Jakarta – The Jakarta city administration has temporarily suspended the issuance of permits for mass gatherings, including for film shooting…

Fadli, Galang Island, Riau Islands – Residents of Galang Island in Riau Islands regency are objecting to the government's plan to turn a former…

Sitti Hikmawatty, a child protection commissioner, was forced to apologise in late February after making the false claim that pregnancy could…

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – The Foreign Affairs Ministry has banned travelers from Iran, Italy and South Korea from entering Indonesia as the three…

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – Illegal cosmetics dominated cases of regulation violations handled by Indonesia's food and drug supervisory agency last…

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Congress Alliance of Indonesian Labor Unions (KASBI) chairwoman Nining Elitos said that workers' unions are…

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Executive-director of Amnesty International Indonesia, Usman Hamid, argues that the process of composing the…

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Director of the Jakarta Legal Aid (LBH), Arif Maulana launched strong criticism against the government's Omnibus…

Jakarta – Cabinet Secretary Pramono Agung said that he "missed" the pointed criticism from outspoken opposition figures following President Joko…

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – The government has stepped up its efforts to contain the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by tightening health…

Investor Daily, Jakarta – Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita said on Thursday that Indonesia's vehicle exports have been on an upward…

Jakarta – Around 60,000 surgical masks confiscated from hoarders will be sold to the public, the North Jakarta Police said on Thursday.

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Jakarta – Residents living alongside the Ciliwung River canal in Kebon Manggis, Matraman, East Jakarta, have raised concerns over their safety…

Jakarta – State-owned commuter line operator PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI) is offering hand sanitizer and disposable face masks to…

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – Koral, a coalition of non-governmental organizations advocating for fisheries and ocean sustainability, has criticized…

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulama Council or MUI has issued an order for Muslims in Indonesia to avoid mass gatherings, including…

Jakarta – The Central Information Commission (KIP) has ordered the Development Finance Comptroller (BPKP) to disclose its audit report on the…

Fadli, Batam – Two men in Batam, Riau Islands, who had been in close contact with a Singaporean COVID-19 patient have evaded quarantine, the city…

Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has declared that an investigation dossier into the Bloody Paniai case submitted by the National…

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – The Health Ministry has said it will now assign its regional labs to test people suspected of carrying the novel…

Jakarta – While many Jakartans flocked to convenience stores to stock up on medical supplies after the announcement of the country's first…

Len Garae – The President of the United Liberation Movement of West Papua, Benny Wenda, is confident that the new Vanuatu Government will pick up…

Hengky Yeimo, Jayapura – Hundreds of students of the University of Cenderawasih held a protest in Jayapura, Papua on Monday (2/3/2020). They urge…

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition is calling on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to withdraw the Draft Law on Job Creation (RUU Cipta Kerja)…

Ahmad Bil Wahid, Jakarta – Scores of students held a protest action in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building Wednesday opposing…

Eisya A. Eloksari, Jakarta – The Tangerang regency police have taken 11 labor union members into custody for alleged incitement during protests…

Beritasatu, Jakarta – Close to $7.3 billion in foreign investors' funds remain parked in rupiah-denominated accounts following a sell-off in the…

CR-SP16, Jayapura – Students from the Cenderawasih University (Uncen) in Jayapura demanded the immediate release of seven Papuan political…

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – The neighbors of Indonesia's first two COVID-19 patients have urged broadcast media to stop the live coverage of their…

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – Indonesia's first two confirmed COVID-19 patients say media coverage and discourse on social media have taken a…

Tassia Sipahutar, Eko Listiyorini and Arys Aditya, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo warned against hoarding of food and other essential…

Reports from West Papua indicate more deadly armed conflict in Mimika regency.

The West Papua National Liberation Army claims…

Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Dikanaya Tarahita – The confirmation on Monday that Indonesia had two cases of the coronavirus ended weeks of…

Kanis Dursin, Jakarta – When her uncle offered her an opportunity to work in Jakarta almost a decade ago, the then 15-year-old Afra Burga Ambui…

Jordan Hirst – A lesbian woman in Indonesia has taken to social media to demand a Bill attacking her country's LGBTIQ community be dropped.

Jakarta (AFP) – No one was more surprised to learn that Dimas Prayitno owned a Rolls-Royce than the 21-year-old Indonesian himself, who was…

Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has refused an invitation from the Presidential Staff Office (KSP…

Jakarta – Several nongovernmental organizations are joining forces to monitor the government's policies on the fisheries sector and to make sure…

Adrian Wail Akhlas and Esther Samboh, Jakarta – The government is working to finalize eight measures that will be incorporated in a second…

Jayapura – On Tuesday March 3 the Balikpapan District Court rejected a demurer presented by seven Papuan political prisoners (tapol) who are…

Jakarta – State electricity company PLN will set aside Rp 90 trillion (US$6.3 billion) in capital expenditure (capex) in 2020 to finance the…

Esther Samboh, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) is predicting that weakening economic activities, especially involving tourism, exports and imports…

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police seized 350 boxes of face masks during a raid on the residence of a suspected hoarder in Tanjung Duren, Grogol…

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – The government has been working on new policies that will allow it to foot Covid-19 patients' hospital bills, something…

Nina Loasana, Jakarta – Panic buying hit supermarkets and drugstores across Jakarta on March 2 following President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's…

Nina Loasana, Jakarta – Nine shophouses at the Jompo shopping complex in Kaliwates district, Jember regency, East Java, collapsed on Monday…

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – Indonesian stocks jumped by more than 3 percent on Tuesday morning, reversing deep losses in recent days due to the…

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration will reduce the number of mass gatherings as a precaution after two residents of Depok, West…

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano and Eisya A. Eloksari, Jakarta – Indonesia' manufacturing industry is showing signs of strength despite indications of…

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Indonesia's retail and shopping center associations were urging consumer restraint after news about the confirmed cases…