Jakarta – A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck inland near the western coast of Sumatra on Friday, killing at least two people and causing tremors…
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February 25, 2022
Joniansyah Hardjono, Jakarta – The Soekarno-Hatta Airport Resort Police are exploring cases of fake COVID-19 test results that were connected to…
Made Supriatma – The Indonesian military has proposed a 'softer' and more 'humanistic' approach in dealing with the restive security situation in…
Antara, Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry (ESDM) on Thursday said Russia's special military operation against Ukraine can…
Moh Khory Alfarizi, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) commissioner Beka Ulung Hapsara in an online press conference…
Indonesia's Ministry of Health said that COVID-19 patients can now undergo self-isolation for just seven days as infections involving the Omicron…
Owen Howell – A new record was set for daily COVID-19 infections in Indonesia, with 64,718 confirmed cases Wednesday last week. The Omicron…
Vitorio Mantalean, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo inaugurated the Poso Energy hydroelectric power plant (PLTA) in Central Sulawesi on…
Tatang Guritno, Jakarta – Scores of Wadas Village residents in the Bener sub-district of Purworejo regency, Central Java, were arrested and…
The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) condemned the hacking and disinformation attacks against AJI Chairperson Sasmito Madrim. AJI…
Tatang Guritno, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) is asking Coordinating Minister for Security,…
Vitorio Mantalean, Jakarta – The Indonesian Independent Journalist Alliance (AJI) has condemned the hacking and disinformation attacks against AJI…
Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Friday inaugurated the Danowudu-Bitung section of the Manado-Bitung toll road in…
February 24, 2022
Jubi TV – The European Union (EU) Commission has called on Indonesia to allow the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights to visit…
Jakarta – The World Health Organization has appointed Indonesia as one of the beneficiaries of mRNA-based vaccine technology transfer, signaling…
Jakarta (Antara) – The Indonesian government recently issued a statement on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, urging all sides to prioritize…
Jakarta – The total number of active Covid-19 cases reached a new high on Thursday and surpassed the previous record when the Delta was the…
Bisnis, Jakarta – Head of the Indonesian Pension Fund Association (ADPI) Suheri on Wednesday said Indonesia's pension fund participation rate is…
Moh Khory Alfarizi, Jakarta – A representative of the Religious Affairs Ministry has responded to the public backlash after Religious Minister…
Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – Protesters calling themselves the Civil Coalition against Eviction demand Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan revoke…
It has been quite a rollercoaster ride for the Health Care and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan). Established in 2014, the agency's mandate…
Sastra Wijaya and Hellena Souisa – Iman Nugroho is currently isolating at home after getting COVID-19 for the third time.
Nugroho, a 46-year…
Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – Indonesia's Catholic leaders have urged the central government to listen to the aspirations of local people in Papua while…
Two officers of the Bali Police were arrested yesterday for having allegedly leaked clips of a young couple who were caught on CCTV having sex in…
Evi Eliyanah – The 2021 film Penyalin Cahaya (Photocopier), co-written and directed by Wregas Bhanuteja, has recently found itself at the center…
February 23, 2022
Fadli, Batam, Riau Islands – The first group of Singaporean tourists arrived in Batam, Riau Islands province, under a travel bubble deal on…
Arrijal Rachman, Jakarta – The Indonesian Health Ministry has decided to adjust the PCR exit test for people in self-isolation after…
Antara, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) reported a positive growth of economic liquidity or money supply in a broad sense (M2) in January 2022.…
Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has rightly refrained from giving an immediate response to the statement of apology from Dutch Prime…
Indra P, Kenzu T, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has said his government is targeting to put at least two million electric vehicles on…
Former Bali Vice Governor I Ketut Sudikerta was released from prison yesterday after having served four years behind bars for corruption.
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West Papua human rights defender Victor Yeimo was formally indicted on charges of treason at the Jayapura District Court on Monday.…
Hengky Yeimo, Jayapura, Jubi – Rights activist and international Spokesperson for the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) Victor Yeimo said that…
February 22, 2022
Atamus Kepno, Jayapura – The preliminary court hearing against West Papua National Committee (KNPB) international spokesperson Victor Yeimo was…
Hengky Yeimo, Jayapura, Jubi – West Papua National Committee (KNPB) spokesperson Rudolof Fatem reported that one of the Maybrat displaced people…
Theo Kelen, Jayapura, Jubi – The public prosecutor of the Jayapura High Prosecutor's Office charged Viktor Yeimo with treason at a hearing on…
Indonesia's Ministry of Religious Affairs issued new guidelines that slightly lower the volume of mosque loudspeakers, but the country's major…
Wahyu Susilo – In January, Indonesia was shocked by the gruesome discovery of a makeshift prison in the home of the suspended head of Langkat…
Susie Protschky – The Dutch government formally apologised last week for its role in "systematic and extreme violence" during Indonesia's fight…
M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo, or Jokowi, in delivering the Supreme Court (MA) annual report special session on Tuesday…
Gilang Galiartha, Mecca Yumna, Jakarta (Antara) – President Joko Widodo expects the Supreme Court to make efforts to cut down legal obstacles as a…
Jakarta – It is unfortunate for the General Elections Commission (KPU) and the Elections Supervisory Agency (Baswaslu) that they have made a bad…
Konradus Epa, Jakarta – A Papuan right activist has urged the Indonesian government to respond honestly and transparently to United Nations…
Asrida Elisabeth, Philip Jacobson, Jayapura and New York – A palm oil firm that was among more than 100 companies targeted in a mass cancellation…
Maria Fatima Bona, Jakarta – The Religious Affairs Ministry has issued a regulation that calls mosques in the predominantly Muslim nation to…
Jakarta – UK International Trade Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan is on a two-day visit to Indonesia to launch a new trade dialogue and to further…
February 21, 2022
Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has addressed religious minority complaints about noisy mosque loudspeakers by issuing new…
Wasisto Raharjo Jati – The Indonesian House of Representatives' new capital city bill passed in mid-January 2022. It is one of fastest bills ever…
Sebastian Strangio – The prime minister of the Netherlands has apologized to Indonesia for the "excessive violence" employed by the Dutch empire…
Tamara Thiessen – The steamy, jungle-covered tropical island of Borneo was once considered one of the remotest, wildest places on earth. A place…




