Norman Harsono, Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Ministry is proposing the inclusion of power companies onto a list of industries eligible for cheap natural gas.

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said on Monday the city's bus network TransJakarta, the Jakarta Light Rail Transit (LRT) trains and the Jakarta Mass Rapid Tra

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – When the Health Minister said Indonesia was prepared to tackle the coronavirus outbreak, did he mean everyone?

Jakarta – The Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Ministry has allowed civil servants to work from home for two weeks in a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (CO

Jakarta – Following announcements by Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan regarding the need for a city-wide lockdown of the capital to curb the spread of COVID-19, retailers fear the move

Bandung – Workers from the All West Java Labour Alliance held a demonstration against the Draft Omnibus Law on Job Creation in front of the Sate Building (governor's office) in the Wes

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – A group of scientists from the Indonesian Young Scientist Forum has called on the government to impose a lockdown on areas that have been deemed hot zones

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The Taxation Directorate General has cancelled direct face-to-face services and is advising all taxpayers to use online facilities for filing their annual

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has not yet been able to arrest two key graft suspects who are still on the loose, former Supreme Court secretary Nurhadi and poli

Jakarta – A restriction on the operational hours of public transportation imposed by Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan in a bid to contain the spread of COVID-19 appears to have backfire

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – The government needs to further simplify import procedures for basic needs such as sugar, meat and garlic to ensure sufficient supplies during Ramadan an

Jakarta – The number of Indonesia's ultra rich is expected to jump by 57 percent to 1,060 individuals over the next four years, the second highest increase in Southeast Asia, according

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – Indonesia's logistics sector recorded 10.5 percent growth last year supported by high growth in railway and sea transportation, as well as warehousing, bu

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded a US$2.34 billion trade surplus in February thanks to higher manufacturing exports despite disrupted trade activities with China as a r

Despite the central government and the Jakarta Provincial Government yesterday urging citizens to work from home in order to contain the coronavirus outbreak in the capital, long lines

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has called on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to enforce stricter social distancing measures by implementing "regional quarantines"

James Massola, Jakarta – The Indonesian government's handling of the coronavirus crisis has been an omni-shambles from the get-go.

Adrian Wail Akhlas and Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – Indonesia has officially announced a second stimulus package and has vowed to set aside a chunk of its state budget to support the

Herman, Jakarta – Indonesia's trade balance returned to the black last month because imports from China dropped by almost half as the world's second-largest economy dealt with the peak

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo led his first cabinet meeting through video conferencing on Monday, two days after T

Jakarta – The government has announced 17 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 134 as of Monday afternoon.

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano and Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo asserted on Monday that imposing a lockdown was not in the works for Indonesia or any of its 34 pr

Jakarta – Productively working from home, for those who can, is possible.

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia's foreign debt rose in January due to an increase in the government's net borrowing, mainly through the issuance of government debt papers (SBNs

Arya Dipa and Markus Makur, Bandung – Regional leaders across the country have implemented social distancing measures following President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's call for people to work

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The House of Representatives and civil society groups have called on the General Elections Commission (KPU) to consider postponing regional elections scheduled

The Trump administration pressured Indonesia into dropping deals to buy Russian-made fighter jets and Chinese naval vessels, part of a global effort to prevent its top adversaries from

Ganug Nugroho Adi and Aman Rochman – A number of regions in Indonesia have decided to restrict public events, close schools and tourist destinations in response to the coronavirus dise

Joe Cochrane – The most valuable possession that Hasib, 40, owns with his wife Khomsiah, 38, is their shop in a trash-strewn riverside slum near the centre of the Indonesian capital Ja

Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan seems to have hinted that a lockdown is imminent in the capital as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country officially surpassed 100 today.

Tassia Sipahutar – Indonesia ordered schools to close across much of the archipelago as authorities scrambled to contain a sudden spike in coronavirus cases which included a minister w

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Democratic Party chairman Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is set to deliver his last political speech as party chairman at the party's national congress on Sunday as

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – An Indonesian Health Ministry official confirmed that the ministry had received information from Singaporean authorities regarding Indonesian citizens b

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – Indonesian humanitarian organization Aksi Cepat Tanggap (ACT) has denied reports alleging it of sponsoring the recent deadly sectarian riots in the Indian

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Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – The government announced Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi had tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday but rumors that the minister was ill had b

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Sausan Atika and Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Regional administrations are stepping up measures to prevent a potential community spread of COVID-19 as concerns heighten over the c

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration will close schools across the city and suspend examinations for two weeks starting from Monday as part of measures to prevent further spread of cor

Jakarta – The World Health Organization (WHO) urged President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to scale up the country's emergency response mechanisms in containing the COVID-19 outbreak by, among

Ramadani Saputra, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Olympic Committee (NOC) says the country has no city aside from Jakarta for its planned proposal to host the 2032 Olympics Games, endin

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – The Health Ministry is allowing universities and research agencies to run lab tests for COVID-19, as instructed by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.

Jakarta – The State-Owned Enterprises (SEO) Ministry plans to sell State-owned insurer PT Asuransi Jiwasraya's assets, including a shopping mall and a collection of mutual funds in an

Jakarta – A COVID-19 patient who was receiving treatment in the isolation ward of Persahabatan General Hospital (RSUP) in East Jakarta has reportedly escaped the facility with the help

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – The government announced three new deaths and 35 new COVID-19 cases, including two toddlers, on Friday as it scrambles to contain community spread and g

Jakarta – Campuses should be centers of public discourse uncontaminated by any governmental vested interest.

Gardi Gazarin, Jakarta – An employee of the National Nuclear Energy Agency, or Batan, was named suspect for illegally storing radioactive waste at his home in Batan Indah housing compl

Jakarta – Straight to marriage, without an engagement or dating: This is the new trend that is making its way among Indonesian young people who follow conservative Islamic doctrine.

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – State Intelligence Agency (BIN) deputy V, Afini Boer, said that the agency has mathematically predicted when the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic will hi

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesia is set to temporarily ban exports of face masks to ensure there is a sufficient domestic supply amid the COVID-19 outbreak, Trade Minister Agus