Jakarta – The police have arrested people accused of spreading fake news about the coronavirus. Hoaxes might be a reaction to the lack of transparency from the government.

Jakarta – At least six people have died of dengue fever in North Maluku so far this year.

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Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia reported 330 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours on Saturday, the second highest rise in a day, to bring the total ca

Johan Augustin – Yayan Suprianto surveys the floodwater surrounding his house of wooden planks and a corroded tin roof in Kampung Teko, "kampung" being a catchword for urban slums.

Kiki Siregar, Jakarta – "Because of you, my wedding is now cancelled," said one social media post.

Amy Chew – Two weeks ago, Indonesian IT consultant Okki Soebagio packed up his home and moved his family from Jakarta to Bali, unnerved by the death of a good friend killed by the nove

Jakarta – Indonesia's government is failing to provide transparency and access to information to battle the COVID-19 outbreak, Human Rights Watch said today.

Kate Lamb, Wahyuwidi Cinthya – When Indonesian doctor Ratih Purwarini was buried at dusk in a Jakarta cemetery, only her son Firos saw her plastic-wrapped coffin used for coronavirus v

Apriza Pinandita, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo conveyed his gratitude and appreciation to those who have complied with calls for physical distancing and reminded the public

Apriza Pinandita, Jakarta – The amount of activity around Jakarta has reportedly been down on Friday, the first day of large-scale social restrictions (PSBB), with roads quiet as peopl

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Lawmakers will have to wait a little longer for cash incentives to buy new cars for personal use following a statement from the House of Representatives secret

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Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – The North Jakarta Police have charged a group of men who allegedly burned a 42-year-old transgender woman to death with aggravated assault.

Galih Gumelar, Jakarta – After introducing a contentious omnibus bill that seeks to cut through red tape, the administration of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has found itself under sc

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – The central government could use a more coherent public communication strategy as it looks to address the COVID-19 outbreak in the country, with analy

Jakarta – Multi-service apps Gojek and Grab have disabled their ojek (motorcycle taxi) option for customers in Jakarta following the implementation of large-scale social restrictions (

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have scaled up security patrols on the roads and in supermarkets to ensure that the public follow large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) tha

Ralph Jennings, Taipei, Taiwan – Indonesia, despite a growing coronavirus caseload, has avoided locking down population centers in favor of softer control measures to sustain an econom

Nina Loasana, Jakarta – Every one of Indonesia's 34 provinces has reported positive COVID-19 infections, according to the Health Ministry, with Gorontalo reporting its first confirmed

Jakarta – The Human Rights Defenders Coalition is urging President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to immediately order Indonesian police chief (Kapolri) General Idham Azis to put an end to viole

Yunindita Prasidya, Jakarta – Almost all banks and financing companies have offered loan restructuring programs to help their clients in a harsh market environment as COVID-19 has disr

Asip Hasani, Surabaya – Hundreds of thousands of Muslims across East Java attended a Nisfu Syaban mass prayer on Wednesday through their smartphones and televisions, making the event o

Bali, Indonesia – Pharmacists on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali are tackling a shortage of anti-coronavirus hand sanitizer by making their own unique, tropical version – from th

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Essential-needs businesses have promised smooth services with retail stocks sufficient at least until May as Jakarta, Indonesia's economic powerhouse, will en

Jakarta – The National Police say that crime rates across the country have dropped as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – The COVID-19 pandemic, which is spreading like wildfire in Indonesia, has taken not just lives but also the earnings of millions of workers, one month af

Dian Septiari, Jakarta – Indonesia has joined a group of like-minded countries to resolve certain challenges in the COVID-19 pandemic response, in hopes of setting an example that coop

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Jordan Hirst – Australian LGBTIQ advocates have written to Indonesian authorities to demand justice in the horrific death of a transgender woman in Jakarta.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has defended the complicated bureaucratic process surrounding the government's COVID-19 mitigation policies, saying that he wanted to err on th

The House of Representatives is due to pass the revised Criminal Code, which has been widely criticised for violating press freedom and access to information.

The COVID-19 pandemic prevented what would have been a horribly unnecessary misuse of taxpayers' money by the House of Parliament (DPR), whose plan to give each member millions to buy

Two men who allegedly burned a 43-year-old transwoman alive in North Jakarta on Saturday has been charged with aggravated assault leading to her death, police say, and not murder, as o

Danny Gallagher – Panic-stricken passengers on a ferry preparing to dock in Maumere, Indonesia caused scenes of hysteria after word got out that coronavirus carriers were suspected on

Karlis Salna and Fathiya Dahrul – The coronavirus crisis is creating a new threat for Indonesia's debt-laden state-owned businesses.

Jakarta – Most countries around the world are battling the coronavirus pandemic with severe travel restrictions, especially to and from areas hit hard by the deadly virus.

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The government is distributing food aid to 20 million poor households across the country to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Arya Dipa, Bandung – Authorities in Tasikmalaya, West Java, have banned the renovation of a mosque in Cipakat vilage, Singaparna district, that belongs to a local Ahmadiyah congregatio

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The House of Representatives is planning to revise the Constitutional Court law, seeking to scrap the ten-year term limit for justices and instead set a retire

Jakarta – The Indonesian Air Force is upgrading its primary weaponry defense system (Alutsista) and developing various new branches.

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has started distributing social aid to those in need to mitigate the hardship of the COVID-19 pandemic ahead of the implementation o

Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) has highlighted regulations in the Draft Omnibus Law on Job Creation which give the government the authority to evict people and a

Beritasatu, Jakarta – The government has extended its social aid programs to offer more financial and food assistance to help Indonesia's most vulnerable during the peak of the coronav

James Massola – Australia's ambassador to Indonesia, Gary Quinlan, has been evacuated over coronavirus fears.

Jakarta – The Indonesia Deposit Insurance Corporation (LPS) denied on Thursday media reports that its stress test had shown eight banks at risk of collapse under the government's worst

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – A total of 42 Thai Muslims who attended a multinational religious gathering in Gowa, South Sulawesi, on March 18 have since tested positive for Covid-19.

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – A constitutional law expert has criticized the House of Representatives, or DPR, for continuing deliberations on controversial bills during the coronavirus pa