Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – East Bolaang Mongondow (Boltim) Regent Sehan Salim Landjar in South Sulawesi is in the spotlight after expressing his…

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The management of the preemployment card, a government-funded unemployment benefit and skills training program…

Li-Li Chen – Many Southeast Asian countries adopted a state of emergency to combat COVID-19. Likewise, Timor-Leste, with 24 confirmed cases and…

Is it a surprise that many travelers have tried to violate the mudik ban since it went into effect last Friday? In the past three days, police…

Time and time again we've been reminded not to take the COVID-19 pandemic lightly (remember this?), yet the Indonesian government seems to be…

A group of teenagers in Pulogadung, East Jakarta besieged the house of a resident who reported a neighborhood mosque for holding the Taraweeh…

Dili – The Australian prime minister Scott Morrison called with Timor-Leste's prime minister Taur Matan Ruak reiterating Australia's…

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition from the Indonesian People's Faction (FRI) is asking the government to evaluate the performance of the…

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) has set lower targets on daily transaction values and newly listed companies this year…

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly is being sued by civil society groups in Surakarta, Central Java,…

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – The government's recent decision to ban the traditional Idul Fitri mudik (exodus) has added to the misery of…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan, North Sumatra – The Indonesian Navy intercepted 20 undocumented Indonesian migrant workers returning from Malaysia trying…

Hendarsyah Tarmizi, Jakarta – Indonesia's low internet penetration rate has impeded the effectiveness of the government's COVID-19 social…

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia's economy may enter a recession and experience a much longer recovery than other countries in Southeast…

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – "I know this might sound harsh for some people but this is the fact; if you do not want to die, do not come to…

Jakarta – Thousands of travelers across the country have been stopped, turned back, or otherwise stranded as the government's mudik (Idul Fitri…

Natasia Christy Wahyuni, Jakarta – According to data from Johns Hopkins University, Indonesia currently has the highest Covid-19 mortality rate…

Ester Nuky, Primus Dorimulu, Jakarta – The government has always planned to provide offline training courses for job seekers in the government's…

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – The North Jakarta police have analyzed the content of the food aid that went viral in social media dubbed the "…

Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – A researcher from Singapore University of Technology and Design, Jianxi Luo, predicted in a research report received by…

Larissa Huda, Jakarta – A number of state-owned companies (SOEs) were pushing for the production of medical devices needed in handling the COVID-…

Skylar Lindsay – Indonesia is one of the world's largest exporters of coal and with little oversight, coal mining companies in the archipelago…

Patrick Kelleher – Kai Mata, a lesbian singer-songwriter from Indonesia has hit out at the "massive discrimination and deep-rooted homophobia" in…

Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD has said that law enforcement should…

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – Pahala, 74, has to rely on his son, an angkot (public minivan) driver, to buy instant noodles or eggs to eat…

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration is set to repurpose all city-owned sports halls (GOR) across the capital into temporary homeless shelters…

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – It has been almost two months since President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo announced the first COVID-19 cases in the country,…

Arya Dipa, Bandung – Thousands of animals living in Indonesian zoos are facing the threat of famine as management struggles to afford animal feed…

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The Indonesian government's Covid-19 Task Force received shipment of sophisticated laboratory equipment for…

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia reported on Sunday that 19,648 patients were under strict observation for suspected coronavirus infection,…

Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – Muslims across Indonesia have continued to perform congregational tarawih (evening Ramadan prayer) in…

Yunindita Prasidya, Jakarta – The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) has asked the Finance Ministry to reconsider a budget cut following the…

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Ghina Ghaliya and Dian Septiari, Jakarta – Activists have raised the alarm over a growing climate of fear in Indonesia…

Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Jakarta – An Indonesian court convicted six activists of treason for organising a protest demanding independence for the…

Alya Nurbaiti and Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – The United States has agreed to supply Indonesia with medical equipment, including…

Arie Firdaus (Benar News) – An Indonesian court sentenced six activists to prison on Friday after finding them guilty of treason for…

Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – A shipment of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test kits arrived on April 24 as part of South Korea's US$500,…

Jeffrey Hutton, Jakarta – For about three hours a day recently, Mr Xavier Fabrega, 43, has offered free pilates tutorials online to check in with…

Thresa Sandra Desfika, Lenny Tristia Tambun, Novy Lumanauw, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and the House of Representatives have agreed…

News Desk, Jakarta – The Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises Ministry has clarified a statement made by presidential expert staff…

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The Trade Ministry has said that the rice stock from the upcoming harvest season will last through November…

Adam Prireza, Jakarta – The Papua Advocacy Team believes that the panel of judges at the Central Jakarta District Court were desperately looking…

Suherdjoko, Semarang – Regions across Java have set up checkpoints to monitor the flow of vehicles between cities and provinces, following the…

Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie and Riza Roidila, Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry has asserted that international flights to and from the country…

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – The COVID-19 outbreak in Indonesia may be prolonged under its current strategy of imposing large-scale social…

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The pro-government NasDem Party has approached other factions to agree on setting new footing for Criminal Code (KUHP)…

Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – The Jakarta High Court has ruled in favor of an appeal filed by former United Development Party (PPP)…

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Ghina Ghaliya and Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The government and the House of Representatives have decided to delay…

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – After being apprehended over an accusation of inciting riots through a WhatsApp broadcast and questioned for 33 hours by…

Farida Susanty, Jakarta – As COVID-19 hits business activity and forces people to stay at home, small businesses are striving to make the most of…