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Arjuna Pademme, Makassar, Jubi – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) Papua stated the office received a number of reports on human rights violations that allegedly invo

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – Proper management of plastic waste is lacking in coastal communities in Indonesia, the No. 2 contributor to the ocean plastic crisis.

Edna Tarigan and Victoria Milkom, Jakarta, Indonesia – While Indonesia has recorded more deaths from the coronavirus than any other Southeast Asian country, it also has seen by far the

Damon Evans – East Timor is reassessing its ambitious petroleum development plans, which include the Woodside Petroleum-operated Greater Sunrise project, after discovering the economic

Jakarta – The Health Ministry's Health Research and Development Agency (Litbangkes) began large-scale clinical trials of convalescent blood plasma therapy on COVID-19 patients on Tuesda

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) will assist the Health Ministry in setting a price ceiling for COVID-19 swab tests following numerous complaints

Mardika Parama, Jakarta – The government's COVID-19 stimulus package for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) is misguided and hampered by a lack of reliable data, experts have

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) has adopted a Constitutional Court (MK) law revision that increases the maximum term for its justices, a sticky issue since i

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration is set to hold a special meeting on Wednesday to assess its COVID-19 countermeasures as cases in the capital continue to rise.

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Jakarta – The Yogyakarta administration has found at least 20 cases of COVID-19 transmissions associated with a soto Lamongan (Lamongan traditional chicken soup) food stall.

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The government's fiscal stimulus programs may need to continue into 2023 if the Indonesian economy and domestic consumption remain weak next year, economis

Jakarta – Indonesia on Tuesday added 12 more companies, including social media firm Twitter and video-conferencing site Zoom, to a list of internet-based businesses that must pay a 10%

Galih Gumelar and Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Democracy and public health are under threat as the 2020 simultaneous regional elections in 270 regions across Indonesia may emerge as new sou

Jakarta – The Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Ministry has urged lawmakers to pass the sexual violence eradication bill into law to fill the country's legal gaps pertaining to

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Governor Anies Baswedan confirmed on Wednesday that the large-scale social restrictions will be re-imposed in Jakarta in coming days, otherwise all hospitals

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia has reported 3,307 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours to take the country's total to 203,342, with the surge coming mostly from four wors

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – State-owned electricity giant PLN officially listed Rp 1.88 trillion (US$126.9 million) worth of bonds at the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) on Wednesday, as i

Jakarta – Industrial COVID-19 clusters discovered in the Bekasi and Karawang regencies of West Java reached 500 cases on Tuesday, prompting demands for increased testing and tracing.

Jakarta – The State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) Ministry is limiting the number of expert staff members allowed on each SOEs' board of directors after finding that some staffers were paid h

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has established a national team to accelerate the development of a possible COVID-19 vaccine and to improve the country's

Jakarta – The National Police have named Benny Tjokrosaputro, the president director of publicly listed property firm PT Hanson International, a prime suspect in a money laundering case

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia's debt has risen significantly this year as the government has ramped up spending to rescue an economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic amid

Mardika Parama, Jakarta – The nation's tourist industry is facing a catch-22 as a rise in COVID-19 cases hampers its recovery, while strict closures will also severely impact businesses

Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – Communications and Information Minister Johnny G.

Jakarta – The Greater Jakarta LRT serving Jakarta, Bogor, Depok and Bekasi will open to the public in July 2022, property developer and state-owned construction firm PT Adhi Karya has c

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Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta, Indonesia surpassed 200,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, after consistently detecting record numbers of new infections in the past several weeks.

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Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has emphasized the importance of bureaucratic flexibility in mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the country,

Jakarta – Prominent Muhammadiyah figure Abdul Malik Fadjar passed away at 7:00 p.m. on Monday at Mayapada Hospital in Kuningan, South Jakarta. He was 81 years old.

Jakarta – Thirteen nurses working at the West Sulawesi Regional General Hospital (RSUD) in Mamuju regency have said they were abruptly dismissed from their jobs and are still owed back

Jakarta, Indonesia – Medical experts have linked a surge in coronavirus cases on Bali to the inaccurate, low-cost rapid antibody test kits that are being used to screen domestic visitor

The Indonesian government has been urged to urgently investigate a police raid on a so-called "gay party" that resulted in the arrests of nine men.

Asip Hasani, Kediri, East Java – The road to the top administrator's seat in Kediri regency, East Java, looks to be clear for Hanindhito Himawan Pramana, the son of Indonesian Democrati

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Representatives from various human rights groups in the country said on Monday that they would immediately hand a legal opinion to the National Commission on

Caesar Akbar, Jakarta - At least 59 countries have restricted entry of Indonesian citizens over concerns of the high number of Covid-19 positive cases in the archipelago.

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Over 100 people marched down the streets of Renon, Denpasar today to protest criminal charges against Balinese musician I Gede Ari Astana aka Jerinx, the latest in a series of community

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Religious Affairs Minister Fachrul Razi has found himself in hot water again as lawmakers question him over his controversial remarks on radicalism and the mini

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The government has begun preparing regulations so the omnibus bill on job creation can be implemented within a month after being passed into law, expe

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The House of Representatives and the government have agreed to revise the 2007 Disaster Mitigation Law in response to the global coronavirus pandemic.

Yunindita Prasidya, Jakarta – The Indonesian stock market is likely to endure a selling spree by foreign investors until year-end as the global economic and political situations remain

Jakarta – The Probolinggo COVID-19 task force in East Java has ordered dozens of people at Maron Market to get into a hearse containing a casket used for transporting COVID-19 patients'

Jayanty Nada Shofa – Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo urged regional leader candidates to abide by health protocols after receiving countless reports on non-compliance.

Reuters in Lhokseumawe – Almost 300 Rohingya refugees believed to have been at sea for six months landed on a beach in Aceh province, Indonesia, early on Monday, Indonesian authorities

Jakarta – Indonesia has granted entry to 450 Chinese workers employed by PT Bintan Alumina Indonesia (PT BAI), an aluminum producer based in the Galang Batang special economic zone in B

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia's foreign exchange (forex) reserves soared to a record high in August mainly due to the government's foreign borrowing, proceeds from oil and gas

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – The government is seeking to expand its business assistance program to around 3 million more small businesses affected by the COVID-19 outbreak by reallocating f