Galih Gumelar, Jakarta – After being released to help prevent COVID-19 transmission in the country's overcrowded prisons, a dozen inmates have found themselves incarcerated again for r

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Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and the NasDem Party, both in President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's coalition, have pushed the government

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia booked a US$743 million trade surplus in March as export and import activities contracted slightly amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Statistics Indone

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – Construction on the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway project is expected to be delayed amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a high-ranking government offici

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The Agriculture Ministry is partnering with food producer PT Indoguna Utama and ride-hailing company Grab Indonesia, among other businesses, to secur

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano and Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has now called for greater transparency in how the nation is handling the coronavirus outbreak, end

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia's foreign debt grew slower in February as foreign investors reduced holdings of Indonesian assets amid a risk-off environment driven by the COVI

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – Many Indonesian workers remain anxious over the uncertain future of their employment amid the COVID-19 outbreak despite the government's social safety net

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – After almost five years fighting her way through an arduous mechanical engineering degree at one of Indonesia's top schools, 24-year-old Tantya "Tya" Ani tho

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – The Youth and Sports Ministry and House Commission X agreed on Tuesday to postpone the National Games (PON), which were initially scheduled to be held f

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) has confirmed 55 cases of COVID-19 and 15 deaths among military personnel and their families.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan, North Sumatra – The Dairi Police in North Sumatra have granted a 75-year-old man who allegedly raped and impregnated a junior high school student bail.

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – State-owned fuel distributor Pertamina rolled out on Tuesday a fuel discount scheme for app-based ojek (motorcycle taxi) drivers, who are the logistical lifel

Say it with us: social media influencers are not the authority on COVID-19 no matter how many millions of followers they have.

Indonesia's most popular fast food chain, KFC, is in the midst of a labor controversy after a workers' union says that it unilaterally and without notice furloughed hundreds of employe

One of Indonesia's top officials is considerably optimistic for the near-future of the country's tourism sector, with the government reportedly planning to attract travelers from count

Jakarta – Police have questioned four foreigners in Bali after a video of people holding a house party during the COVID-19 outbreak was circulated on social media.

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – The Health Ministry announced on Tuesday that it would allow 10 regions considered COVID-19 red zones to impose large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) to wi

Jakarta – A survey conducted by the Villages, Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration Ministry has revealed that most village heads across the country oppose this year's Idul Fitri mu

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The government and the House of Representatives have agreed to reschedule the voting day for this year's simultaneous regional elections to Dec.

Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairman Firli Bahuri inaugurated Brig.

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – Airports across Indonesia have reduced their operational hours and services, including by closing terminals, following a drop in flight traffic as a resul

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – The heinous fate that befell Mira, a 42-year-old trans woman who was burned to death in Cilincing, North Jakarta, has prompted activists and advocacy groups to

Yudo Dahono, Thresa Sandra Desfika, Jakarta – The central government has finally released its official figure on suspect cases of Covid-19 across the country, which turned out to be mu

Taufiq Siddiq, Jakarta – Jakarta Manpower, Transmigration, and Energy Agency discovered that many companies were still operating during the period of the large-scale social restriction

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – Jakarta has officially got a new deputy governor with Gerindra Party politician Ahmad Riza Patria inaugurated on Wednesday, as the capital city struggles to co

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The government has introduced a series of social assistance programs to help people affected by the social restrictions implemented to halt the sprea

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The COVID-19 pandemic has yet to affect investors' investment plans in the country, Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Pandj

Ni Komang Erviani, Denpasar, Bali – Despite the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Bali, the island has no intention of implementing large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) similar

Agustinus Hari, Manado – A riot that broke out at Manado Penitentiary in North Sulawesi over the weekend has killed one inmate, while another has been hospitalized after being shot by

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Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – A new transportation ministerial regulation has allowed app-based motorcycle taxis to take passengers provided certain health precautions are taken, but t

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – The regional administrations in the Greater Jakarta area have decided to prohibit app-based ride-hailing ojek (motorcycle taxi) drivers from transporting

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The government's ability to provide social protection and ensure undisrupted food supply will be crucial in preventing social unrest as the COVID-19 pande

Mardika Parama, Jakarta – The Public Works and Housing Ministry will work with the Foreign Ministry to employ former Indonesian migrant workers (TKI) who previously worked in Malaysia

Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta – One person has died and six others have been severely injured in a fire that destroyed four boats in the old port of Teluk Dalam, South Nias regency in North

To suppress the risk of a novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in prisons, the Indonesian government has decided to grant early release to 30,000 inmates.

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has urged local administrations to reallocate their respective regional budgets (APBD) to fund the ongoing COVID-19 mitigat

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – The government has projected that millions of people will fall into poverty and unemployment as the COVID-19 pandemic batters the Indonesian economy,

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Budi Sutrisno, Arya Dipa, and Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – The first work day of the large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) period in Jakarta was marked by confusion and chaos, with p

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Rights group Amnesty International Indonesia has urged the Tasikmalaya administration in West Java to revoke its latest decree preventing a congregation of

Jakarta – The Indonesian Confederation of Prosperity Labour Unions (KSBSI) is disappointed in President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo because the Draft Omnibus Law on Job Creation is still bein

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have launched an investigation into a so-called anarcho-syndicalist group, which they claim has committed acts of vandalism and provo

Jakarta – The Indonesian People's Faction (FRI) is urging the House of Representatives (DPR) to halt deliberations on the Draft Omnibus Law on Job Creation in the midst of the corona v

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – A projected 1.3 million people from Greater Jakarta will return to their hometowns for the annual Idul Fitri mudik (exodus), according to the Indonesian Transp

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – The Covid-19 pandemic will roll back Indonesia's progress in eradicating poverty in the past year while pushing the unemployment level to its highest since 20