Jakarta – The police arrested dozens of students protesting the recently passed and highly controversial Job Creation Law in front of the Central Java Governor's Office in Semarang on W

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – The government is encouraging the middle-income segment to spend more through online shopping platforms to help improve spending amid the economic downturn

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Thousands of students and workers have staged protests across Jakarta to voice opposition to the newly passed controversial omnibus law on job creation on Thurs

Jakarta – Widespread protests against the passage of the controversial Job Creation Law have extended to cyberspace, as netizens flood social media to criticize lawmakers, but certain t

Jakarta – A clash has erupted between the police and protestors opposing the recently passed Job Creation Law in the Harmoni area near the State Palace in Central Jakarta.

Thousands of Indonesian students and workers protested on Wednesday against a new law they say will cripple labour rights and harm the environment, with some clashing with police.

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – Tear gas was fired near the presidential palace in Jakarta on Thursday (Oct 8) afternoon, where demonstrators have gathered to protest against the new Job Creati

Jakarta – Some 1,000 unexamined COVID-19 swab samples have piled up at the regional health laboratory (Labkesda) in Bogor regency, West Java, as the number of cases in the regency conti

Jakarta – State-owned railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) resumed 19 long-distance journeys from Jakarta to other cities in Java this month.

Yunindita Prasidya, Jakarta – The government's wage subsidy program, earmarked to reach 15.7 million people in an effort to boost household spending and cushion the economic impacts of

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – Said Aqil Siradj, the chairman of Indonesia's largest Islamic mass organization Nadhlatul Ulama (NU), has stated that the recently passed Job Creation Law is "o

Jakarta – The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on the Indonesian economy.

Jakarta – The working visit by Indonesia's President Joko Widodo to Central Kalimantan on Thursday (Oct 8) was planned long ago, the Presidential Secretariat said, denying claims on soc

Jakarta – Police and demonstrators clashed in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Thursday (Oct 8) on the third day of protests and labour strikes against a polarising new jobs law passed

Shotaro Tani, Jakarta – Police and protesters clashed in Jakarta on Thursday on the third day of demonstrations across Indonesia against the contentious "job creation" omnibus bill.

Jakarta – A wave of protests against the Omnibus Law on Job Creation have broken out around the country since Monday October 5.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia reported the highest single-day rise of confirmed coronavirus cases on Thursday with 4,850 new cases to take the country's total to 320,564, as more

Yudha Baskoro, Jakarta – A riot broke out in Harmoni, Central Jakarta, on Thursday when police clashed with hundreds of protesters gathering in the capital to demand President Joko "Jok

Alya Nurbaiti and Arya Dipa, Jakarta – Several groups, including the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) and laborers in West Java, have called on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to issue a r

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – Indonesia is in a race against time to contain the COVID-19 outbreak as patients overrun health facilities and medical workers are overwhelmed, but primary effor

Jakarta – Ten people who took part in a water park tour have tested positive for COVID-19 in Temanggung regency, Central Java, with one of them succumbing to the disease.

Jon Afrizal, Apriadi Gunawan and Ivany Atina Arbi, Jambi, Medan and Jakarta – Rallies to protest against the contentious Job Creation Law have continued across the country three days af

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The government has clarified several issues regarding the controversial Job Creation Law, saying that workers' rights remain protected.

Yudha Baskoro, Jakarta – A riot has broken out in Jalan Pejompongan Raya, Palmerah, West Jakarta, on Wednesday, following a series of nationwide protests against the House of Representa

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – As Indonesia contends with large-scale protests against the endorsement of the Job Creation Law, the government has encouraged those who oppose the law to

Jakarta – Protests against the controversial Job Creation Law descended into riots in some parts of the capital city on Thursday, as a number of facilities were set ablaze by unidentifi

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto has been invited to the United States for a discussion of defense cooperation between the two countries, a ministry spokesman

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Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – The Indonesian Worker Union Confederation (KSPI) President Said Iqbal confirmed that his side along with 32 other labor union federations and confederations woul

Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – An economic observer from the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef), Ahmad Heri Firdaus, opined that the strong objection voiced by people t

Jakarta – Demonstrations opposing the enactment of the Omnibus Law on Job Creation ended in clashes with police in several parts of the county on Thursday October 8.

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The newly passed Job Creation Law still contains several controversial education provisions that were previously said to have been dropped from the bill followi

Jakarta – West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil has said that at least three regions in the province are facing a spike in family COVID-19 clusters.

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia's foreign exchange (forex) reserves dropped by US$1.8 billion in September to $135.2 billion, mainly due to the government's foreign debt payment

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has announced its plan to put stickers on the houses of residents currently self-isolating.

Jakarta – With the rainy season approaching as the country deals with the pandemic, COVID-19 task force spokesperson Wiku Adisasmito reminded the public, especially those affected by fl

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is set to meet with Supreme Court leaders following a number of case review decisions that led to lighter punishments for graft con

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – Bottled water manufacturer Danone-AQUA and soft drink manufacturer Coca Cola Amatil Indonesia have installed rooftop solar power systems at their resp

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Febi Nur Amelia, a 29-year-old resident of North Sumatra, has been acquitted of all defamation charges after the Medan District Court found that her disputed In

Bandung – Thousands of Indonesian students and workers protested on Wednesday against a new law they say will cripple labor rights and harm the environment, with some clashing with poli

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The overwhelming majority of confirmed coronavirus cases in Indonesia have occurred in the most densely-populated island of Java, where four worst-hit provinc

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The House of Representatives compound in Senayan, Central Jakarta, will remain open despite more than 40 staff members having tested positive for COVID-19, 18 o

Arlina Arshad – Indonesia is caught in a blame game as its Covid-19 cases surge.

Dasapta Erwin Irawan, Bambang Priadi, Lusy Tunik Muharlisiani, Sandersan Onie and Zulidyana Dwi Rusnalasari – Indonesia is a world leader in the number of free-to-read published researc

Yohanes Sulaiman – Indonesia, the world's third-largest democracy, insists on holding its biggest regional elections in December 2020 despite increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases.

Jakarta – Indonesian police arrested 23 protesters in two industrial areas of Java island, using tear gas and water cannon as thousands across the country demonstrated against a new job

Indonesian police have used water cannon and teargas to disperse protesters rallying against a new jobs law in two cities on the island of Java, and arrested 23 people, according to a p

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Muhaemin looked on as a dozen men dug fresh graves and ambulances brought yet more bodies to the vast Pondok Ranggon cemetery he supervises in eastern Jakarta.

Amy Chew – The United States has lifted its 20-year ban on Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto over alleged human rights violations in a move some experts see as an attempt to

Jakarta – A number of the country's labor unions plan to challenge the recently passed Job Creation Law through a petition for judicial review with the Constitutional Court.