Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo led his first cabinet meeting through video conferencing on Monday, two days after T

Jakarta – Productively working from home, for those who can, is possible.

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano and Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo asserted on Monday that imposing a lockdown was not in the works for Indonesia or any of its 34 pr

Jakarta – The government has announced 17 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 134 as of Monday afternoon.

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia's foreign debt rose in January due to an increase in the government's net borrowing, mainly through the issuance of government debt papers (SBNs

Arya Dipa and Markus Makur, Bandung – Regional leaders across the country have implemented social distancing measures following President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's call for people to work

Bandung – Workers from the All West Java Labour Alliance held a demonstration against the Draft Omnibus Law on Job Creation in front of the Sate Building (governor's office) in the Wes

Herman, Jakarta – Indonesia's trade balance returned to the black last month because imports from China dropped by almost half as the world's second-largest economy dealt with the peak

Joe Cochrane – The most valuable possession that Hasib, 40, owns with his wife Khomsiah, 38, is their shop in a trash-strewn riverside slum near the centre of the Indonesian capital Ja

Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan seems to have hinted that a lockdown is imminent in the capital as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country officially surpassed 100 today.

The Trump administration pressured Indonesia into dropping deals to buy Russian-made fighter jets and Chinese naval vessels, part of a global effort to prevent its top adversaries from

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Tassia Sipahutar – Indonesia ordered schools to close across much of the archipelago as authorities scrambled to contain a sudden spike in coronavirus cases which included a minister w

Sri Krishnamurthi – A remarkable 120 West Papuan students – all on scholarships – are studying in New Zealand, says Laurens Ikinia, a postgraduate student at Auckland University of Tec

Ganug Nugroho Adi and Aman Rochman – A number of regions in Indonesia have decided to restrict public events, close schools and tourist destinations in response to the coronavirus dise

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Democratic Party chairman Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is set to deliver his last political speech as party chairman at the party's national congress on Sunday as

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – An Indonesian Health Ministry official confirmed that the ministry had received information from Singaporean authorities regarding Indonesian citizens b

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – The government announced Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi had tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday but rumors that the minister was ill had b

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – Indonesian humanitarian organization Aksi Cepat Tanggap (ACT) has denied reports alleging it of sponsoring the recent deadly sectarian riots in the Indian

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Eden Hynninen – She misses her family, but for the first time in her life she feels financially independent and knows that her skills on a farm are not based on gender.

Jakarta – The State-Owned Enterprises (SEO) Ministry plans to sell State-owned insurer PT Asuransi Jiwasraya's assets, including a shopping mall and a collection of mutual funds in an

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – The Health Ministry is allowing universities and research agencies to run lab tests for COVID-19, as instructed by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.

Jakarta – A COVID-19 patient who was receiving treatment in the isolation ward of Persahabatan General Hospital (RSUP) in East Jakarta has reportedly escaped the facility with the help

Ramadani Saputra, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Olympic Committee (NOC) says the country has no city aside from Jakarta for its planned proposal to host the 2032 Olympics Games, endin

Jakarta – The World Health Organization (WHO) urged President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to scale up the country's emergency response mechanisms in containing the COVID-19 outbreak by, among

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration will close schools across the city and suspend examinations for two weeks starting from Monday as part of measures to prevent further spread of cor

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – The government announced three new deaths and 35 new COVID-19 cases, including two toddlers, on Friday as it scrambles to contain community spread and g

Sausan Atika and Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Regional administrations are stepping up measures to prevent a potential community spread of COVID-19 as concerns heighten over the c

Jakarta – Campuses should be centers of public discourse uncontaminated by any governmental vested interest.

Jakarta – Straight to marriage, without an engagement or dating: This is the new trend that is making its way among Indonesian young people who follow conservative Islamic doctrine.

Gardi Gazarin, Jakarta – An employee of the National Nuclear Energy Agency, or Batan, was named suspect for illegally storing radioactive waste at his home in Batan Indah housing compl

Beritasatu, Jakarta – The government on Friday provided some details on new tax breaks issued as part of a fiscal stimulus to prop up the economy during the coronavirus pandemic, sayin

Alexei Mirny, Moscow – Russian and Indonesian military have agreed upon terms and location of the first Orruda-2020 joint naval exercises, Russian Pacific Fleet press service announced

Suryadi, Pekanbaru, Indonesia – Wildlife experts have called on the Indonesian government to boost protection of critically endangered tigers in the vicinity of a major road project in

Jakarta (Bloomberg) – Indonesia's President Joko Widodo has been bolstering speculation that a herb concoction can ward against being infected with the coronavirus.

Wendy Tuohy – Like thousands of others thrust into a health crisis by Australia's most common women's cancer, breast cancer, Kirsty Sword Gusmao was not ready to be told that she had i

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Surakarta, Central Java – A top official reported on Friday that a novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient had died in Surakarta, Central Java.

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia is set to temporarily ban exports of face masks to ensure there is a sufficient domestic supply amid the COVID-19 outbreak, Trade Minister Agus

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The government is set to move up the disbursement of training funds for workers through the pre-employment card to late March as part of its broader effor

Adrian Wail Akhlas and Riska Rahman, Jakarta – Stocks traded on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) hit circuit breaker upon opening on Friday, plunging 5 percent to 2016 levels as glob

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The government is speeding up the disbursement of training funds for workers on top of announcing individual and corporate tax breaks, as well as relaxing

Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani said the government had prepared a budget of Rp 1 trillion, or around $70 million, to be channelled through the Health Ministry to try to contain

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – Deputy Trade Minister Jerry Sambuaga said his ministry will closely monitor prices of food and basic supplies as long as the Covid-19 outbreak lasts in order to k

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights or Komnas HAM has urged the government to widely expose data about the new coronavirus or COVID-19 infection cases in I

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – State Intelligence Agency (BIN) deputy V, Afini Boer, said that the agency has mathematically predicted when the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic will hi

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – The government has to find an immediate solution for the deficit suffered by the national health insurance agency, or BPJS Kesehatan, after the Supreme Court

Jakarta – A whistleblower in a corruption case was made suspect in tax fraud by the Attorney General. A muddled method of law enforcement.

Len Garae – An urgent meeting between the Executives of United Liberation Movement of West Papua (ULMWP) and Vanuatu Free West Papua Association (VFWPA) in Port Vila yesterday, has exp

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – The family of a COVID-19 patient in Jakarta has said the patient was initially rejected by a hospital and underwent a sluggish screening process before test