Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The government expects Indonesia's state budget deficit to remain wide next year to provide room for efforts to support economic recovery and structural r

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Wahyoe Boediwardhana and Ganug Nugroho Adi, Surabaya and Surakarta – A number of regional administrations across the country have decided to limit the celebrations of Indonesia's upcom

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia's foreign debt rose by the end of June as the government issued global sukuk and large amounts of sovereign debt papers (SBNs) sold to foreign i

Lona Olavia & Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Students and teachers will soon receive an internet subsidy for their online classes for the next four months, according to Communicatio

Achmad Nasrudin Yahya, Jakarta – The Labour Movement with the People (Gebrak) has asserted that there will be no compromise with the government or the House of Representatives (DPR) ove

Jakarta – Papuan human rights activist Veronica Koman is questioning the attitude of the Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP) which she says ignored her written report to them about the

Mardika Parama, Jakarta – Indonesia, the biggest palm oil producer in the world, saw production and exports of the commodity contract in the first half of the year due to economic impa

Djemi Amnifu, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara – For Gadrida Rosdiana Djukana, the editor-in-chief of East Nusa Tenggara-based daily publication KURSOR, dedicating herself to gender mainstre

Jakarta – Residents in Greater Jakarta will not be able to commemorate Indonesia's 75th Independence Day with big and festive celebrations as in previous years, because authorities hav

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has awarded posthumous honors to 22 medical workers who lost their lives in the fight against COVID-19, among the dozens of awar

Jakarta – National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has spent thousands of dollars to repair aircraft damaged by kites flown around Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Tangerang, Banten.

Mardika Parama, Jakarta – The urban transportation system in Greater Jakarta should be better integrated in order to increase convenience for passengers, increase efficiency and meet t

Annisa Nurul Aziza – Indonesian human rights activist and lawyer Veronica Koman said in a statement on Tuesday, August 11, that the Education Fund Management Institute (LPDP) under the

Jakarta – Thirty medical and non-medical staff working for community health centers (Puskesmas) in Bogor city, West Java, have tested positive for COVID-19, forcing the local administr

Facebook has been urged by media freedom advocates to restore an article it pulled ostensibly because the piece violated its rules on nudity.

James Massola – One of Australia's most important strategic allies, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, is "interested in attracting investment from whomever has the most cash and the fe

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The government is pushing for digital transformation in a bid to boost efficiency and cut operational costs as it lags behind other countries in implement

Jakarta – For D, a 25-year-old nurse who works at Wisma Atlet Kemayoran temporary COVID-19 hospital in Central Jakarta, treating patients with coronavirus has been an uphill struggle.

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – The Indonesian education sector – a core element of national development – has overcome numerous challenges over the years, but nothing had prepared it fo

Arya Dipa, Bandung, West Java – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has called on local administrations to accelerate their regional budget spending to help boost the economy after Indonesi

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Dion Bisara, Vento Saudale, Jakarta – The World Health Organization has warned that Indonesia may risk increasing local Covid-19 transmission and adding pressure

Agus Rahmat and Eduward Ambarita – Postings by artists and influencers on social media supporting the Draft Omnibus Law on Job Creation (RUU Cipta Kerja) have attracted lively debate.

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Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo set aside differences when he issued state awards to two politicians widely regarded as among his strongest political opp

Laras Susanti – Indonesia is experiencing a surge in child marriages.

Irfan Kamil, Jakarta – National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) Commissioner for Study and Research, Sandrayati Moniaga, says that the commission is recommending that deliberation

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Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has arrested prosecutor Pinangki Sirna Malasari for allegedly accepting bribes in connection with graft convict Djoko Tjandra, who was arr

Jakarta – A man in Way Kanan, Lampung, allegedly murdered his own baby after his wife refused to have sex with him, local police said.

Jakarta – Attorney General ST Burhanuddin has revoked his newly issued guideline, which had required authorities to seek his permission to investigate prosecutors suspected of wrongdoi

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia raised another Rp 22 trillion (US$1.48 billion) on Tuesday from government bonds to fund the country's fiscal deficit and the costly fight again

A 20-year-old woman in West Jakarta staged a dramatic discovery of a newborn baby, authorities said, only to later own up that the baby was hers.

New potential COVID-19 clusters have reportedly been identified following the central government's decision to allow schools located in relatively low-risk areas to reopen.

As a trans woman, Hendrika Kelan overcame social barriers in conservative Indonesia to win the support of her community.

Tim Mann – Indonesia is still struggling to manage the COVID-19 pandemic. Its fatalities are the worst in Southeast Asia, but so far the most dire predictions have not come true.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The transmission rate of coronavirus has been picking up the pace in Jakarta and East Java since the beginning of the month, offering a bleak outlook to the

Jakarta – The Bali Police have named musician I Gede Ari Astina, better known as Jerinx, a suspect for defaming the Indonesian Medical Association (IDI).

Pacific Media Watch – Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on Facebook to restore an article that was censored for violating its rules on nudity and has urged the social media pl

Jakarta – Family members of a detainee who reportedly died at the Balerang Police station in Batam, Riau Islands, on Saturday have accused officers of torturing him to death.

Belseran Christ, Ambon, Maluku – The flow of the Nalbesi River was getting stronger as the rain flushed Buru Selatan regency in Maluku on a Thursday morning, but villagers still flocke

Jakarta – Papuan activist and former political prisoner Filep Karma says there are differences in how demonstrations proceed in Papua and Jakarta.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Several local members of the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) have expressed their disapproval of the party's decision to nominate Presid

Norman Harsono and Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – More than 33 million Indonesian homes, businesses and public services are poised to see lower monthly power bills until December a

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Sausan Atika, Jakarta – Health authorities are demanding that Jakarta's satellite cities follow the capital's lead in increasing the testing capacity, as the capital deals with more an

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – With accusations mounting against her, Indonesian human rights lawyer Veronica Koman has said she is being forced to return hundreds of millions of rupi

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – Data discrepancies have continued to be a problem for Indonesia five months since it announced its first COVID-19 cases, prompting concerns about outdated da

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Retail sales in Indonesia fell 17.1 percent year-on-year (yoy) in June, marking a slight improvement when compared with an even greater contraction record

Friski Riana, Jakarta – Human rights advocate Veronica Koman admitted that the Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP) warned her to return to Indonesia before asking her to pay back the s