Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia's Twitter has gone abuzz on Wednesday as the chaotic 2019 presidential election ends with the two rivaling pairs now in the same government after

Daniel Villarreal – On Wednesday, parents in Medan, a city on the northeastern coast of Indonesia, protested outside of an elementary school in opposition to the school's gay principal.

Lenny Tristia Tambun & Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Newly-appointed Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin promised a revamped campaign against coronavirus to get some normalcy back to t

Arys Aditya and Claire Jiao – Indonesian President Joko Widodo replaced the country's health chief as part of a cabinet revamp to bolster government efforts against Southeast Asia's wor

Kiki Siregar, Jakarta – Indonesia's President Joko Widodo has announced new members of his Cabinet on Tuesday (Dec 22), ending months of speculation.

Ariel Bogle and Albert Zhang – On Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, a network of accounts is targeting the West Papua independence movement with memes and messages designed to shape inte

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – The government has further downgraded this year's economic growth forecast amid the rise in COVID-19 cases ahead of the Christmas and New Year holidays, as well

Jakarta – A cabinet shake-up triggered by the arrest of two ministers for graft allegation brought six new faces to the President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo administration on Tuesday.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has appointed former presidential election rival and businessman Sandiaga Uno as the new Tourism and Creative Economy Minist

Jakarta – Sixty teachers have tested positive for the coronavirus out of 2,600 teachers who took part a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing program by the local COVID-19 task force

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo reshuffled on Wednesday the Indonesia Onward Cabinet, following up on his intent in late June to replace any ministers w

Jakarta – The General Elections Committee (KPU) said it would be ready to face regional election disputes filed by losing candidates with the Constitutional Court.

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have launched Operation Lilin Jaya aimed at maintaining public order and cracking down on any health protocol violations during the year-end holiday period.

Jakarta – The government has announced that schools could reopen in January if local administrations, schools and parents agreed to resume classroom learning.

Ron Kampeas – A top Trump administration official wants to leverage development aid to have Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-majority nation, recognize Israel.

Jakarta – The government is restricting state civil servants from traveling out of town and taking leave as part of its efforts to avoid a COVID-19 case surge following the Christmas an

Jakarta – Despite a constant rise of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia, two new studies by Google and Apple have revealed an increase in the number of people in Indonesia going out of their h

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – Traveling home for the holidays is regarded by many Indonesians as part of a ritual of devotion and respect for their elders but when the current pandemic set

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – Dozens of university and high school graduates from across the country formed the Alumni for Indonesia organization on Monday to address concerns about the

Jakarta – Police arrested a group of calo (middlemen) offering fake rapid test results at Pasar Senen railway station, Central Jakarta, on Sunday.

Jakarta – Almost nine months into the pandemic, Indonesia finally welcomed the first consignment of the COVID-19 vaccine produced by China's Sinovac Biotech at Soekarno-Hatta Internatio

Jayanty Nada Shofa & Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – The German Embassy in Indonesia has apologized for their recent diplomat's visit to the hardline group Islamic Defenders Front, or FPI,

Friski Riana, Jakarta – Epidemiologist from Australia's Griffith University, Dicky Budiman, asked the government to prepare a lockdown or a fully large-scale social restriction (PSBB) o

Jakarta – A female Sumatran tiger that was rescued by authorities in March after being ensnared in a wire trap was returned to the wild on Sunday in a habitat restoration area in Riau.

Irwan Syambudi & Mohammad Bernie – There were 68 independent or individual candidates who contested the December 9 election of regional heads (Pilkada), but according to the General

Jakarta – Prominent Catholic scholar and author Bernardinus Herry Priyono died of cardiac arrest on Monday morning. He was 60 years old.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Indonesia passed the 20,000 mark on Monday while the average of daily new cases set a new record for the fif

The Indonesian People's Front for West Papua (FRI-WP) and the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) again launched actions in several parts of the country on December 19.

Jakarta – As Indonesia seeks ways to reopen schools in January, an expert has reminded the government and the public that such an approach carries the high risk of COVID-19 transmission

Jakarta – Many travelers at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, are opting to take the gold-standard polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests as compared with mandat

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has extended the transitional period of large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) for another two weeks until Jan.

The new travel requirement for the year-end holiday has resulted in a long queue for the antigen rapid test at Soekarno-Hatta Airport this morning, with travelers alleging that airport

Haris Prabowo – The total number of people who used their right to vote in the December 9 election of regional heads was low in several parts of the country.

Usman Hamid, Jakarta – This year Indonesia witnessed a rollback of important reforms in human rights.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has issued a circular calling city departments and municipally-owned businesses to shorten year-end holidays and prevent their

Jakarta – Provinces in Java have imposed strict health restrictions for the year-end holidays in an attempt to prevent the further spread of COVID-19.

Djemi Amnifu, Kupang – As the year draws to a close, several regional administrations across the country have taken steps to prepare public order and safety measures amid concerns over

Maikel Jefriando, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo inaugurated the Patimban sea port in West Java on Sunday, saying the new gateway would have a "strategic" role in b

Jakarta – As Indonesia gears up to launch its first COVID-19 vaccination drive, several experts have shared their thoughts on possible disruptions to the program.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded 221 coronavirus-related deaths on Sunday, the highest daily death toll since the outbreak began and 26 percent higher than the previous rec

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo hopes the national COVID-19 vaccination program will begin in January 2021.

Bandung – West Java COVID-19 task force head Daud Achmad has admitted that the province saw a decreasing recovery rate in all 27 regencies and cities, to 82 percent from the previous 85

Jakarta – National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) head Suharso Monoarfa has been appointed chairman of the United Development Party (PPP) for the 2020-2025 period by acclamation

Jakarta – The government has set the price ceiling for individually requested COVID-19 antigen tests at Rp 250,000 (US$17.73) in Java and Rp 275,000 outside Java amid plans to require t

Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) will seek further confirmation from experts regarding the gunshot wounds that reportedly killed six members of the Islam D

Ester Nuky, Sanya Dinda, Jakarta – Indonesia's and South Korea's $9.1 billion electric car battery joint venture project has gotten a boost after the two countries signed a comprehensiv

Jakarta – Home Minister Tito Karnavian has called on regional leaders to issue regulations banning large crowds and to restrict the number of attendees at public rallies to drive local

Jakarta – The detention of two ministers in the last month shows that there is still widespread corruption in Jokowi's administration. It is the people who are the victims.

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – State airport operator Angkasa Pura II will implement the pre-order system for passengers intending to take the PCR swab test and rapid antigen test.

Padang – The family of Tan Malaka want more roads named after him in areas which were once a basis for his struggle. Not just in West Sumatra, but also in other parts of Indonesia.