Jakarta – The deliberation of the Draft Law on the Eradication of Sexual Violence (RUU PKS) is still the subject of a polemic.

Kevin Knodell – On a rainy November day outside of Wahiawa at the 25th Infantry Division's Lightning Academy, a platoon of U.S.

Richard C. Paddock, Bangkok – It has been 59 years since separatists in the Indonesian territory of West Papua raised their red, white and blue flag and declared independence.

Jakarta – Rizieq Syihab, the self-proclaimed supreme leader of hardline group Islamic Defenders Front, or FPI, arrived at the Jakarta Police headquarters for a questioning on Saturday a

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – A 30-year-old mother in North Sumatra has allegedly killed her three toddlers because she could not bear the economic burden of caring for them.

Jakarta – The chairman of the South Tangerang General Elections Commission (KPU South Tangerang), Bambang Dwitoro, died from COVID-19 on Saturday after a week of hospital treatment and

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The Pematang Siantar Police in North Sumatra have named four men as suspects for bathing a deceased body of a female patient suspected to have contracted COVID-

Jakarta – Nearly a week after the fatal incident that killed six of his supporters, Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab voluntarily went to the Jakarta Police headquarters

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Mathias Hariyadi, Jakarta – In Indonesia, the urgent need to fight COVID-19 is facing certain uncertainties, most notably the logistical problem of distributing the vaccine across the c

Jakarta – The Bali provincial administration will allow hotels, restaurants and tourists destinations to hold the upcoming New Year's Eve celebration under COVID-19 health protocols in

Jakarta – Supreme Court justice Dudu Duswara Machmudin died on Thursday evening at Sentosa Asih Hospital in Bandung, West Java, after testing positive for COVID-19. He was 69.

Jakarta – The Supreme Court has rejected a case review petition filed by the Jakarta administration contesting a ruling issued by the Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN) over the

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – A number of incumbents in the North Sumatra regional elections are losing to challengers who have strong support from many political parties, quick counts have

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Achmad Nasrudin Yahya, Jakarta – The Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR) has highlighted the weakness of the legal framework for women who fall victim to violence.

Johnny Blades – Catholic priests in West Papua have appealed for reconciliation and dialogue to address ongoing armed violence in their region.

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is optimistic about Bali's readiness to welcome tourists before Christmas, hailing the province's safety protocol during the pandemic as "excellen

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – Indonesia reached 600,000 cumulative COVID-19 cases on Friday and set a single-day fatality record as the country's outbreak showed no sign of abating.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A major sawmill operation linked to widespread deforestation and corruption in Indonesia has had its legality certification revoked by the licensing author

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The total number of coronavirus cases in Indonesia passed the 600,000 mark on Friday amid ongoing surge in new infections and daily deaths, which also saw a n

Jakarta – N219 Nurtanio, an aircraft produced by state-owned aerospace company Dirgantara Indonesia, has completed its final test flight successfully on Friday, clearing the way for its

Arya Kiet – Coinciding with International Human Rights Day today, December 10, 147 Catholic priests in Papua have called for an end to violence in Papua and have requested that bishops

Anne Barker – With its first shipment of China's experimental CoronaVac vaccine arriving this week, Indonesia still faces a mammoth task to combat the continuing surge in infections fro

Dian Septiari, Nusa Dua, Bali – The world-renowned resort island of Bali is ready to welcome international tourists before Christmas, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organ

Jakarta – COVID-19 testing capacity in Indonesia has slightly increased on a weekly basis as the country aims to test 267,000 people per week, as targeted by the World Health Organizati

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Jakarta – The meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE) industry says is has sustained at least Rp 44.3 trillion (US$3.1 billion) in losses as a result of the COVID-19 pa

Nina Loasana, Jakarta – The plastic recycling industry, a key player in the country's ambitious goal to cut waste by 30 percent and marine plastic debris by 70 percent by 2025, faces mo

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$500 million loan to support Indonesia's effort to expand access to funding for micro, small and medium enterpr

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – The National Police have taken over an investigation into the fatal shooting of six members of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) in an altercation between th

Jakarta – The administration of Surakarta, Central Java, is seeking to require travelers coming into the city for the year-end holidays to enter quarantine upon arrival to curb COVID-19

Yohanes Sulaiman, Bandung, Indonesia – Nine months into the pandemic, Indonesia is still in what has been dubbed an "endless first wave".

Jakarta – Indonesia, the world's largest cigarette market, has announced on Thursday to increase the cigarette excise by an average of 12.5 percent in 2021 in the country's latest attem

Bayu Marhaenjati, Jakarta – Firebrand cleric Muhammad Rizieq Syihab was named a suspect on Thursday for violation against the health protocols in a continuing saga after police killed h

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have named Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab and five other people suspects for holding crowd-pulling events in his house and at the group's

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has set Indonesia's coal production target at 550 million tons for next year, a figure unchanged from this year, due

Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat Habib Pashya – For all the quandaries thrown up by 2020, this has been an important year for Indonesia-China relations.

Jakarta – Indonesia will raise the excise tax on tobacco products by an average of 12.5 per cent in 2021, the country's finance minister said on Thursday (Dec 10), citing a need to bala

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Several candidates affiliated with political dynasties are predicted to win in the 2020 Regional Head Election or Pilkada.Although the official result ha

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in the commemoration of the world human rights day held virtually by the national commission on human rights (Komnas HAM) pledged t

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian National Police (Polri) criminal investigation department (Bareksrim) in commemoration of the national anti-corruption day said the country lost Rp7.62

Yolanda Pandjaitan and Roni – A key achievement of Indonesia's democratisation was the implementation of regional autonomy. New laws on regional administration (No. 22 of 1999 and No.

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – The national Covid-19 mitigation task force spokesman Wiku Adisasmito published critical evaluations related to the implementation of the 2020 Regional Head Elect

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has given virtual greetings to mark International Human Rights (HAM) Day during an event held by the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM).

Nicholas Ryan Aditya, Jakarta – Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) researcher Arif Nur Fikri has reported the group's findings on human rights violations t

Heru Andriyanto, Dina Manafe, Jakarta – Indonesia has added 60,050 coronavirus cases since the beginning of the month with the country's four most populous provinces accounting for 60 p

Jakarta – An epidemiologist has warned of a potential surge in COVID-19 cases in the coming weeks as the polls closed yesterday for the 2020 regional elections (Pilkada).

Nicholas Ryan Aditya, Jakarta – Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) researcher Danu Pratama has spelled out critical notes on violations of freedom of expre