Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – The Indonesian government needs millions of personal protective equipment, ventilators, and other medical supplies as it…

Jakarta – The security and welfare approach have failed to resolve the conflict in Papua. The president needs to establish a special team to…

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Chairman of Commission II of the Indonesian House of Representative (DPR) Ahmad Doli Kurnia Tandjung, criticized a number…

Christopher Ryan – In 2015, The Government of Timor-Leste committed the post-conflict country to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) while…

Jakarta – The general public has urged the government to impose a lockdown as the country's death toll from the coronavirus has surpassed 100,…

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Water pump and valve company KSB Indonesia has revitalized the communal bathing facilities in Jakarta slums,…

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – Indonesia's Research and Technology Ministry has formed a consortium of local research institutions and universities to…

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – The dean of the University of Indonesia's Medical School, Ari Fahri Syam, has suggested that all other efforts in…

Jakarta – The government is drafting a regulation (PP) to stipulate the procedures and requirements for imposing regional quarantines, also known…

Dian Septiari, Jakarta – Foreign missions in Indonesia are racing against time to get their citizens home before transport restrictions come into…

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – Online health applications have joined government's coordinated measures to deal with Covid-19 epidemic by providing…

Jakarta – Indonesia's coronavirus crisis is far worse than being officially reported and the government's response is "in tatters", the country's…

Michael Taylor, Kuala Lumpur (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Indonesia is set to weaken rules on timber products it exports, undermining measures…

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – Indonesia is set to support manufacturers with the capacity to produce the desperately needed protective gear,…

Daniel Boffey, Brussels – An Indonesian man forced to watch his father's summary execution by a Dutch soldier when he was 10 years old has spoken…

Dili – The leader of the new political coalition, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao, asked the president of the republic to dismiss the current prime…

Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – The Independent Journalist Alliance or AJI Jakarta condemned the face-to-face press conference held by the Coordinating…

Tegal, Central Java has officially enforced a citywide lockdown, its mayor said, arguably the most drastic measure against COVID-19 in Indonesia…

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – Mr Imam Riady misses Jakarta's notorious traffic jams. For the motorcycle taxi driver, the city's gridlock was a sign…

Indonesian officials have warned citizens not to eat up a clearly fake viral video of a magical talking newborn baby who suggested that eating…

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) donated Rp 10 billion (US$619,597) to the Indonesian Red…

Jakarta – Indonesian health authorities have confirmed 1,046 COVID-19 positive cases as of Friday, an increase of 153 from the previous count a…

Jakarta – Dozens of Indonesian medical professors have called for "local lockdowns", saying that the government's policy of physical distancing…

Agustinus Hari, Manado, North Sulawesi – Police have dispersed up to 1,371 gatherings nationwide within a week since National Police chief Gen.…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) has distributed 151,000 pieces of personal protective equipment to 34 provinces across Indonesia to help…

Jakarta – The food and beverage (F&B) industry across cities in Indonesia has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic as people opt to stay in…

Jakarta – The Jakarta Environment Agency has recorded improving air quality in the capital city over the past week caused by a significant…

Eisya A. Eloksari, Jakarta – Indonesia retained its position as the second-largest venture capital market in Southeast Asia as Malaysia remained…

Jakarta – The COVID-19 rapid response task force has said that Indonesia needs an additional 1,500 doctors and 2,500 nurses to treat COVID-19…

Asip Hasani, Bambang Muryanto and Suherjoko, Blitar, Yogyakarta and Semarang – Authorities in Yogyakarta, Central Java and East Java are…

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – The Indonesian Transportation Ministry announced that there are residents of the Jakarta Greater Area or…

Dion Bisara, Roberth Isidorus, Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – Regional areas across Indonesia have been scrambling to close their borders to stop an…

Jakarta – The Supreme Court is about to select a new chair following the retirement of Muhammad Hatta Ali at the beginning of April. It is time…

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – A number of Indonesian airlines have started taking efficiency measures amid challenging times caused by the COVID-…

Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has called on the National Police not to detain people who insist on holding mass…

After a long stint abroad working as a waiter on cruise ships, Komang Sudiarta returned to his native Bali in 2005 to find the idyllic Indonesian…

Febriana Firdaus in Bali and Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok – It was just last month that Indonesia's coronavirus cases stood at zero, with…

Australia is supporting Timor-Leste to be prepared in case there is an outbreak of COVID-19. The neighbouring country has provided personal…

Dili – The threat posed by the coronavirus (Covid-19) has forced the Catholic Church in Timor-Leste to cancel mass during Easter in the whole…

Jakarta – The government plans to give financial aid of up to 5 million rupiah (US$306.80) to each macro and small business, as well as to…

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) is ensuring the liquidity in the country's financial system would be sufficient to meet the…

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – The Trade Ministry has issued a regulation to temporarily scrap all requirements for importing protective gear and…

Jakarta – Southeast Asia's largest economy is now projected to grow just 3.6 percent this year, far below the government's original estimate of…

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Wonogiri – Families residing in Jakarta have started to pack their bags and return to their home towns, including to Wonogiri…

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has postponed COVID-19 testing for lawmakers and their families, which was scheduled for…

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – Experts are warning the public against panic-buying chloroquine phosphate, an antimalarial drug thought to be a…

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – For many Indonesians, family is among the first people we turn to for support and comfort when the going gets…

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Surabaya – The Surabaya District Court has sentenced Ali Shodiqin, the former junior high school principal of the Surabaya…

Suherdjoko, Semarang – Though the government has yet to decide whether to ban this year's Idul Fitri mudik (exodus), many Jakarta workers have…

Yudha Baskoro – The Jakarta provincial government has issued its standard funeral procedures to bury Covid-19 victims.

The procedures will…