Sana Jaffrey – The sequence of denial, reluctance, and alarm in Indonesia's response to the coronavirus crisis follows the trajectory of many…

John McCarthy – Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Indonesia's poverty rate has fallen to its lowest level ever. In September, statistics suggested…

Here at Coconuts, we are always in awe of Indonesian netizens' ingenuity when it comes to meme-making.

The meme floodgates opened up…

The Covid-19 pandemic has presented believers with a dilemma: either they choose to "lockdown" their prayers at home, or they view the pandemic…

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ombudsman has launched an online complaint center for people to file reports about unsatisfactory public…

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Jakarta plans to give away two cloth face masks to every resident of the capital to help slow the spread of Covid-19,…

Jakarta – A photograph of Klaten Regent Sri Mulyani printed on a packet of social assistance (bansos) for those impacted upon by the corona virus…

Jakarta – Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) Chairperson Asfinawati says that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's decision to postpone the…

Nicolas Marvey & Babon Hitam – On December 16, 2009, the Indonesian armed forces murdered the independence leader Kelly Kwalik, accused of…

By Natasia Christy Wahyuni, Jakarta – Indonesia currently has the highest covid-19 coronavirus mortality rate in Asia – between 8-9 percent –…

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has set up a number of homeless shelters across the city as the economic slowdown caused by the COVID-19…

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – Adults aged 30 to 59 make up the largest proportion of COVID-19 deaths in Indonesia, the Health Ministry announced on…

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The government has disbursed around Rp 70 billion (US$4.5 million) in cash assistance for some 116,000 families…

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – Private employee Juliana Ekaputri, 26, said she was surprised after seeing a video last Friday from her colleague…

Belseran Christ, Maluku – Four years ago, Ruth Lawalata did not expect to bid farewell to her activist husband Yohanes Yonatan Balubun for a…

Many Indonesians dream of studying abroad. Some, apparently, also dream of a romantic adventure in foreign lands on top of getting good grades,…

James Massola – Indonesians could resume some form of normal life by July, according to two key members of the government's COVID-19 taskforce,…

With most Indonesians transfixed by the government's messy management of Covid-19, one issue has unexpectedly cut through the noise – growing…

Joao da Cruz Cardoso – The economic impact of coronavirus has been made even more severe in oil-producing countries due to the consequences of…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The Medan Zoo in North Sumatra launched a donation campaign on Monday in the hopes of covering its operational budget…

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Lawmakers have expressed their disagreement over President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's recent social media posts that claim…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indigenous rights activists in Indonesia have condemned local authorities over the death in custody of a farmer…

Tom Allard and Kate Lamb, Jakarta – More than 2,200 Indonesians have died with acute symptoms of COVID-19 but were not recorded as victims of the…

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – The Interfaith Network for COVID-19 Response (JIC) has collaborated with entrepreneurs to aid informal workers with…

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – Indonesia's restaurant chains and retailers are struggling to fulfill their obligations to their employees while trying…

Jakarta – Two organizations representing Indonesian jamu (herbal medicine) producers have objected to the reported importation of ingredients for…

Eisya A. Eloksari, Jakarta – Logistics companies have experienced more than a 50 percent decline in overall business performance since the COVID-…

Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) arrested South Sumatra's Muara Enim Legislative Council speaker…

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – Projects in the warehouse, transportation and telecommunications sector have contributed the most to total…

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – Large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) in Jakarta's satellite cities and regencies of Bogor, Depok and Bekasi in…

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – Indonesia receives $765,000 worth of medical supplies from the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday to increase the country's…

Iwan M Putuhena, Novy Lumanauw, Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – The government plans to provide incentives for 2.44 million farmers after…

Yustinus Paat, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia reported 415 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours on Tuesday, the highest single-day…

Asip Hasani, Surabaya – The COVID-19 task forces in Surabaya, East Java and its satellite regencies Sidoarjo and Gresik are set to impose a…

Suherdjoko, Surakarta, Central Java – Three nurses who work in Bung Karno Hospital in Surakarta, Central Java, have been evicted from their…

Mardika Parama, Jakarta – Key business groups have expressed opposition to the decision to delay deliberation of the labor provisions in the…

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – The head of Indonesia's expert team on Covid-19 task force has disputed the convention used by the World Health…

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's flagship unemployment benefits program, the pre-employment card, has come under…

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – A big data study by the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance, or Indef, found that 67.7 percent of…

Francisca Christy Rosana, Bisnis, Jakarta – The Confederation of Indonesian Workers Unions (KSPI) lamented the government's decision, especially…

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia has raised another Rp 62.62 trillion (US$4.05 billion) from government debt papers (SUN) and is in talks…

Jakarta – A crowdfunding effort for locally produced real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test kits, for more reliable COVID-19 detection…

Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia is calling for the release of 13 South Maluku Republic (RMS) activists who were arrested for…

Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) is asking the government to review the form and type of training provided by the pre-employment card…

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has signed a decree on the immediate dismissal of Indonesian Child Protection Commission member Sitti…

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – The government has claimed that Jakarta, the country's epicenter of COVID-19, has flattened the curve and experienced a…

Jakarta – A group of teenagers vandalized a house in Jati subdistrict, Pulogadung, East Jakarta allegedly because the owner, a man named Aselih,…

Jakarta – Five regional heads of Jakarta's peripheral areas, namely Bogor, Depok and Bekasi in West Java, have insisted on the suspension of…

Arya Dipa, Bambang Muryanto and Jon Afrizal, Bandung/Jambi – A pickup truck full of vegetables – sweet cassava leaves, water spinach, eggplants,…

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – The large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) imposed in Greater Jakarta are set to be extended and expanded, leaders of the…