Stanley Widianto, Jakarta – Indonesian provinces have blamed flawed distribution of reagents, too few laboratories and a lack of expertise for…

Ferdian Paleka was finally arrested early this morning following almost a week of pursuit, police say, after the YouTuber evaded authorities over…

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Fitch Solutions has forecast Indonesia's GDP to contract by 1.3 percent this year, compared with 2.8 percent…

Sharon Bessell and Angie Bexley – A lack of access to a household toilet and clean water are putting many people in parts of Indonesia at risk of…

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia's household spending is expected to contract this year as consumers turn pessimistic amid the COVID-19…

Yunindita Prasidya, Jakarta – Halal food is rising in popularity as people turn to religious practices for comfort during this time of heightened…

Antara, Timika – The Mimika Legislative Council (DPRD), Papua province, wrote to President Joko Widodo or Jokowi in Jakarta, suggesting a…

Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Jakarta – Two weeks after Indonesia banned air and sea travel to contain the spread of the coronavirus, the transport…

Heru Andriyanto and Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has expressed concerns poverty rate in the country could climb to…

Jakarta – Two people were killed and four severely injured following a landslide in a quarry in Blimbing village, Rembang regency,…

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The Muslim fashion industry is experiencing a sharp decline in revenue at a time when the Ramadan festivities…

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The Finance Ministry has decided to cancel its plan to issue "pandemic bonds", which were initially prepared as a…

Djemi Amnifu, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara – Fishermen in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) have suffered a major decline in their income not only because…

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Since Jakarta implemented large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) to curb the spread of COVID-19, 38-year-old Rasmono…

Jakarta – Tangerang District Court in Banten has sentenced two underage members of a so-called anarcho-syndicalist group to four months in prison…

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – Vlogger Ferdian Paleka has been arrested after posting a YouTube video of him and his friend apparently pulling a "prank…

Istiqomatul Hayati, Jakarta – Police fugitive and Youtube content creator Ferdian Paleka, who briefly evaded police arrest, was eventually nabbed…

Suherdjoko, Semarang, Central Java – The Trade Ministry has issued a circular asking regents and mayors in Indonesia's regions to support the…

Eryk Bagshaw and James Massola – A free trade deal covering $18 billion in agriculture, education and health services between Australia and…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – As many as 30 female students from the Indonesian Islamic University (UII) in Yogyakarta have come forward and…

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – Shortages in key commodities have been reported in most of Indonesia's 34 provinces as the nation copes with…

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Indonesian netizens have turned to memes to criticize the Communications and Information Ministry's apparent blase…

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has called on the government and the public to flatten the curve of COVID-19 transmission in the country…

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – Urban life is slowing down in Greater Jakarta, the region hit hardest by COVID-19, after authorities imposed large-scale…

Suherdjoko, Semarang – The Central Java administration has announced that Brebes has been designated a COVID-19 "red zone" after 16 of its…

Richard Maude – Indonesian President Joko Widodo, facing pressure to act aggressively against rising coronavirus infections, has declared a…

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Social Affairs Minister Juliari Batubara has responded to mounting criticism surrounding the delivery of aid, saying the…

Yuddy Cahya Budiman, Johan Purnomo, Bandung – A team of Indonesian engineers working around the clock says it has produced in two months a…

Jakarta – The Mining Advocacy Network (Jatam) is urging President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to temporarily halt operations by mining companies around…

Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – Jakarta Corruption Court judges sentenced former Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) lawmaker I…

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – As countries around the world gradually relax their pandemic curbs, Indonesia appears intent on easing its large-scale…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Andin is haunted by memories of being forced into an exorcism to "save" her from being transgender – a ritual that could…

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Trains, buses, planes and ships in Indonesia will resume operations from today, weeks earlier than planned, even as the…

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Internal rifts remain within the National Mandate Party (PAN) following a violent clash during its national congress in…

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – The COVID-19 outbreak has reshaped the communal practice of Buddhism in Indonesia, as with other faiths, as worship moves…

Lauren Bowman – In the rural Indonesian village of Hongoi(*), indigenous Dayak Modang women like Lina(*) have had to come up with creative ways…

Amy Chew – New coronavirus cases are rising in Indonesia's provinces despite the government's efforts to contain the outbreak in Jakarta, as…

Barita News Lumbanbatu, adapted by Basten Gokkon, Deli Serdang, Indonesia – A forest in Indonesia's Sumatra Island is being cleared to build…

James Massola – Jakarta's provincial government began monitoring and tracking potential cases of coronavirus in January, more than a month before…

Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – The government's policy to allow the use of public transportation has the potential to increase the number of Covid-19…

Nina A. Loasana, Jakarta – Thousands of people in Jakarta are at risk of becoming homeless after losing their livelihoods because of the economic…

Mardika Parama, Jakarta – A circular letter issued by the COVID-19 task force on Wednesday allows businesspeople and state officials that are…

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – Environmental advocacy group Greenpeace criticized President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo who planned to convert peatlands…

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia is confident Indonesia's economy would continue to grow in the second quarter of this year after the…

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – According to data from the National Traffic Police, a total of 30,193 vehicles, including private cars, buses and…

Heru Andriyanto, Thresa Sandra Desfika, Jakarta – Indonesia has a total of 12,438 confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday, up by 367 in the past…

Apriza Pinandita, Jakarta – The government is set to revise its data on confirmed and possible coronavirus cases across the country amid efforts…

Apriza Pinandita, Jakarta – Migrant Care called on the Indonesian government on Monday to avoid a heavy-handed approach to health security toward…

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – The Bekasi administration in West Java is set to conduct polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing starting Tuesday…