Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – Steadfast commitment to the well-being of women and children is an essential aspect of the nation's COVID-19 response, the government has said, as many fa

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – The government has committed to assisting citizens hit hardest by the COVID-19 outbreak until the end of the year, but persistent issues of data reliability hav

Jakarta – Indigenous faith group Sunda Wiwitan has said local authorities have committed a human rights violation by closing off a tomb built by the group's followers in West Java.

Mardika Parama, Jakarta – Indonesia's exports of horticultural products such as fruit, vegetables and spices to Japan remain uncompetitive because of high prices, officials have said.

Jakarta – A female district head known for her charity works and anti-mining stance was impeached by local councilors in East Java on Wednesday in a rare concerted political maneuver i

Wintang Warastri, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) secretary, Anwar Abbas, urged people to refer to the council's past fatwa on meningitis vaccine following MUI's fears of

Alfath Asmunda, Banda Aceh – A series of cases of sexual violence against children has taken place in Aceh.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia reported 1,906 new cases of coronavirus on Thursday, the second highest rise in a day, to take the country's total to 93,657 as infection rate in J

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – Collaborative efforts are key to reducing stunting in Indonesia, as the COVID-19 pandemic may worsen the already high prevalence of stunted children, experts ha

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – With the COVID-19 pandemic requiring an unprecedented scale of laboratory testing, Indonesia continues to face disparities in testing between regions in the

Indonesian security forces have denied that two local West Papuans they killed late last week were innocent civilians.

Jakarta (Reuters) – Indonesia's military rejected allegations on Wednesday (July 22) by Papuan separatists that a father and son killed at the weekend in the country's easternmost prov

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – An animal protection organization, Animals Australia, has reported that the COVID-19 pandemic has put animals in a dire situation, with many of them lef

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Mardika Parama, Jakarta – Indonesia's automotive industry players can breathe a sigh of relief as national car sales in June rebounded strongly, promising a smoother road for the rest

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Indonesia is estimated to lose between 10,000 and 15,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd) from oil theft in several regions, according to the Upstream Oil and Ga

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has urged Padjajaran University's Medical School research team in Bandung, West Java to make the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine available for widespr

Tri Indah Oktavianti and Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The Indonesian Anticorruption Community (MAKI) reported House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Azis Syamsudin to the House's ethics c

Jakarta – Hundreds of workers and businesspeople grouped under the Jakarta Association of Entertainment Entrepreneurs (Asphija) staged a rally in front of City Hall in Central Jakarta

Ghina Ghaliya and Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo has topped the list of potential candidates for the 2024 presidential race, a recently published survey

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Public trust in President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto's handling of the COVID-19 outbreak has fallen in July as the country

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – As four junior high schoolers waded across a fast flowing river on their way to school, they struggled to keep their balance against the force of the cu

Triyan Pangastuti, Jakarta – Foreign direct investment into Indonesia has dropped 6.9 percent in the second quarter from the same period last year, showing the latest sign of the count

Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – Following the news about two Nduga, Papua residents who were allegedly shot dead by Indonesian armed forces (TNI) personnel, Amnesty International Indon

Dewi Elvia Muthiariny, Jakarta – The Coordinating Minister for Politics, Legal, and Security Mahfud Md held a meeting with the task force of the Indonesian Military (TNI), National Pol

Jakarta – The National Police are currently investigating 92 cases of alleged embezzlement surrounding COVID-19 social aid in 18 provinces across the country.

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – The Health Ministry announced 139 more COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, by far the highest one-day death toll linked to the contagious disease in Indonesia.

Jakarta – Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has urged the public to use locally produced rapid testing kits developed by the Agency for the

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Ministry is seeking to relax the requirements to establish a cooperative by reducing the min

Yunindita Prasidya, Jakarta – Experts have highlighted the need to support industry sectors dominated by women, as the economic downturn from the pandemic was affecting a disproportion

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Most Indonesians no longer want large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) to be in force as the country takes gradual steps to reopen the economy, a survey conduc

Adrian Wail Akhlas and Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) has given the 2019 central government's financial report an unqualified opinion (WTP), the best

Jakarta – Residents of Cilimus Hideung village in Cibatu district, Garut, West Java, are now able to access low-cost internet thanks to the efforts of resident Budi Hermawan.

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – A potential COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese biopharmaceutical firm Sinovac Biotech is set to have its Phase III clinical trials in Bandung, West Jav

Victor Mambor, Jayapura – Two civilians, Elias Karungu and Selu Karungu, from conflict-prone Nduga regency, Papua, were fatally shot by Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel on Saturday.

Jakarta – Rahayu Saraswati Djojohadikusumo, a former TV presenter and legislator who is also a niece of Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, has been nominated as the deputy mayor candid

Jakarta – Police in Indonesia have charged three recruiting agency bosses over the torture death of an Indonesian crew member found in a freezer aboard a Chinese fishing vessel, an off

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia's economy is on track for a significant contraction this year as the coronavirus crisis has hit the global economy more severely than previously

Len Garae – In its historic courtesy call and meeting with Prime Minister Bob Loughman to double check on whether or not his Government has received an invitation from Jakarta to visit

A man in his 20s allegedly assaulted his wife out of impatience, all because the victim couldn't finish frying ikan asin, or salted fish, any sooner.

The majority of new coronavirus patients in the past week were infected in offices, Indonesia's COVID-19 task force said, as the government continues to urge health precaution complian

Maria Cellina Wijaya and Rizqy Rahmatyah, Jakarta – When Jakarta became the epicentre of Covid-19 transmission, other regions, including the East Java capital of Surabaya, lagged behin

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – New confirmed cases of coronavirus infections in Jakarta surged by 433 on Tuesday – the city's highest single-day rise so far – to take its total to 17,279,

Rainer Heufers – Governments around the world have been borrowing money during the COVID-19 crisis to fund programs to protect vulnerable citizens.

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The government inaugurated on Monday a facility to produce refuse-derived fuel (RDF), a fuel made of various types of waste, in Cilacap, Central Java

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has officially disbanded 18 state bodies deemed irrelevant as the government shifts its focus to COVID-19 pandemic mitigati

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded a Rp 257.8 trillion (US$17.5 billion) budget deficit in the first half of the year as the government seeks to bolster stimulus spending

Ardila Syakriah and Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – After almost a month of taking gradual steps to reopen the economy, Indonesia has seen its COVID-19 cases and deaths double as crowds reeme

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – Experts have made fresh calls to push for the immediate establishment of an independent fact-finding and reconciliation body as part of a long-overdue eff