Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Wednesday claims that the government's decision to progress into the COVID-19 'new normal' is heavily based on valid experts' a

Dian Septiari, Jakarta – Most Indonesians were taught at school to be proud of their seafaring ancestors, but such pride has not translated into sufficient state protection.

Mardika Parama, Jakarta – Bali's travel agencies association is calling for the island to be reopened to tourists as most of its members only have financial capability to weather the c

Ghina Ghaliya and Nina Loasana, Jakarta – Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly has asserted that former Democratic Party treasurer and graft convict M.

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has approved a set of health measures devised by the General Elections Commission (KPU) for holding the Dec.

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has kept its unqualified opinion (WTP) from the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) for the third year in a row.

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – The Kupang District Court in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) sentenced Reyndhart Rossy Siahaan, who used marijuana as an alternative medication, to 10 months' impr

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The government is gearing up to overhaul its preemployment card program to address findings by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) earlier th

Jakarta – Australia is set to disburse aid totaling AU$4.9 million (US$3.3 million) to the United Nations Children's Fund to support Indonesia's COVID-19 response and recovery efforts.

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), a China-backed multilateral development bank, announced on Tuesday that it had approved a US$1 billion lo

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The government has established a special task force to attract businesses leaving China and facilitate their relocation to Indonesia.

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court has rejected a petition for a judicial review of regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) No.

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) executive director, Nur Hidayati, openly opposed the statement made by Coordinating Minister for Political, Lega

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud M.D.

Michael Ewing – Indonesian media often frames 'LGBT' as antithetical to Indonesian society, contrary to the state ideology, Pancasila, and a foreign imposition.

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – Prosecutors rejected on Monday the defense arguments submitted by a legal team defending two police officers charged with involvement in the acid attack

Apriza Pinandita, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has called on authorities to prepare better disaster mitigation measures ahead of the dry season in August when forest fires

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – A video contest run by the Home Ministry to promote the so-called new normal has sparked criticism from the public and activists, who have called the in

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – Surabaya, the capital of East Java, continues to defy calls to reinstate large-scale restrictions (PSBB), which were officially lifted earlier this month,

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – The House of Representatives and the government have agreed to a set of health measures devised by the General Elections Commission (KPU) for the Dec.

Zachary Abuza and Alif Satria – Indonesia has been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – Indonesia should soon be able to produce up to two million polymerase chain reaction test kits per month and reduce the country's dependency on imported

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – With more and more consumers moving from offline to online shopping, courier companies have seen increased business delivering goods amid the COVID-1

A group of local gangsters allegedly connected to notorious Jakarta-based mob boss John Kei reportedly stormed a house of gangster Nus Kei in Tangerang City yesterday afternoon, police

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – Marcel Antonius has been working from home for more than three months and there is nothing much he could do to relieve his boredom.

Jakarta – Indonesia's unemployment rate could hit the highest in more than a decade this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, with Southeast Asia's largest economy set to contract mor

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – World Refugee Day, which occurred on June 20, has provided an opportunity for activists to urge the government to do more to uphold the human rights of r

Jakarta – Two residents of Malamber Island, West Sulawesi, have allegedly sold the island to an East Kalimantan regent for Rp 2 billion (US$140,800).

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The government is calling on companies to boost their research and development to produce import substitutes to help reduce Indonesia's reliance on f

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – City-owned transportation company PT MRT Jakarta commenced construction of phase 2 of the Jakarta MRT project last week, after a three-month delay due to the CO

Fikri Arigi, Jakarta – Indonesian pollster Indikator Politik Indonesia executive director, Burhanuddin Muhtadi, the survey on May 2020 found that the electability of Jakarta Governor A

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The nation's high unemployment rate is expected to worsen and continue into next year as the country braces for further economic consequences of the COVID

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have arrested infamous thug John Kei for allegedly masterminding attacks in two places that claimed a life and injured two others, months after he was rele

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – House of Representatives lawmakers have urged the government to resume deliberation of the controversial revisions to the Criminal Code and the 1995 Correction

Jakarta – A couple in Semarang, Central Java, have lost family members to COVID-19 days after their wedding ceremony.

Sausan Atika and Vela Andapita, Jakarta – Millions have a love-hate relationship with Jakarta, a city that many believe offers a chance at greater fortunes, but that means living with

Antonia Timmerman – "Smile", an instructor tells the women in identical aprons as they take turns to stand in front of a blue background for an employment photo.

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – As soon as Susana Somali arrived at the shelter and opened the gate, dozens of dogs rushed over, barking and wagging their tails.

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – The Indonesian authorities are worried about another health crisis on their hands, dengue haemorrhagic fever, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Galih Gumelar, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) is under pressure to procure all necessary health equipment and apply strict health protocols for the 2020 simultaneous

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The Indonesian economy faces gloomier skies this year as the COVID-19 pandemic has yet to show any signs of subsiding, forcing government officials, the c

Jakarta – An unknown hacker has allegedly breached a government database of 230,000 people who have undergone COVID-19 testing.

Jakarta – The government has granted tax cuts and incentives to individuals or companies involving in the national efforts of Covid-19 pandemic mitigation from March to September, in a

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – Netizens have raised concerns over public health as images and videos of large crowds inundating the streets of Central Jakarta on the first Car Free Day

Jakarta – Human rights activists have lambasted the government for its lack of attention given to refugees as a vulnerable group during the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Jakarta – Gerindra party politician Rahayu "Sara" Saraswati has secured support from the party's executive board to run in the upcoming South Tangerang regional elections, pending offi

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – Health Minister Terawan Agus Purwanto issued a new set of health protocols on Friday governing activities in public places.

Nina A. Loasana and Ni Nyoman Wira, Jakarta – A decision made by the Education and Culture Ministry to collaborate with streaming platform Netflix has been met with criticism.