Jakarta – The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) has issued emergency use authorization (EUA) for two antiviral drugs, favipiravir and remdesivir, to treat COVID-19 patients.

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Yulia Savitri, Palembang – The government's food estate program in South Sumatra could harm the environment, as an estimated 26,000 hectares of forest zones might be converted into farm

Jakarta – The administration of Yogyakarta has set its sights on balancing its COVID-19 response with its efforts to reopen tourism to keep the local economy running.

Arichika Okazaki, Grant Walton – The tragic death of George Floyd has revitalised the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement not only in the USA, but also in other parts of the world.

Febriana Firdaus and Rebecca Ratcliffe – Indonesia has passed a wide-ranging bill that will weaken environmental protections and workers' rights in an attempt to boost investment, a mov

Jack Board, Dili – When Filipe da Costa started to learn about the health of his nation, he was confused.

Made Supriatma – Never before has the Indonesian National Police (Polri) played such an important role in Indonesian politics and government.

Abhishek Vishnoi and Chester Yung – Indonesia's stocks and currency rallied after the nation passed a bill simplifying labor and investment rules, making it easier for companies to secu

Indonesian workers have launched protests in several cities to oppose the passage of a controversial new jobs law that the government says is vital to attract investment but critics vie

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Jakarta exceeded 80,000 on Tuesday while two other worst affected provinces experienced another surge in newly ca

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – Indonesian religious figures have joined members of the public who stand in opposition to the newly passed Job Creation Law, calling for a judicial revie

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is doubling down on a plan to establish large-scale agricultural plantations across the country, in a move that threatens widespr

Jakarta – Labor unions and civil society organizations across the archipelago have staged nationwide protests and strikes to oppose the newly passed Job Creation Law, demanding the Hous

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Jakarta – Opposition by the parties or the political parties outside of the administration against legislation which does not side with the people is seen by many as a joke.

Jakarta – The head of the Jakarta Legal Aid Foundation's (LBH) advocacy for democracy team, Aprilia Lisa, says that the public's voices and wishes were ignored by the government and the

Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) officially passed the Draft Omnibus Law on Job Creation into law during a plenary meeting on Monday October 5.

Joshua Mcdonald – The chair of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), Tuvalu Prime Minister Kausea Natano, has written to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachel

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – The National Police and the Indonesian Military (TNI) conducted patrols over meeting points of people planning to depart to Jakarta to protest against the

Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – Public demands pushing for Health Minister Terawan to resign from office is starting to build as the latest attempt came in the form of a petition at Change.org

Police in Bandung have arrested a man over an alleged blasphemous TikTok video, in which the suspect allegedly mocked a mosque in the West Java capital.

Farouk Arnaz, Gora Kunjana, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has passed the Job Creation Bill into law on Monday, three days ahead of schedule, pleasing the countries business com

Nivell Byline, Jakarta – Experts have cast doubt on Indonesia's newly passed omnibus law, raising concerns over whether it can effectively create jobs and attract investments, while bur

Tabita Diela, Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Jakarta – Thousands of Indonesians took the streets of several cities on Tuesday to protest the passage a day earlier of a jobs law they say is too

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – Jakarta Metro Jaya Police stated that they would not issue a permit for a series of demonstrations planned by workers against the Job Creation bill before

Jakarta – Police in Greater Jakarta have reportedly thwarted an attempt by workers to conduct a rally in front of the House of Representatives complex in Senayan, Jakarta, to protest th

Jakarta – The National Police's Densus 88 counterterrorism squad arrested four suspected terrorists in separate areas in Bekasi, West Java, on Sunday.

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – The National Police have issued a telegram urging every regional police department to participate in the effort to maintain control over any protests surro

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The government has unveiled its strategies to cut down the dependence on imported salt, in an attempt to protect the local salt farmers.

Dian Erika Nugraheny, Jakarta – Academics from 30 tertiary education institutions have signed a statement rejecting the Omnibus Law on Job Creation which was only just enacted by the Ho

Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – University of Indonesia's epidemiologist Pandu Riono on Saturday said the recent statement issued by Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affair

Maikel Jefriando, Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Jakarta – Indonesia's parliament will vote on President Joko Widodo's flagship "Job Creation" bill on Monday, a government official said, as po

London – Global investors managing $4.1 trillion in assets have written to Indonesia's government to express concerns that a flagship "Job Creation" bill that is due to come before parl

Rakhmat Nur Hakim, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has highlighted stalled reform of military justice over the last decade.

Jakarta – The police have arrested a suspect allegedly linked to the killing of Muhammad Thoyib, 39, a worker at a furniture shop whose body was found with stab and arrow wounds in Deka

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has called on the Indonesian Military (TNI) to become more modern and professional, urging the armed forces to adapt to ne

Jakarta – Labor unions and civil rights groups plan to take to the streets once again to protest against the controversial job creation omnibus bill as the House of Representatives and

Yunindita Prasidya, Jakarta – The possible amendments to the 1999 and 2004 Bank Indonesia (BI) Laws and the issuance of a regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) on financial system reform m

Jakarta – The Indonesian Hospital Association (PERSI) has expressed dismay over the government's suggestion that some health facilities across the country had used COVID-19 diagnoses fo

Jakarta – More medical workers have lost their lives to the coronavirus as the number of cases continues to grow at an alarming rate in Indonesia.

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The government is pinning its hopes on foreign investment and state spending to improve economic growth next year, following the expected deliberation of t

Jakarta – Moderate to heavy rain in Greater Jakarta on Sunday night has left at least 56 neighborhood units (RT) inundated and displaced hundreds of residents.

Hans Kapisa, Manokwari – Shouts of 'Papua Merdeka!

Heru Andriyantoi, Jakarta – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Indonesia hit the 300,000 mark on Sunday after Jakarta reported a new high in daily total.

Maikel Jefriando, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo defended his record of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, asking for no "polemics" or "commotion" amid criticism that he is put

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – Lockdowns are unnecessary and can unduly harm the economy, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has said as the COVID-19 outbreak in Indonesia enters its eight

Farouk Arnaz, Asni Ovier, Dion Bisara, Jakarta – The government and the House of Representatives have completed the discussion on the Jobs Creation Bill on Saturday, introducing clearin

Jakarta – In an effort to provide better treatment for COVID-19 patients and help bring down the mortality rate from the pandemic, the government has begun securing a substantial amount

Jakarta – The House of Representatives Legislation Body (Baleg) and the government have agreed to pass into law the controversial omnibus bill on job creation in the next plenary sessio