Jakarta – The police have named a former Starbucks Indonesia employee a suspect in an alleged sexual harassment case after he posted on social…
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July 4, 2020
Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – As elephant-human conflicts continue to be reported in Sumatra amid massive deforestation that prompts the critically…
Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – Local fishermen and activists in the capital city Jakarta have expressed concerns over the Jakarta Bay's ecological…
Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named Ismunandar, the regent of East Kutai in East Kalimantan, as well as his wife, East…
Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Several factions at the House of Representatives as well as political experts have suggested lowering or eliminating the…
Jakarta – Authorities busted around 100 people during a raid on Top One Discotheque in Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta, in the early hours…
Friski Riana, Jakarta – Deputy Chairman of the Indonesian Ombudsman Lely Pelitasari Soebekty said that there are indications of commercialization…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Indonesian antitrust body's 'groundless' decision against Grab Indonesia sets a negative precedent for future…
July 3, 2020
Jakarta – In a remote area of Papua's Pegunungan Bintang regency, purchasing staple commodities will put a far bigger dent in your wallet than in…
Moch Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – Anwar, an ad hoc corruption judge at the Jakarta Corruption Court, has been appointed to serve as one of the…
Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia is running out of time to rescue its businesses from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, and banks…
Mardika Parama, Jakarta – The delivery services of e-commerce platforms and logistics firms have been affected by the logistics disruptions…
Jakarta – Authorities in Bekasi, West Java, have discovered a cluster of COVID-19 cases in a factory run by publicly listed consumer…
Helen Davidson and Christopher Knaus – Decades-old documents relating to Australia's involvement in the Indonesian invasion of Timor-Leste will…
Luthfi T. Dzulfikar, Hizkia Yosias Polimpung, Muhammad Adi Rahman and Tifani Husna Siregar – COVID-19 continues to slow down Indonesia's economy…
Ismi Damayanti and Shotaro Tani, Jakarta – Siti Alfira's family has been hoping to receive some financial assistance ever since the Indonesian…
Ayat S. Karokaro, Medan, Indonesia – Smugglers managed to ship more than 7,000 birds, including wild-caught songbirds, by air from Sumatra to…
Undercounting COVID-19 cases is believed to be a problem hardly exclusive to Indonesia, but a recent claim from experts may be the strongest…
An Indonesian government official has characterised recent racism against West Papuans as an isolated pattern.
The Papuan Lives…
Pacific Media Watch – A senior Indonesian government official and a New Zealand journalism professor have clashed over differing perspectives on…
Jakarta – Indonesia is now officially an upper-middle income country, an upgrade from its previous status as lower-middle income, according to…
Shotaro Tani, Jakarta – Indonesia's anti-monopoly watchdog has decided to fine Singapore-based Grab's local unit after the ride-hailing startup…
Jakarta – Riau and South Sumatra, two provinces on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, have declared an emergency alert over land and forest fires…
Heru Asprihanto, Jakarta – Confusion reigned in malls and markets in Indonesia's capital on Thursday as a new ban on single-use plastics in one…
Fadli, Batam – The Indonesian government has asked Singapore to soon reopen its borders, particularly those that connect the city state to the…
Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Fatmawati General Hospital in South Jakarta has denied news about Idul Fitri holiday bonus (THR) and salary cuts, as…
Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – The COVID-19 epidemic has not slowed the onset of the seasonal dengue fever across the country, the Health…
Moch Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has arrested East Kutai Regent Ismunandar and his wife, East…
Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD has instructed the Attorney General's Office (…
Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia has raised 100 billion yen (US$930 million) from the issuance of five-tranche samurai bonds to help the…
Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – For years, media coverage on Papua has straddled narratives on politics, natural resources, development, security…
Moch Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – Graft watchdog Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has reported the government's preemployment card program to…
Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Miners in Indonesia, the world's top coal exporting country, have decided to cut domestic production by 50 million tons…
Mardika Parama, Jakarta – Privately owned Lion Air Group has laid off 2,600 contract employees at its subsidiary airlines Lion Air, Wings Air and…
Sausan Atika, Jakarta – The COVID-19 outbreak has somewhat shifted people's perspective on public transportation, making them see it as…
Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Investment in the mining industry is expected to fall short by US$4.74 billion this year, 40 percent of the initial…
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk – A Papuan church leader and advocate for social justice has penned an open letter to the Indonesian government…
Fana Suparman, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, arrested East Kutai District Head Ismunandar and his wife Encek Firgasih…
July 2, 2020
Jakarta – Two provinces, Riau and South Sumatra, have declared an emergency alert status for land and forest fires as the regions enter the peak…
Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Several administrative issues have hampered the government's efforts to disburse COVID-19 funds swiftly, Finance…
Jakarta – Home Minister Tito Karnavian has said that holding the upcoming simultaneous regional elections amid the COVID-19 pandemic could…
Gemma Holliani Cahya and Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Activists and victims supporting the sexual violence eradication bill (RUU PKS) have stepped up…
Jakarta – The Lokataru Legal and Human Rights Foundation says that there are two problems with the police which have developed during the era of…
A 27-year-old man with the initials "JS" in Payakumbuh city, West Sumatra, has been arrested for wearing a red T-shirt with a hammer-and-sickle…
Jakarta – Hundreds of students from the Jakarta United Student Movement (GMJB) Alliance held a demonstration in front of the Ministry of…
Budiman Minasny – The anti-racism protest that started in the US has spread to Europe and the world. Protesters are not only denouncing racism…
Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – "Tak kenal maka tak sayang." This Indonesian adage seems to ring true when it comes to Australians, who still lack…
Jakarta – Several vendors at Jakarta's markets are finding that shoppers are yet to abide by the administration's newly enacted ban on single-use…
Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – A student from the National University (UNAS) in South Jakarta has been reported to the police after protesting against…
Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – A House of Representatives plan to withdraw the highly anticipated sexual violence bill (RUU PKS) from this year's…




