts workJakarta PostPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono himself will directly monitor the implementation of a Norway-Indonesia p....News Source
Norway to pay for Indonesian logging moratorium
2010-05-28 02:47:03
INDONESIA'S President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, has announced a two-year moratorium on new logging concessions, part of a deal with Norway in which Indonesia will receive up to $....News Source
RI, Australia to discuss Maluku`s small island problems
2010-05-27 23:40:54
Ambon, Maluku (ANTARA News) - Indonesian and Australian government representatives will meet in Ambon on August 4-6, 2010 to discuss problems affecting small islands in Maluku prov....News Source
U.S., Indonesia sign ocean exploration agreement
2010-05-27 11:56:30Indonesia and the United States signed here Wednesday an "Indonesia-US Ocean Exploration Partnership" which will focus on ocean exploration in Indonesian waters and the I....News Source
Fiji's economy suffering under military regime
Thu, 27 May 2010 09:08:00 +0200
It's now nearly three and a half years since Fiji's fourth coup in December 2006, close to two years since the start of the Global Financial Crisis, and just over one year since the country's constitution was scrapped.
East Timor minister accuses Woodside for stealing its natural resources
2010-05-27 14:22:53
The Prime Minister of East Timor lambasted an Australian consortium, claiming that the group is trying to steal the country's natural resources from a gas field that is currently developing in the Timor Sea. News Source
Indonesian, U.S. navies hold joint training
2010-05-27 17:41:41
Indonesian and the United States navies are on a joint training in Surabaya of East Java province. The training that started Wednesday will last till June 1 and has involved 965 In....News Source
Religious tensions in Indonesia's West Java
2010-05-26 13:44:14
Religious tensions are growing in Indonesia's West Java province after local authorities shut down a Christian church. The closure followed protests from local Islamic groups.....News Source
Indonesia deports two French journalists
2010-05-26 06:50:49
Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA News) - The Jayapura immigration authorities said two French journalists would be deported to their country through Jakarta on Wednesday. Head of the Jayapu....News Source
Indonesia reforms 'hijacked'
iAfrica.com 2010-05-26 15:51:54
Jakarta GlobeIndonesia reforms 'hijacked'iAfrica.comFormer Indonesian finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati believes democratic reforms in Indonesia are being "hijack....News Source
Obama to arrive in Indonesia on June 14
2010-05-26 15:50:46
US President Barack Obama is scheduled to arrive in Jakarta on June 14 for a much-anticipated visit to Indonesia where he spent part of his childhood over 40 years ago.....News Source
Transparency International Indonesia Doubts New finance Minister
2010-05-24 15:35:32TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: International anti-graft watchdog the Transparency International Indonesia has doubted the new Finance Minister pledge to continue inquiries into tax vi....News Source
Papuan native to lead Freeport: Scholar
2010-05-24 12:06:47
TIMIKA, Papua: A Papuan figure from native Amungme tribe, Silas Natkime, has secured support from influential Papua People's Assembly (MRP) to lead US-based gold mining firm PT Fre....News Source
Syria, Indonesia Discuss Cooperation in Islamic Issues
2010-05-24 04:21:26
Damascus, (SANA)-Minister of Religious Endowments (Awkaf) Mohammad Abdulsattar al-Sayyed on Sunday discussed with a delegation of the Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs, head....News Source
Indonesia's biodiversity under serious threat: LIPI
2010-05-24 12:06:47
The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) urged the public and government Saturday to improve awareness about conserving Indonesia's precious biodiversity, which is under threat ....News Source
Indonesia's Next Big Flight of Fancy
Jakarta Globe 2010-05-23 20:42:33
Indonesia's Next Big Flight of FancyJakarta GlobeOnce upon a time, Indonesia dreamed big dreams. BJ Habibie, a highly gifted German-trained engineer, was called on....News Source
World hopes Indonesia does better in combating illegal logging
2010-05-22 16:39:19
Jakarta - Countries in the world hope Indonesia does better in combating illegal logging as the country is still a long way to improve its willingness for it, an official told Xinh....News Source
Various activities in Ambon to mark Sail Banda 2010
2010-05-23 01:58:08
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Life in Amon city in the days during the international marine event of Sail Banda 2010 will be marked by various cultural and social activities. Cultural an....News Source
Military post in Papua attacked, two wounded
2010-05-22 18:31:11
Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA News) - Two military officers were wounded when an unknown group of armed people attacked their post in Yambi, Puncak Jaya district, Papua, at 8 am Friday, ....News Source
