Jakarta – The effect of social distancing and the work-from-home policy has created a significant decrease in the number of public transportation passengers, the Transportation Ministr

Beh Lih Yi, Kuala Lumpur (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – An Indonesian YouTube star, whose videos about being gay and living with HIV have generated millions of views, is hoping his pop

Jakarta – Preventing public participation in the drawing up of the omnibus law is anti-democratic. There is no reason to continue with this unrealistic project.

James Massola, Jakarta – Indonesia's health and hospital system is struggling to cope with an influx of people presenting for coronavirus testing, with patients being turned away from

Jakarta – The suspected leader of Indonesia's al-Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) network has gone on trial on charges of terrorism that could result in a death sentence.

With Friday just a day away, the question of whether or not Muslims in Indonesia should go to the mosque to perform the mandatory Friday prayers looms large, despite the fact that reli

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have stopped conducting traffic raids and started ticketing less as part of efforts to curtail the rapid spread of the fatal respiratory disease COVID-19.

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A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil, Jakarta – The Environment and Forestry Ministry has named an individual identified as IQ, the commissioner of logging company CV.

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – Investors are questioning the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia amid a selling spree on the domestic stock market as the country recor

Jakarta – The Semarang Legal Aid Institution (LBH Semarang) has questioned the Central Java Police's detention and naming as a suspect a student of Surakarta Muhammadiyah University (U

Hamish McDonald – With the release of his book detailing the sorry saga of Australia's negotiations with less well-equipped neighbours over oil in the Timor Sea, Canberra lawyer Bernar

Robert Isidorus, Jayapura – The Indonesian Military and National Police have accused what they call an "armed criminal group," or KKB, of burning down a church in Tembagapura, Papua, o

Budiarti Utami Putri, Anwar Siswadi, Jakarta – Researchers at the Center for Mathematical Modeling and Simulation of Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) predicts that Indonesia's cor

Fikri Arigi, Jakarta – Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) stated that mass Friday prayer remains mandatory for healthy people in the green zone or areas with low potential of the coronavir

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has issued an order to carry out massive rapid Covid-19 testing across Indonesia, as the country ramps up efforts to fight the pandemic.

Ghina Ghaliya, Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – Calls are mounting for President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to take extreme measures to stop the spread of the novel coronav

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – After days of confusion about the death toll in Indonesia, the country's spokesperson for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reported a jump from five to

Muhammad Ridwan – The Novel Baswedan Advocacy Team has criticised the public prosecutor's indictment of Rahmat Kadir Mahulette and Ronny Bugis, two defendants charged with the acid att

Jakarta – The Election Organization Ethics Council (DKPP) has discharged a General Elections Commission (KPU) member, Evi Novida Ginting Manik, from her position as she was found to ha

Markus Makur, Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara – Despite requests to cancel an ordination Mass for Siprianus Hormat, who was named the new bishop of Ruteng, following restrictions on mass

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – The South Sulawesi provincial administration has cancelled an international Islamic event that was set to take place in Pakkato village, Bontomaranmu distri

Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has called on Muslims to cancel or suspend events involving crowds such as conferences, discussions and seminars amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The government has decided to stick to the 2020 regional election schedule despite the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) cut on Thursday the nation's policy rate to prop up the economy, which is likely to grow at the lowest rate in 15 years, battered by a

Apriza Pinandita and Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – Doris Sianturi, 40, a street vendor from North Jakarta's district of Pademangan, has stayed home for the last five days.

The West Papua Liberation Army says four of its members have been shot dead by Indonesia's military in Tembagapura district.

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Indonesia on Thursday (March 19) reported a rise in deaths from the coronavirus, with the toll now at 25.

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The police's response to a video of 49 Chinese workers arriving in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, despite the government's travel ban to and from China in an eff

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – Several airports are implementing social distancing measures in tackling the spread of COVID-19 as major operators rearrange public spaces at airports acr

Ganug Nugroho Adi and Fadli, Surakarta – Despite the country having two months to prepare for the arrival of the novel coronavirus outbreak, Indonesian people say they have limited kno

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) has recommended that the General Elections Commission (KPU) prepare for delays to the 2020 regional elections in are

Riska Rahman and Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – Major business players are split over the idea of a lockdown to slow the spread of the highly contagious coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Gemma Holliani Cahya and Sausan Atika, Jakarta – Reports have surfaced about patients in Greater Jakarta having to wait for a long time to get tests or treatment for possible cases of

Jakarta – Following the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) disclosure that it had declared a "particular state of disaster emergency" in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, a co

Jakarta – In an attempt to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, the Indonesian Communion of Churches (PGI) has developed online services to help its followers

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – The government aims to jumpstart stalled renewable energy projects through a recently issued regulation as it races against time to catch up with Indonesia's

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – "FILE YOUR TAX RETURNS." As if once is not enough, this message is repeated three times in gigantic lettering on billboards across Indonesia.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Food delivery service GrabFood has launched a new "non-contact" delivery system to follow government advice on social distancing to prevent the spread of

Jakarta – A gay soldier, a second lieutenant of the Indonesian Army identified only by his initials DS, is fighting a legal battle over his alleged personal relations with three men in

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Jakarta – Consumer-facing companies are helping to create nationwide awareness about the COVID-19 pandemic by launching public information campaigns.

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Ade Mardiyati – Two years after they met at a university event outside Jakarta, Indah Welasasih and Muhamad Yoesoef decided to get married.

Jakarta – Indonesia's currency has been in a freefall, even defying the central bank's intense market intervention.

An academic from West Papua says Indonesian plans to further divide up the region will only enhance dependency on Jakarta.

Human development index figures are improving in Papuan provinces of Indonesia.

Jakarta – President Joko Widodo's administration could be accused of violating the Constitution if it does not immediately improve its strategy to deal with the spread of Covid-19.

Jakarta – The National Police's food stability task force has enforced a limit on the amount of staple foods available for purchase in a bid to ensure availability in the long term ami

Jakarta – Human rights activists have urged the government to learn from the Dutch king by, among other measures, admitting past human rights violations, apologizing to the families of