Fikri Arigi, Dio Suhenda (Itern Translator), Jakarta – In response to the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) agenda to conclude…

Jakarta – Three months of Firli Bahuri's chairmanship has ended hopes for the Corruption Eradication Commission. A betrayal of the reformasi…

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – With one of the largest adult smoking populations in the world, Indonesia on paper seems particularly vulnerable to Covid-…

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – The Directorate General of Customs and Excise says it has simplified the import requirements for medical equipment as…

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has set a target of one week to resolve the problematic revisions to the Criminal Code (…

Galih Gumelar, Jakarta – The National Police have instructed investigators to refrain from detaining individuals declared suspects in an effort…

A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil, Jakarta – While international researchers have backed a government decision made in February to halt the development of new…

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – Community forum Risalah Jakarta has urged President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to improve health facilities and impose a…

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – As economic activities continue to get battered by the effects of COVID-19, 38-year-old vegetable trader Endah…

Yunindita Prasidya, Jakarta – Progress on creating widely accessible and affordable internet access in Indonesia is slow, with a recent study…

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The House of Representatives will begin its deliberation of the controversial omnibus bill on job creation despite the…

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Resisting calls from health experts, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo will not ban people from leaving Jakarta,…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Eka Apriyani and Yaorohmi Fauzanah are tailors specializing in kebaya for Yogyakarta boutique Santishop…

Jakarta – A group of small and medium business owners have filed a class-action lawsuit against President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Health…

Galih Gumelar, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have dismissed Comr. Fahrul Sudiana from his position as Kembangan police chief, after he held a…

Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) agreed to proceed with deliberating the Draft Omnibus Law on Job Creation during a plenary meeting…

Lies Wijayanti Rahayu Faida – Indonesia is home to the third-largest tropical forest after the Amazon and Congo. These forests have high…

Jakarta – Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto has reminded businesses that they are obligated pay out Idul Fitri holiday bonuses (…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Deli Serdang Police have arrested seven students of a vocational school in Deli Serdang regency, North Sumatra and are…

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – State-owned lender Bank Mandiri is giving out life insurance plans with potential payments totaling Rp 1 trillion (US$60…

Riska Rahman, Made Anthony Iswara and Yunindita Prasidya, Jakarta – Amanda, a 33-year-old creative consultant, has bought a month's worth of…

Asep Muizudin Muhamad Darmini – The hashtag #KamiTidakTakut ("we are not afraid") became popular on social media after a terrorist attack,…

Fadhilah Fitri Primandari – Indonesia troubles are mounting fast. The country continues to see an increase in the number of confirmed Covid-19…

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – As the COVID-19 pandemic grows, non-coronavirus patients are worried about getting sidelined, while fearing that…

Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – A coalition of civil society organizations has urged the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to start…

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry's Greater Jakarta Transportation Agency (BPTJ) has recommended that regional governments…

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration is reporting a worsening trend in the number of funerals using the protocols for…

Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – Anticorruption activists have criticized Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly's plan to curb COVID-19…

Arya Dipa, Bandung – One hundred and twenty-seven people have tested positive after rapid tests were carried out on hundreds of people who…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) has criticised Justice and Human Rights Minister Yasonna H. Laoly who wants to release…

Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – Jakarta Transportation Agency recorded that as of March 31, more than 70,000 people have left for their hometown or…

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has strongly rejected the plan to release inmates of corruption cases under the…

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – Having only 132 referral hospitals to treat Covid-19 patients across the country is not enough to counter the…

Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – Amid the spread of COVID-19 in Indonesia, the government's rapid-response task force has received a total of…

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The House of Representatives is set to resume deliberation of the revisions to the Criminal Code (KUHP) and the 1995…

Suherdjoko and Andi Hajramurni, Semarang – Authorities across some regions are trying hard to assure the public that the burial of people with…

We appreciate steps taken by the Government to free prisoners, particularly child prisoners, through the assimilation system, conditional release…

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia is strengthening its financial crisis protocol in a new regulation that will provide policymakers with…

Jakarta – Diversified petrochemical giant PT Barito Pacific Tbk plans to donate Rp 30 billion (US$1.8 million) worth of medical devices to help a…

N. Adri, Balikpapan, East Kalimantan – As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to spread across the country, some regions have decided…

Eisya A. Eloksari, Jakarta – Homegrown ride-hailing app Gojek has received a permit from the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) and the…

Jon Afrizal and Markus Makur, Jambi and East Manggarai – Indigenous communities across Indonesia are scrambling with their own ways to prevent…

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The authorities have granted more than 5,500 prisoners early release to help prevent a possible surge in coronavirus…

Julio Achmadi – On March 11, 2020, World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus a pandemic. The declaration was announced by Director-…

Jakarta – Indonesia has approved a new export permit for 1.07 million tonnes of copper concentrate for Freeport Indonesia, operator…

Henry Surendra – International and local media organisations have reported that Indonesia holds one of the highest COVID-19 death rates in the…

Singapore – Weeks of fiery debate over a lockdown in Indonesia to contain the coronavirus pandemic have finally come to an end, with President…

The National Commission for Child Protection (Komnas PA) is demanding the prosecution of a preacher named Syekh Puji over violation of Indonesia'…

James Massola and Karuni Rompies – Indonesian President Joko Widodo is under mounting pressure over his handling of the coronavirus crisis, with…

A video of an Indonesian politician talking tough against the coronavirus has gone viral in the latest of outrageous incidents the pandemic has…