Indonesia probes massive forest corruption: official
2010-05-21 02:43:32
Indonesia's anti-graft commission is investigating rampant corruption in the forestry sector that has cost the state more than 100 billion dollars, an official said Thursday. Corru....News Source
An Interview with Timor-Leste's President José Ramos-Horta
2010-05-20 11:27:21
Timor-Leste's President José Ramos-Horta has often emphasized the value of moving beyond the past. But in an interview with World Politics Review, Ramos-Horta, who shared a Nobel ....News Source
Archaic Defamation Laws Threaten Indonesia's Democratic Ideals
2010-05-20 20:01:59
Yet despite progress in promoting democracy and the rule of law, a relatively free press and abundant news outlets, there are ominous signs that the foundations of democracy are not as sturdy as Jakarta would have the world believe. On a number of occasions in recent years, anticorruption activists, human rights defenders, journalists, consumers and private citizens alike have been subjected to criminal investigations — and even imprisonment --News Source
US pledges normalization of relations with Kopassus
2010-05-19 09:44:18
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The US will restore the cooperation between its special force and Indonesia`s Kopassus soon, chief of the US Pacific Special Command, Rear Admiral Sean A Py....News Source
US UNDER SECRETARY 0F STATE VISITING INDONESIA
2010-05-19 13:22:51
Jakarta, May 18 (ANTARA) - US Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero is visiting Indonesia May 17-21 for talks on a wide range of issues with governm....News Source
Hayono Umar: Pengaduan Korupsi Dari Semua Daerah
2010-05-18 14:26:13
"Menurut data di KPK, di seluruh daerah di Indonesia mulai dari provinsi, kabupaten, kota, sampai yang kecil-kecil ada pengaduan tindakan korupsi," ujarnya dalam acara Sosialisa....Sumber Berita
Bashir denies link to Aceh militant camp
2010-05-17 13:23:26
JAKARTA: Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, accused of being the spiritual leader of the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terror group, has denied links with the group of militant suspects ar....News Source
Indonesia foils plot to kill Obama, Yudhoyono
2010-05-16 03:24:48
Indonesian militants captured in recent police raids were planning a series of attacks including a Mumbai-style hotel siege targeting foreigners and an assault on the pre....News Source
Certified logging no match for Indonesia's timber 'mafia'
DAWN.com 2010-05-16 18:37:31
Dayak tribesman Hanye Jaang didn't know it, but he used to be part of a multi-billion-dollar "mafia" that is ravaging Indonesia's forests and, scientists say, warming the climate.News Source
SBY not against shoot-on-sight for terror suspects
2010-05-15 08:50:14
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has not shown objection to the police?s shoot-on-sight policy in their fight against terrorism, presidential spokesman Julian Aldrin Pasha says.....News Source
U.S. Lawmakers worried about Indonesia special forces
2010-05-15 07:23:34
WASHINGTON - A group of U.S. lawmakers are questioning the Obama administration's efforts to establish ties with an Indonesian commando unit accused of human rights abuses. The 13 ....News Source
Terror group planned to attack independence day ceremony
2010-05-15 04:28:51
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Members of the terror network uncovered in Aceh recently had planned to attack the Independence Day ceremony next August 17 - an event usually attended by t....News Source
Indonesia Expects Obama to Visit in Mid June
2010-05-14 17:34:05
The US President has yet to reveal the exact time of the coming visit. Jum'at, 14 Mei 2010, 12:55 WIB Renne R.A Kawilarang, Harriska Farida Adiati (Antara/ Reuters/ Jim Young) rela....News Source
Obama was target of Indonesia militants
Reuters 2010-05-14 20:49:28
JAKARTA (Reuters) Indonesian militants captured in recent police raids were planning a series of attacks including a Mumbai-style hotel siege targeting foreigners and an assault on....News Source
Police uncover plot to kill Indonesia's president
Washington Post 2010-05-14 21:17:20
Washington PostPolice uncover plot to kill Indonesia's presidentWashington PostAP JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesian police foiled a plot to assassinate the president and other t....News Source
Questions over Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's new minister Aburizal Bakrie
The Australian 2010-05-13 22:32:19
Questions over Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's new minister Aburizal BakrieThe AustralianMr Bakrie, whose family conglomerate, Bumi Resources, is the heaviest-traded pro....News Source
193 Tahun Pattimura dan Semangat Membangun Maluku
2010-05-12 02:35:24
15 Mei 1817, Kapitan Pattimura, memimpin perebutan Benteng Belanda Duurstede. Kini, setelah 193 tahun masyarakat berkumpul untuk mengembalikan gelora semangat Pattimura dalam semangat baru. Baca selengkapnya.
