Jakarta – National COVID-19 spokesman Wiku Adisasmito has asked the government to build temporary shelters that comply with COVID-19 health protocols to prepare for possible natural dis

Mardika Parama, Jakarta – Tourism industry losses due to the pandemic have exceeded Rp 100 trillion (US$7.1 billion), a business association has stated.

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Heru Samosir and Dirga Ardiansa – Proposed revisions to Indonesia's 2017 Election Law are being closely watched by civil society groups.

No, Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab being able to hold events attracting huge crowds last week does not mean we get a free pass to violate health protocols in Jakarta

Rosa Folia – Conservative lawmakers in Muslim-majority Indonesia have renewed efforts to pass a sweeping alcohol ban that could see drinkers jailed for up to three years, but the propos

Jakarta – Visit Wonderful Indonesia (VIWI) Board, an umbrella organization for 18 tourism associations, has asked Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan not to extend public restrictions aimed

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has made assurances that his administration would not use the planned procurement and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines for any political and ec

Jakarta – The authorities need to enforce stricter sanctions against people who violate health protocols following the rapidly increasing daily COVID-19 cases in the nation, experts hav

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Foreign debt has risen in the third quarter of the year, due to the government's samurai bond issuances and borrowed funds from multilateral organizations

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Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Just a week after returning from exile in Saudi Arabia, an Indonesian Islamist leader is already creating a stir by holding mass gatherings of Muslims despite t

Jakarta – Hundreds of workers and students from the Labour Movement with the People (Gebrak) began moving off from the House of Representatives (DPR) parliamentary complex in Jakarta to

Sania Mashabi, Jakarta – The Institute of Research, Education and Information of Social and Economic Affairs (LP3ES) says that democracy in Indonesia is experiencing a retreat, which ha

Jakarta – Hundreds of workers from the Labour Movement with the People (Gebrak) have begun packing the area near the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Jakarta in a follow up ac

Arya Dipa, Bandung – Carmaker Hyundai Motor Asia-Pacific is planning to start manufacturing electric cars in West Java by 2022, as Indonesia plans to produce batteries for electric vehi

Jakarta – National Police chief Gen. Idham Azis appointed former East Java Police chief Insp. Gen M.

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Andita Rahma, Jakarta – The Indonesian Anti-terror squad Densus 88 and the Tinombala Task Force shot dead two suspected terrorists, W a.k.a. AAM and AA a.k.a.

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan met with representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) a

Triyan Pangastuti, Jakarta – Contemporary Amperex Technology, or CATL, a battery manufacturer from China, has decided to invest $5.1 billion to build a manufacturing plant for electric

Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – The Jakarta Students Federation (Fijar) in Tuesday's demonstration in front of the Education and Culture Ministry headquarters demanded free education be prioritiz

Jakarta – Malaysian authorities along with officials from the Indonesian Consulate General in Kuching, Sarawak, rescued eight Indonesian migrant workers who were held captive by their r

Mardika Parama, Jakarta – The Public Works and Housing Ministry is aiming to start the bidding process of nine toll road sections, with a combined length of 350 kilometers and combined

Yunindita Prasidya, Jakarta – Blue chip stocks, or the so-called big caps, will benefit from foreign capital inflow, seen by the local stock exchange following the United States electio

Jakarta – National COVID-19 task force head Doni Monardo has once again advised the public against gathering in large numbers to minimize the risk of further coronavirus transmission in

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The government plans to develop food barns and facilitate collaboration between state-owned and Jakarta-owned enterprises to secure rice stocks amid f

Jakarta – The Jakarta Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) has slapped Indonesia's controversial cleric Rizieq Shihab with a 50 million rupiah (S$4,735) fine after finding the Islam Defender

Roland Rajah – Australia is lending A$1.5 billion to Indonesia to help it get through the economic crisis unleashed by Covid-19.

Indonesia may have reported its record number of daily cases just a few days ago, but the crowds on Bali's beaches over the weekend may have you believe that COVID-19 in this part of th

James Massola and Amilia Rosa – Bali's hoteliers are warning a proposed Indonesia-wide booze ban would scare off Aussie tourists and stop a post-coronavirus economic recovery dead in it

The National Police has removed Jakarta Metro Police Chief Nana Sudjana from his post in what was said to be a direct consequence of authorities' failure to prevent a huge turnout to Is

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – Indonesian telecommunications firms are expected to reap long-term benefits from the coronavirus health crisis due to increasing demand for mobile data and inter

Joseph Marshan and Ruth Nikijuluw – The fourth industrial revolution, or 'Industry 4.0', will involve increasing automation, advanced technology and promises to create more jobs in scie

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – The authorities should boost efforts to raise local communities' preparedness in the face of disaster warnings and weather signals so as to improve the country'

Achmad Zulfikar Fazli, Jakarta – The Jakarta Islamic State University Social and Islamic Studies Centre (PPIM UIN) has released the results of the latest research on religious trends on

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD has called on the Jakarta administration to further enforce existing health protocols

Jakarta – National Police chief Gen. Idham Azis removed Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen Nana Sudjana and West Java Police chief Insp. Gen.

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has come under fire for allowing a massive wedding party to take place over the weekend amid tight social distancing rules, wh

Primus Dorimulu, Farouk Arnaz, Dion Bisara, Jakarta – When it came to choosing between dispersing Muslim hardliners' gathering with force or spending taxpayers' money to make sure they

Mardika Parama, Jakarta – The Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry has introduced an integrated health, safety and security (3K) system to be implemented at the country's top 10 priori

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – The Jakarta Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) has slapped Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab with a Rp 50 million (US$3,536) fine after finding

Yustinus Paat, Farouk Arnaz, Dina Manafe, Yeremia Sukoyo, Jakarta – Hardline Muslime cleric Rizieq Shihab has gathered thousands of people in many events in Jakarta and West Java since

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS) has called on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to conduct a thorough audit and evaluation of

Jakarta – As Indonesia approaches the ninth month of the COVID-19 pandemic, authorities have revealed that many confirmed cases have been found among brides or their family members foll

Medan and Jakarta – A COVID-19 reactive patient, identified only as D, 22, has given birth on her own, reportedly without the help of medical personnel at FL Tobing Sibolga Hospital in

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – Indonesia is grappling with what health authorities have described as a "significant increase" in medical waste during the COVID-19 outbreak, with a shortage

Jakarta – Although the public is largely well-acquainted with preventive measures to curb COVID-19 transmission such as the "3M" protocols, a significant number of people are still at a

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – A multibillion-dollar and flagship coal gasification project in South Sumatra might do more harm than good for Indonesia's economy, the latest Institute for En

Jakarta – Digital violence has shown an alarming increase throughout 2019, especially leveled at women and critical voices against authorities, according to a report launched by the Sou