Jakarta – Many volunteers with the COVID-19 task force have resigned following the task force's controversial donation of 20,000 masks for the…
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November 20, 2020
Jakarta – The Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (SAFEnet) has criticized the hate speech verdict handed down against Bali-based…
Sausan Atika, Jakarta – Like many parents during the COVID-19 pandemic, Siti Masita, 36, sits with her 8-year-old daughter during remote learning…
Jakarta – Indonesia's drug supervisory body has revoked the authorization for chloroquine phosphate and hydroxychloroquine sulfate use in the…
Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The seven-day average of newly coronavirus infections hit a new high on Thursday as Indonesia is heading into a second…
Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – The Head of the Jakarta Public Order Agency (Satpol PP), Arifin, on Friday requested the Islam Defenders Front (…
Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – The Jakarta Military commander (Pangdam Jaya), Maj. Gen. Dudung Abdurrahman, was infuriated by the…
Jakarta – Police have released 54 participants of a Papuan People's Council (MRP) public hearing on Special Autonomy in Papua who were arrested…
Jakarta – Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Dudung Abdurachman has revealed that he had ordered his subordinates to take down banners in the…
Eisya A. Eloksari, Jakarta – The Finance Ministry's Taxation Directorate General on Tuesday appointed another 10 digital technology companies as "…
Sabrina Asril, Jakarta – The practice of obstructing press freedom has happened again. This time it befell Kompas.com reporter Nirmala Maulana…
November 19, 2020
Nina A. Loasana, Jakarta – Denpasar district court in Bali has sentenced musician I Gede Ari Astina, who goes by the stage name Jerinx, to 14…
Jakarta – On Tuesday November 17 the Merauke district police arrested more than 50 people from the Papuan People's Council (MRP) in relation to a…
M Yusuf Manurung, Jakarta – The Press Council conducted yet another free Polymerase Chain Reaction or PCR swab test program for 100 media workers…
A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil, Jakarta – Semarang State University (Unnes) in Central Java has suspended a student for six months after he reported the…
Nina A. Loasana, Jakarta – Dutch donor group HiVos has joined hands with Indonesian NGOs to launch the Active Citizens Building Solidarity and…
Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Jakarta – A Indonesian musician who is a drummer for Bali-based punk rock band Superman is Dead was sentenced on Thursday…
Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi on Thursday's virtual seminar asserted that Indonesia will continue to…
Augustinus Beo Da Costa, Bernadette Christina, Jakarta – Some of the relatives of victims of a fatal Boeing 737 MAX crash in Indonesia have…
Zarafshan Shiraz, Sumatra, Indonesia (Associated Press) – With his hand clamped tightly over her mouth, she could not scream, the 16-year-old girl…
Surakarta, Indonesia (Reuters) – Running against an obscure rival, the son of Indonesian President Joko Widodo is expected to cruise to victory in…
Melanie Chalil, Kuala Lumpur – Modest fashion may be in demand but it appears that the trend has extended to our four-legged feline friends too.…
Monika Winarnita, Nasya Bahfen, Adriana Rahajeng Mintarsih, Gavin Height and Joanne Byrne – The fight against gender inequality on digital…
A'an Suryana Nur Syafiqah Mohd Taufek – The recurring puzzle as to whether Indonesia's most divisive Muslim cleric, Habib Rizieq Shihab, leader of…
Indonesian police in West Papua claim to have thwarted an underground arms syndicate in the region.
The Antara news agency…
Whether you're voting or not on Dec. 9 (we won't hold it against you if you want to avoid crowds for health reasons), you will get the day off as…
Jakarta – State-owned train operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) has announced that passengers are no longer required to take a COVID-19 rapid…
Jakarta – The government has redoubled its efforts to ensure that regional administrations enforce COVID-19 restrictions after a number of…
Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia and the United States signed on Wednesday a US$750 million agreement to finance trade and infrastructure…
Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The lack of confidence in the economy among upper-middle-class citizens presents a hurdle for the nation's economic…
November 18, 2020
Novy Lumanauw, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has met with US President Donald Trump…
Semarang – Frans Josua Napitu, a Semarang State University (Unnes) student who reported the university's rector to the Corruption Eradication…
Jakarta – The police have asserted that they will not allow the 212 reunion rally to take place in December, saying that authorities will disperse…
Jakarta – Over 64 percent of Indonesian respondents in a survey conducted by global public opinion and data company YouGov have revealed that they…
Jakarta – This year's National Sports Competition for Students (KOSN), an annual event hosted by the Education and Culture Ministry, is held…
Jakarta – It has been over eight months since President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo announced the first COVID-19 cases in Indonesia in March, and nearly…
Jakarta – Eleven active members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) stand to face up to two years in prison after being charged for allegedly…
Jakarta – The East Java administration has pledged not to support activities that might violate the 3M health protocols: menggunakan masker (mask-…
Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Eight rental villas and several shophouses were swept away by a flash flood in the Landak River tourist area in North…
Jakarta – The Cirebon Health Agency had ordered nine drug stores, clinics and medical supply stores belonging to the Pasuketan group to suspend…
Indonesia's Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Pandjaitan met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday,…
After getting nothing but a light slap on the wrist over recent crowded events, hardline Islamic groups say they are going to defy Jakarta's crowd…
Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The weekly trend of newly coronavirus cases has been moving to "unpleasant direction" with an unprecedented growth in…
Eva Fitriani, Jakarta – The European Commission has terminated an anti-dumping probe into hot-rolled stainless steel from Indonesia after the…
Jakarta – The Ministry of Health together with the Indonesian Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (ITAGI) – along with support from UNICEF…
Antara, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said the government continued to disseminate the Covid-19 vaccine to the public,…
Antara, Jakarta – Vice President Ma'ruf Amin suggested the National Commission on Violence against Women or Komnas Perempuan to develop a new…
Jakarta – National COVID-19 spokesman Wiku Adisasmito has asked the government to build temporary shelters that comply with COVID-19 health…
Police arrested 54 participants of a public hearing organised by the Papuan People's Council (MPR) at the Valentine Hotel in Merauke regency in…
November 17, 2020
Nina A. Loasana, Jakarta – The Environment and Forestry Ministry has dismissed concerns from environmentalists over the risks of massive…




