Jakarta – The Agrarian Reform National Committee (KNPA) says that at least 49 protesters were arrested and are still being held by police around the country following peaceful commemora

Nina Loasana, Jakarta – The coronavirus pandemic did not stop agrarian reform activists from staging a protest in front of the House of Representatives compound in Central Jakarta to ma

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Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – For the third day in a row, Indonesia has logged a record daily high number of coronavirus cases as the Health Ministry reported on Friday 4,823 new infections

Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – Febri Diansyah, the head of the Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) public relations bureau, has resigned from the antigraft agency.

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia's household spending will take a greater hit than previously expected this year as Jakarta goes back into large-scale social restrictions (PSBB)

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – Prosecutors have sought sentences ranging from 18 years to life in prison for former executives of state insurer PT Asuransi Jiwasraya for their alleged in

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) supervisory council has declared the commission's chairman, Firli Bahuri, guilty of an ethics violation for displaying a "hedonisti

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Jakarta – A medical worker accused of sexual misconduct and extortion by a person who underwent a rapid COVID-19 test at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, has d

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Jakarta – An official of the Jakarta Tourism and Creative Economy Agency has said the office will disperse public wedding receptions held in the capital city while the large-scale socia

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a multimillion-dollar loan to support Indonesia's disaster resilience by providing quick access to emerg

Jakarta – As many as 290 farmer, fisherpeople, student, labour and environmental organisations have united to reject the Draft Omnibus Law on Job Creation – which is still being deliber

Ghoida Rahmah, Jakarta – The Center of Reform on Economics (CORE) Executive Director Mohammad Faisal explained that the ongoing downturn of business performance and economy potentially

Jakarta – Indonesian activists and workers held rallies across the country on Thursday to protest against President Joko Widodo's flagship Job Creation bill, as parliament moves closer

Jimmy Daniel Berlianto Oley and Rendy Adriyan Diningrat – The Indonesian government's response to Covid-19 has been ineffective.

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Indonesia's one-day increases in COVID-19 cases have continued to hit consecutive new highs in the past few days as the country has constantly recorded more

Jakarta – The Lampung Police have arrested three individuals who were allegedly engaged in illegal elephant ivory trade in the region.

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police is set to block websites that offer illegal abortion services and products over public health and safety concerns.

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Indonesia's political parties are set to campaign virtually for the 2020 regional elections, which the government and the House of Representatives agreed to hol

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has said that air pollution is a significant health issue in the capital, causing more than 5 million illnesses a year.

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – A coalition of educational institutions that includes the academic branches of Indonesia's two largest Muslim groups, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – The start of the 2020 academic year was like no other, especially for freshmen.

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Jakarta – The government seems to has lost its way in the fight against the pandemic. Jokowi's leadership is at stake.

Adam Prireza, Jakarta – Head of the East Jakarta Civil Service Police Unit (Satpol PP) Budhy Novian said that during the nine days of 'Operation Yustisi', 14 office areas violated healt

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia has among the highest number of active coronavirus cases in the region, totaling 60,054 on Thursday or 22.9 percent of total cases, as the daily ris

Yudha Baskoro, Jakarta – With no more self-isolation, hotels are getting ready to quarantine asymptomatic Covid-19 patients.

Chris Pleasance – A convicted child rapist was whipped until he collapsed in the Indonesian city of Banda Aceh under the province's strict Sharia Laws.

Moh Khory Alfarizi, Jakarta – Researchers from the Yogyakarta Gadjah Mada University (UGM) announced that it has developed a COVID-19 detector dubbed the "GeNose" that is claimed to be

Jakarta – Tabernacle Bible Church of Indonesia (GKII) Synod Chairperson Daniel Ronda admits to being disappointed that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has yet to respond to the shooting

Jakarta – The Save Indonesia Action Coalition (KAMI) has sent an open letter to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in which they demanded he take serious action against of the resurgence of

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Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Indonesia saw a one-day record of 4,465 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 257,388 nationwide, government data

Erric Permana, Jakarta, Indonesia – Indonesia's National Human Rights Commission will investigate Saturday's shooting death of a pastor in Papua, eastern Indonesia, the commission's hea

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West Papuan students petitioning the Indonesian government against Special Autonomy plans have come up against police blockades in the city of Manado.

Jakarta – Research and Technology Minister and National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) head Bambang Brodjonegoro has said the ministry is developing COVID-19 test kits to improve

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – The Health Ministry has called on the public to use only masks that actually protect them against the coronavirus, explaining that not all masks are made e

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – The government has determined that the country's food estate will be primarily developed in Central Kalimantan and North Sumatra, bringing the program clos

Jakarta – Berau Regent H. Muharram died on Tuesday evening after undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at Pertamina Hospital in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan.

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Bilateral cooperation between Indonesia and France remains strong amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jakarta – The National Standardization Agency (BSN) has issued the Indonesian National Standard (SNI) for cloth face masks, which requires them to have at least two layers of fabric for

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – In February last year, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan announced that his administration would gradually take over the city's water management from the private o

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – Indonesia needs to address corruption to improve public services so that the job creation omnibus bill can bring about the significant changes necessa

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Helena Kobagau and Haeril Halim, Timika – With the coronavirus devastating jobs across the country, desperate Indonesians are flocking to illegal gold mines as the soaring price of the

Jakarta – The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) has seen a 50 percent decrease in its blood supply amid rising demand and fewer blood donations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization's