Ilham Rian Pratama, Jakarta – Corruption is a crime which must be addressed with extraordinary measures.

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Several residents in the Cipageran Asri housing complex in West Java gather every day to whip up tasty meals for a neighbour afflicted with the coronavirus.

Jakarta – The Bethel Indonesia School of Theology in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, has been designated a "red zone" following mounting reports of COVID-19 cases in its vicinity.

Jakarta – Nine people were killed by a landslide at an illegal gold mine in Sumatra, an Indonesian official said Sunday.

Jakarta – Nurse Ika Dewi Maharani knew when cases of COVID-19 started to climb that she needed to do something.

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – More than 45 million Indonesians students are holed up at home for the rest of the academic year, as schools close to curb the spread of the COVID-19 di

Jakarta – In the midst of the corona virus pandemic, tens of thousands of workers from the Indonesian Trade Union Confederation (KSPI) and the Indonesian Labour Council (MPBI) claim th

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – More businesses are now lending a helping hand in the race against coronavirus, including Goodhope Asia Holdings, which has recently donated ventilators t

Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – It's been 47 days since the country officially admitted it was not immune to the coronavirus.

Joe Cochrane – The Indonesian resort island of Bali has declined to introduce strict measures to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, despite several other regions of the country

Dyna Rochmyaningsih – Scientists in Indonesia are exasperated at the country's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, calling it shambolic and secretive, with a lack of coordination betwee

Pacific Media Watch – Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is alarmed to learn that Indonesia's police have been ordered to combat not only disinformation about the coronavirus pandemic but

Jakarta – The government has decided to allow the Commuter Line rail service to continue operating during the large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) in Greater Jakarta (Jabodetabek).

Ghina Ghaliya and Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – The bodies of more than 1,000 people have been buried according to the coronavirus health protocol in Jakarta as laboratories battle a backlo

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – The results of a recent survey suggests that the public believes that the central government has been slower at responding to the outbreak of COVID-19 in the c

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Blind and visually impaired people in Greater Jakarta are vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic as they have yet to be included on the government's list of t

Jakarta – The plan by the House of Representatives to deliberate the omnibus law has made people suspicious. The legislative process must be stopped.

Tsarina Maharani, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) is calling on the government to establish an independent team to investigate the fatal

Ali MC – Domingos Pinto Gabrial, also known as Berliku, was a 19-year-old school teacher in the northeastern city of Baucau when Indonesian forces invaded East Timor in December 1975.

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Jakarta – Trisakti University public policy analyst Trubus Rahadiansyah believes that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's strategy of overcoming the economic impact of the corona virus (C

Jennifer Robinson and Veronica Koman with the support of TAPOL – Sixty-three political prisoners detained on treason charges in Indonesia have made a joint urgent appeal to the UN Work

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – The Covid-19 outbreak in Indonesia may peak next month, with around 100,000 cases and a death toll of over 1,000 people, said a senior official in the

Amy Chew – The figures coming out of Indonesia are grim – 469 dead from Covid-19, the highest fatality count in Asia outside China, and another 5,136 people infected.

Jakarta – The Indonesian government is bracing itself for social unrest ahead of the Ramadan fasting month amid the economic downturn caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, which has hit pur

Sixty three political prisoners charged with treason in Indonesia have appealed to the United Nations for immediate release.

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – A Baptist church has become the latest Christian construction project to be halted in Semarang, Central Java, following protests from non-Christian resident

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia's state budget deficit fell to Rp 76.4 trillion (US$4.94 billion) in the first quarter of 2020 as revenue grew significantly from a year earlier

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – The South Sulawesi administration is soon to impose large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) to contain the rapid spread of the coronavirus in the provincial

Farida Susanty, Jakarta – The government's assistance for Indonesia's estimated 4 million ojol (app-based motorcycle taxi) drivers, who are among the informal workers most affected by

Herman, Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Jakarta Manpower, Transmigration and Energy Agency on Thursday temporarily shut down 23 companies for violating the large-scale social restriction,

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – The government has been urged to issue a new regulation to provide a legal basis to postpone the 2020 Regional Elections due to the continuing coronavirus pan

Pribadi Wicaksono, Translator: Dio Suhenda (Intern), Jakarta – Crowds have continued to gather on a number of Yogyakarta streets, carrying on with their activity despite government war

Jakarta – It is not enough for President Jokowi to reject the proposal to release corruptors during the pandemic.

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The pre-employment card program, established by the government to help unemployed people find new jobs, attracted 5.9 million applicants during its f

Suherdjoko, Semarang, Central Java – Forty-six medical workers at Dr.

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) is requiring banks to buy government bonds after cutting banks' reserve ratio further, providing the financial system with Rp 102 tril

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia is cutting its employee salaries by 10 to 50 percent from this month to June as the company struggles to stay afloa

Triyan Pangastuti, Lona Olavia, Jakarta – The rupiah has appreciated for the last few days along with foreign capital inflow to government bonds, reflecting a return of investors' conf

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Siloam Hospitals Group and Lippo Malls Indonesia have opened drive-through rapid testing sites for those who develop coronavirus-like symptoms but don't w

Arya Dipa, Bandung – Multi-service app Grab has collaborated with dozens of its restaurant partners to provide 1,000 food packages to medical workers in Bandung and Cimahi, West Java,

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – In addition to a number of social safety nets provided by the Social Affairs Ministry and other government institutions, the Agriculture Ministry has

Mardika Parama, Jakarta – Freelance workers in the creative industry are resorting to loans to survive the economic downturn brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, as they lack health

Riska Rahman and Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Some 37,000 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have reported difficulties to the government, crying for help as government aid has y

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Darsih, a 41-year-old single mother of two, spent more than a year fighting for her right to severance pay after she was laid off in October 2018.

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), which manages the national online single-submission system for business permit requests, has issued 4,042 o

Galih Gumelar, Jakarta – The newly proposed regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) on COVID-19 pandemic response has fueled anger among civil groups who fear it would lead to budget misapp

Yunindita Prasidya, Jakarta – The South Korean public and private sectors are sending donations of medical equipment, protective gear and testing kits to Indonesia to help the country

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The State Logistics Agency (Bulog), a governmental body responsible for securing the staple food supply, plans to ask for an additional Rp 10 trillio

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