Jakarta – The Makassar police in South Sulawesi arrested on Monday a Qur'an teacher for allegedly sexually abusing a number of his underage students.

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has launched the productive social assistance program for micro businesses to help them survive the economic crisis cau

Jakarta – A number of regions in Indonesia have seen a significant increase in divorce rates during the COVID-19 pandemic with financial issues cited as among the main factors of the br

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economic front is not timely and lacks focus compared with other countries that fare better,

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – The reputation that sports giant Nike has gained from taking a labor-friendly stance in navigating the pandemic hangs in the balance, as a labor union com

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – Six provinces have declared siaga (alert) status for forest and land fires, National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) spokesman Raditya Jati said on Monday.

Jakarta – Graft convict Djoko Soegiarto Tjandra has admitted to giving money to Brig. Gen. Prasetyo Utomo and Insp. Gen.

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Gay activist Hartoyo has had to overcome both physical and virtual curbs on his movement so that he may continue to feed the urban poor, persecuted members of

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded a budget deficit of Rp 330.2 trillion (US$22.4 billion), or 2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), as of July as tax revenue fell fu

Mardika Parama, Jakarta – The Indonesian National Shipowners Association (INSA) and an industry expert have called on the government to reevaluate the subsidized "Tol Laut" (maritime hi

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – A female staff member at a private firm in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, allegedly hired a group of contract killers to murder her employer on Aug.

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – Indonesia is seeking to work with the US state of Indiana by importing more soybeans and in turn expanding the market for tempeh, a traditional Indonesian soybe

Jakarta – Police on Sunday arrested two men who recorded videos of themselves forcing a 4-year-old boy to drink alcohol in East Luwu, South Sulawesi.

James Massola – The Indonesian island of Bali has bowed to the inevitable and will remain closed to foreign tourists until the end of 2020.

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – Indonesians' commitment to and satisfaction with democracy has started to trend upward following a steep decline at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, a

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has started deliberating the draft revision to the 2011 Constitutional Court Law amid experts' questions over the seeming need for

Kissing or touching one's forehead to the hand of an elder is a traditional show of respect in many parts of Indonesia, but it reportedly led to the emergence of a COVID-19 cluster in t

Health authorities in Batam, Riau Islands are looking for a woman who allegedly smeared her own face with the saliva of a deceased COVID-19 patient, with concerns mounting that she may

Achmad Nasrudin Yahya, Jakarta – The Committee for the Safety of Journalists (KKJ) says that the hacking of mass media websites is a new threat against the work of journalists in Indone

Timika, Indonesia – More than 1,000 Indonesian workers blocked access to the world's biggest gold mine on Monday in protest at a company move to shut down visits to their families over

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The Jakarta Corruption Court has handed down a six-year prison sentence for former General Elections Commission (KPU) commissioner Wahyu Setiawan after finding

Jakarta – The police in Central Mamuju regency, West Sulawesi, have launched an investigation into the death of Demas Laira, 28, an online media journalist who was found dead by a roads

Jakarta – Evi Novida Ginting Manik officially returned to her position as General Elections Commission (KPU) commissioner on Monday after President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo revoked a presid

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Indonesia's largest oil and gas company, state-owned Pertamina, booked a US$767.92 million net loss in the first half of this year amid weak energy demand and

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Giring Ganesha, the newly appointed Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) acting chairman, has declared his intention of running in the 2024 presidential election.

Mardika Parama, Jakarta – The sizeable initial investment required to establish a lithium battery manufacturing facility is one of the primary challenges in developing the country's bat

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – The Finance Ministry has begun to transfer Rp 66.5 trillion, or $4.5 billion of cash to 15.7 million workers and 12 million small business owners on Mond

Jakarta – Indonesia's response to the COVID-19 outbreak has not been successful, an epidemiologist from Gadjah Mada University (UGM) in Yogyakarta, Bayu Satria Wiratama, has said.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia added 2,037 cases on Sunday to continue a run of more than 2,000 cases per day for the fourth day in a row.

Jakarta – Former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairman Antasari Azhar has asked where the Rp 546 billion (US$36.5 million) seized as evidence in the high-profile Bank Bali gr

Alya Nurbaiti and Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – Civil groups have condemned recent cyberattacks on the websites of two prominent institutions and the social media account of a scientist, all

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – The government is committed to accelerating a "national digital transformation" through five priority programs, including establishing and extending the

Jakarta – Prisoners being detained at the Attorney General's Office (AGO) complex on Jl.

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – The United Federation of Indonesian Teachers (FSGI) has urged the government to do more to protect teachers, school administrators and students during the

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – A recent survey of "opinion leaders" has named three popular governors the best regional respondents to the COVID-19 crisis within a limited group of candidates

Mataram City (West Nusa Tenggara) – An Indonesian woman's baby died in her womb after Covid-19 test requirements delayed the labour care she needed, her family said.

Jakarta – Flames engulfed the Attorney General's Office (AGO) building on Jl. Sultan Hasanudin Dalam in South Jakarta on Saturday evening.

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office building was in fire on Saturday, August 22, 2020.

Andree Surianta – For the past decade, the Indonesian government has stepped up efforts to mandate the use of the Indonesian language in all aspects of life.

Ben Bland – Indonesian President Joko Widodo isn't a great orator but the former factory owner has a knack for charming listeners with cute analogies.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Indonesia surpassed the 150,000 mark on Saturday as new cases have been surging by at least 2,000 for three conse

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Dian Erika Nugraheny, Jakarta – The recent hacking of the Tempo.co website has not intimidated Tempo's editors who will continue to take a critical stand in their reporting.

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The House of Representatives and labor unions have agreed not to include several proposed revisions in a disputed labor cluster of the controversial omnibus bil

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Jakarta – The Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) revealed that at least 86 doctors had died of COVID-19 since the new coronavirus began wreaking havoc in the country.

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – Indonesia's pediatricians have raised concerns over the government's plan to allow more schools to reopen, given that the share of children among COVID-19 fat

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Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – Experts from various fields are dissatisfied with the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, urging it to prioritize health care in tackling the crisis

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – News site tempo.co from Tempo Media Group experienced a series of hacks from Thursday midnight to early Friday.