Jurnalis Ambon Protes Penganiayaan Koresponden SCTV
2010-05-12 14:00:55
Sejumlah wartawan di Ambon, Maluku, kembali menggelar unjuk rasa untuk memprotes pemukulan terhadap koresponden SCTV Juhry Samaneri. Terakhir, Juhri dijadikan tersangka.Baca selengkapnya.
In Indonesia, Twitter takes on social watchdog role
2010-05-11 20:07:35
Jakarta: When Indonesian Social Services minister Salim Segaf Al-Jufrie was spotted driving his car in a dedicated bus lane in the capital Jakarta, he could scarcely have imagined ....News Source
Jakarta a changed place due to riots
2010-05-11 12:43:30
Thousands of people died across the nation, malls and houses were pillaged and cars were burned from May 14-15 1998, but 12 years on, no one has been held responsible ....News Source
ICG: Police jumping the gun on Ba’syir’s links to Aceh group
2010-05-11 12:43:30
Terrorist suspects grouped under Jamaah Anshorut Tauhid (JAT), who were arrested recently in Greater Jakarta, are not necessarily linked with the terrorist training ca....News Source
Wartawan dan Mahasiswa Duduki PN Ambon
2010-05-10 15:50:22 Penganiayaan
Ratusan wartawan dan Himpunan Mahasiswa Islam cabang Ambon menduduki kantor Pengadilan Negeri Ambon, Maluku. Aksi ini sebagai protes atas kasus penganiayaan terhadap wartawan SCTV Juhri Samanery yang dilakukan sejumlah pegawai pengadilan. Baca selengkapnya.
The US Must Not Resume Training Indonesia’s Killers
2010-05-09 02:15:37
There is something unnerving about hearing orders for your execution. Even more unnerving is the news that amid reports of continuing killings and abuses, President Barack Obama wa....News Source
Indonesian tycoon gets top coalition job - Golkar official
2010-05-08 23:47:18
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's president has given a prominent tycoon a senior post in his coalition, in a sign the political old guard may be regaining influence at a critical ti....News Source
The Saturday Profile: Exposing Graft in Indonesia, but For Whose Gain?
2010-05-08 13:07:14
CONSIDER the singing general, stripped of his official residence, his driver, his bodyguards, even of his fuel allowance. Once one of the most powerful figures in Indonesias 400,00....News Source
Political prisoners in Indonesia, a brief history
2010-05-07 22:18:55The history of political prisoners in the Tropic of Emerald (a Dutch nickname for Indonesia) is centuries old. As far back as the days of the Dutch East India Company, unacceptable opinions were harshly suppressed. Overly critical individuals were locked Continue.
Jakarta minister quits in power struggle
Financial Times 2010-05-07 14:50:59
Jakarta GlobeJakarta minister quits in power struggleFinancial TimesMrs Sri Mulyani, who has been in the cabinet since 2004, is widely credited with spearheading key macro-economic....News Source
More Dirty Deforestation: 55% of Indonesia's Logging Illegal
2010-05-07 05:02:49
There's a reason Indonesia is the third-largest greenhouse gas emitter and this is far and away the biggest part: Yale e360 highlights a new report produced by some of the biggest names in environmental activism that shows how 40-55% of Indonesia's logging is done illegally, and often from protected forest areas. News Source
Trisakti students commemorate May tragedy
2010-05-06 07:43:37
The Trisakti student presidium body (Presma) will hold on Thursday a vigil to remember the fallen heroes of the May 12, 1998 tragedy.
