M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – On the fifth day after 2020 Eid al-Fitr, Thursday, May 28, Jakarta Metro Police recorded that a total of 3,095 mudik or mass exodus travelers were reject

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) has injected an additional Rp 167.6 trillion (US$11.33 billion) this month to stabilize the currency and financial system, projecting

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia reported 678 confirmed cases of coronavirus on Friday, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 25,216 in the toughest week since

Sri Wahyuni, Yogyakarta – As Indonesia has yet to see the curve of COVID-19 infection flatten, the government's decision to roll out guidelines on easing COVID-19 restrictions under it

Jakarta – With the COVID-19 pandemic having challenged sustainable development in many parts of the world, it is necessary to use the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDG

Beritasatu, Jakarta – At least 14 shopping malls in the North Sumatra capital of Medan partially reopened on Friday amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – Indonesia's Supreme Audit Agency, or BPK, plans to audit how regional governments have been reallocating their budget for Covid-19 mitigation starting next mo

A journalist from one of Indonesia's largest digital media companies, DetikCom received death threats following their coverage of Indonesian president Joko Widodo's plan to visit a sho

Indonesia's Finance Ministry recently estimated that the national poverty rate will continue to increase amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with Java expected to be the most affected island i

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia is set to receive $56.15 million from Norway, the first payment based on the results of the Southeast Asian country's efforts to preserve its va

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – According to the Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Ministry, around 5 percent of all people found to be COVID-19-positive in Indonesia are children b

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – On April 3, Indonesia released two regulations, a government regulation and a Health Ministry regulation, to pave the way for large-scale social restrictions (

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – Millennials still find it difficult to buy houses despite the COVID-19 pandemic, which has impacted the property industry, as the threat of layoff lo

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Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – The government missed its self-appointed target of disbursing cash transfer assistance ahead of Idul Fitri on Sunday, as various city and regency admi

Jakarta – The administrations of three municipalities and one regency, namely Gowa regency in South Sulawesi, Makassar also in South Sulawesi, Tegal in Central Java and Palangkaraya in

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – Coordinating Legal, Political and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD has caught flak for his recent statement that likens the country's efforts to curb t

Jakarta – As Indonesia braces to gradually reopen the economy, the government has announced that the country's regions should meet two main conditions to be able to ease COVID-19 mobil

Jakarta – The data of up to 1.3 million civil servants at the Education and Culture Ministry have been reportedly breached by unknown hackers.

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Home Minister Tito Karnavian has said the government will go through with its plan to hold simultaneous regional elections on Dec.

Jakarta – COVID-19 task force head of expert staff Wiku Adisasmito has said that Tangerang city, Depok city, Bekasi city and Bekasi regency have the highest risk of COVID-19 transmissi

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – The Women Empowerment and Child Protection Ministry says it is preparing "new normal" guidelines for schools that will be closely based on Covid-19 health pro

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) has urged the police to investigate the alleged doxing (dissemination of personal information) and intimid

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano and Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto has suggested that several regions, including Jakarta, might be ready to welcom

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has refuted the Jakarta Indonesian Shopping Center Association's (APPBI) claim that shopping malls will reopen in early June, c

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Jakarta – Hotels in Bali are drafting guidelines for health protocols for the so-called "new normal" as the provincial administration prepares to reopen the tourist island for business

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – Residents in some parts of archipelago, including those in Greater Jakarta, have experienced stiflingly hot temperatures over the past five days as Indo

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – Indonesia's most popular tourist destination, Bali, has its local customs to thank for what officials tout as success in containing the COVID-19 outbreak, as

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – Businesspeople are prepared to press on with the government's plan to gradually reopen the economy under health protocols to establish a "new normal"

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Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Most state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have compiled their post-restriction or "new normal" business recovery protocols in a preemptive strike for when regions l

Jakarta – A number of flood-affected residents in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, decided to ask for help on social media when no rescue team had reached their respective areas four days i

Budiarti Utami Putri, Surabaya – The deputy head of the Surabaya's Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) task force on Covid-19 handling, Arief Bakhtiar, said a number of hospitals in t

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – A public opinion poll conducted by Jakarta-based pollster Indo Barometer has found that most of the respondents are dissatisfied with the way President Joko "J

Ramadani Saputra, Jakarta – At a time when members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community should be able to celebrate their existence without fear of reprisal,

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The retail property market recorded no new openings of shopping centers or leasing activities in April and May in Jakarta as shopping malls across th

Mardika Parama, Jakarta – Publicly listed state telecommunication giant PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) booked Rp 18.66 trillion (US$1.11 billion) profit in 2019, a 3.5 percent ri

Jakarta – Three months after Indonesia recorded its first COVID-19 cases, healthcare workers are still on the frontline, putting their lives at risk as they battle the day-to-day strug

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Jakarta (Bloomberg) – Indonesia will step up coronavirus testing and isolation of suspected patients in East Java, home to the nation's second-largest city and a major industrial hub t

Is it safe to get pregnant during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Tara Marchelinm, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has decided to stick to the original schedule for the 2020 regional election despite the continuing coronavirus pandemic, with most

Triyan Pangastuti, Jakarta – Relaxing the large-scale social restriction, or PSBB, as the Indonesian government seems to be planning to do, may not necessarily boost an economy laid lo

Heru Andriyanto, Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – East Java reported yet another highest rise of coronavirus infections compared to other provinces on Wednesday and is getting nearer to

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The government has disbursed around Rp 2.99 trillion (US$202 million) in cash assistance to almost 5 million families through the village funds program as

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – Febriansa, 27, said he was cautious at first when instructors from the Environment and Forestry Ministry invited him and fellow farmers in Kelubi village

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano and Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – The government has decided to allow places of worship in COVID-19 "green zones" to reopen as the "new normal" comes into force.