Hendarsyah Tarmizi, Jakarta – Indonesia's low internet penetration rate has impeded the effectiveness of the government's COVID-19 social assistance programs as the government relies h

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan, North Sumatra – The Indonesian Navy intercepted 20 undocumented Indonesian migrant workers returning from Malaysia trying to sneak past border authorities throu

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly is being sued by civil society groups in Surakarta, Central Java, over his decision to give early release or

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) has set lower targets on daily transaction values and newly listed companies this year while relying more on domestic investo

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition from the Indonesian People's Faction (FRI) is asking the government to evaluate the performance of the police during the corona virus (Covid-19) e

Dili – The Australian prime minister Scott Morrison called with Timor-Leste's prime minister Taur Matan Ruak reiterating Australia's support and solidarity in fighting the Covid-19 pan

A group of teenagers in Pulogadung, East Jakarta besieged the house of a resident who reported a neighborhood mosque for holding the Taraweeh congregational prayer on Saturday evening,

Time and time again we've been reminded not to take the COVID-19 pandemic lightly (remember this?), yet the Indonesian government seems to be optimistic that the worst shall soon pass

Is it a surprise that many travelers have tried to violate the mudik ban since it went into effect last Friday?

Jakarta – Five regional heads of Jakarta's peripheral areas, namely Bogor, Depok and Bekasi in West Java, have insisted on the suspension of commuter line services to curb the spread o

Natasia Christy Wahyuni, Jakarta – According to data from Johns Hopkins University, Indonesia currently has the highest Covid-19 mortality rate in Asia, between 8 – 9 percent, owing to

Patrick Kelleher – Kai Mata, a lesbian singer-songwriter from Indonesia has hit out at the "massive discrimination and deep-rooted homophobia" in her home country.

Arya Dipa, Bambang Muryanto and Jon Afrizal, Bandung/Jambi – A pickup truck full of vegetables – sweet cassava leaves, water spinach, eggplants, long beans, chilis and pumpkins – stopp

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The management of the preemployment card, a government-funded unemployment benefit and skills training program, has defended the program following pu

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – East Bolaang Mongondow (Boltim) Regent Sehan Salim Landjar in South Sulawesi is in the spotlight after expressing his disappointment toward President Joko "Jok

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – The large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) imposed in Greater Jakarta are set to be extended and expanded, leaders of the capital city's satellite cities have s

Jakarta – A group of teenagers vandalized a house in Jati subdistrict, Pulogadung, East Jakarta allegedly because the owner, a man named Aselih, reported a mass tarawih (evening Ramada

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – The government has claimed that Jakarta, the country's epicenter of COVID-19, has flattened the curve and experienced a significant slowdown in new cases, hopi

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has signed a decree on the immediate dismissal of Indonesian Child Protection Commission member Sitti Hikmawaty following her scientifically in

Larissa Huda, Jakarta – A number of state-owned companies (SOEs) were pushing for the production of medical devices needed in handling the COVID-19 pandemic.

Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – A researcher from Singapore University of Technology and Design, Jianxi Luo, predicted in a research report received by Tempo on Monday, April 27, 2020, that th

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – The North Jakarta police have analyzed the content of the food aid that went viral in social media dubbed the "nasi anjing", which translates to 'dog ric

Ester Nuky, Primus Dorimulu, Jakarta – The government has always planned to provide offline training courses for job seekers in the government's pre-employment card from the very begin

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – It has been almost two months since President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo announced the first COVID-19 cases in the country, which has since been gripped by fear as t

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration is set to repurpose all city-owned sports halls (GOR) across the capital into temporary homeless shelters for those who have lost their jobs and ho

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Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – Pahala, 74, has to rely on his son, an angkot (public minivan) driver, to buy instant noodles or eggs to eat during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Arya Dipa, Bandung – Thousands of animals living in Indonesian zoos are facing the threat of famine as management struggles to afford animal feed as would-be visitors stay home to cont

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The Indonesian government's Covid-19 Task Force received shipment of sophisticated laboratory equipment for coronavirus infection diagnostic testing from Chi

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia reported on Sunday that 19,648 patients were under strict observation for suspected coronavirus infection, as lab tests were limited due to a lack

Alya Nurbaiti and Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – The United States has agreed to supply Indonesia with medical equipment, including ventilators, for its battle with COVID-19, follow

Jeffrey Hutton, Jakarta – For about three hours a day recently, Mr Xavier Fabrega, 43, has offered free pilates tutorials online to check in with clients and also to ensure they come b

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Ghina Ghaliya and Dian Septiari, Jakarta – Activists have raised the alarm over a growing climate of fear in Indonesia following the arrests of a number of peop

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Suherdjoko, Semarang – Regions across Java have set up checkpoints to monitor the flow of vehicles between cities and provinces, following the government's ban on Idul Fitri mudik (exo

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Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – The COVID-19 outbreak in Indonesia may be prolonged under its current strategy of imposing large-scale social restrictions (PSBB), with the number of confirmed

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The pro-government NasDem Party has approached other factions to agree on setting new footing for Criminal Code (KUHP) revisions, according to lawmaker Taufik

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Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – After being apprehended over an accusation of inciting riots through a WhatsApp broadcast and questioned for 33 hours by the Jakarta Police, an independent res

News Desk, Jakarta – The Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises Ministry has clarified a statement made by presidential expert staff member Gracia Billy Mambrasar, who claimed t

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The Trade Ministry has said that the rice stock from the upcoming harvest season will last through November despite declining production and surging

Yunindita Prasidya, Jakarta – The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) has asked the Finance Ministry to reconsider a budget cut following the ministry's plan to reallocate Rp 191.21 b

Thresa Sandra Desfika, Lenny Tristia Tambun, Novy Lumanauw, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and the House of Representatives have agreed to postpone deliberation on labor issu

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – The Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) said they keep providing protection for witnesses and victims who have concerns with their safety despite ongo

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – The government has put a floor under the price of nickel ore to protect small miners amid Indonesia's aggressive efforts to develop downstream mining industri

A man from Surabaya, East Java has been charged with blasphemy for altering the lyrics to an Islamic song and mocking its message in the process, local police say.

Andi Taufan Garuda Putra, one of several millennials handpicked by President Joko Widodo to form his "special staff" team comprising young, successful Indonesians, has stepped down fro