By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 21 April 2008 An Indonesian court has sentenced two top leaders of the Southeast Asia terrorist group, Jemaah Islamiyah, to 15 years in prison each. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta has more. Zarkasih, believed to...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 27 March 2008 An Indonesian court has acquitted the late dictator Suharto in a civil case but found his charity foundation guilty of graft and ordered it to repay the government more than $100 million in state funds. V...
By Marianne Kearney Jakarta 11 December 2007 A consortium of activists from across Indonesia, are pushing for the establishment of a truth commission aimed at uncovering thousands of human rights violations committed during almost three decades of co...
By Trish Anderton Jakarta 30 October 2007 Indonesia's constitutional court has upheld capital punishment for drug traffickers. The verdict came in an appeal filed by members of the so-called Bali nine - Australians convicted in a heroin case two year...
By Trish Anderton Jakarta 25 October 2007 A volcano on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi has erupted, spewing a column of smoke and ash high into the air. But, officials say the activity at Mount Soputan does not present a threat to people living nea...
By Joseph Popiolkowski Hong Kong 28 June 2007 The European Commission says it is banning Indonesia's airlines from entering EU airspace. Joseph Popiolkowski reports for VOA from Hong Kong that the Indonesian industry's reputation has been hit by a se...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Hong Kong 15 June 2007 Indonesian police have arrested the head of the Southeast Asia terrorist network Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) along with its military leader in a major blow to an organization that has been blamed for a series...
By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 07 June 2007 The Indonesian government says it hopes to privatize its more than 100 state-owned enterprises in an effort to raise money for the cash-strapped budget, improve transparency, and encourage foreign investment. Cha...
By Chad Bouchard Yogyakarta, Indonesia 24 May 2007 One year after a massive earthquake struck Indonesia's Java island, thousands of people hit hardest by the disaster still struggle to rebuild their lives. As Chad Bouchard reports from Yogyakarta, ai...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 23 April 2007 Richard Ness walks upon arrival for his trial at a district court in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia (File Photo) An Indonesian court is expected to rule Tuesday on pollution charges against one of the...