Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has declared the COVID-19 outbreak in Indonesia a "non-natural national disaster" in a Presidential Decree.

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano and Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – It is looking more and more likely the COVID-19 outbreak will derail President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's ambitions to move th

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia's economic growth is expected to remain in positive territory this year, albeit ever so slightly, as the coronavirus pandemic puts the global ec

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – The West Java provincial government has asked youth organization Karang Taruna – first established in 1980 under President Soeharto's New Order – to get active

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – The Public Works and Housing Ministry has sped up its cash-funded labor-intensive programs for people in rural areas.

Jakarta – A community unit in Madiun, East Java, has set up an "open kitchen" so that people in the area whose incomes have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic will not need to go h

Dewi Nurita, Dio Suhenda (Intern Translator), Jakarta – The Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri) noted that a number of regions have yet to report the alterations made to their region

Novy Lumanauw, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has instructed Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto to boost the number of Covid-19 swab tests to 10,000 per day and share the

Carlos Roy Fajarta, Bernadus Wijayaka, Jakarta – Long queues for the Commuter Line trains were seen at stations in Jakarta on Monday morning, the fourth day of the capital's large-scal

Sri Utami/J-3 – The contemptible act which befell Mira has ignited people's anger with prayers from several communities doing the rounds on social media.

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – Researchers say they see themselves walking a long, winding road in helping the government battle the COVID-19 outbreak, as broader research is needed to

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan, North Sumatra – As many as 513 Indonesian domestic workers have been repatriated from neighboring Malaysia after they were given the all-clear for COVID-19 infe

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The Office of the Coordinating Economic Minister, which spearheads the national committee of job creation, has recorded 1.4 million applicants for th

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The State Logistics Agency (Bulog), the government institution tasked with securing national staple food stocks, is facing trouble importing rice, su

Esther Samboh and Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia's revised 2020 state budget highlights lower income and higher spending against the backdrop of the coronavirus outbreak.

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Riska Rahman, Jakarta – State-owned banks have collectively restructured almost Rp 29 trillion (US$1.84 billion) in loans as the COVID-19 pandemic hampers economic activities and weake

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – The government expects domestic coal consumption to fall as much as 5 percent this year due to lower coal-fired power plant activity in the virus-ridden econo

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia's factory production contracted by a record level in the first quarter of the year as a result of weak demand and disruption to the supply chain

Ardila Syakriah, Asip Hasani and Arya Dipa, Jakarta/Bandung – Soon after he took office in October 2019, Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto highlighted the urgency for puskesmas (co

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – Concerned about the highly infectious coronavirus, Firmansyah Putra washes his orange uniform and takes a bath as soon as he arrives home from work.

Arya Dipa, Bandung, West Java – The West Java administration is reviewing requests for large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) to be imposed in Greater Bandung that will be submitted to

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – The spread of COVID-19 is expected to hit Indonesian banks' performance this year, but analysts remain hopeful that the industry will still be resilient enough

Marta Colombo – For the past 15 years, Iskandar Waworuntu has been implementing and teaching permaculture outside Yogyakarta in Central Java, one of Indonesia's main tourist sites.

A police officer in the North Sumatra capital of Medan is facing disciplinary sanctions for allegedly taking a bribe from a driver he stopped on the street and spitting on another.

Large-scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) have been in place in Jakarta since Friday, but it seems those in central government can't seem to agree on one crucial aspect of the COVID-19 co

The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), the highest Islamic clerical body in the nation, gave its harshest indictment yet on Indonesians who insist on going on the annual mudik homecoming

Indonesian security forces have killed three West Papuans they suspect of being part of an armed group behind a deadly attack at the premises of multi-national miner Freeport.

Jakarta – The Banyuwangi municipal police say that a clash in the Pesanggaran sub-district of Banyuwangi, East Java, in late March was trigged by a protest by a group of people opposin

Gayatri Suroyo, Jakarta – Indonesia has imposed curbs on public transport ahead of the annual exodus to home villages that marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in a bi

Caleb Larson – Indonesia recently backed out of two separate arms deals with both China and Russia, bowing to pressure from the Trump administration.

Manado, Indonesia – A riot in a prison in Indonesia's North Sulawesi province where at least one guard is reportedly exhibiting COVID-19-like symptoms has highlighted the risk posed by

Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat – China and Indonesia will mark the 70th anniversary of establishing diplomatic ties on Monday, at a time when the battle against Covid-19 is topmost on the m

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – The Health Ministry is processing more requests from regional administrations to impose large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) after Indonesia recorded

Suherdjoko, Semarang – The funeral of a nurse who succumbed to COVID-19 in Sewakul village, West Ungaran, Semarang regency in Central Java was met with rejection on Thursday afternoon

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – There is no Easter like this year.

Jakarta – West Java's cities and regencies in Greater Jakarta, namely Bogor municipality and regency, Depok as well as Bekasi municipality and regency, are preparing to impose their ow

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – As people across the country are forced to stay inside their homes to flatten Indonesia's COVID-19 curve, many seek solace in urban farming amid the waves

Jakarta – The Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) has requested Rp 65 million (US$4,113) in financial compensation for former coordinating political, legal and security affairs

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – The number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in Indonesia continues to climb, while thousands of Jakartans leaving for their hometowns may fuel the epidemic.

Crisis, be it economic collapse, natural disaster or pandemic, deepens and amplifies the social vulnerabilities produced by inequality.

Sudirman Nasir, Makassar – Amid the current pandemic and in the absence of effective vaccines and antiviral drugs, preventive measures are essential to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

Andreas Harsono, Jakarta – In March, 15 Indonesians filed a lawsuit with the Supreme Court arguing that the government's shuttering of thousands of houses of worship was being done und

Herman, Jakarta – Indonesia has scrambled to find satellite a replacement as 23 television and eight radio broadcasts are at risk of stopping after a $200 million communication satelli

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Suherdjoko and Ganug Nugroho Adi, Semarang and Surakarta – Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo has expressed his appreciation to residents who have decided not to participate in this

Apriza Pinandita, Jakarta – The Religious Affairs Ministry has urged Indonesian Muslims not to hold bukber, short for buka puasa bersama (breaking-of-the-fast gathering) activities dur

Nina Loasana, Jakarta – Public television broadcaster TVRI will air a full-day educational program called Belajar dari Rumah (Study from Home) for three months to help students who are

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – In the past several weeks, the government has expanded several social assistance programs for low-income citizens across the country affected by the COVID-19 o

Purwani Diyah Prabandari, Jakarta – A large number of residents of Uraso in North Luwu earn their living from the hundreds of trees in their fields, from dogfruit to pepper.