Muslims Burn Christian Center under Construction in Indonesia
2010-05-06 06:43:34
JAKARTA, Indonesia (Compass Direct News) Hundreds of people calling themselves the Muslim Community of the Puncak Route last week burned buildings under construction belong....News Source
Indonesian Law Forbids Criticism of Corruption to Hospital Service
2010-05-06 13:02:44
Indonesians are imprisoned for voicing criticism about anything from hospital service to corruption in the government.....News Source
Editorial: The Indonesian ‘tragedy’
2010-05-06 13:02:44
The departure of Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati for a top job in the World Bank has all the elements of a Greek Tragedy in an Indonesian context, except that the ending is ....News Source
Indonesian finance minister resigns to join World Bank
2010-05-05 14:25:55
JAKARTA : The World Bank announced Wednesday it has appointed Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati as managing director. Media reports and a source close to the minist....News Source
RI, A`lian navies to conduct joint exercise in NTT
2010-05-05 02:10:01
Surabaya, E Java (ANTARA News) - Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) and Australian Navy (RAN) elements grouped in the Cassoex-10 Task Force left for East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) on Tuesday ....News Source
Indonesian defamation law silencing critics: watchdog
2010-05-04 20:58:00JAKARTA - Indonesian officials and other powerful people are increasingly using the country's draconian criminal libel laws to silence critics and stymie democratic debate, Human R....News Source
Indonesia: Repeal Arcane Laws That Criminalize Criticism
2010-05-04 19:33:11
(Jakarta) - Indonesia's legislature should repeal a number of laws that allow powerful persons, including public officials, to bring criminal charges against activists, journalists, consumers, and others who criticize them, Human Rights Watch said in a Continue.
Vanuatu foreign minister urged to snub Indonesia over Papua issue.
2010-05-04 13:09:06
The Vanuatu Free West Papua Association and the leader of the opposition have asked the Foreign Minister, Joe Natuman, not to meet the Indonesian government. Both the Association a....News Source
Letter: Indonesia is not a secular country
2010-05-04 13:09:07
First of all, who said Indonesia was a secular state? At the same time, Indonesia has never claimed to be a religious state either — read the history of the Jakarta Charter. The truth is, in principle, Indonesia sits quite comfortably in the middle ground between extreme religiosity and, …….News Source
TNI Chief opens Asia-Pacific military conference
2010-05-03 16:32:40
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - National Defense Forces (TNI) Chief Gen Djoko Santoso opened the 20th Asia-Pacific Military Medicine Conference (APMMC XX) here on Monday. The confer....News Source
Official Lauds Strategic Ties between Iran, Indonesia
Fars News Agency 2010-05-02 23:16:35
Official Lauds Strategic Ties between Iran, IndonesiaFars News AgencyAddressing the closing ceremony of a seminar on Iran-Indonesia 60-year-old ties, the Deputy Minister of Cultur...News Source
East Timor opposes floating gas plant
2010-05-02 06:08:47
Jakarta: East Timor has rejected a proposal for a floating liquefied natural gas platform in a disputed Timor Sea gas field as a waste of time and money. Australian energy firm Wo....News Source
Indonesians Seek Words to Attract China's Favor
New York Times 2010-05-02 04:30:22
New York TimesIndonesians Seek Words to Attract China's FavorNew York TimesHigh school students in Lamongan, Indonesia follow their teacher, Achmad Tontowi, as they learn M....News Source
Aksi Hari Buruh di Maluku UtaraBaca selengkapnya.Muslim Popular Culture Rising in Indonesia
2010-05-01 09:21:23
Extract not available.....News Source
Exercise in Indonesia comes to a close
2010-05-01 01:21:24
A joint exercise between Indonesian and U.S. Air Force members came to a close April 23 after one week of both countries participating in combined air drops and tactical maneuvers ....News Source
2010-05-31 14:53:25
A member of the Regional House of Representatives in Papua in Indonesia has come out in support of a plan to create Central Papua as a new and additional province. The deputy chair....News Source
Indonesia's palm oil contracts exempt from forest moratorium
2010-05-31 10:34:55
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said that existing palm oil contracts will be exempt from a two-year moratorium on new concessions to clear the nation' s natural fore....News Source
Australians wary of China, Indonesia according to poll
Radio Australia News 2010-05-31 09:26:21
