Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – Indonesia has been carrying out rapid testing that has resulted in the discovery of hundreds of potentially positive COVID-19 cases, but a backlog in further

Jakarta – Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) Coordinator Adnan Topan Husodo has criticised Government Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu) Number 1/2020 on State Financial Policy and Fina

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – The government will disburse social aid to low-income families in order to dissuade people from participating in the Idul Fitri mudik (exodus), presidenti

Dili – Vice-minister of health, Elia Antonio dos Reis Amaral, has been sacked from her post.

Alexander R Arifianto – On March 31, 2020, Indonesian president Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo declared a national emergency to institute quarantine orders to limit the spread of COVID-19.

Guteriano Neves – As of today, Timor-Leste has one confirmed case of Covid-19. Nonetheless, the feeling of panic among the public has been mounting.

Apriza Pinandita, Jakarta – At least 204 Indonesian citizens abroad have now been infected by the highly contagious novel coronavirus, the Foreign Ministry has said, with five cases th

Nina Loasana and Galih Gumelar, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has announced that mudik (mass exodus) from areas affected by the COVID-19 pandemic is haram – forbidden un

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – About a month after Indonesia reported its first coronavirus cases and three days after President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo declared the outbreak a public health eme

Galih Gumelar, Jakarta – A senior minister in President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's Cabinet is adamant that SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes the deadly coronavirus disease, will soon get

Ghina Ghaliya and Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto has said that a variety of issues is hampering the country's efforts to contain the COVID-19 outbrea

Galih Gumelar, News Desk – A study by the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) has warned that the novel coronavirus pandemic in the country may reach its peak in the next three months, cul

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – A senior Cabinet minister has justified the government's decision to not officially ban people from traveling home for the Idul Fitri holiday, saying

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – Community forum Risalah Jakarta has urged President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to improve health facilities and impose a strict territorial quarantine as COVID-19 ca

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano and Sausan Atika, Jakarta – For West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil, the consequences of letting people go to their hometowns during a pandemic are real.

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – With one of the largest adult smoking populations in the world, Indonesia on paper seems particularly vulnerable to Covid-19 since the disease attacks the body's

Galih Gumelar, Jakarta – The National Police have named 33 people suspects for allegedly stockpiling masks and hand sanitizers and selling them at higher prices amid increasing demand

Feriawan Hidayat, Dion Bisara, Bandung – West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil has asked for the central government's help to do more rapid testing for Covid-19 in the province, fearing that

Asep Muizudin Muhamad Darmini – The hashtag #KamiTidakTakut ("we are not afraid") became popular on social media after a terrorist attack, involving multiple explosions and gunfire on

Fadhilah Fitri Primandari – Indonesia troubles are mounting fast.

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – State-owned lender Bank Mandiri is giving out life insurance plans with potential payments totaling Rp 1 trillion (US$60 million) to 35,000 frontline healthcare

Arya Dipa, Bandung – One hundred and twenty-seven people have tested positive after rapid tests were carried out on hundreds of people who attended a Lembang Bethel Church of Indonesia

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – Having only 132 referral hospitals to treat Covid-19 patients across the country is not enough to counter the coronavirus pandemic, the Indonesian Ombudsman a

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration is reporting a worsening trend in the number of funerals using the protocols for people who died from the fast-spreading C

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Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – As the COVID-19 pandemic grows, non-coronavirus patients are worried about getting sidelined, while fearing that visiting hospitals might expose them to the

Suherdjoko and Andi Hajramurni, Semarang – Authorities across some regions are trying hard to assure the public that the burial of people with COVID-19 is not something to be wary of,

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Resisting calls from health experts, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo will not ban people from leaving Jakarta, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbrea

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Eka Apriyani and Yaorohmi Fauzanah are tailors specializing in kebaya for Yogyakarta boutique Santishop Manufacture Indonesia.

Jakarta – A group of small and medium business owners have filed a class-action lawsuit against President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto for what they p

A video of an Indonesian politician talking tough against the coronavirus has gone viral in the latest of outrageous incidents the pandemic has brought about in the country.

James Massola and Karuni Rompies – Indonesian President Joko Widodo is under mounting pressure over his handling of the coronavirus crisis, with critics warning he has not done enough

John McBeth, Jakarta – With most Indonesians preoccupied with a coronavirus outbreak, security officials were caught off guard when at least three gunmen penetrated the US-based Freepo

Singapore – Weeks of fiery debate over a lockdown in Indonesia to contain the coronavirus pandemic have finally come to an end, with President Joko Widodo declaring a public health eme

Henry Surendra – International and local media organisations have reported that Indonesia holds one of the highest COVID-19 death rates in the world.

Jakarta – Diversified petrochemical giant PT Barito Pacific Tbk plans to donate Rp 30 billion (US$1.8 million) worth of medical devices to help a number of hospitals in Jakarta, Banten

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Prima Wirayani and Farida Susanty, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo signed on Tuesday a government regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) to legitimize much more state spending and

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Sausan Atika, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has enlisted the help of local authorities as part of wider efforts to curb the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the capital, which

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – The government is still preparing a regulation on the annual Idul Fitri exodus, or mudik, during the Covid-19 outbreak, the Coordinating Minister for Maritime

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Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – South Korean industrial conglomerate LG, known for its electronics subsidiary LG Electronics, will donate 50,000 diagnostic test kits from the Asian coun

Asip Hasani and Apriadi Gunawan, Trenggalek, East Java and Medan, North Sumatra – A number of cities and regencies have restricted access to main roads as local administrations brace f

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – If Indonesia does not step up its current COVID-19 control measures, the country might have to deal with a "collapsed" healthcare system and hundreds of thou

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Reform on the Security Sector is calling on the government to refrain from declaring a civil emergency or martial law as part of its efforts t

Arya Dipa, Bandung – Sukabumi city in West Java has been announced as a new COVID-19 cluster and the epicenter of the spread of the virus in the province, following thousands of rapid

Suherdjoko, Semarang – A recovered COVID-19 patient in Central Java has recounted his experience fighting the disease and called on the general public to protect each other's health by