Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – Local fishermen and activists in the capital city Jakarta have expressed concerns over the Jakarta Bay's ecological future following the administration's decis

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named Ismunandar, the regent of East Kutai in East Kalimantan, as well as his wife, East Kutai Legislative Council (DPRD) speaker

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Several factions at the House of Representatives as well as political experts have suggested lowering or eliminating the vote threshold for political parties t

Jakarta – Authorities busted around 100 people during a raid on Top One Discotheque in Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta, in the early hours of Friday morning.

Friski Riana, Jakarta – Deputy Chairman of the Indonesian Ombudsman Lely Pelitasari Soebekty said that there are indications of commercialization of Covid-19 rapid test tools.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Indonesian antitrust body's 'groundless' decision against Grab Indonesia sets a negative precedent for future foreign investments, the company's lawye

Jakarta – Indonesia is now officially an upper-middle income country, an upgrade from its previous status as lower-middle income, according to the World Bank's latest country classific

Moch Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – Anwar, an ad hoc corruption judge at the Jakarta Corruption Court, has been appointed to serve as one of the commissioners for PT Pertamina Patra Ni

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia is running out of time to rescue its businesses from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, and banks should immediately ramp up promised worki

Mardika Parama, Jakarta – The delivery services of e-commerce platforms and logistics firms have been affected by the logistics disruptions caused by the various large-scale social res

Jakarta – Authorities in Bekasi, West Java, have discovered a cluster of COVID-19 cases in a factory run by publicly listed consumer goods giant PT Unilever Indonesia in the Cikarang i

Undercounting COVID-19 cases is believed to be a problem hardly exclusive to Indonesia, but a recent claim from experts may be the strongest indication yet that some Indonesian regions

Shotaro Tani, Jakarta – Indonesia's anti-monopoly watchdog has decided to fine Singapore-based Grab's local unit after the ride-hailing startup was deemed to have provided preferential

Fadli, Batam – The Indonesian government has asked Singapore to soon reopen its borders, particularly those that connect the city state to the tourist areas of Bintan and Batam in Riau

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Fatmawati General Hospital in South Jakarta has denied news about Idul Fitri holiday bonus (THR) and salary cuts, as reported by The Jakarta Post on May 21.

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Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – The COVID-19 epidemic has not slowed the onset of the seasonal dengue fever across the country, the Health Ministry has said, with 70,418 cases and 458

Moch Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has arrested East Kutai Regent Ismunandar and his wife, East Kutai Legislative Council (DPRD) speaker En

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD has instructed the Attorney General's Office (AGO) to immediately arrest Djoko Soegiha

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia has raised 100 billion yen (US$930 million) from the issuance of five-tranche samurai bonds to help the government cover the fiscal deficit and

Moch Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – Graft watchdog Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has reported the government's preemployment card program to the Indonesian Ombudsman for alleged mal

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Investment in the mining industry is expected to fall short by US$4.74 billion this year, 40 percent of the initial target, as a result of delays in several s

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Miners in Indonesia, the world's top coal exporting country, have decided to cut domestic production by 50 million tons this year in their bid to increase glo

Mardika Parama, Jakarta – Privately owned Lion Air Group has laid off 2,600 contract employees at its subsidiary airlines Lion Air, Wings Air and Batik Air amid declining flight traffi

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – The COVID-19 outbreak has somewhat shifted people's perspective on public transportation, making them see it as presenting a high risk of transmission, especial

Fana Suparman, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, arrested East Kutai District Head Ismunandar and his wife Encek Firgasih, the speaker of the district legislativ

Ismi Damayanti and Shotaro Tani, Jakarta – Siti Alfira's family has been hoping to receive some financial assistance ever since the Indonesian government announced plans in April to pr

Heru Asprihanto, Jakarta – Confusion reigned in malls and markets in Indonesia's capital on Thursday as a new ban on single-use plastics in one of the world's biggest ocean-polluting n

Jakarta – Riau and South Sumatra, two provinces on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, have declared an emergency alert over land and forest fires as the regions enter the peak of this y

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Jakarta – Several vendors at Jakarta's markets are finding that shoppers are yet to abide by the administration's newly enacted ban on single-use plastic bags, with many shoppers arriv

Riza Roidila Mufti and Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded a slight monthly increase in foreign tourist visits in May after a sharp drop in the previous months but experts

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – A student from the National University (UNAS) in South Jakarta has been reported to the police after protesting against the university's fee discount policy ea

Jakarta – Indonesia announced 1,624 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the highest single-day increase since its first cases emerged in early March, bringing the total number of infection

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – A House of Representatives plan to withdraw the highly anticipated sexual violence bill (RUU PKS) from this year's National Legislation Program (Prolegnas) pri

Adi Warsono (Contributor), Jakarta – The Bekasi administration in West Java confirmed that there had been 19 factory workers working in the same plant located in the regency that had b

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Budiman Minasny – The anti-racism protest that started in the US has spread to Europe and the world.

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – "Tak kenal maka tak sayang." This Indonesian adage seems to ring true when it comes to Australians, who still lack trust in Indonesia to do good in the w

Moch Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is set to file an appeal against the Jakarta Corruption Court's verdict sentencing former youth and spor

A 27-year-old man with the initials "JS" in Payakumbuh city, West Sumatra, has been arrested for wearing a red T-shirt with a hammer-and-sickle logo – the symbol of communism – display

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The House of Representatives' Legislation Body (Baleg) has officially dropped the long-awaited sexual violence eradication bill (RUU PKS) from this year's Nati

Jakarta – Soekarno-Hatta International Airport has recorded an influx of air passengers and airport visitors as airlines have resumed operations under eased restrictions in the transit

Gemma Holliani Cahya and Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Activists and victims supporting the sexual violence eradication bill (RUU PKS) have stepped up their online campaign to push for the

Jakarta – Home Minister Tito Karnavian has said that holding the upcoming simultaneous regional elections amid the COVID-19 pandemic could actually be beneficial, even as experts and o

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Several administrative issues have hampered the government's efforts to disburse COVID-19 funds swiftly, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has said,

Jakarta – Two provinces, Riau and South Sumatra, have declared an emergency alert status for land and forest fires as the regions enter the peak of this year's dry season.

Heru Andriyanto, Dina Manafe, Jakarta – Indonesia reported 1,385 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday to equal the highest single-day rise four days ago, taking the country's total to 57,77

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Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has decided to proceed with the deliberation of controversial bills included on this year's National Legislation Program (Prolegna