Asip Hasani, Surabaya – At least 15 people have contracted COVID-19 after they opened the coffin of a resident who had died of the virus to perform a traditional bathing ritual, ignori

Fathin Ungku and Wilda Asmarini, Singapore – Freeport-McMoRan Inc's Indonesian unit said it will operate the giant Grasberg mine with a "skeletal team" after a rise in coronavirus infe

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – The slow pace at which Indonesia is addressing digital inequality could jeopardize basic rights for those excluded, experts have warned, at a time when t

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Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – As Indonesia continues to report hundreds of new COVID-19 cases daily, the government appears to be preparing for the "new normal" by allowing people aged 44

Taufiq Siddiq, Jakarta – The latest data from the Jakarta COVID-19 task force revealed the number of asymptomatic carriers (OTG) testing positive for the COVID-19 jumped by 2,441 peopl

Budiarti Utami Putri, Dio Suhenda (Intern Translator), Jakarta – Social politics expert from the Jakarta State University (UNJ), Ubedilah Badrun, has evaluated the government's 'new no

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – After a number of conflicting statements from city and police officials, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has reiterated that a local mudik (Idul Fitri exo

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesian health authorities are trialing quinine as a possible treatment of Covid-19 while also acquiring other kinds of medication touted as promising dru

Jakarta – The Health Ministry's Jakarta Environmental Health and Disease Control Center (BBTKLPP) has stated that it will continue receiving and testing COVID-19 samples throughout the

Jakarta – The Constitutional Court will proceed with the judicial review petition filed against the executive order on the COVID-19 pandemic response as it has summonsed President Joko

Ramadani Saputra, Jakarta – A young couple from Cikupa, Banten identified only as R and M experienced what could be considered the worst night of their lives in November 2017.

Sarah Jacob – It's 8 am on a Saturday morning in early March. A group of young children are busy arranging tables and chairs inside a makeshift building.

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – Social media users are deploying the hashtag #IndonesiaTerserah (#WhateverIndonesia) to express their frustration over the public's apparent disregard for

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – After weeks of relatively low official numbers of daily deaths, the Health Ministry announced 59 more COVID-19 deaths on Sunday, the highest one-day spike

Jakarta – The government is considering loosening the large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) put in place to stem the transmission of COVID-19, Coordinating Human Development and Cultu

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has issued a decree on Friday banning all Jakarta residents from leaving Greater Jakarta, with the exception of travel serving

Robert Baird, Dili – Timor-Leste has no active cases of covid-19 for the first time since its first confirmed case on March 21, say health authorities.

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – Hundreds of Indonesian migrant workers recently returning to the country gathered in a crowd outside the Kemayoran Athletes Village makeshift hospital for COVI

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Asip Hasani, Surabaya, East Java – A member of the Regional Legislative Council (DPRD) of Gresik in East Java has allegedly offered Rp 1 billion (US$67,211) in compensation to the fami

Ni Komang Erviani, Denpasar – Bali Police have arrested seven people of two alleged syndicates selling fake health certificates to people wishing to travel during the COVID-19 outbreak

Arya Dipa, Bandung – Padjajaran University (Unpad) and the Bandung Institute of Technology in West Java are jointly developing a new rapid COVID-19 test using antigens as an alternativ

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Jakarta – Scores of alleged members of a separatist group launched an attack on a police post in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua, seriously injuring a policeman, a police off

Jakarta – A journalist in Kotabaru, South Kalimantan, has been arrested and charged with spreading interethnic hatred in an article about a land conflict involving a plantation company

Elle Hunt, East Kalimantan – They were the lucky ones: Robin, Amalia, Eska; three orphaned orangutans unrelated but by circumstance, rescued from a private zoo in the East Kalimantan p

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The National Covid-19 Task Force reported 529 more confirmed cases on Saturday, taking the country's total to 17,025.

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia's foreign debt growth slowed down in the first quarter as foreign investors sold off Indonesian assets over fears of the COVID-19 pandemic, Bank

Suherdjoko, Semarang – Farmers in Central Java have set aside 5 tons of rice and 500 kilograms of eggs to be donated to residents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in another community

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia's trade balance swung back to a trade deficit of US$350 million in April on the back of falling commodity prices and plummeting global demand am

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – A series of YouTube videos featuring a young married couple, Adhiguna and Sabrina Sosiawan, has caused a stir on social media for allegedly endorsing chil

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) and Muhammadiyah have advised Muslims in the country to avoid conducting Idul Fitri prayers in large congregations at mosque

Dian Septiari, Jakarta – As illegal drug producers in the lower Mekong region in Southeast Asia continue to consolidate their operations, Indonesia has seen a decline in the price of s

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has officially asked the United Nations Human Rights Council to pay attention to alleged human rights violations in the fishing indus

Jakarta – An officer of the Jakarta Police is being investigated by the police's internal affairs division after a video of him showing off his gun went viral on social media.

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jaka – The government should boost economic recovery spending to Rp 600 trillion (US$40.17 billion) to help businesses cope with the economic impacts of the COVID-1

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The Association of Media Companies and Profession said Thursday that media companies might need a relief package to help with paper procurement and u

With medical letters stating that one is COVID-19-free a requirement for travel in Indonesia these days, some of the dodgiest entrepreneurial minds have been producing fake letters and

Apriza Pinandita, Jakarta – Education and Culture Minister Nadiem Makarim has acknowledged that technological discrepancies between schools have reduced the effectiveness of home-based

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto is reportedly lying low amid a string of controversial policies enacted by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration to

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Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – State airport operator Angkasa Pura (AP) II is applying new policies at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, after images of passeng

Arya Dipa, Bandung – An epidemiologist has claimed that the government's plan to ease large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) could extend the outbreak until 2024.

Jakarta – A 15-year-old girl who is accused of killing her 5-year-old neighbor in a shocking murder case in March was allegedly the victim of sexual abuse and is currently 14 weeks pre

Jakarta – Heavy rainfall throughout the week has caused floods and landslides in several provinces, as the rainy season is expected to be last longer than initially forecasted.

Harry Jacques, Denpasar (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Indonesia has rowed back on plans to weaken rules for the timber products it exports, as green groups warned the proposed move wo

Galih Gumelar, Jakarta – Even after convincing lawmakers to enact an executive order on the country's pandemic response, the government still faces scrutiny from civil groups claiming

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – National Mandate Party (PAN) patron Amien Rais, known as an outspoken critic of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, is preparing to form a new political party foll