Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – Trade Minister Agus Suparmanto has asked traditional markets across the country to remain open to prevent…

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia's economy grew 2.97 percent in the first quarter, the weakest since 2001, as household spending and…

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Indonesia's top fuel distributor, state-owned Pertamina, is offering a Ramadhan holiday fuel promotion for purchases of…

Mardika Parama, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded a steep drop in foreign tourist arrivals number in March as the COVID-19 pandemic decimates the…

Going by international coverage of the Covid-19 crisis in Indonesia, one might conclude that the country has little hope of managing the outbreak…

Officials from the Muntigunung traditional village (desa adat) in Bali's Karangasem regency are reportedly investigating a case of incestuous…

Jakarta – Indonesia will likely face a "drier than usual" dry season in key agricultural regions this year, President Jokowi Widodo said on…

Michael Leach – Just two months after it was announced by Xanana Gusmao, Timor-Leste's majority parliamentary coalition has collapsed. Yet to be…

Riska Rahman and Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The government's planned relief program for borrowers affected by COVID-19 will hurt the liquidity…

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The number of unemployed people across the country increased slightly to 6.88 million in February, Statistics…

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – A white homemade hazmat suit was folded neatly near Sukamti's sewing machine in the corner of her living room in…

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The government's new preemployment card program, a mix of cash aid and training subsidy for unemployed workers…

Eisya A. Eloksari, Jakarta – A recent data breach jeopardizing more than 15 million user accounts of Indonesian unicorn Tokopedia has exposed the…

Markus Makur, East Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara – While the COVID-19 pandemic forces students to study from home and interact with their tutors…

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – Indonesia has bound to have polymerase chain reaction tests at 6,000 to 7,000 per day as the country lacks…

Eko Wahyudi, Jakarta – A work of journalism has yet again been subjected to the Electronic Information and Transactions Law (ITE Law) as the…

Eko Wahyudi, Jakarta – The Indonesia Communication & Information System Security Research Center (CISSReC) on Monday reasserted the urgent…

The special crimes investigation directorate of South Kalimantan police arrested Diananta Putra Sumedi, former chief editor of local online media…

Jakarta – Former Banjarhits.id chief editor Diananta Putra has been detained at the South Kalimantan regional police (Polda Kalsel) detention…

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia's manufacturing output and new orders collapsed in April as the COVID-19 pandemic forced factories to…

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – Having lost to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's ticket in the 2019 presidential election, businessman and Gerindra Party…

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – The domestic defense industry is feeling the pinch from COVID-19 as it struggles to maintain manufacturing…

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – Access to clean water, housing and health service will be key if Indonesia is going to survive the Covid-19 pandemic,…

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Mining Advocacy Network (Jatam) Coordinator Merah Johansyah Ismail suspects that the owners of mineral and coal (…

Kurnia Sari Aziza, Jakarta – A video posted by YouTuber Ferdian Paleka has gone viral on social media after his prank against waria or transwomen…

Ulta Levenia and Alban Sciascia – Since the beginning of 2020, 57 individuals suspected to be members of terrorist groups have been arrested by…

Jakarta – The Indonesian government should immediately release at least 70 Papuan and Moluccan activists imprisoned for peacefully voicing their…

Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
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Rt Hon Winston Peters
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Dear…

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4 May 2020…

One would hope that, in these challenging times, basic human decency is alive and well. We've unfortunately been shown otherwise, after an…

PT HM Sampoerna Tbk, the producer of some of Indonesia's most popular cigarette brands, says it's taking extra precautions regarding the…

Early reports have indicated that as the Covid-19 pandemic intensifies in Indonesia, domestic violence is emerging as a parallel public health…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan, North Sumatra – Residents in Pulau Sembilan village of Langkat regency, North Sumatra, refused to allow a Chinese fishing…

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – COVID-19 national task force chief Doni Monardo has asked the public to prepare for a "new normal" for the next…

Apriza Pinandita, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has called for transparency in the distribution of social assistance in response to…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan, North Sumatra – The Travel Hub Hotel Kualanamu Airport has asked frontline medical workers to vacate their rooms on…

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration will revoke the business licenses of at least 200 companies that have flouted the implementation of large-…

Rahman Muchtar, Sukoharjo, Indonesia – Volunteers clad as Superman and Spider-Man sprayed disinfectant against the coronavirus on Indonesia's…

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded "unusually" low inflation at the start of Ramadan in April as the COVID-19 pandemic reined in…

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Civil society groups have filed a lawsuit against a presidential letter (Surpres) that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo…

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – At least three passengers of the Greater Jakarta commuter line have tested positive for COVID-19 amid large-scale…

Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – House of Representatives Commission IV, which oversees agriculture, forestry, fisheries and food production…

Fidelis Magalhaes – The Timorese people and their government are about to combat a historic shock to our struggling health care system and…

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – Indonesia's exports of agricultural commodities have continued despite logistical disruptions caused by…

Andita Rahma, Jakarta – The Queer Language Club (QLC) regrets that transwomen or transgender women are not subjected by the government…

Ari Supriyanti Rikin, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – A consortium of Indonesian research agencies and companies began mass producing Covid-19 testing…

Jakarta – Foreign tourist arrivals plummeted in Indonesia in March as the country's tourism industry started feeling the pinch of the coronavirus…

Febriana Firdaus – Some 3 million Indonesian workers have been laid off since the coronavirus pandemic hit the country in early March, many of…

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Mining Advocacy Network (Jatam) coordinator, Merah Johansyah Ismail, on Sunday's press conference suspects that…

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – Students throughout the country have complained about a lack of engagement from their teachers after classes were…