Apriza Pinandita, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo conveyed his gratitude and appreciation to those who have complied with calls for…

Dili – East Timor has confirmed another case of coronavirus, health authorities said on Friday, bringing the total number of cases to…

Ralph Jennings, Taipei, Taiwan – Indonesia, despite a growing coronavirus caseload, has avoided locking down population centers in favor of…

Ronna Nirmala, Jakarta – Government security forces in Indonesia's Papua province killed two suspected separatist rebels and arrested another…

Kiki Siregar, Jakarta – "Because of you, my wedding is now cancelled," said one social media post.

"Because of you, my graduation is…

Johan Augustin – Yayan Suprianto surveys the floodwater surrounding his house of wooden planks and a corroded tin roof in Kampung Teko, "kampung…

Amy Chew – Two weeks ago, Indonesian IT consultant Okki Soebagio packed up his home and moved his family from Jakarta to Bali, unnerved by the…

Kate Lamb, Wahyuwidi Cinthya – When Indonesian doctor Ratih Purwarini was buried at dusk in a Jakarta cemetery, only her son Firos saw her…

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have scaled up security patrols on the roads and in supermarkets to ensure that the public follow…

Nina Loasana, Jakarta – Every one of Indonesia's 34 provinces has reported positive COVID-19 infections, according to the Health Ministry, with…

Jakarta – Multi-service apps Gojek and Grab have disabled their ojek (motorcycle taxi) option for customers in Jakarta following the…

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – The central government could use a more coherent public communication strategy as it looks to address the COVID…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Air Force is upgrading its primary weaponry defense system (Alutsista) and developing various new branches.

The…

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has started distributing social aid to those in need to mitigate the hardship of the COVID-19…

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – The COVID-19 pandemic, which is spreading like wildfire in Indonesia, has taken not just lives but also the…

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Essential-needs businesses have promised smooth services with retail stocks sufficient at least until May as Jakarta,…

The House of Representatives is due to pass the revised Criminal Code, which has been widely criticised for violating press freedom and access to…

Jakarta – Most countries around the world are battling the coronavirus pandemic with severe travel restrictions, especially to and from areas hit…

Jordan Hirst – Australian LGBTIQ advocates have written to Indonesian authorities to demand justice in the horrific death of a transgender woman…

Dian Septiari, Jakarta – Indonesia has joined a group of like-minded countries to resolve certain challenges in the COVID-19 pandemic response,…

Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – A panel of judges at the Jakarta Corruption Court has sentenced suspended Riau Islands governor Nurdin…

Karlis Salna and Fathiya Dahrul – The coronavirus crisis is creating a new threat for Indonesia's debt-laden state-owned businesses.

Many…

Danny Gallagher – Panic-stricken passengers on a ferry preparing to dock in Maumere, Indonesia caused scenes of hysteria after word got out that…

Ghina Ghaliya and Nina A. Loasana, Jakarta – As taking to the streets risks spreading COVID-19, Workers and other members of the public have…

Two men who allegedly burned a 43-year-old transwoman alive in North Jakarta on Saturday has been charged with aggravated assault leading to her…

The COVID-19 pandemic prevented what would have been a horribly unnecessary misuse of taxpayers' money by the House of Parliament (DPR), whose…

Jakarta – The Human Rights Defenders Coalition is urging President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to immediately order Indonesian police chief (Kapolri)…

Arya Dipa, Bandung – Authorities in Tasikmalaya, West Java, have banned the renovation of a mosque in Cipakat vilage, Singaparna district, that…

Jakarta – The National Police say that crime rates across the country have dropped as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.

"There has been a…

Bali, Indonesia – Pharmacists on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali are tackling a shortage of anti-coronavirus hand sanitizer by making their…

Asip Hasani, Surabaya – Hundreds of thousands of Muslims across East Java attended a Nisfu Syaban mass prayer on Wednesday through their…

Yunindita Prasidya, Jakarta – Almost all banks and financing companies have offered loan restructuring programs to help their clients in a harsh…

Mardika Parama, Jakarta – State-owned weapons manufacturer PT Pindad and electronics manufacturer PT LEN Industri are developing and planning to…

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The government is distributing food aid to 20 million poor households across the country to mitigate the…

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – The government is ramping up efforts to carry out mass, rapid polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing amid concerns…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Experts from Yogyakarta's Gadjah Mada University (UGM) have called on the government to provide accurate and…

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – Indonesia's COVID-19 Task Force plans to distribute equipment for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests to 12 of the…

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano and Adrian Wa'il Akhlas, Jakarta – Antigraft activists have called on the government to be transparent in the disbursement…

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – A constitutional law expert has criticized the House of Representatives, or DPR, for continuing deliberations on…

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has defended the complicated bureaucratic process surrounding the government's COVID-19 mitigation…

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The House of Representatives is planning to revise the Constitutional Court law, seeking to scrap the ten-year term…

Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – Prisoners across Indonesia are producing protective gear such as masks, face shields, head covers, gowns and…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) has highlighted regulations in the Draft Omnibus Law on Job Creation which give the…

Beritasatu, Jakarta – The government has extended its social aid programs to offer more financial and food assistance to help Indonesia's most…

James Massola – Australia's ambassador to Indonesia, Gary Quinlan, has been evacuated over coronavirus fears.

Gary Quinlan, 69, has served…

Jakarta – The Indonesia Deposit Insurance Corporation (LPS) denied on Thursday media reports that its stress test had shown eight banks at risk…

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – Food supply in Indonesia could be put at risk during the coronavirus pandemic as fewer farmworkers might be available to…

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – A total of 42 Thai Muslims who attended a multinational religious gathering in Gowa, South Sulawesi, on March 18 have since…

Agung Sandy Lesmana and Ria Rizki Nirmala Sari – The Free Papua Organisation (OPM) is offering a ceasefire in the midst of the corona virus…

Jakarta – The group Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR) has highlighted deliberations on the Draft Criminal Code (RKUHP) which have…