Rahman Muchtar, Sukoharjo, Indonesia – Volunteers clad as Superman and Spider-Man sprayed disinfectant against the coronavirus on Indonesia's island of Java, flanking a colleague weari

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded "unusually" low inflation at the start of Ramadan in April as the COVID-19 pandemic reined in household spending, according to Statisti

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Civil society groups have filed a lawsuit against a presidential letter (Surpres) that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo sent to the House of Representatives to r

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – At least three passengers of the Greater Jakarta commuter line have tested positive for COVID-19 amid large-scale social restrictions (PSBB), raising conc

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – Indonesia's exports of agricultural commodities have continued despite logistical disruptions caused by measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Asip Hasani, Surabaya – One hundred seventy-one people had to spend the night at police stations after they were apprehended for violating a night curfew during the implementation of l

Mardika Parama, Jakarta – Looking toward post-coronavirus economic recovery, the government is to offer six toll road projects with a combined value of Rp 80.5 trillion (US$5.3 billion

Ulta Levenia and Alban Sciascia – Since the beginning of 2020, 57 individuals suspected to be members of terrorist groups have been arrested by the Indonesian National Police.

Febriana Firdaus – Some 3 million Indonesian workers have been laid off since the coronavirus pandemic hit the country in early March, many of them migrants who have been left stranded

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Mining Advocacy Network (Jatam) coordinator, Merah Johansyah Ismail, on Sunday's press conference suspects that the drafting of the much-debated work cr

Andita Rahma, Jakarta – The Queer Language Club (QLC) regrets that transwomen or transgender women are not subjected by the government coronavirus (COVID-19) social assistance througho

Ari Supriyanti Rikin, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – A consortium of Indonesian research agencies and companies began mass producing Covid-19 testing kits this week to cope with domestic s

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – Having lost to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's ticket in the 2019 presidential election, businessman and Gerindra Party politician Sandiaga Uno surprised and

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – Students throughout the country have complained about a lack of engagement from their teachers after classes were forced migrate online as a result of the

Sausan Atika, Ganug Nugroho Adi and Fadli, Batam/Jakarta – While millions of people out of work are depending on the arrival of social assistance to weather the COVID-19 crisis, bureau

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – Forest rangers on patrol in Gowa, South Sulawesi, knew something was amiss when they noticed a man in his mid-50s loading two-meter-long logs onto a yell

Jakarta – Police in Indonesia's North Maluku province have arrested eight people linked to a workers' demonstration that turned violent at a nickel project run by France's Eramet and C

Tasha Wibawa and Natasya Salim – When borders started closing between Australia and Indonesia to contain the spread of coronavirus, Amanda Rialdi's family and friends kept telling her

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano and Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – As COVID-19 arrests most industry activity and disrupts global supply chains, millions of Indonesian laborers face a greater risk of

Human Rights Watch used a database provided by the London-based Tapol organization as well as the submission by the lawyers Jennifer Robinson and Veronica Koman to the United Nations W

Antara, Jakarta – Floods have submerged 21,888 houses in five sub-districts of Bandung District, West Java since Thursday (April 30, 2020), affecting 81,088 residents (24,898 families)

Antara, Jakarta – Floods triggered by the overflowing of the Barito River have submerged eight of the nine sub-districts in North Barito District, Central Kalimantan.

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – The COVID-19 outbreak may also threaten Indonesian journalists with unfair employment treatment and limitations placed on press freedom, the Legal Aid I

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – The Indonesian Zoo Association (PKBSI) has launched an online fundraiser asking members of the public to help feed thousands of animals in captivity acros

Beritasatu, Jakarta – Authorities in the Indonesian city of Surabaya have ordered more than 500 factory workers employed by tobacco giant Philip Morris to self-isolate after two of the

Jakarta – In its latest leadership reshuffle, the National Police on Friday named two police generals as leaders of antiterrorism bodies.

Markus Makur, East Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara – Volunteers under the Kasih Insanis Group, which deals with mental health patients in East Manggarai regency, East Nusa Tenggara, trav

Jakarta – A television journalist and tutor at homegrown online tutoring platform Ruangguru has called on Skill Academy, the platform's subsidiary, which has partnered with the governm

Ni Komang Erviani, Bangli, Bali – The Bali administration has made the decision to expand the area of lockdown from one of three hamlets in Abuan village, Bangli regency, to the entire

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Jakarta – Elementary school teachers in Sanggau regency, West Kalimantan, an Indonesian province on the island of Borneo that borders Malaysia, are using state radio broadcasts by RRI

Soo Wern Jun, Kuala Lumpur – With the Raja Bot market ordered to shut on April 28, many migrant workers who earn a living there have been left with insufficient funds to see them throu

Jakarta – The congregation body of the Ar-Rahmah mosque in Ujung district of Parepare city, South Sulawesi, reported district head Ulfa Lanto to the police for blasphemy after he had d

Jakarta – Travelers have played cat and mouse with law enforcement personnel as they insist on traveling home despite the government's ban on this year's Idul Fitri mudik (exodus).

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – A study shows that unprocessed red palm oil helps to maintain lung immunity and respiratory health, strengthening's one's body defenses against the coronavirus th

Jakarta – Indonesia has reported an additional 292 Covid-19 cases and 422 suspect patients throughout the archipelago in the past 24 hours, showing little sign of the pandemic slowing

Jeffrey Hutton and Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – The tally of burials in Jakarta for April is adding to hopes that tough measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus in the capita

Jakarta – The government is appearing increasingly authoritarian during this Covid-19 pandemic. This could damage its credibility.

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – State-owned electricity firm PLN has announced its intention to supply small-scale businesses and industries on 450-volt ampere (VA) contracts with six months

Dwi Argo Santosa, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia again recorded the highest daily rise in new coronavirus infections on Friday.

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – Have you been anxious, confused or scared lately? Do you feel like your heart beats faster than usual? Have you suddenly developed digestive problems?

With global attention fixated on the coronavirus pandemic, the small Central Sulawesi city of Poso and its surrounding mountains have seen a concerning mini-resurgence in jihadi activi

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Rizal Harahap, Pekanbaru – At least 16 people have undergone speedy trials and been fined for committing "intolerable mistakes" during the implementation of large-scale social restrict

Jakarta – A team of researchers focusing on convalescent plasma at Cipto Mangungkusomo Hospital/University of Indonesia's School of Medicine has urged survivors of COVID-19 to donate t

Arya Dipa and Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta and Bandung – Fifteen years have passed since an avalanche of waste at Leuwigajah landfill in Cimahi, West Java, killed at least 147 people – a t

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Jakarta – A research study by the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) has found that conversations on social media involving the millennial staff of President Jo

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