NEWS.com.auAustralians wary of China, Indonesia according to pollRadio Australia NewsThe poll also found many Australians still perceive Indonesia to be a threat to Australia. A th....News Source
Ex-minister says Indonesia reforms 'hijacked': report
2010-05-31 09:06:13
Former Indonesian finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati believes democratic reforms in Indonesia are being 'hijacked' by powerful reactionary forces, a report said Wednesday. She ....News Source
All religious groups free to perform positive activity
2010-05-31 07:33:41
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has said all religious groups in Indonesia were free to perform their positive activities without being prevented by any ....News Source
Indonesia Tight Pants Ban 'Sharia Law' (VIDEO)
Post Chronicle 2010-05-30 17:05:36
FOXNewsIndonesia Tight Pants Ban 'Sharia Law' (VIDEO)Post ChronicleAuthorities in an Islamic district of Indonesia have enacted Sharia Law ban, making it a crime for women ....News Source
Indonesia's Reformasi Under Threat
2010-05-29 17:43:03
Sri Mulyani explains her departure from the cabinet Earlier this week, news broke that Indonesia's Supreme Court had ruled in favor of a Bakrie group-affiliated mining company ....News Source
President to ensure deforestation efforts work
Jakarta Post 2010-05-29 18:26:18
Washington PostPresident to ensure deforestation efforts workJakarta PostPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono himself will directly monitor the implementation of a Norway-Indonesia p....News Source
Norway to pay for Indonesian logging moratorium
2010-05-28 02:47:03
INDONESIA'S President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, has announced a two-year moratorium on new logging concessions, part of a deal with Norway in which Indonesia will receive up to $....News Source
RI, Australia to discuss Maluku`s small island problems
2010-05-27 23:40:54
Ambon, Maluku (ANTARA News) - Indonesian and Australian government representatives will meet in Ambon on August 4-6, 2010 to discuss problems affecting small islands in Maluku prov....News Source
U.S., Indonesia sign ocean exploration agreement
2010-05-27 11:56:30Indonesia and the United States signed here Wednesday an "Indonesia-US Ocean Exploration Partnership" which will focus on ocean exploration in Indonesian waters and the I....News Source
Fiji's economy suffering under military regime
Thu, 27 May 2010 09:08:00 +0200
It's now nearly three and a half years since Fiji's fourth coup in December 2006, close to two years since the start of the Global Financial Crisis, and just over one year since the country's constitution was scrapped.
East Timor minister accuses Woodside for stealing its natural resources
2010-05-27 14:22:53
The Prime Minister of East Timor lambasted an Australian consortium, claiming that the group is trying to steal the country's natural resources from a gas field that is currently developing in the Timor Sea. News Source
Indonesian, U.S. navies hold joint training
2010-05-27 17:41:41
Indonesian and the United States navies are on a joint training in Surabaya of East Java province. The training that started Wednesday will last till June 1 and has involved 965 In....News Source
Religious tensions in Indonesia's West Java
2010-05-26 13:44:14
Religious tensions are growing in Indonesia's West Java province after local authorities shut down a Christian church. The closure followed protests from local Islamic groups.....News Source
Indonesia deports two French journalists
2010-05-26 06:50:49
Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA News) - The Jayapura immigration authorities said two French journalists would be deported to their country through Jakarta on Wednesday. Head of the Jayapu....News Source
Indonesia reforms 'hijacked'
iAfrica.com 2010-05-26 15:51:54
Jakarta GlobeIndonesia reforms 'hijacked'iAfrica.comFormer Indonesian finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati believes democratic reforms in Indonesia are being "hijack....News Source
Obama to arrive in Indonesia on June 14
2010-05-26 15:50:46
US President Barack Obama is scheduled to arrive in Jakarta on June 14 for a much-anticipated visit to Indonesia where he spent part of his childhood over 40 years ago.....News Source
Transparency International Indonesia Doubts New finance Minister
2010-05-24 15:35:32TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: International anti-graft watchdog the Transparency International Indonesia has doubted the new Finance Minister pledge to continue inquiries into tax vi....News Source
Papuan native to lead Freeport: Scholar
2010-05-24 12:06:47
