Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Experts from Yogyakarta's Gadjah Mada University (UGM) have called on the government to provide accurate and integrated data on COVID-19 so that the publ

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano and Adrian Wa'il Akhlas, Jakarta – The COVID-19 outbreak has exposed major flaws in Indonesia's creaking national health insurance program, which has not been ab

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – The first two of weeks of working remotely was professional bliss for Yesiska Putri, a 24-year-old project supervisor at a digital technology firm in Jaka

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia's new debt is expected to triple this year as the government struggles to fund its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jakarta – The purpose-built Galang Island COVID-19 Specialty Hospital opened on Monday in Batam, Riau Islands province, but has yet to admit any patients, as it needs to test its medic

Apriza Pinandita, Jakarta – Ninety-two Indonesian crewmen aboard a number of international cruise liners had tested positive for COVID-19 as of Wednesday morning, the Foreign Ministry

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – The Industry Ministry has reallocated Rp 113.15 billion (US$7.01 million) from its initial budget and is currently proposing a stimulus in a bid to salva

Mardika Parama and Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – Indonesia is looking to China and South Korea to become the country's main suppliers of medical equipment as countries worldwide scram

Gemma Holliani Cahya and Arya Dipa, Jakarta – Staying at home and limiting one's interaction with others is pivotal to curb the spread of the highly contagious COVID-19 disease.

Suherdjoko and Agustinus Hari, Semarang and Manado – Tens of thousands of workers across Indonesia have lost their jobs as economic activity slows to a crawl as a result of the COVID-1

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Arya Dipa, Bandung – The West Java administration submitted a request to the central government on Wednesday to impose large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) in five cities and regenci

Riska Rahman and Norman Harsono, Jakarta – State-owned aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI), pharmaceutical firm Indofarma and local universities are developing ventila

Bradley Wood – The spread of Covid-19 throughout Indonesia is more than a health and economic crisis but a direct challenge to national unity.

Heru Asprihanto, Willy Kurniawan, Jakarta – As debate rages about the true death toll caused by the coronavirus outbreak in Indonesia, Jakarta coffin maker Sahroni has been too busy to

Tim Lindsey and Tim Mann – Almost no one thinks Indonesia is handling the COVID-19 pandemic well.

Johnny Blades – An Indonesian human rights expert has called for New Zealand police help after a deadly attack on mine company staff in West Papua.

Emma Powys Maurice – A vicious mob who doused a trans woman in petrol and burned her alive will not face murder charges, Indonesian police have confirmed.

Dwi Bowo Raharjo and Novian Ardiansyah – A screen capture has been circulating on a WhatsApp group (WAG) asking workers, high school and university students to send SMSs or chats to mo

Agung Sandy Lesmana and Ria Rizki Nirmala Sari – The Free Papua Organisation (OPM) is offering a ceasefire in the midst of the corona virus pandemic.

Jakarta – The group Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR) has highlighted deliberations on the Draft Criminal Code (RKUHP) which have again been held by the House of Representat

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has played down suggestions quoting its research that Indonesia's high temperature during the dry

Farida Susanty, Jakarta – The government's move to roll out the legal basis for imposing taxes on digital companies operating in Indonesia might just be the beginning of its struggle g

Nelson Da Cruz, Dili – The prime minister of East Timor withdrew his resignation on Wednesday, saying he would stay in power to oversee the battle against the coronavirus pandemic as t

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – The National Police have vowed to back up the government's policy on large-scale social restrictions by stepping up law enforcement related to COVID-19

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Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The House of Representatives Legislation Body (Baleg) has begun discussing the controversial omnibus law on job creation by holding a closed, partially virtual

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Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – A 42-year-old trans woman named Mira was burned to death in Cilincing, North Jakarta, allegedly by several gang members who had accused Mira of theft

Ivany Atina Arbi and Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Imposing a nationwide lockdown to flatten the curve of COVID-19 transmission would do nothing but overwhelm the government, the national C

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Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – The Health Ministry has approved the Jakarta administration's proposal to implement large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) in the capital, the first region in

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The country's COVID-19 task force will administer more polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, which are believed to be more accurate than rapid tests

Fadli, Batam – The specialist hospital on Galang Island, which was purpose-built to treat COVID-19 patients from across the nation, opened on Monday to bolster Indonesia's fight agains

Leopold Sudaryono – Similar to the Iranian government, which released 73,000 inmates, the Indonesian government plans to release at least 30,000 detainees to prevent the spread of coro

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Members of the House of Representatives are calling on Jakarta Governor Anies Baswendan to tighten law enforcement following the Health Ministry's approval for

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Indonesia's top oil and gas company, state-owned Pertamina, will press on with a plan to increase production by 1.8 percent this year despite financial pressu

Sausan Atika and Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have asserted that there will be no limitation on travel to or from Jakarta, the country's COVID-19 epicenter, despite t

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – The national shipping industry has been hard hit by the COVID-19 outbreak, which has disrupted the flow of goods along shipping routes.In addition to ship

Scott Murdoch, Hong Kong – Indonesia has raised US$4.3 billion, including the longest-dated US dollar bond ever issued by an Asian nation, to help the government fund its battle agains

Apriza Pinandita, Jakarta – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for an independent investigation into the recent murder of a New Zealander Freeport employee by members of an armed grou

Jakarta – Indonesia's capital Jakarta has launched a special police unit to guard the burials of coronavirus victims over concerns that scared residents could try to block funerals, au

Asni Ovier, Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – While the Jakarta provincial government faces continuing uncertainties on local quarantine ruling, other cities have taken matters into their own hand

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – A government official revealed on Monday that the project to move the Indonesian capital from Jakarta to North Penajam Paser in East Kalimantan, which was expe

Antara, Dio Suhenda (Intern Translator), Jakarta – Chief of the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) Hariyadi Sukamdani stated that he has received reports of 1,266 hotel

Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – Deputy chairman of the Indonesian Doctors Association (PB IDI) Slamet Budiarto revealed that one of the causes of Indonesia's high coronavirus (COVID-19

Andita Rahma, Jakarta – The National Police's traffic corps will officially limit the number of passengers allowed in a vehicle that is adamant to travel back to Indonesian rural areas

Jakarta – The Labour Movement with the People (Gebrak) is urging the government and the House of Representatives (DPR) to halt the deliberations on controversial draft laws such as the

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – Indonesian industries are ramping up their capacity to produce the medical equipment required to combat COVID-19 and will potentially export the products