Jakarta – Prominent Catholic scholar and author Bernardinus Herry Priyono died of cardiac arrest on Monday morning. He was 60 years…
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December 21, 2020
Jakarta – As Indonesia seeks ways to reopen schools in January, an expert has reminded the government and the public that such an approach carries…
Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has extended the transitional period of large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) for another two weeks until…
December 20, 2020
Maikel Jefriando, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo inaugurated the Patimban sea port in West Java on Sunday, saying the new…
Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded 221 coronavirus-related deaths on Sunday, the highest daily death toll since the outbreak began and…
Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo hopes the national COVID-19 vaccination program will begin in January 2021.
"Insya Allah [God…
Jakarta – National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) head Suharso Monoarfa has been appointed chairman of the United Development Party (PPP)…
Usman Hamid, Jakarta – This year Indonesia witnessed a rollback of important reforms in human rights. President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's security…
Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has issued a circular calling city departments and municipally-owned businesses to…
Jakarta – Provinces in Java have imposed strict health restrictions for the year-end holidays in an attempt to prevent the further spread of COVID…
Djemi Amnifu, Kupang – As the year draws to a close, several regional administrations across the country have taken steps to prepare public order…
Jakarta – As Indonesia gears up to launch its first COVID-19 vaccination drive, several experts have shared their thoughts on possible disruptions…
Haris Prabowo – The total number of people who used their right to vote in the December 9 election of regional heads was low in several parts of…
Bandung – West Java COVID-19 task force head Daud Achmad has admitted that the province saw a decreasing recovery rate in all 27 regencies and…
Jakarta – The government has set the price ceiling for individually requested COVID-19 antigen tests at Rp 250,000 (US$17.73) in Java and Rp 275,…
December 19, 2020
Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) will seek further confirmation from experts regarding the gunshot wounds that…
Jakarta – Home Minister Tito Karnavian has called on regional leaders to issue regulations banning large crowds and to restrict the number of…
Ester Nuky, Sanya Dinda, Jakarta – Indonesia's and South Korea's $9.1 billion electric car battery joint venture project has gotten a boost after…
Padang – The family of Tan Malaka want more roads named after him in areas which were once a basis for his struggle. Not just in West Sumatra, but…
Jakarta – The detention of two ministers in the last month shows that there is still widespread corruption in Jokowi's administration. It is the…
Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – State airport operator Angkasa Pura II will implement the pre-order system for passengers intending to take…
Jakarta – Officials should refrain from engaging in public spats to avoid sparking already inflamed tensions amid the prolonged COVID-19 health…
Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The Medan administration in North Sumatra will proceed with Christmas and New Year celebrations while urging residents to…
December 18, 2020
Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – Senior economist Faisal Basri during a webinar on Friday criticized the reduced healthcare budget the…
Jakarta – The National Police have said 20,068 alms boxes in 12 regions were used to raise money and fund activities for the Jaamah Islamiyah…
Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The Public Works and Housing Ministry is offering 25 infrastructure projects worth Rp 278.35 trillion (US$19.7…
Jakarta – The Jakarta Police are teaming up with groups of ojek (motorcycle taxi) drivers working with ride-hailing services to curb health…
A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil, Jakarta – The Indonesian government and authorities in Thailand and Malaysia have brought 11 Sumatran orangutans back to…
Jakarta – A total of 1.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine produced by China's Sinovac Biotech are currently stored in a warehouse of state-owned…
Fadlan Syam and Niniek Karmini, Jakarta, Indonesia – Supporters of a detained firebrand cleric marched in Indonesia's capital on Friday to demand…
M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – The Islamic Defenders Front's (FPI) plan to stage the 1812 demonstration in front of the State Palace today, Dec.…
Jakarta – In order to prepare for the forthcoming vaccination drive across the country, the Indonesian Military (TNI) is preparing its personnel…
Max Lane – As Covid year 2020 ends, so too does the first year of the second and final term of the presidency of Joko Widodo. One year in, all the…
Yustinus Paat, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan was still self-isolating at his official residence as daily number of…
Jakarta – Hundreds of protestors from the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) and a group calling themselves the National Anti-Communist Alliance (Anak)…
Jakarta – The Health Ministry announced 7,354 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Thursday, bringing the total number of infections nationwide to 643,…
Jakarta – Numerous experts have expressed appreciation for the government's decision to make COVID-19 vaccines free of charge for all in a move…
Riska Rahman, Jakarta – Indonesia officially kicked off on Thursday the development of the Rp 1.8 trillion (US$127.24 million) Cirata floating…
Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia has recorded more than 2,500 coronavirus-related deaths in the last 18 days and is bracing for more deaths in…
December 17, 2020
Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The government is planning to reallocate some of this year's remaining stimulus funds to pay for mass vaccination in…
Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has issued a gubernatorial instruction and decree ordering his subordinates to implement stricter…
Jakarta – As countries around the world continue the long struggle to contain the spread of COVID-19, the Baduy tribe, which lives in a remote…
A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has reiterated that the responsibility of reparations for the victims of past gross…
Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – Despite rising to rank among countries with high human development in the 2019 Human Development Report (HDR) of the…
Riska Rahman, Jakarta – Railway developer PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC), a joint venture between Indonesian and Chinese companies, has…
Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – Low-cost carrier AirAsia Indonesia and the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) have inked an…
Hotman Siregar & Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Starting on Friday, anyone entering and leaving Jakarta on public transportation must first…
M Yusuf Manurung, Jakarta – The Metro Jaya Police launched a new branch from its established 'Covid-19 Hunters' that will utilize…
Bisnis, Jakarta – The Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) chairman Hariyadi Sukamdani lamented the government policy which obliged…
Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A coalition of NGOs has documented rampant labor abuses in five oil palm plantations in Indonesia, the world's…




