Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – A panel of judges at the Medan District Court in North Sumatra has sentenced a 44-year-old man to 18 months' imprisonment after declaring him guilty of blasphem

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration is setting up a 2-hectare plot of land in Rorotan public cemetery in North Jakarta for COVID-19 graves as burial space for victims of the coronaviru

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – The Health Ministry has formed a team to investigate the high death toll among doctors from COVID-19, the Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) has announ

Jakarta – An event organized by the recently formed Save Indonesia Coalition (KAMI) in Surabaya, East Java, on Monday was dismissed by security personnel following a rejection from resi

Jakarta – The Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) has asked Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan to allow restaurants in shopping malls and hotels to provide dine-in services

Jakarta – A Zumba session organizer in East Lombok was slapped with a Rp 400,000 (US$26.90) fine for neglecting the social distancing COVID-19 protocol during its program.

James Massola and Karuni Rompies – Hundreds of Indonesian public servants have been struck down by the coronavirus, with bureaucrats in the Health Ministry the worst affected.

Ben Doherty – Unrest has flared in the restive Indonesian region of Papua with police firing shots during a protest by hundreds of university students in the provincial capital, Jayapur

Andra Nasrie – Celebrated Indonesian journalist Najwa Shihab gave the country arguably the most iconic takedown of the government's handling of the COVID-19 crisis by "interviewing" an

Antara, Jakarta – The government is in support for an independent investigation over the shooting against pastor Yeremia Zanambani at the Hitadipa District in the province of Papua by f

Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – Griffith University epidemiologist Dicky Budiman on Monday said in order to effectively curb the COVID-19 chain of infections, the government ideally should

Erwin Prima, Jakarta – Pressure for the government to postpone holding the simultaneous regional head elections (Pilkada) has come from multiple organizations, among others are the Komn

Bisnis, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Health noted that as of Monday, September 28, the total number of cases of Covid-19 positive cases in the nation reached 278,722 people.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia has recorded 3,184 deaths from coronavirus-related diseases since the beginning of the month, the highest monthly death toll since first cases of in

Jakarta – The Jakarta Health Agency has reported that almost half of all COVID-19 patients in the capital are asymptomatic

Jakarta – In the last few years, Indonesia has entrusted its young diplomats with countering attacks predominantly from Pacific countries over alleged human rights abuses against Papuan

Jakarta – Soekarno-Hatta International Airport is set to accommodate no-destination flights as many airlines seek to recoup some of the major losses suffered as a result of the ongoing

Devina Halim, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia said it deplores Indonesia's response to accusations made by Vanuatu about human rights violations in Papua at the United Nations

Nabire – Evangelical Christian Church (GKI) Cluster Hitadipa asked the local government of Intan Jaya, Indonesian Military (TNI) and Police to immediately relocate the military post in

Dian Septiari, Jakarta – Indonesia has again sent a junior diplomat to defend its national interest to protect its easternmost provinces at the United Nations General Assembly, where th

Mardika Parama and Norman Harsono, Jakarta – State electricity company PLN's subsidiary, PT Pembangkitan Jawa Bali (PJB), aims to complete biomass mixing tests on its 15 coal-fired powe

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The government is urging small and medium enterprises (SME) to export food and beverage products that have gained popularity in overseas markets amid

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The government is going ahead with the plan to implement the so-called National Logistics Ecosystem (NLE) platform, expected to cut red-tape, reduce high l

Jemma Purdey – Prabowo Subianto's recent announcement that his niece, Rahayu Saraswati (Sara) Djojohadikusumo, 34, would become a deputy chair of the family party, Gerindra for the 2020

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – Indonesia has lashed out at the Republic of Vanuatu over what Indonesian representatives say are its continuing efforts to raise "artificial human rights

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has said that every hospital will be required to treat COVID-19 patients in accordance with the Health Ministry's official s

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has set up three new isolation centers for COVID-19 patients as the capital continues to see a surge in new cases.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has ordered the national COVID-19 and economic recovery committee to come up with a final plan for nationwide coronavirus vaccination within the

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Petrochemical producer PT Trans-Pacific Petrochemical Indotama (TPPI) has begun work to expand its sole refinery in Tuban, East Java, in cutting Indonesia's pe

Jakarta – National COVID-19 task force chief Doni Monardo has issued a stern warning to the public about the importance of following COVID-19 protocols at all times, explaining that a p

Jakarta – Employers have said that companies have been struggling to market their products as Indonesia has been hit hard by the COVID-19 health crisis, which has weakened people's purc

Emil Salim, Jakarta – The recently launched book "Democracy in Indonesia: From Stagnation to Regression" has grabbed the attention of many.

Jakarta (Reuters) – Indonesian trade unions threatened on Monday (Sept 28) to stage a national strike next month after a committee in Parliament agreed to move ahead with proposed labou

Jakarta (Reuters) – Indonesia's Parliament is set to vote within weeks on a flagship job creation Bill to improve the investment climate and streamline business rules in South-east Asia

Indonesia has lashed out at Vanuatu for what it describes as the Melanesian country's "excessive and unhealthy obsession" about West Papua.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia reported 3,509 new cases of coronavirus on Monday, the lowest daily number in almost two weeks, to take the country's total to 278,722.

There's a correlation between one's level of education and one's perceived vulnerability to COVID-19, a study in Indonesia has shown, where a relaxed attitude towards the pandemic adopt

Jakarta – The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry's maritime spatial management director general, Aryo Hanggono, died of COVID-19 on Monday morning.

Jakarta – Several West Java regional administrations have stepped up efforts to ensure compliance with large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) as COVID-19 cases continue to mount through

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – The resignation of Indonesia's top doctor from the COVID-19 task force has prompted questions as to whether the government is seriously involving health exper

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo instructed local governments on Monday to prioritize "mini-lockdowns" in their efforts to contain the spread of coronaviru

Andita Rahma, Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – The National Police said they would not issue any permit to allow mass gatherings for the screenings of the G30S PKI.

Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – The Jakarta Manpower and Transmigration Agency has temporarily shut down 96 offices during the first 14 days of the Large-scale Social Restrictions or PSBB Volume

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – Dozens of labor unions and confederations in Monday's press release declared that they have agreed to conduct a nationwide strike to reject the government's p

Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – The Indonesian Association of Families of Missing Persons (Ikohi) in Sunday's press conference declared that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo had insulted the livi

Jakarta – Police forcibly dispersed a student protest near the Cendrawasih University (Uncen) in Jayapura, Papua, on Monday September 28.

The two provinces were added to

Jakarta – The Southeast Sulawesi chapter of the Indonesian Ombudsman has condemned the police's use a helicopter to disperse a student rally in front of their headquarters.

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – More Indonesians now comply with the policy of wearing face masks in public, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) has revealed, although more efforts to raise public