Jakarta – The West Kalimantan Police have successfully thwarted an attempt to smuggle 9,310 sea turtle eggs from Tambelan Island, Riau province, to Pontianak, West Kalimantan.

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – The State-Owned Banks Association (Himbara) has expressed optimism that its bank members can disburse up to Rp 90 trillion (US$6.32 billion) in loans to help sm

Yustinus Paat, Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration will continue requiring visitors to provide entry permit when entering the capital city, despite mounting critic

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Confirmed cases of coronavirus infections in Indonesia soared by 1,624 on Thursday, the highest single-day rise since the outbreak, to take the country's tot

Jakarta – Hundreds of students from the Jakarta United Student Movement (GMJB) Alliance held a demonstration in front of the Ministry of Education and Culture (Kemendikbud) building on

Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) regrets the postponement of deliberations on the Draft Law on the Elimination of Sexual Violence (RUU PKS

Jakarta – The Lokataru Legal and Human Rights Foundation says that there are two problems with the police which have developed during the era of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's admini

Unaesah Rahmah – Terrorist groups in Indonesia are continuing to stage or plan attacks and a key feature of recent ones is that they have involved firearms.

Ridho Syukra, Batang, Central Java – Seven companies from Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and the United States set to begin plant construction at Batang industrial estate in Central Java

Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) says that the police were involved in 921 cases of alleged violence and human rights violations between J

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Apriza Pinandita, Jakarta – Several governmental and non-governmental institutions in Indonesia have issued statements condemning Israel's plan to annex a large part of the West Bank,

Riska Rahman and Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – As the government gears up to reopen tourist destinations in the so-called "new normal" phase, tourist industry players are urged to shif

Mardika Parama, Jakarta – Business associations and experts have welcomed the government's announcement on the relocation of foreign-owned production facilities to Indonesia, a positiv

Nina Loasana, Jakarta – A viral video showing a woman being carried by force by a group of men in a practice known as kawin tangkap (capture and wed) has angered Women's Empowerment an

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – The number of children suffering from malnutrition could spike in Indonesia as the government has struggled to stem the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on

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Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded the lowest annual inflation rate since 2000 in June, slightly below the central bank's target range, as the coronavirus pandemic upends

Tsarina Maharani, Jakarta – National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) Commissioner Bahrul Fuad says she deplores a decision by the House of Representatives (DPR)

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has told the National Police to 'bite off' any government official with the slightest intent for misusing the Covid-19 fund

Indonesia is pressing ahead with plans to build a new capital as billions of dollars in private sector investment is seen as key to reviving an economy battered by the coronavirus pand

Jakarta – Indonesia is reopening dozens of conservation areas to local and foreign tourists after months of closure, even as the number of COVID-19 infections in the country continues

Jakarta – With her husband left jobless by the pandemic, the last thing Indonesian mother Juarsih needed was to get pregnant, but now she's expecting a third child – one of many in the

Zahra Karim Didarali, Jakarta – The covid-19 coronavirus pandemic has brought numerous challenges to the way journalists report and has limited the stories they're able to tell, forcin

Starting today, Jakarta has officially banned single-use plastic bags at supermarkets, malls, and traditional markets.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Governor Anies Baswedan announced on Wednesday the so-called transition period that followed social restriction measures amid the Covid-19 outbreak will be e

Ahmad Dhiaulhaq & Ward Berenschot – This year marks the 150th birthday of one of the most consequential laws in Indonesian history.

Marcus Mietzner – The genre of English-language biographies of Indonesian presidents and other senior leaders has a long and reputable history.

Jakarta – The Indonesian representative to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) and various human rights organizations have sent an open letter to the Indones

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Hydropower plants developers have expressed their concerns over the decision of state-owned PLN, their plants' offtaker, to place a cap on power production am

Moch Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said the country witnessed fewer natural disasters in the first half of this year, with 1,549 disaste

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – Indonesians are finding it hard to secure business permits, especially for small and medium enterprises (SME), with a recent survey showing that the

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – The Religious Affairs Ministry has banned the public celebration of Idul Adha (Day of Sacrifice) in areas considered "unsafe from COVID-19" by their respect

Alya Nurbaiti and Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – Human rights organizations have slammed the police over allegations of excessive force and police brutality in time for the 74th anniv

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has called on the National Police to uphold humanity and professionalism in carrying out their duty amid the ongoing COVID-

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The House of Representatives Legislation Body (Baleg) has decided on Wednesday to initiate a bill on domestic workers' protection after more than a decade of b

Moch Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has announced that the capital is extending its transitional COVID-19 mobility restrictions by 14 days and tightenin

Ihsan Reliubun, Martha Warta, Jakarta – The Indonesian Muslim Students Movement (PMII) in Jakarta held a rally in front of the National Police's (Polri) headquarters on Tuesday, June 3

Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry has denied a rumor about the government's plan to impose a tax on cyclists due the rising popularity of cycling amid the loosening of social restr

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has instructed all regional leaders to maintain a balance between public health and economic activities and not to rush in implementing the so-

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto's recent visit to Russia to attend the Victory Day military parade highlighted the depth of cooperation in the defen

Jakarta – An Indonesian migrant worker in Saudi Arabia, has been rescued after being subject to ill-treatment by members of the family for whom she had worked for over 18 years.

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – Jakarta began a new chapter in reducing plastic waste on Wednesday, when a gubernatorial regulation banning single-use plastic bags in traditional markets, mode

Ghina Ghaliya and Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – The House of Representatives lawmakers are to exclude the much-anticipated sexual violence bill (RUU PKS) from this year's National Legi

Jakarta – The National Police have announced a plan to extend the joint police-Indonesian Military (TNI) Operation Tinombala, as it has not captured 14 terrorists at large in Central S

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Elements both within and outside President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's government coalition are in defensive mode following his recent threat to reshuffle the Cabin

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – East Java, Indonesia's second most populous province, surpassed Jakarta as the nation's COVID-19 epicenter on June 26 with the highest record of confirmed ca

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – The government has yet to compensate state-owned oil and gas giant Pertamina Rp 96.5 trillion (US$6.8 billion) for fuel subsidies given to the poor from 2017

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Lawmakers in the House of Representatives Commission IX, which oversees health care, have defended Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto over President Joko "J

Jakarta – The Health Ministry revealed on Monday that East Java, Indonesia's new COVID-19 epicenter, had one of the lowest testing rates compared to other provinces even as it continue