TIMIKA, Papua: A Papuan figure from native Amungme tribe, Silas Natkime, has secured support from influential Papua People's Assembly (MRP) to lead US-based gold mining firm PT Fre....News Source
Syria, Indonesia Discuss Cooperation in Islamic Issues
2010-05-24 04:21:26
Damascus, (SANA)-Minister of Religious Endowments (Awkaf) Mohammad Abdulsattar al-Sayyed on Sunday discussed with a delegation of the Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs, head....News Source
Indonesia's biodiversity under serious threat: LIPI
2010-05-24 12:06:47
The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) urged the public and government Saturday to improve awareness about conserving Indonesia's precious biodiversity, which is under threat ....News Source
Indonesia's Next Big Flight of Fancy
Jakarta Globe 2010-05-23 20:42:33
Indonesia's Next Big Flight of FancyJakarta GlobeOnce upon a time, Indonesia dreamed big dreams. BJ Habibie, a highly gifted German-trained engineer, was called on....News Source
World hopes Indonesia does better in combating illegal logging
2010-05-22 16:39:19
Jakarta - Countries in the world hope Indonesia does better in combating illegal logging as the country is still a long way to improve its willingness for it, an official told Xinh....News Source
Various activities in Ambon to mark Sail Banda 2010
2010-05-23 01:58:08
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Life in Amon city in the days during the international marine event of Sail Banda 2010 will be marked by various cultural and social activities. Cultural an....News Source
Military post in Papua attacked, two wounded
2010-05-22 18:31:11
Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA News) - Two military officers were wounded when an unknown group of armed people attacked their post in Yambi, Puncak Jaya district, Papua, at 8 am Friday, ....News Source
Indonesia probes massive forest corruption: official
2010-05-21 02:43:32
Indonesia's anti-graft commission is investigating rampant corruption in the forestry sector that has cost the state more than 100 billion dollars, an official said Thursday. Corru....News Source
An Interview with Timor-Leste's President José Ramos-Horta
2010-05-20 11:27:21
Timor-Leste's President José Ramos-Horta has often emphasized the value of moving beyond the past. But in an interview with World Politics Review, Ramos-Horta, who shared a Nobel ....News Source
Archaic Defamation Laws Threaten Indonesia's Democratic Ideals
2010-05-20 20:01:59
Yet despite progress in promoting democracy and the rule of law, a relatively free press and abundant news outlets, there are ominous signs that the foundations of democracy are not as sturdy as Jakarta would have the world believe. On a number of occasions in recent years, anticorruption activists, human rights defenders, journalists, consumers and private citizens alike have been subjected to criminal investigations — and even imprisonment --News Source
US pledges normalization of relations with Kopassus
2010-05-19 09:44:18
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The US will restore the cooperation between its special force and Indonesia`s Kopassus soon, chief of the US Pacific Special Command, Rear Admiral Sean A Py....News Source
US UNDER SECRETARY 0F STATE VISITING INDONESIA
2010-05-19 13:22:51
Jakarta, May 18 (ANTARA) - US Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero is visiting Indonesia May 17-21 for talks on a wide range of issues with governm....News Source
Hayono Umar: Pengaduan Korupsi Dari Semua Daerah
2010-05-18 14:26:13
"Menurut data di KPK, di seluruh daerah di Indonesia mulai dari provinsi, kabupaten, kota, sampai yang kecil-kecil ada pengaduan tindakan korupsi," ujarnya dalam acara Sosialisa....Sumber Berita
Bashir denies link to Aceh militant camp
2010-05-17 13:23:26
JAKARTA: Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, accused of being the spiritual leader of the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terror group, has denied links with the group of militant suspects ar....News Source
Indonesia foils plot to kill Obama, Yudhoyono
2010-05-16 03:24:48
Indonesian militants captured in recent police raids were planning a series of attacks including a Mumbai-style hotel siege targeting foreigners and an assault on the pre....News Source
Certified logging no match for Indonesia's timber 'mafia'
DAWN.com 2010-05-16 18:37:31
Dayak tribesman Hanye Jaang didn't know it, but he used to be part of a multi-billion-dollar "mafia" that is ravaging Indonesia's forests and, scientists say, warming the climate.News Source
SBY not against shoot-on-sight for terror suspects
2010-05-15 08:50:14
