Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – Labor, environmental and human rights activists have spoken out against the recently passed omnibus law on job creation, saying it rolls back social protection

Arya Dipa and Agustinus Hari, Bandung – Protests over the past few days against the recently passed Job Creation Law have turned violent with clashes between protestors and the police i

Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – Academics from scores of tertiary education institutions across the country have expressed their opposition to the Draft Omnibus Law on Job Creation which was

Antara, Alexandra Helena, Jakarta – The Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) urged the House of Representatives (DPR) to consider the sexual violence elimination bill or RUU PKS

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesia Police Watch (IPW) urged the National Police (Polri) to prioritize the principles of promoting and respecting labors' rights, including the right to stag

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – The Omnibus Law on Job Creation which was recently passed by the parliament apparently included the cluster of education.

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Global union federations have urged President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to repeal the recently passed omnibus law on job creation, which they say undermines labor

Jakarta – A number of COVID-19 clusters have emerged at pesantren (Islamic boarding schools) in Jakarta, Yogyakarta and Central Java.

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – Amid waves of backlash against the newly passed Job Creation Law, Indonesian K-Pop fans emerge as a formidable force in the social movement to protest ag

Jakarta – Hundreds of people staged a protest and destroyed facilities at a tourist spot called Bukit Bintang (hill of stars) in Larangan Badung village, Pamekasan regency on Madura Isl

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The Law and Human Rights Ministry is developing a web-based application called PRISMA to assess companies' operational risks related to human rights a

Jakarta – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) appointed senior politician Ahmad Syaikhu as its chairman for 2020-2025 on Monday during a meeting of the party's Majelis Syura (advisory co

Jakarta – The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) has issued emergency use authorization (EUA) for two antiviral drugs, favipiravir and remdesivir, to treat COVID-19 patients.

Police in Bandung have arrested a man over an alleged blasphemous TikTok video, in which the suspect allegedly mocked a mosque in the West Java capital.

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Yulia Savitri, Palembang – The government's food estate program in South Sumatra could harm the environment, as an estimated 26,000 hectares of forest zones might be converted into farm

Jakarta – The administration of Yogyakarta has set its sights on balancing its COVID-19 response with its efforts to reopen tourism to keep the local economy running.

Febriana Firdaus and Rebecca Ratcliffe – Indonesia has passed a wide-ranging bill that will weaken environmental protections and workers' rights in an attempt to boost investment, a mov

Made Supriatma – Never before has the Indonesian National Police (Polri) played such an important role in Indonesian politics and government.

Abhishek Vishnoi and Chester Yung – Indonesia's stocks and currency rallied after the nation passed a bill simplifying labor and investment rules, making it easier for companies to secu

Sebastian Strangio – Workers have taken to the streets across Indonesia to protest the parliament's passage of a contentious job creation law, which trade unions and other civil society

Tabita Diela, Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Jakarta – Thousands of Indonesians took the streets of several cities on Tuesday to protest the passage a day earlier of a jobs law they say is too

Indonesian workers have launched protests in several cities to oppose the passage of a controversial new jobs law that the government says is vital to attract investment but critics vie

Nivell Byline, Jakarta – Experts have cast doubt on Indonesia's newly passed omnibus law, raising concerns over whether it can effectively create jobs and attract investments, while bur

Jakarta – Women are the main target of the government's premarital programs for future brides and grooms as the women are expected to be the homemakers that give birth and nurture the c

Ghina Ghaliya and Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – The government and the House of Representatives passed on Monday the controversial omnibus bill on job creation into law, which is ex

Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) has announced that three candidates running for the upcoming simultaneous regional elections in December have died of COVID-19.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The North Sumatra Police have dismissed Adj. Comr.

Farouk Arnaz, Gora Kunjana, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has passed the Job Creation Bill into law on Monday, three days ahead of schedule, pleasing the countries business com

Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – Public demands pushing for Health Minister Terawan to resign from office is starting to build as the latest attempt came in the form of a petition at Change.org

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – The National Police and the Indonesian Military (TNI) conducted patrols over meeting points of people planning to depart to Jakarta to protest against the

Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) officially passed the Draft Omnibus Law on Job Creation into law during a plenary meeting on Monday October 5.

Jakarta – The head of the Jakarta Legal Aid Foundation's (LBH) advocacy for democracy team, Aprilia Lisa, says that the public's voices and wishes were ignored by the government and the

Jakarta – Opposition by the parties or the political parties outside of the administration against legislation which does not side with the people is seen by many as a joke.

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Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is doubling down on a plan to establish large-scale agricultural plantations across the country, in a move that threatens widespr

Jakarta – Labor unions and civil society organizations across the archipelago have staged nationwide protests and strikes to oppose the newly passed Job Creation Law, demanding the Hous

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Jakarta exceeded 80,000 on Tuesday while two other worst affected provinces experienced another surge in newly ca

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – Indonesian religious figures have joined members of the public who stand in opposition to the newly passed Job Creation Law, calling for a judicial revie

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins international calls on the government of Indonesia to repeal the Omnibus Law on Job Creation, renegotiate and open constructive d

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has called on the Indonesian Military (TNI) to become more modern and professional, urging the armed forces to adapt to ne

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The government has unveiled its strategies to cut down the dependence on imported salt, in an attempt to protect the local salt farmers.

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – The National Police have issued a telegram urging every regional police department to participate in the effort to maintain control over any protests surro

Jakarta – The National Police's Densus 88 counterterrorism squad arrested four suspected terrorists in separate areas in Bekasi, West Java, on Sunday.

Jakarta – Police in Greater Jakarta have reportedly thwarted an attempt by workers to conduct a rally in front of the House of Representatives complex in Senayan, Jakarta, to protest th

Maikel Jefriando, Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Jakarta – Indonesia's parliament will vote on President Joko Widodo's flagship "Job Creation" bill on Monday, a government official said, as po

London – Global investors managing $4.1 trillion in assets have written to Indonesia's government to express concerns that a flagship "Job Creation" bill that is due to come before parl

Rakhmat Nur Hakim, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has highlighted stalled reform of military justice over the last decade.

Jakarta – Labor unions and civil rights groups plan to take to the streets once again to protest against the controversial job creation omnibus bill as the House of Representatives and

Yunindita Prasidya, Jakarta – The possible amendments to the 1999 and 2004 Bank Indonesia (BI) Laws and the issuance of a regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) on financial system reform m