Arya Dipa and Suherdjoko, Bandung – Authorities have put the West Java gubernatorial office, Gedung Sate, in Bandung as well as Diponegoro University's (Undip) Law School in Semarang,

I Wayan Juniarta, Denpasar – After a five-month hiatus imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bali was officially reopened for tourism in a modest ceremony in Bali's tourism enc

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – Ninety-one endangered animals endemic to Indonesia that had been smuggled to the Philippines have returned to their home country.

Jakarta – Moody's Investors Service, one of the major global credit rating agencies, has projected that the total earnings of Indonesian companies under the agency's watch would declin

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – State-owned train operator company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (PT KAI) recorded that the number of long-distance trip passengers departing from Gambir

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – Millions of Muslims in Indonesia observed this year's Idul Adha (Day of Sacrifice) under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic and health protocols that limited

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Confirmed cases of coronavirus in Indonesia have increased by 51,991 in the whole month of July, during which the virus has made a comeback in Jakarta as a b

Yudha Baskoro & Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Sacrificial animal traders are seeing a drop in sales ahead of the pandemic-ridden Eid al-Adha on Friday.

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – Jakarta has extended its transitional period from large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) for another two weeks starting on Friday after failing to slow down th

Jakarta – The Tulangbawang Police in Lampung have arrested a married couple, identified as SU and SF, at their rented house in Warga Makmur Jaya village in Tulangbawang regency followi

James Massola and Karuni Rompies – At least 70 doctors and 50 nurses have died from coronavirus in Indonesia, with hundreds more contracting the disease while fighting the pandemic.

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has urged people to "come out of their homes" to boost the economy, warning that there are limits to what state coffers can d

Jakarta – Kalimantan Islamic University (Uniska) political observer Muhammad Uhaib As'ad says that the democratic process in Indonesia post reformasi – the political reform process tha

Jakarta – The head of a pesantren (Islamic boarding school) in Serang regency, Banten, identified as JM, 52, has been arrested for allegedly molesting his students.

Mardika Parama, Jakarta – Fifteen Indonesians have amassed fortunes surpassing US$1 billion, with the Hartono brothers remaining the country's wealthiest people, according to Forbes ma

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – A new regulation signed by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has created a new position of undersecretary responsible for performing intelligence work rela

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – Pharmaceutical companies have seen declines of between 50 to 60 percent in demand for drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic as people avoid visiting med

Jakarta – The COVID-19 pandemic has dampened the economic bounce normally spurred by the sale and slaughter of livestock for Idul Adha (Day of Sacrifice), Religious Affairs Minister Fa

Galih Gumelar, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration is amassing a significant amount of money from city residents who seem not to care about flouting COVID-19 health protocols, as the

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – State-owned electricity giant PLN continues to see its profit eroded by foreign exchange losses, according to the company's financial report.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The total death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in Indonesia exceeded 5,000 on Thursday as daily deaths have been climbing in the last four days.

Fana Suparman & Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The South Jakarta District Court has turned down a case review request submitted by fugitive Djoko Tjandra, who seeks to overturn his gra

Jakarta – The government seems to have lost its way in dealing with the pandemic.

Antara, Jakarta – The Jakarta branch of the Indonesian Mosque Council (DMI) said there are 3,930 mosques and around 6,000 prayer rooms in the capital that will carry out Eid al-Adha pr

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – Experts and a business player association are urging the newly established COVID-19 response team to re-evaluate the government's fiscal stimulus and boost its

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – With Indonesia's low worker productivity standing as a barrier to investment, some businesspeople are expecting a proposed wage scheme in the governm

Indonesia's COVID-19 task force has identified clusters of the disease in religious facilities in the capital, highlighting the need for better compliance of health protocols at places

Mada Sukmajati – Early this year, Indonesia was planning elections for regional heads in nine provinces, 224 districts and 37 municipalities on 23 September. Then Covid-19 happened.

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The government has guaranteed working capital loans worth Rp 100 trillion (US$6.92 billion) for labor-intensive businesses to speed up business recovery a

Ivany Atina Arbi, Evi Mariani and Dwi Atmanta, Jakarta – Top officials in the Catholic Church have said that they are coming up with a protocol to protect minors and vulnerable adults,

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Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – To contain the spread of COVID-19, the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has called on all Muslims nationwide to maintain health protocols when celebrating

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The government will raise its 2021 state budget deficit assumption to 5.2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) to weather the uncertainties of the pand

Jakarta – A lack of awareness in implementing health protocols has led to high COVID-19 transmission among employees in government offices, Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Minis

Jakarta – Jakarta reported 584 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, its highest one-day spike since the first confirmed cases were detected in the capital in March.

Jakarta – Dozens of cities and regencies in the country have violated regulations on reopening schools by neglecting the requisite health protocols or re-operating in areas with a high

Jakarta – The COVID-19 task force has called on workplaces to implement work-from-home (WFH) policies, following reports of increasing numbers of coronavirus clusters in offices.

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Yustinus Paat & Antara, Jakarta – All five municipalities in Jakarta have been considered as "red zone", the terms for an area where coronavirus is still raging on, the National Co

Antara, Jakarta – The Jakarta Legislative Council (DPRD) building was closed for five days starting today, July 29 until August 2, 2020, after a legislator and staffers were found posi

Jakarta (Bloomberg) – Indonesia's decision to bring in hundreds of Chinese workers for multi-billion dollar nickel and stainless steel projects amid the coronavirus pandemic has drawn

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Daily new cases in Indonesia soared by 2,381 on Wednesday to take the country's total to 104,432, as Jakarta reported its highest daily rise to hit a sad mil

Ivany Atina Arbi, Evi Mariani and Dwi Atmanta, Jakarta – Twenty-seven years ago, an 11-year-old girl knelt beside a priest in a mandatory confession organized by her Catholic school in

Jakarta – The Surabaya Police in East Java and the Bengkayang Police in West Kalimantan have arrested two suspects in two separate rape cases allegedly involving their own sisters.

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – As Indonesia works on restoring its economy, concerns mount over dozens of infection clusters emerging from commercial office spaces that lack ventilation or

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The majority of Indonesians want the government to reopen schools and colleges, a recent poll by Cyrus Network has suggested, despite the COVID-19 pandemic sho

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – United States-based nuclear company Thorcon International Pte Ltd and Indonesia's Defense Ministry signed a deal on Jul.

Jakarta – Amid concerns over Indonesia's ever-growing tally of confirmed coronavirus cases, several regional heads across the archipelago have come forward and announced that they have

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia's stimulus packages are considered insufficient for households to survive the pandemic, a new survey shows, as economists call on the government

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The management of the preemployment card program is planning to increase the admission intake for future registration batches to make up for the temp