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Jakarta – The National Police are tightening security at all mudik (exodus) checkpoints to monitor…

Triyan Pangastuti, Jakarta – Relaxing the large-scale social restriction, or PSBB, as the Indonesian government seems to be planning to do, may…

Thresa Sandra Desfika, Jakarta – Lion Air Group has temporarily suspended all domestic flights until May 31, citing the fact that many passengers…

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – Indonesia's most popular tourist destination, Bali, has its local customs to thank for what officials tout as success…

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – Residential property sales and prices rise have shown a downward trend amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which has…

Anton Aliabbas, Jakarta – The government recently submitted a draft of a presidential regulation (Perpres) on the involvement of military forces…

It appears that Jakartans will soon be able to go back to their favorite pastime activity of hanging out at the mall, just as soon as the Large-…

Dina Manafe, Jakarta – The number of coronavirus infections in Indonesia is expected to increase significantly next week as many people have…

Akito Ximenes and Michael Rose – Timor-Leste is an agricultural nation. At least 70% of the population relies on some sort of farming to survive…

Tri Indah Oktavianti and Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – Mass prayers, big family gatherings and banquets fit for a king. In any other year, this…

Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Jakarta – Indonesia's military ordered the deployment of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and police on Tuesday to…

As Indonesia's most populous province weighed tough movement restrictions to curb the coronavirus outbreak, it turned to a loosely knit volunteer…

Galih Gumelar, Jakarta – Law enforcement agencies must look at alternatives to detaining criminal suspects and defendants to aid efforts to…

Jakarta – An unborn baby died in East Nusa Tenggara after the ambulance carrying the baby's mother got stuck in a traffic jam where a roadblock…

Jakarta – National Police spokesperson Ahmad Ramadhan has said that 135 prisoners, who were released early in an effort to curb the spread of…

Reza Gunadha and Stephanus Aranditio – Four out of five Papuan political prisoners (tapol) were officially released from the Salemba prison in…

Jakarta – There has been much discussion on the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) of late. This has raised the question of why discussions on the…

Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) chairman Tulus Abadi has rejected the plan to reopen malls in Jakarta on June 5,…

Jakarta (Reuters) – The World Health Organisation has urged Indonesia, one of the world's biggest advocates of two malaria drugs to treat the…

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – A total of 82,604 vehicles, including private cars, buses and motorcycles, have been forced to turn back by the police…

Jakarta – Four Papuan political prisoners immediately underwent a corona virus rapid test after being released from Salemba prison in Central…

Alya Nurbaiti and Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo visited Summarecon Mall in Bekasi, West Java, on Tuesday to…

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Pertamina Hulu Mahakam (PHM), a subsidiary of state-owned oil company Pertamina, is opening up a new oil and gas field…

Mardika Parama, Jakarta – National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia will require Jakarta-bound passengers to present an exit and entry permit (SIKM…

Jakarta – A family that has tested positive for COVID-19 previously attended mass Idul Fitri prayers at the Al Muhajirin Mosque in the Perumnas 1…

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo announced on Tuesday that the Indonesian Military (TNI) and National Police…

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – Indonesia's chief security minister has ordered the newly installed Navy and Air Force chiefs to protect Indonesia's…

Jakarta – COVID-19 patients at the Slamet Martodirjo regional hospital in Pamekasan, East Java, have demanded to be allowed to celebrate Idul…

Mardika Parama, Jakarta – Agriculture experts have criticized the government's agrarian reform program a lack of progress that led to low…

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – Millions of Indonesians are celebrating the most festive time of the year in the country under partial lockdown.…

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – Interdisciplinary cooperation will be needed to take care of Indonesia's cultural heritage sites and keep them…

Sharyn Davies – In the near future, it's possible Indonesia will make all sexual activity outside heteronormative marriage illegal. This would be…

Usman Hamid and Veronica Koman, Jakarta – The United Nations is right: It's impossible to practice physical distancing and self-isolation in an…

Arianto Patunru and Andree Surianta – Indonesian President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo submitted a draft bill of the Omnibus Law on Job Creation to…

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – Indonesia is striving to tackle the COVID-19 outbreak with domestically produced innovations, but researchers say…

Yudo Dahono, Jakarta – The Health Ministry has issued a set of guidelines for businesses and companies seeking to reopen under the large-scale…

Bisnis, Jakarta – The Indonesian Traffic Police Corps managed to stop 74,000 vehicles from crossing the borders of the Jakarta Metro…

Bisnis, Jakarta – State-owned toll road operator PT Jasa Marga recorded 465,582 vehicles left Jakarta from the east, the west and the…

Chairul Fikri, Jakarta – An Indonesian factory that produces shoes for American company Nike has sacked 4,985 workers as the economic impact from…

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – The Jakarta provincial government will turn away visitors and returning residents trying to enter the city without an entry…

Jaja Suteja, Jakarta – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Indonesia increased by 479 on Monday – the lowest single-day rise since May…

Jakarta – The Free Papua Movement (OPM) has denied that it was involved in the shooting of two members of the Intan Jaya regency…

Dili – The president of the CNRT (Congresu Nasional Rekonstrusaun Timor, National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction), Kay Rala…

Jakarta – Military and police personnel belonging to the Nemangkawi task force in Intan Jaya regency, Papua, are on a manhunt for an armed group…

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – Members of the Indonesian diaspora are lending a hand in the domestic struggle against COVID-19, although they…

Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and first lady Iriana wished all Indonesians a happy Idul Fitri in a subdued…

Nasori, Dina Fitri Anisa, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said Indonesia would not compromise on the health of its population to…

Arya Dipa and Ardila Syakriah, Bandung – West Java, being a close neighbor of Jakarta, has been among the provinces hardest hit by COVID-19, but…

Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) arrested a state university official on Wednesday for allegedly…