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has not shown objection to the police?s shoot-on-sight policy in their fight against terrorism, presidential spokesman Julian Aldrin Pasha says.....News Source
U.S. Lawmakers worried about Indonesia special forces
2010-05-15 07:23:34
WASHINGTON - A group of U.S. lawmakers are questioning the Obama administration's efforts to establish ties with an Indonesian commando unit accused of human rights abuses. The 13 ....News Source
Terror group planned to attack independence day ceremony
2010-05-15 04:28:51
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Members of the terror network uncovered in Aceh recently had planned to attack the Independence Day ceremony next August 17 - an event usually attended by t....News Source
Indonesia Expects Obama to Visit in Mid June
2010-05-14 17:34:05
The US President has yet to reveal the exact time of the coming visit. Jum'at, 14 Mei 2010, 12:55 WIB Renne R.A Kawilarang, Harriska Farida Adiati (Antara/ Reuters/ Jim Young) rela....News Source
Obama was target of Indonesia militants
Reuters 2010-05-14 20:49:28
JAKARTA (Reuters) Indonesian militants captured in recent police raids were planning a series of attacks including a Mumbai-style hotel siege targeting foreigners and an assault on....News Source
Police uncover plot to kill Indonesia's president
Washington Post 2010-05-14 21:17:20
Washington PostPolice uncover plot to kill Indonesia's presidentWashington PostAP JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesian police foiled a plot to assassinate the president and other t....News Source
Questions over Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's new minister Aburizal Bakrie
The Australian 2010-05-13 22:32:19
Questions over Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's new minister Aburizal BakrieThe AustralianMr Bakrie, whose family conglomerate, Bumi Resources, is the heaviest-traded pro....News Source
193 Tahun Pattimura dan Semangat Membangun Maluku
2010-05-12 02:35:24
15 Mei 1817, Kapitan Pattimura, memimpin perebutan Benteng Belanda Duurstede. Kini, setelah 193 tahun masyarakat berkumpul untuk mengembalikan gelora semangat Pattimura dalam semangat baru. Baca selengkapnya.
Jurnalis Ambon Protes Penganiayaan Koresponden SCTV
2010-05-12 14:00:55
Sejumlah wartawan di Ambon, Maluku, kembali menggelar unjuk rasa untuk memprotes pemukulan terhadap koresponden SCTV Juhry Samaneri. Terakhir, Juhri dijadikan tersangka.Baca selengkapnya.
In Indonesia, Twitter takes on social watchdog role
2010-05-11 20:07:35
Jakarta: When Indonesian Social Services minister Salim Segaf Al-Jufrie was spotted driving his car in a dedicated bus lane in the capital Jakarta, he could scarcely have imagined ....News Source
Jakarta a changed place due to riots
2010-05-11 12:43:30
Thousands of people died across the nation, malls and houses were pillaged and cars were burned from May 14-15 1998, but 12 years on, no one has been held responsible ....News Source
ICG: Police jumping the gun on Ba’syir’s links to Aceh group
2010-05-11 12:43:30
Terrorist suspects grouped under Jamaah Anshorut Tauhid (JAT), who were arrested recently in Greater Jakarta, are not necessarily linked with the terrorist training ca....News Source
Wartawan dan Mahasiswa Duduki PN Ambon
2010-05-10 15:50:22 Penganiayaan
Ratusan wartawan dan Himpunan Mahasiswa Islam cabang Ambon menduduki kantor Pengadilan Negeri Ambon, Maluku. Aksi ini sebagai protes atas kasus penganiayaan terhadap wartawan SCTV Juhri Samanery yang dilakukan sejumlah pegawai pengadilan. Baca selengkapnya.
The US Must Not Resume Training Indonesia’s Killers
2010-05-09 02:15:37
There is something unnerving about hearing orders for your execution. Even more unnerving is the news that amid reports of continuing killings and abuses, President Barack Obama wa....News Source
Indonesian tycoon gets top coalition job - Golkar official
2010-05-08 23:47:18
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's president has given a prominent tycoon a senior post in his coalition, in a sign the political old guard may be regaining influence at a critical ti....News Source
The Saturday Profile: Exposing Graft in Indonesia, but For Whose Gain?
2010-05-08 13:07:14
CONSIDER the singing general, stripped of his official residence, his driver, his bodyguards, even of his fuel allowance. Once one of the most powerful figures in Indonesias 400,00....News Source
Political prisoners in Indonesia, a brief history
2010-05-07 22:18:55The history of political prisoners in the Tropic of Emerald (a Dutch nickname for Indonesia) is centuries old. As far back as the days of the Dutch East India Company, unacceptable opinions were harshly suppressed. Overly critical individuals were locked Continue.
