Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – Coronavirus fears have continued to take a toll on the event industry in Indonesia, as more music festivals and seminars are either postponed or canceled,

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – Illegal cosmetics dominated cases of regulation violations handled by Indonesia's food and drug supervisory agency last year as demand for beauty products sky

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – The Foreign Affairs Ministry has banned travelers from Iran, Italy and South Korea from entering Indonesia as the three countries continue to struggle to contain

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – The government has stepped up its efforts to contain the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by tightening health screenings at borders and testing more

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – Indonesia may not be affected severely by the global health emergency, thanks to its minimal exposure to the global trade and its wide room to maneuver in monet

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Publicly listed state coal miner PT Bukit Asam has allocated Rp 4 trillion (US$283.34 million) in capital expenditure this year, most of which will go into de

Suherdjoko, Semarang – Central Java Police arrested on Tuesday three residents of Semarang for alleged price gouging in the wake of the buying frenzy that erupted on Monday, when the c

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – Indonesia's first two confirmed COVID-19 patients say media coverage and discourse on social media have taken a greater toll than the disease itself, saying

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – The neighbors of Indonesia's first two COVID-19 patients have urged broadcast media to stop the live coverage of their housing complex in Depok, West Java.

Jakarta – State-owned commuter line operator PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI) is offering hand sanitizer and disposable face masks to passengers at its 80 stations amid concerns over

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – The Health Ministry has said it will now assign its regional labs to test people suspected of carrying the novel coronavirus amid concerns that it has n

Jakarta – While many Jakartans flocked to convenience stores to stock up on medical supplies after the announcement of the country's first coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, many pe

Fadli, Batam – Two men in Batam, Riau Islands, who had been in close contact with a Singaporean COVID-19 patient have evaded quarantine, the city's health authorities said on Tuesday.

Jakarta – The Central Information Commission (KIP) has ordered the Development Finance Comptroller (BPKP) to disclose its audit report on the Health Care and Social Security Agency's (

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulama Council or MUI has issued an order for Muslims in Indonesia to avoid mass gatherings, including tabligh akbar or public lectures and other co

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – Koral, a coalition of non-governmental organizations advocating for fisheries and ocean sustainability, has criticized the government's policies on fisheries

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition is calling on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to withdraw the Draft Law on Job Creation (RUU Cipta Kerja) which has been submitted to the House of

Ahmad Bil Wahid, Jakarta – Scores of students held a protest action in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building Wednesday opposing the Omnibus Law on Job Creation which is

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Beritasatu, Jakarta – Close to $7.3 billion in foreign investors' funds remain parked in rupiah-denominated accounts following a sell-off in the bond and stock market last week, Bank I

Esther Samboh, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) is predicting that weakening economic activities, especially involving tourism, exports and imports, would drag down the country's economic

Tassia Sipahutar, Eko Listiyorini and Arys Aditya, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo warned against hoarding of food and other essential goods after the country's first cases

Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Dikanaya Tarahita – The confirmation on Monday that Indonesia had two cases of the coronavirus ended weeks of insistence by officials that the country had

Kanis Dursin, Jakarta – When her uncle offered her an opportunity to work in Jakarta almost a decade ago, the then 15-year-old Afra Burga Ambui immediately agreed and soon she was boar

Jordan Hirst – A lesbian woman in Indonesia has taken to social media to demand a Bill attacking her country's LGBTIQ community be dropped.

Jakarta (AFP) – No one was more surprised to learn that Dimas Prayitno owned a Rolls-Royce than the 21-year-old Indonesian himself, who was baffled when told he owed US$15,000 (S$20,80

Jakarta – Several nongovernmental organizations are joining forces to monitor the government's policies on the fisheries sector and to make sure they would not harm the security and ec

Adrian Wail Akhlas and Esther Samboh, Jakarta – The government is working to finalize eight measures that will be incorporated in a second stimulus package aimed at easing rules for ex

Jakarta – State electricity company PLN will set aside Rp 90 trillion (US$6.3 billion) in capital expenditure (capex) in 2020 to finance the development of new electricity infrastructu

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police seized 350 boxes of face masks during a raid on the residence of a suspected hoarder in Tanjung Duren, Grogol Petamburan, West Jakarta in the wake of panic

Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has refused an invitation from the Presidential Staff Office (KSP) for a meeting to discuss the Draft Omn

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – The government has been working on new policies that will allow it to foot Covid-19 patients' hospital bills, something that would come as a relief for a worried

A 26-year-old woman in the East Java capital of Surabaya has reported a pastor at her church to the police for sexual abuse, which she claims went on for 17 years.

Vic Parsons – Indonesia is proposing legislation that would force LGBT+ people into treatment to "cure" their sexuality or gender identity.

Jakarta – Members of the House of Representatives have demanded that the government enact stronger coronavirus containment measures following the confirmation of two cases of the novel

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Jakarta – Overloaded and oversized freight trucks will be prohibited from using the toll roads between Jakarta and Bandung starting this month to reduce congestion and prevent damage t

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Indonesia's retail and shopping center associations were urging consumer restraint after news about the confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Indonesia triggered pan

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Sausan Atika, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration will reduce the number of mass gatherings as a precaution after two residents of Depok, West Java – located on the outskirts of the c

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – Indonesian stocks jumped by more than 3 percent on Tuesday morning, reversing deep losses in recent days due to the spread of COVID-19, as market players regain

Nina Loasana, Jakarta – Nine shophouses at the Jompo shopping complex in Kaliwates district, Jember regency, East Java, collapsed on Monday morning after a nearby river overflowed due

Nina Loasana, Jakarta – Panic buying hit supermarkets and drugstores across Jakarta on March 2 following President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's announcement on the country's first two confir

Jakarta – Several non-government organisations (NGOs) have rejected an invitation to hold a joint meeting at the Presidential Staff Office (KSP) to discuss the Draft Omnibus Law on Job

Jakarta – The government plans to ease licensing procedures for importing raw materials as the country's manufacturing industry begins to feel the impact of the disruption to the suppl

Adrian Wail Akhlas and Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide around US$2.7 billion in loans this year to support Indonesia's human capital, in

Hengky Ola Sura, Maumere – Eleven people have died due to dengue fever in Sikka regency, East Nusa Tenggara, while up to 1,057 people have been infected since the beginning of the year

Eisya A. Eloksari, Jakarta – Communication and Information Minister Johnny G. Plate said that the ministry had found 148 hoaxes related to the COVID-19 spread as of Monday.

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has appointed Eddy Abdurrachman as the new Indonesian Oil Palm Estate Fund (BPDP-KS) president director, replacing

Rebecca Ratcliffe – Two Indonesian citizens have tested positive for the new coronavirus after being in contact with an infected Japanese national, the country's president said on Mond