Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have arrested infamous thug John Kei for allegedly masterminding attacks in two places that claimed a life and injured two others, months after he was rele

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The nation's high unemployment rate is expected to worsen and continue into next year as the country braces for further economic consequences of the COVID

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – House of Representatives lawmakers have urged the government to resume deliberation of the controversial revisions to the Criminal Code and the 1995 Correction

Jakarta – A couple in Semarang, Central Java, have lost family members to COVID-19 days after their wedding ceremony.

Antonia Timmerman – "Smile", an instructor tells the women in identical aprons as they take turns to stand in front of a blue background for an employment photo.

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – As soon as Susana Somali arrived at the shelter and opened the gate, dozens of dogs rushed over, barking and wagging their tails.

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Freeport Indonesia, operator of Grasberg, the world's second-biggest copper mine, is on track shift to all-underground mining by 2022, its chief executive said on Sunday.

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – The Indonesian authorities are worried about another health crisis on their hands, dengue haemorrhagic fever, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Galih Gumelar, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) is under pressure to procure all necessary health equipment and apply strict health protocols for the 2020 simultaneous

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The Indonesian economy faces gloomier skies this year as the COVID-19 pandemic has yet to show any signs of subsiding, forcing government officials, the c

Jakarta – An unknown hacker has allegedly breached a government database of 230,000 people who have undergone COVID-19 testing.

Jakarta – The government has granted tax cuts and incentives to individuals or companies involving in the national efforts of Covid-19 pandemic mitigation from March to September, in a

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – Netizens have raised concerns over public health as images and videos of large crowds inundating the streets of Central Jakarta on the first Car Free Day

Sausan Atika and Vela Andapita, Jakarta – Millions have a love-hate relationship with Jakarta, a city that many believe offers a chance at greater fortunes, but that means living with

Andrew Wight – Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, has seen more than 50 days without new COVID-19 cases and has yet to report a single death, thanks in part to water initiatives de

Jakarta – Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Minister Tjahjo Kumolo has said he is formulating a strategy to reduce the number of unproductive civil servants amid the current work-

Jakarta – Local authorities have found that a beached dwarf sperm whale on Lembeng Beach in Ketewel village, Gianyar, Bali, was cut in parts and had its oil extracted by local resident

Jakarta – Gerindra party politician Rahayu "Sara" Saraswati has secured support from the party's executive board to run in the upcoming South Tangerang regional elections, pending offi

Jakarta – Human rights activists have lambasted the government for its lack of attention given to refugees as a vulnerable group during the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – Health Minister Terawan Agus Purwanto issued a new set of health protocols on Friday governing activities in public places.

Nina A. Loasana and Ni Nyoman Wira, Jakarta – A decision made by the Education and Culture Ministry to collaborate with streaming platform Netflix has been met with criticism.

Apriza Pinandita, Jakarta – Indonesia urged the international community to speak up and take decisive action against racial violence at a United Nations forum in Geneva, Switzerland, o

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – It's been the toughest week in the Indonesian coronavirus outbreak with the most confirmed cases and deaths by seven-day average since first cases were detec

Media and civil society leaders in Timor-Leste have expressed concern about the possible reintroduction of a criminal defamation law in the country.

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Chairman of the Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) East Java chapter, Sutrisno, said the pressure of hospital and healthcare workers in the region was

Alexander R Arifianto and Jonathan Chen – As an emerging economy, Indonesia has made significant progress alleviating poverty within the past four decades.

Ihsanuddin, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has cancelled an appeal against a Jakarta Administrative Court (PTUN) ruling which found the government at fault for blocking inter

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Legislative watchdog Indonesian Parliament Watch (Formappi) has criticized the country's two biggest political parties, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Stru

Ikhwan Hastanto – On Tuesday, a crowd of scores of people stopped an ambulance carrying the body of a recently deceased COVID-19 patient in Pamekasan Regency, Madura, East Java.

Tangguh Chairil – Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, almost all Indonesian national security agencies have been heavily involved in the response.

Jakarta – The Government Regulation on the Public Housing Savings Program has sparked controversy. It adds to the burdens of workers and businesses.

Hmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – The daughter of late Indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid or Gus Dur, Zanubah Arrifah Chafsoh who is known as Yenny Wahid, encouraged state institution

James Massola – Most south-east Asian countries have successfully flattened their coronavirus infection rates, but Indonesia is losing its battle with COVID-19.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Palm oil from a company that burned a pristine orangutan habitat in Sumatra has entered the global market due to an oversight, possibly ending up in produ

Arlina Arshad – As Indonesia eases restrictive measures and shifts to a "new normal", soldiers and police officers will become a familiar sight at public places such as malls, traditio

Ati Nurbaiti, Jakarta – A strange and solid voice emanated recently from the University of Indonesia (UI).

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – The Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises Ministry has suspended the licensing of new savings and loan cooperatives for three months following an appare

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Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has stated he will not intervene in the legal proceedings regarding the acid attack against Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigato

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – Airlines have yet to approve most passengers' requests for cash refunds of cancelled international flights following the massive number of cancellations a

Jakarta – Vendors at Kebayoran Lama Market in South Jakarta have tested positive for COVID-19 following swab testing conducted by the Jakarta administration, prompting authorities to c

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Surabaya, East Java, has continued to spike after large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) were lifted, leading to many

Leader of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua Benny Wenda called for ordinary Indonesians to be "the voice of the voiceless" as he urged vigilance in the continued struggle f

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – Indonesian medical experts are mulling over the possibility of using dexamethasone, an inexpensive and widely used steroid recently hailed as a "major breakt

Jakarta – Serving time in Central Jakarta's Salemba Penitentiary has reportedly not prevented a convict from controlling a drug-smuggling operation for the sale of methamphetamine and

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Religious Affairs Minister Fachrul Razi found himself in hot water during a hearing with the House of Representatives on Thursday, as lawmakers on Commission V

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