Jakarta minister quits in power struggle
Financial Times 2010-05-07 14:50:59
Jakarta GlobeJakarta minister quits in power struggleFinancial TimesMrs Sri Mulyani, who has been in the cabinet since 2004, is widely credited with spearheading key macro-economic....News Source
More Dirty Deforestation: 55% of Indonesia's Logging Illegal
2010-05-07 05:02:49
There's a reason Indonesia is the third-largest greenhouse gas emitter and this is far and away the biggest part: Yale e360 highlights a new report produced by some of the biggest names in environmental activism that shows how 40-55% of Indonesia's logging is done illegally, and often from protected forest areas. News Source
Trisakti students commemorate May tragedy
2010-05-06 07:43:37
The Trisakti student presidium body (Presma) will hold on Thursday a vigil to remember the fallen heroes of the May 12, 1998 tragedy.
Muslims Burn Christian Center under Construction in Indonesia
2010-05-06 06:43:34
JAKARTA, Indonesia (Compass Direct News) Hundreds of people calling themselves the Muslim Community of the Puncak Route last week burned buildings under construction belong....News Source
Indonesian Law Forbids Criticism of Corruption to Hospital Service
2010-05-06 13:02:44
Indonesians are imprisoned for voicing criticism about anything from hospital service to corruption in the government.....News Source
Editorial: The Indonesian ‘tragedy’
2010-05-06 13:02:44
The departure of Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati for a top job in the World Bank has all the elements of a Greek Tragedy in an Indonesian context, except that the ending is ....News Source
Indonesian finance minister resigns to join World Bank
2010-05-05 14:25:55
JAKARTA : The World Bank announced Wednesday it has appointed Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati as managing director. Media reports and a source close to the minist....News Source
RI, A`lian navies to conduct joint exercise in NTT
2010-05-05 02:10:01
Surabaya, E Java (ANTARA News) - Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) and Australian Navy (RAN) elements grouped in the Cassoex-10 Task Force left for East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) on Tuesday ....News Source
Indonesian defamation law silencing critics: watchdog
2010-05-04 20:58:00JAKARTA - Indonesian officials and other powerful people are increasingly using the country's draconian criminal libel laws to silence critics and stymie democratic debate, Human R....News Source
Indonesia: Repeal Arcane Laws That Criminalize Criticism
2010-05-04 19:33:11
(Jakarta) - Indonesia's legislature should repeal a number of laws that allow powerful persons, including public officials, to bring criminal charges against activists, journalists, consumers, and others who criticize them, Human Rights Watch said in a Continue.
Vanuatu foreign minister urged to snub Indonesia over Papua issue.
2010-05-04 13:09:06
The Vanuatu Free West Papua Association and the leader of the opposition have asked the Foreign Minister, Joe Natuman, not to meet the Indonesian government. Both the Association a....News Source
Letter: Indonesia is not a secular country
2010-05-04 13:09:07
First of all, who said Indonesia was a secular state? At the same time, Indonesia has never claimed to be a religious state either — read the history of the Jakarta Charter. The truth is, in principle, Indonesia sits quite comfortably in the middle ground between extreme religiosity and, …….News Source
TNI Chief opens Asia-Pacific military conference
2010-05-03 16:32:40
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - National Defense Forces (TNI) Chief Gen Djoko Santoso opened the 20th Asia-Pacific Military Medicine Conference (APMMC XX) here on Monday. The confer....News Source
Official Lauds Strategic Ties between Iran, Indonesia
Fars News Agency 2010-05-02 23:16:35
Official Lauds Strategic Ties between Iran, IndonesiaFars News AgencyAddressing the closing ceremony of a seminar on Iran-Indonesia 60-year-old ties, the Deputy Minister of Cultur...News Source
East Timor opposes floating gas plant
2010-05-02 06:08:47
Jakarta: East Timor has rejected a proposal for a floating liquefied natural gas platform in a disputed Timor Sea gas field as a waste of time and money. Australian energy firm Wo....News Source
Indonesians Seek Words to Attract China's Favor
New York Times 2010-05-02 04:30:22
New York TimesIndonesians Seek Words to Attract China's FavorNew York TimesHigh school students in Lamongan, Indonesia follow their teacher, Achmad Tontowi, as they learn M....News Source
Aksi Hari Buruh di Maluku UtaraBaca selengkapnya.Muslim Popular Culture Rising in Indonesia
2010-05-01 09:21:23
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Exercise in Indonesia comes to a close
2010-05-01 01:21:24
A joint exercise between Indonesian and U.S. Air Force members came to a close April 23 after one week of both countries participating in combined air drops and tactical maneuvers ....News Source