Yuddy Cahya Budiman, Jakarta – General practitioner Cheras Sjarfi says the small public hospital where she works in south Jakarta was not ready for the influx of COVID-19 patients who a

Hendartyo Hanggi, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati confirmed that the social cash assistance or BST program was extended by two months.

Jakarta – The Supreme Audit Agency uncovered a number of improprieties in the distribution of Covid-19 assistance. the principle of caution has not been applied.

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – The Health Ministry's Research and Development Agency published a study on the effectiveness of the Sinovac vaccine among health workers in Jakarta,

Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – An epidemiologist with the Griffith University, Dicky Budiman, responded to the emergency PPKM (public activity restriction) the Indonesian government introduced

Natasia Christy Wahyuni, Jakarta – The Food and Drug Supervisory Agency, or BPOM, has issued an emergency use authorization for Covid-19 vaccine developed by US drug company ModernaTX I

Edna Tarigan and Andi Jatmiko, Jakarta – Thousands of Indonesians lined up at a sports stadium to get a COVID-19 vaccine dose Thursday in a one-day, mass vaccination event that's part o

Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan kicked off the COVID-19 vaccination program for children aged 12-17 at state high school SMAN 20 in Sawah Besar, Central Jakarta earlier today.

As Indonesia accelerates its mass vaccination program, certain details, such as whether or not foreigners may get the jab, have been lost in the flurry of information.

Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies, Singapore – Indonesia has been urged to try to buy any excess AstraZeneca vaccines from Australia amid a worsening COVID-19 crisis that is being compar

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Domestic travelers on long-distance transportation modes such as planes, buses, and trains must produce vaccination record of at least the first dose of Co

Tabita Diela, Bernadette Christina, Jakarta – Indonesian business groups on Thursday urged authorities to ensure there is enough financial support for companies, warning that otherwise

Kiki Siregar, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has unveiled broad emergency community restrictions on Thursday (Jul 1) for the islands of Java and Bali, as the country battles a spik

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – Indonesia has received 14,000 units of vaccine bulk from Chinese firm Sinovac Biotech, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin announced during a livestreamed press

Andreas Harsono – A recent ruling by Indonesia's Supreme Court canceled a government regulation issued in February that allowed millions of girls and women in thousands of state schools

Kate Lamb, Jakarta – The number of children contracting the coronavirus has almost tripled since May, with infant deaths from COVID-19 rising sharply as Indonesia suffers its most sever

Indonesia has boosted its COVID-19 vaccination hopes with millions of doses set to arrive in the coming months amid an acceleration of the national mass vaccination program.

Yanuar Nugroho – The Jokowi government appears to be on the verge of imposing a hard lockdown to curb a second wave of Covid-19 infections.

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – The unmonitored illegal trade in porcupines across Indonesia has prompted calls from conservationists for stricter protection for the species' population in the

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Novel Baswedan has endured many things in his 14 years as an investigator at Indonesia's anti-graft agency.

Sigit S Nugroho and Keoni Indrabayu Marzuki – On 24 April 2021, Indonesian authorities declared that the Nanggala-402, a Navy submarine that went missing while conducting a naval exerci

Jakarta – Rescuers were searching for 11 people still missing after a passenger ferry sank off the coast of Bali in rough seas, killing at least seven, authorities said Wednesday.

Yuddy Cahya Budiman and Agustinus Beo Da Costa – Oxygen prices in Jakarta had more than doubled and some suppliers reported shortages on Tuesday after a surge in COVID-19 cases that pro

Jakarta – Flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has offered free vaccination against Covid-19 for its passengers on Wednesday in a move that would entice more people to get immunized while at t

Antara, Jakarta – Jakarta's need for health workers continues to increase in line with the high number of Covid-19 cases in the capital city.

Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – The number of Covid-19 cases among children in West Java was indeed the highest at 45,450, followed by Riau with 9,224 cases, Central Java with 6,654 cases, West

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – The Indonesian government as of Wednesday, June 30, has received 14 million Sinovac bulk vaccines to boost the national vaccination program.

Jakarta – The rapid increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in Indonesia is proof of the weaknesses in the system to control the pandemic. There is a problem of leadership.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – While the majority of the Indonesian people are in favor of death penalty, their support for it declines as they learn more about the scope of judicial killin

Dion Bisara, Jakarta – The government has submitted a proposal to impose a carbon tax starting next year, as part of the country's tax code reform, to reduce carbon emissions and meet i

Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies, Singapore – A couple of needles in the arm may not be everyone's idea of an ideal getaway but Indonesia has unveiled a vaccination holiday scheme that

Dean Baker – You might think so from reading this NYT article (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/0

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – Police have arrested a 56-year-old man in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province for allegedly raping a child inside a Catholic church.

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Indonesia plans to impose stricter restrictions starting Saturday (July 3), as South-east Asia's most populous country battles a second wave of coronavi

Jakarta (Reuters) – Indonesia's Covid-19 surge is on the edge of a catastrophe as the more infectious Delta variant dominates transmission and chokes hospitals in South-east Asia's wors

Jakarta – The University of Gajah Mada (UGM) Student Executive Council (BEM) has dubbed President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo as the "(Most) New Order" president, alluding to the New Order reg

Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – The Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) said the number of doctors who died while treating Covid-19 patients increased significantly from May to June 2021.

Nirmal Ghosh, Washington – The world will soon get a new look at the man accused of plotting the October 2002 bombing in Kuta, Bali, that killed 202 people, and the 2003 attack at the J

Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies, Singapore – Indonesia's drug authority has approved children aged 12 and above being vaccinated as the south-east Asian nation confronts a frightening

Sangihe Islands Deputy Regent Helmud Hontong died due to an illness, police said, after an autopsy ruled out foul play despite the suspicious circumstances in which he died.

Fardah Assegaf, Bogor – Some 336 healthcare workers contracted COVID-19 and fell ill, thereby leading to the Bogor municipality taking the decision to shut down eight health facilities,

Negative results from PCR swab tests are now the only acceptable document for air travelers visiting Bali, Governor Wayan Koster announced today, with other not-so-reliable COVID-19 tes

Jakarta (Reuters) – Indonesia's finance minister on Monday laid out a government proposal for an overhaul of tax regulations, including introducing a program to report undisclosed asset

Jakarta (Antara) – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said the coverage of COVID-19 vaccination in the capital had reached an average of 130,000 people daily.

Ben Bland – When then Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono addressed the Australian parliament in 2010, he argued that the bilateral relationship faced four major challenges: i

Thresa Sandra Desfika, Jakarta – Super Air Jet, a new Indonesian budget airline reportedly backed by airline magnate Rusdi Kirana, will start operation with three Airbus A320 aircraft a

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated on Friday that the scheduling change of cannabis and cannabis resin at the United Nations does not mean the lega

Adam Prireza, Jakarta – Epidemiologist from Australia Griffith University, Dicky Budiman, opined that lockdown is the best option to contain Covid-19 cases which are currently skyrocket

Novy Lumanauw, Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia is eyeing to lead the world's downstream palm oil industry by 2045, according to the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs on

Jakarta – The National Food and Drug Control Agency, or BPOM, has given the green light to conduct clinical trials on the use of anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin to treat Covid-19 patient