Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta, Indonesia – More than 200 children including newborns and those under 5 years of age are believed to have died from COVID-19 in Indonesia as the virus has devas

Adam Prireza, Jakarta – The Jakarta provincial administration disseminated information on the ban on plastic bags at 116 supermarkets across seven sub-districts of Tanjung Priok, North

Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan on Thursday announced that the COVID-19 rate in the capital city has started to drop within the last two days.

Ricky Mohammad Nugraha, Jakarta – COVID-19 task force member, Dewi Nur Aisyah on Thursday announced that Indonesia's COVID-19 risk zone mapping by the end of May showed positive progre

Devina Halim, Jakarta – Wahid Foundation Director Yenny Wahid believes that flying the Morning Star flag is not an act of makar (treason, subversion, rebellion) and that the Papuan peo

Police in West Jakarta's Kembangan sub-district are questioning a street seller who allegedly spat into a bowl containing bakso cuanki before serving it to his customer, following CCTV

Rebecca Ratcliffe and Febriana Firdaus – On Thursday afternoon, residents of Aceh, Indonesia, waded back and forth in water helping Rohingya refugees clamber to safety.

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – The Central Jakarta District Court has issued on Tuesday an interlocutory decision that it has jurisdiction to preside over the air pollution lawsuit filed by

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – The Denpasar Immigration Office in Bali is set to deport a Syrian national for holding a mass yoga gathering in Ubud amid public health concerns over the

Jakarta – Amnesty International has called on Indonesian authorities to ensure immediate protection for dozens of Rohingya refugees, who were rescued by local fishermen after they beca

Mardika Parama, Jakarta – Pharmaceutical companies might have to switch the focus of their production to dietary supplements such as multivitamins during the pandemic to cater to incre

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan and Surabaya in East Java have recorded the highest mortality rates while COVID-19 case numbers keep rising across the archipel

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Galih Gumelar, Jakarta – After around six months of investigation, the Attorney General's Office (AGO) has named 13 asset management companies and a Financial Services Authority (OJK)

Yunindita Prasidya, Jakarta – The World Bank has advised Indonesia to increase its human capital spending and improve the quality of that expenditure as the country pushes for economic

Apriza Pinandita, Jakarta – Members of the Indonesian diaspora, particularly in academia, have called on the government to boost its engagement with academics abroad by rolling out a m

Tito Ambyo – Last week's 'Bintang Emon vs Buzzers' controversy was an interesting example of how Indonesians articulate freedom of speech on online platforms, how those in power react

Sri Wahyuni, Yogyakarta – Indonesia's second-largest Muslim group, Muhammadiyah, has said that its members and Muslims in general may take part in mass prayers for Idul Adha (Day of Sa

Fathin Ungku, Bernadette Christina, Singapore/Jakarta – Indonesia has scaled back protection for some of the world's most important tropical forests ahead of the worst season for fires

President Joko Widodo has called on regional officials and the citizens of East Java to be more disciplined in curbing the spread of the coronavirus as the province looks set to have t

Sri Krishnamurthi – Miss Universe NZ 2019 beauty queen Diamond Langi is being trolled by thousands of Indonesians on social media for speaking up about discrimination against West Papu

Niniek Karmini and Edna Tariganan, Jakarta – The number of coronavirus infections in Indonesia surpassed 50,000 Thursday, an increase that is worrying experts at a time when the govern

I Nyoman Sutarsa, Elan A Lazuardi, Rabiah Al Adawiyah and Rizki Fillaili – The daily increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases in Indonesia is a long way from slowing down.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has urged the East Java administration to decrease the rate of COVID-19 transmission in the region within two weeks.

Jakarta – The Central Jakarta District Court found Aris Tangkelabi Pandin guilty of animal abuse after he poured liquid sodium hydroxide on six dogs, killing five of them, while their

Jakarta – The International Monetary Fund has cut its projection for the Indonesian economy while predicting the global economy would slump into a deeper recession this year.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Indonesia hit the sad milestone of 50,000 on Thursday as major hotspots East Java and South Sulawesi failed to p

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – A study has revealed that Indonesian consumers are leaning more and more toward a "conscious lifestyle" and starting to show a preference for socially conscious b

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Apriza Pinandita, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has said that it has provided emergency assistance to dozens of Rohingya refugees who found themselves stranded in northern Aceh w

Friski Riana, Jakarta – National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) along with a number of institutions agreed to urge the government to immediately ratify the optional protocol t

Jakarta – Alumni Brotherhood 212 (PA 212) Chairperson Slamet Maarif has denied accusation that the group intentionally provided a flag with the hammer-and-sickle logo on it to be set a

Taufiq Siddiq, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan announced that the number of community units that were categorized as COVID-19 red zones have dropped since the transitional la

Jakarta – As well as not being urgent, the Pancasila Ideology Guidelines Bill could give rise to a single interpretation of Pancasila.

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – Disability rights organizations from across the country have signed a petition to urge President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to revise a newly issued regulation on th

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – Private universities, teachers and students are urging the government to step up its education policies, criticizing its latest financial assistance as i

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – Publicly listed consumer goods companies have managed to book profits in the first quarter – some even higher than last year – as they emerge as winners during

Jakarta – Death row inmates Aulia Kesuma and her son, Geovanni Kelvin, who were found guilty of soliciting the murders of Aulia's husband and stepson, are seeking to avoid the death pe

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Harry Jacques, Denpasar, Bali – Jangat Pico, a member of the Orang Rimba indigenous people who live on Indonesia's Sumatra island, was reluctant to say the name of the new coronavirus

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

Mardika Parama, Jakarta – Tourist industry experts have lauded the government's decision to issue health protocols for public places such as hotels and restaurants, saying the measures

Yudha Baskoro – Islamist groups, including the National Anti-Communist Alliance (Anak NKRI), the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) and the 212 Alumni Brotherhood (PA 212), brought hundreds

Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Jakarta – Indonesian authorities complained on Wednesday that hundreds of people had refused testing for the new coronavirus as social taboos emerge as another

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Jakarta administration in its appeal of a lower court's decision to uphold developer PT Taman Harapan Indah'

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has once again suspended Car Free Day (CFD) amid concerns over public health and safety following reports of large crowds turning up to the weekly

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – West Java – Indonesia's most populous province – has seen a declining trend of daily new cases of COVID-19 in the past few weeks, thanks to collaborative effort

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Jakarta – Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto visited Russian Deputy Minister of Defense Alexander Fomin in Russia on Tuesday, the official Twitter account of the Defense Ministry @Kemha