Hans Nicholas Jong, Yovanda, Samarinda, Indonesia – On Sept. 6, five teenagers went together to a man-made lake in Indonesia's East Kalimantan…
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September 21, 2020
Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Indonesia has set a new record in the last 24 hours, with 4,176 new cases…
Jakarta – The House of Representatives' (DPR) Legislation Body (Baleg) has restarted deliberations on the Draft Law on Family Resilience which…
Jakarta – The Indonesian Communion of Churches (PGI) is urging President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo open the curtain on the shooting of Pastor Yeremia…
September 20, 2020
Jakarta – The Pontianak Police in West Kalimantan are investigating a traffic police officer for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl after pulling…
Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – The Kapuas Hulu administration in West Kalimantan has declared a 14-day state of emergency in response to massive…
Jakarta – Clinical laboratory firm PT Kimia Farma Diagnostika, a subsidiary of publicly-listed pharmaceutical company PT Kimia Farma, is set to…
Jakarta – M. Hermawan, the district head of Kelapa Gading in North Jakarta, died of COVID-19 on Saturday, officials said, only days…
Carlos Roy Fajarta, Iman Rahman Cahyadi, Jakarta – Indonesia is expanding the capacity of its main isolation facility for Covid-19 patients in the…
Tassia Sipahutar and Eko Listiyorini – Indonesia continues to sell fish to China after the coronavirus was discovered on the packaging…
Nivell Rayda, Bali – It had been weeks since a customer last stepped inside Safira Klau Gallery, a small art and furniture shop in the Kerobokan…
Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The daily death toll in the Indonesian Covid-19 outbreak has exceeded 100 for seven consecutive days, the longest…
Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto is in hot water because of a recent comment about having deployed thousands of…
Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has temporarily shuttered 37 companies based in the city since full large-scale restrictions (PSBB) were…
Primus Dorimulu, Dina Fitri Anisa, Indah Handayani, Jakarta – Indonesia would soon run out of hospital beds to handle Covid-19 patients in a…
Jakarta – General Elections Commission (KPU) commissioner Pramono Ubaid Tanthowi announced on Saturday that he had contracted COVID-19, making him…
September 19, 2020
Jakarta – Health authorities suspect that several patients currently in treatment at the Wisma Atlet COVID-19 hospital in Jakarta contracted the…
Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – The United States Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin and Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati have signed…
Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Authorities will impose stricter screening measures on visitors to Bali amid an increasing number of COVID-19 cases on…
Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The North Sumatra police have arrested a 28-year-old woman in Deli Serdang regency, North Sumatra, for allegedly defaming…
Sausan Atika, Jakarta – The rising number of coronavirus cases in Jakarta has forced the capital's administration to add 13 city-owned hospitals…
Alya Nurbaiti and Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – In what seems to be an irony in the country's fight against the coronavirus, the Health Ministry office…
Mardika Parama, Jakarta – The Association of Indonesian Automotive Manufacturers (Gaikindo), which previously slashed its domestic car sales…
Jakarta – Djoko Soegiharto Tjandra, a graft convict and former fugitive in the high-profile Bank Bali corruption case, allegedly planned to bribe…
Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry has issued safety rules for cyclists as more people have been turning to the…
Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Indonesia registered a record high of 4,168 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the country's total to 240,687…
Yudo Dahono, Yustinus Paat, Dina Manafe, Jakarta – The latest data have revealed that the ministries and government institutions' offices as hot…
Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – An epidemiologist with the University of Indonesia, Pandu Riono, viewed that President Joko Widodo or Jokowi should…
Fredrik Sjoholm – Timor-Leste is going through turbulent times. On the political front, the old conflict between former prime ministers Mari…
September 18, 2020
Jakarta – General Elections Commission (KPU) chairman Arief Budiman tested positive for COVID-19 after undergoing a swab test on…
Adam Prireza, Jakarta – Authorities in the Jakarta Metro Area have recorded 22,801 people violating health protocols – including…
Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – An Intan Jaya-based armed "separatist" group in Papua reportedly launched several attacks against civilians and an…
Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – As Indonesia is still grappling with rising COVID-19 infections, the General Elections Commission (KPU) has…
Mardika Parama, Jakarta – The Public Works and Housing Ministry aims to expedite the construction of regional border crossings and their…
Joshua Mcdonald – In Jakarta, on the evening of August 29, 2020, a 31-officer police unit raided a private "gay party" of 56 men in a hotel,…
West Papuans have raised over $US50,000 to help an Indonesian human rights lawyer repay government-sponsored scholarship funding.
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Nur Azizah Rizki Astuti. Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Security, Politics and Legal Affairs Mahfud MD said Wednesday that law enforcement in…
Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The North Sumatra National Movement to Safeguard the Ulema Fatwa (GNPF) has filed a lawsuit against the General Elections…
Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – The Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry is working with the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) to…
Riska Rahman, Jakarta – State-owned banks have collectively disbursed Rp 88 trillion (US$5.94 billion) in working capital loans using funds placed…
Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – The Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) has urged people to increase their adherence to health protocols as…
Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The government will need to augment its social safety net to offset the economic blow of the reimposed large-…
Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – The government and national sports association have signed an agreement on the implementation of health…
Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – State pharmaceutical holding company PT Bio Farma will have a chance to become an international vaccine producer as…
September 17, 2020
Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – The National Police's Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) has found reason to believe that…
Jakarta – The Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) has called on the government to form a health protection committee for medical personnel as…
Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – Indonesia has lost yet another senior government official to COVID-19 following the passing of the Jakarta…
Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – The Indonesian Air Force established a cyberunit to anticipate future threats of cyberwarfare, specifically…
Kate Lamb and Stanley Widianto – When Ari Harifin Hendriyawan's mother tested positive for the coronavirus, their neighbors brought a hammer and…
Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – The University of Indonesia (UI) has clarified and rebuffed criticism against the consensual sex subject taught in…




