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June 15, 2020
Mardika Parama, Jakarta – Retailers and shopping centers should run an extensive public relation (PR) campaign regarding their property's health…
Ramadani Saputra, Jakarta – For the past five years, Abi – not his real name – has had three distinct recurring dreams that have almost cost him…
Patrick O'Connor – The East Timorese government has widened the multi-party coalition on which it is based, securing the support of 41 out of the…
Jenny Munro – Just as it has in many countries around the world, the death of George Floyd in the United States has prompted a broader discussion…
Police in Tangerang regency, Banten are investigating the death of a teenage girl who is believed to have died after she was drugged and gang…
Bintang Emon, a rising comedian known for his strong satire game, is facing an onslaught of character-assassinating accusations over his takedown…
RR Ukirsari Manggalani and Stephanus Aranditio – The Papua-Aceh Student Association (HIMAPA) in the Achenese provincial capital of Banda Aceh is…
Ernes Kakisina, Fardah, Sorong, W Papua – Michael Manufandu, a senior official of Papua, opined that the special autonomy status granted to Papua…
Jakarta – TVRI's Study from Home (BdR) program produced by the Ministry of Education and Culture will air the film "Let the Words Rest" (…
Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – As Indonesia struggles to contain one of the deadliest coronavirus outbreaks in Asia, the country's president has…
Jakarta – Demonstrations demanding the release of seven Papuans being tried on treason charges at the Balikpapan District Court in East…
M Nurhadi and Muhammad Ilham Baktora – An action calling for the release of Papuan political prisoners (tapol) which was held at the zero…
Tubagus Achmad – A rally by the Indonesian People's Front for West Papua (FRI-WP) in the East Java city of Malang on Monday June 15 demanded the…
Iqbal Safana, Bandung – The Indonesian People's Front for West Papua (FRI-WP) and the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) held an action in solidarity…
Budi Sutrisno and Dhoni Setiawan, Jakarta – Protests took place simultaneously in several cities in Indonesia on Monday demanding that…
Jakarta – A same-sex couple who recently held a wedding ceremony in Soppeng regency, South Sulawesi have been arrested and accused of falsifying…
Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – Comedian Bintang Emon, who recently gained popularity for his satirical video that questions the light sentence…
Jakarta – A 16-year-old junior high school student was killed by a 7-meter-long python, which strangled him to death, while hiking in…
Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – Former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) leader, Bambang Widjojanto along with public figures, on Sunday, paid a…
Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia reported a record 64 deaths from coronavirus-related disease on Monday, taking the total death toll to 2,198…
June 14, 2020
Antara, Jakarta – The government's latest public housing savings program (Tapera), necessitating employees and employers to contribute to a…
Antara, Jakarta – Land and forest fires in Peunaga Cut Ujong Village, West Aceh, burned 2.1 acres of peatland area in the past week…
Jakarta – South Sulawesi Governor Nurdin Abdullah has defended his administration's COVID-19 response in the wake of the recent surge in…
Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – The government is redefining primary healthcare needs and the standards of service at hospitals eligible for the…
Ambon (Antara) – Maluku Governor Murad Ismail has ordered a municipal hospital in Central Maluku district to shut temporarily after its 14…
Jakarta – Former Army chief of staff General (ret.) Pramono Edhie Wibowo, an in-law of former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono or SBY, died at…
Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – The Religious Affairs Ministry has allowed Muslims to hold wedding vow exchange ceremonies – a legal…
Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – Fears over virus transmission have cast a shadow on the government's plan to reopen tourist destinations across…
Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – The United Nations is set to contribute US$2 million to support Indonesia's COVID-19 response under its…
Antara, Jakarta – Civil servants in Dayun Sub-district, Siak District, Riau Province, have begun wearing a distance-sensor device around their…
Rakhmat Nur Hakim, Jakarta – Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) Director Asfinawati says that there are three indications of…
Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – Social media users have aired their collective disappointment and bewilderment at the one-year prison sentence…
Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo reiterated following a jog with Indonesian Military (TNI) chiefs of staff on Sunday that the TNI's role…
Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – As offices, shops and public facilities in the capital reopen amid the loosening of social restrictions that had…
June 13, 2020
Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) prosecutors have demanded that 10 years' imprisonment be handed down…
Jakarta – A majority of people feel the government does not care enough about the welfare of the nation's veterans, according to a poll conducted…
Nina Loasana, Jakarta – Jakarta will gradually reopen its public green spaces, including parks, city forests, cemeteries and zoos, to residents…
Michael Taylor, Kuala Lumpur (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A social protection scheme to help poor Indonesians living in rural areas by giving…
Herliana Elizabeth Yusuf, Tangerang, Banten – The death of George Floyd in the United States has evinced global expressions of solidarity that…
Apriza Pinandita, Jakarta – Two student organizations at the University of Indonesia (UI) have decided to file an amicus curiae – a brief offered…
Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – The West Java administration has extended large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) across the province to June 26…
Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Workers are still facing harassment from superiors and colleagues through communication platforms while working from…
Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – The Indonesian Communion of Churches (PGI) has released a statement, conveying "deep concerns" over the…
Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – Businesspeople in the country are waiting for the government to announce a new economic strategy and guidelines amid its…
Online feminist newsgroups, Magdalene and Konde.co experienced a range of digital attacks in the last month. The International Federation of…
Jakarta – Former Papuan political prisoner Filep Karma says that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo promised to release all Papuan political…
Jakarta – Indonesian Human Rights Watch group Imparsial is asking the government to review the planned involvement of active TNI (Indonesian…
Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Indonesia increased by 1,014 on Saturday, the fourth time the country saw…
Jayapura – On Friday June 12 the group Papuan People and Student Solidarity (SMRP) went to the Papua chief public prosecutor's office in Jayapura…




