Arya Dipa, Bandung – Padjajaran University (Unpad) and the Bandung Institute of Technology in West Java are jointly developing a new rapid COVID-…

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has issued a decree on Friday banning all Jakarta residents from leaving Greater Jakarta…

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The National Covid-19 Task Force reported 529 more confirmed cases on Saturday, taking the country's total to 17,025.…

Elle Hunt, East Kalimantan – They were the lucky ones: Robin, Amalia, Eska; three orphaned orangutans unrelated but by circumstance, rescued from…

Jakarta – Scores of alleged members of a separatist group launched an attack on a police post in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua,…

Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – Critics have questioned whether the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will be able to fulfill its…

Jakarta – An officer of the Jakarta Police is being investigated by the police's internal affairs division after a video of him showing off his…

Jakarta – Heavy rainfall throughout the week has caused floods and landslides in several provinces, as the rainy season is expected to be last…

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto is reportedly lying low amid a string of controversial policies enacted by President…

Suherdjoko, Semarang – Farmers in Central Java have set aside 5 tons of rice and 500 kilograms of eggs to be donated to residents…

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia's trade balance swung back to a trade deficit of US$350 million in April on the back of falling commodity…

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – A series of YouTube videos featuring a young married couple, Adhiguna and Sabrina Sosiawan, has caused a stir on…

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) and Muhammadiyah have advised Muslims in the country to avoid conducting Idul Fitri…

Dian Septiari, Jakarta – As illegal drug producers in the lower Mekong region in Southeast Asia continue to consolidate their operations,…

Arya Dipa, Bandung – An epidemiologist has claimed that the government's plan to ease large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) could extend the…

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has officially asked the United Nations Human Rights Council to pay attention to alleged human…

Eisya A. Eloksari, Jakarta – While most businesses have been forced to downsize and have halted recruiting new staff, a recent survey has found…

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jaka – The government should boost economic recovery spending to Rp 600 trillion (US$40.17 billion) to help businesses cope…

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia's foreign debt growth slowed down in the first quarter as foreign investors sold off Indonesian assets…

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – State airport operator Angkasa Pura (AP) II is applying new policies at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in…

With medical letters stating that one is COVID-19-free a requirement for travel in Indonesia these days, some of the dodgiest entrepreneurial…

Apriza Pinandita, Jakarta – Education and Culture Minister Nadiem Makarim has acknowledged that technological discrepancies between schools have…

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The Association of Media Companies and Profession said Thursday that media companies might need a relief…

Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – The Indonesian Hemodialysis Patient Community (KPCDI) will once again file a judicial review to the Supreme…

Jakarta – A 15-year-old girl who is accused of killing her 5-year-old neighbor in a shocking murder case in March was allegedly the victim of…

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – National Mandate Party (PAN) patron Amien Rais, known as an outspoken critic of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, is…

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – Hospital letters declaring the holder COVID-19-free is being offered on a number of e-commerce platforms for people…

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia's imports have fallen for 10 consecutive months in April as manufacturing companies cut production output…

Galih Gumelar, Jakarta – Even after convincing lawmakers to enact an executive order on the country's pandemic response, the government still…

By Max Lane

Executive Summary

• It took two months for the Indonesian government to settle on a stable management…

Harry Jacques, Denpasar (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Indonesia has rowed back on plans to weaken rules for the timber products it exports, as…

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Confirmed cases of coronavirus infections in Indonesia spiked by 689 on Wednesday in yet another highest single-day…

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Jakarta provincial government said a total of 3,998 companies in the capital city had adhered to the rules of the…

Officials have placed 28 Tambora, West Jakarta residents on the People Under Surveillance (ODP) list after they took part in a congregational…

Mardika Parama, Jakarta – The Public Works and Housing (PUPR) Ministry and the Transportation Ministry have had their 2020 budgets slashed by a…

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo called on all people of faith to pray for humanity as part of efforts to ease the…

Jakarta – Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia's main airport, was reportedly packed with passengers on Thursday…

Asip Hasani, Surabaya, East Java – Airlangga University's Institute of Tropical Diseases (ITD-UNAIR) in Surabaya has completed six whole genome…

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – Who runs the schools? Women.

It is impossible to ignore the important role that women play as teachers,…

Jakarta (Reuters) – Indonesia will raise premiums for health insurance provided by a state company but also increased subsidies for the lowest…

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – Blood supplies across the country are dwindling as a result of fewer people participating in blood drives during the…

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – The House of Representatives passed a revision of the 2009 Coal and Mineral Mining Law on Tuesday in a move criticized…

Jakarta – Food delivery service platform GoFood, a part of ride-hailing application Gojek, has seen a jump in transactions in recent months as…

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has called on the public to remain patient and calm as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic…

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – Projected slower economic growth caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to worsen Indonesia's struggle to…

Ardila Syakriah, Arya Dipa, Asip Hasani and Suherdjoko, Blitar/Semarang/Jakarta – Indonesia's most populous island of Java has become the country…

Jakarta – Five Papuan activists imprisoned for treason are not eligible for early release, as part of the government's prisoner assimilation…

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – The country's airlines are in dire need of financial stimulus to withstand the COVID-19-induced crisis, amid a…

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia has reported more than 1,250 new confirmed coronavirus cases over the past two days, the first time there…

Apriza Pinandita, Jakarta – Malaysian authorities arrested more than 1,300 undocumented migrants, including 421 Indonesian citizens, in a raid on…