Riska Rahman, Jakarta – Two-thirds of Indonesia's 142 state firms and around 800 subsidiaries and sister companies will be consolidated as the government focuses on "slimming down" to

Jakarta – The public prosecutor has demanded that six Papuan activists each be sentenced to one year and five months in jail.

Jakarta – Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) Coordinator Adnan Topan Husodo has criticised Government Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu) Number 1/2020 on State Financial Policy and Fina

Fikri Arigi, Dio Suhenda (Itern Translator), Jakarta – In response to the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) agenda to conclude discussions on the Criminal Code Bill (RKUHP) and

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – With one of the largest adult smoking populations in the world, Indonesia on paper seems particularly vulnerable to Covid-19 since the disease attacks the body's

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – The Directorate General of Customs and Excise says it has simplified the import requirements for medical equipment as the government continues to battle the co

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – Community forum Risalah Jakarta has urged President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to improve health facilities and impose a strict territorial quarantine as COVID-19 ca

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has set a target of one week to resolve the problematic revisions to the Criminal Code (KUHP) and the 1995 Correctional Facility L

Galih Gumelar, Jakarta – The National Police have instructed investigators to refrain from detaining individuals declared suspects in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the

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Marchio Irfan Gorbiano and Sausan Atika, Jakarta – For West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil, the consequences of letting people go to their hometowns during a pandemic are real.

Riska Rahman, Made Anthony Iswara and Yunindita Prasidya, Jakarta – Amanda, a 33-year-old creative consultant, has bought a month's worth of groceries in advance so she can stay home,

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – State-owned lender Bank Mandiri is giving out life insurance plans with potential payments totaling Rp 1 trillion (US$60 million) to 35,000 frontline healthcare

Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) has criticised Justice and Human Rights Minister Yasonna H.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Deli Serdang Police have arrested seven students of a vocational school in Deli Serdang regency, North Sumatra and are searching for another in connection with

Jakarta – Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto has reminded businesses that they are obligated pay out Idul Fitri holiday bonuses (THR) to employees despite the economic p

Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – Jakarta Transportation Agency recorded that as of March 31, more than 70,000 people have left for their hometown or popularly known mudik since the coronavirus em

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has strongly rejected the plan to release inmates of corruption cases under the pretense of a national coronavirus mitigat

Lies Wijayanti Rahayu Faida – Indonesia is home to the third-largest tropical forest after the Amazon and Congo.

Fadhilah Fitri Primandari – Indonesia troubles are mounting fast.

Asep Muizudin Muhamad Darmini – The hashtag #KamiTidakTakut ("we are not afraid") became popular on social media after a terrorist attack, involving multiple explosions and gunfire on

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – Having only 132 referral hospitals to treat Covid-19 patients across the country is not enough to counter the coronavirus pandemic, the Indonesian Ombudsman a

Jakarta – A group of small and medium business owners have filed a class-action lawsuit against President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto for what they p

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Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry's Greater Jakarta Transportation Agency (BPTJ) has recommended that regional governments limit the use of inter-regional transporta

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration is reporting a worsening trend in the number of funerals using the protocols for people who died from the fast-spreading C

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Arya Dipa, Bandung – One hundred and twenty-seven people have tested positive after rapid tests were carried out on hundreds of people who attended a Lembang Bethel Church of Indonesia

Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) agreed to proceed with deliberating the Draft Omnibus Law on Job Creation during a plenary meeting in Jakarta on Thursday April 2.

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The House of Representatives is set to resume deliberation of the revisions to the Criminal Code (KUHP) and the 1995 Correctional Center Law, at a time when th

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – As the COVID-19 pandemic grows, non-coronavirus patients are worried about getting sidelined, while fearing that visiting hospitals might expose them to the

Suherdjoko and Andi Hajramurni, Semarang – Authorities across some regions are trying hard to assure the public that the burial of people with COVID-19 is not something to be wary of,

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – As economic activities continue to get battered by the effects of COVID-19, 38-year-old vegetable trader Endah "Betty" Widiarti has found a way to su

Yunindita Prasidya, Jakarta – Progress on creating widely accessible and affordable internet access in Indonesia is slow, with a recent study placing Indonesia 57th among 100 countries

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The House of Representatives will begin its deliberation of the controversial omnibus bill on job creation despite the coronavirus pandemic.

Galih Gumelar, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have dismissed Comr.

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Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Resisting calls from health experts, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo will not ban people from leaving Jakarta, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbrea

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Eka Apriyani and Yaorohmi Fauzanah are tailors specializing in kebaya for Yogyakarta boutique Santishop Manufacture Indonesia.

Adrian Wail and Riska Rahman, Jakarta – Foreign investors are slowly coming back to Indonesia as Bank Indonesia (BI) is seeing signs of an easing of the recent capital outflow from the

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Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The authorities have granted more than 5,500 prisoners early release to help prevent a possible surge in coronavirus infections in Indonesia's overcrowded pris

Prima Wirayani and Farida Susanty, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo signed on Tuesday a government regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) to legitimize much more state spending and

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Jakarta – Apart from hitting the economy hard and throwing the entire healthcare system into disarray, the novel coronavirus pandemic has also served as a particularly unprecedented hi

Jakarta – Diversified petrochemical giant PT Barito Pacific Tbk plans to donate Rp 30 billion (US$1.8 million) worth of medical devices to help a number of hospitals in Jakarta, Banten

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia is strengthening its financial crisis protocol in a new regulation that will provide policymakers with immunity from criminal charges when issui

Jon Afrizal and Markus Makur, Jambi and East Manggarai – Indigenous communities across Indonesia are scrambling with their own ways to prevent COVID-19 from spreading in their homeland

Jakarta – Indonesia has approved a new export permit for 1.07 million tonnes of copper concentrate for Freeport Indonesia, operator of the world's second-biggest copper mine, an energy