Aristyo Rizka Darmawan – In early 2020 last year, dozens of people, mostly from fisher's associations, gathered in front of the Chinese Embassy in…
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March 16, 2021
The Transportation Ministry today said it will not ban the annual homecoming exodus tradition known locally as mudik this year despite the ongoing…
Indonesia's newly-launched Virtual Police has all but proved its critics right after it shut down a man for his criticism of President Joko Widodo…
Antara, Andita Rahma, Jakarta – Head of the Ilaga Airport, Herman Sujito, said that flights to Wangbe in the Puncak Regency, Papua, is currently…
Jakarta – The much-anticipated trial of firebrand Muslim cleric Rizieq Syihab was postponed on Tuesday after judges at the East Jakarta District…
Jakarta – The cyber crimes division at the national police's criminal investigations directorate will give out rewards in the form of badges or…
It will be at least another year until Bali opens to international tourists, Indonesia's health minister said last week, a statement which has…
Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Fires have flared up in at least 10 provinces in Indonesia, with some of the burning occurring in peatlands.
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Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – The Jakarta Ombudsman was set to summon the city's Health Agency over the implementation of Covid-19 vaccination for the…
Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The framework for resolving land disputes involving palm oil companies in Indonesian Borneo has largely failed,…
Arlina Arshad, Singapore – A new policy that exempts Indonesian migrant workers in 10 job sectors from hefty placement fees which keep them in…
Gaby Gabriela Langi – In 2015, the government began implementing a rehabilitation program for drug convicts in Indonesian prisons, with the…
Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Presidential Staff Deputy V, Jaleswari Pramodhawardani, called a stop to the public discourse alleging the government of…
March 15, 2021
Friski Riana, Koran Tempo, Jakarta – Head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Doni Monardo on Monday made a statement following a…
Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – The superior of the Society of the Divine Word congregation in Timor-Leste has moved to scotch rumors that ex-priest and…
Jakarta – Indonesia expects to receive 20.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines developed by Moderna Inc and China's Sinopharm from the second…
Max Lane – On 2 February, Agus H Yudhoyono (AHY), the Chairman of the Democrat Party (PD), publicly accused President Joko Widodo's Chief of Staff…
Jakarta – When a conflict happens, an outsider's view of the dispute and how to solve it tends to be free from any bias. This should be the case…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Zainudin Amali recently announced the pandemic-delayed 20th National Sports Week,…
Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) deputy speaker Ahmad Basarah – and member of PDIP which is the Party of the…
Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin confirmed the number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in Indonesia had shown a downward…
Budiarti Utami Putri, Majalah Tempo, Jakarta – Politics, Law, and Security Coordinating Minister Mahfud MD on March 12 said that President Joko "…
Jakarta – The Surakarta (Solo) Virtual Police team has arrested a resident of Slawi, AM, who wrote a comment deemed to be a hoax about President…
Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) firmly believes that the government's decision to no longer…
Antara, Jakarta – People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Deputy Speaker Hidayat Nur Wahid confirmed there was no agenda to propose an amendment to…
Kiki Siregar, Singapore – Indonesia has postponed the implementation of a new policy that could make it more expensive for employers here to hire…
Nabire – Intan Jaya has started Lent with bitter sorrow after losing three young Papuan men alleged to have been shot and brutally tortured to…
March 14, 2021
Arnold Belau, Nabire – Victor Yeimo, international spokesperson for the West Papua National Committee (KNPB), has revealed that over the last…
Antara, Jakarta – Deputy Chief of House Commission IV, G. Budisatrio Djiwandono, has urged the government to review its plan to import 1 million…
Antara, Jakarta – The Jakarta authorities reopened four parks in Central Jakarta to the public, albeit enforcing Micro-Scale Activity Restriction…
Heru Andriyanto & Maria Fatima Bona, Jakarta – Indonesia has administered 5.48 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine since the campaign began on…
The following is a statement by the Indonesian Trade Union Congress Alliance (KASBI) in response to a police summons for KASBI General Chairperson…
Matt Brann – There have been all kinds of records broken in Australia's beef industry this year, including the price for cattle getting exported…
Nicholas Ryan Aditya, Jakarta – Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) political desk head, Khalisa Khalid, says that they were concerned…
March 13, 2021
Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – Dete Aliah has been involved in deradicalisation efforts for almost a decade in her capacity as the executive director of…
Jakarta – Askrindo has been undermined by alleged embezzlement totaling up to Rp200 billion. The payment of claims was overstated so the directors…
Jakarta – The President revoked clauses in a regulation that he signed regarding the liberalization of investment in the liquor industry. This is…
Jakarta (Bloomberg) – Indonesia is pursuing another attempt at increasing government influence in the decision-making and operations of its…
Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – Jakarta Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria stated that the capital city government has inoculated the first doses of…
Andita Rahma, Jakarta – The Indonesian Police's virtual police feature will now monitor hate speech contents on the WhatsApp messenger…
March 12, 2021
Aria Cindyara, Jakarta – The youth activists movement network the Milk Tea Alliance in Indonesia is pushing the Association of Southeast Asian…
Igman Ibrahim, Jakarta – Malang city district police chief (Kapolres) Senior Commissioner Leonardus Simarmata has been reported to the police's…
Andita Rahma, Jakarta – The National Police (Polri) on Friday announced that its virtual police had sent out warnings to 89 social media accounts…
Natasia Christy Wahyuni, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has no plan to delay the rollout of AstraZeneca vaccine it received via global…
Benny Mawel, Jayapura – Papuan Students Alliance (AMP) lawyer, Michael Himan, said the National Police chief Gen. Listyo Prabowo must fire Malang…
Jean Bisay, Jayapura – The International Women's Day this year was special for Efi Paulin Numberi, not only because the world celebrated women but…
Helmi Syarif, Jakarta – The Metro Jaya regional police have summoned Indonesian Trade Union Congress Alliance (KASBI) General Chairperson Nining…
Jakarta – The environmental non-government organisation (NGO) Trend Asia has criticised the government's decision to remove coal ash from the…
A 21-year-old man was arrested this week for allegedly killing two women in the span of two weeks, with the suspect confessing to his hatred of…
Prodita Sabarini – An assessment system that predominantly evaluates research performance based on journal output and citations is steering…




