Jakarta – National Police (Polri) Traffic Corps head Insp. Gen.

Jakarta – Christians across Indonesia celebrated a quiet Christmas amid the COVID-19 pandemic this year, with many churches limiting physical participation in Christmas services and oth

Bayu Marhaenjati, Farouk Arnaz – Indonesians have celebrated Christmas with online masses and low-key services on Thursday as the Covid-19 pandemic entered its worst turn across the arc

Semarang – The Central Java administration plans to screen holidaygoers using antigen tests at some famous tourist destinations, such as Borobudur Temple, during the Christmas and New Y

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have launched Operation Lilin Jaya aimed at maintaining public order and cracking down on any health protocol violations during the year-end holiday period.

Jakarta – Provinces in Java have imposed strict health restrictions for the year-end holidays in an attempt to prevent the further spread of COVID-19.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has issued a circular calling city departments and municipally-owned businesses to shorten year-end holidays and prevent their

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The Medan administration in North Sumatra will proceed with Christmas and New Year celebrations while urging residents to avoid crowds despite a prohibition aga

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has issued a gubernatorial instruction and decree ordering his subordinates to implement stricter restrictions over the year-end holidays to he

Nina A. Loasana, Jakarta – The government has decided to ban crowd-pulling events and New Year's Eve celebrations from Dec. 18 to Jan.

The Bogor Police will close the route leading to Puncak, West Java, in the latest attempt to hinder year-end vacationers from crowding the popular mountainous tourist destination.

Jakarta – Sleman regency is one of five regencies/cities in Yogyakarta with red zone status in all of its subdistricts.

Jakarta – National COVID-19 task force chief Doni Monardol has advised the public to remain at home during the year-end holidays due to potential extreme weather in the next two to thre

Jakarta – The government has decided to reduce the number of collective leave days for the Christmas and New Year celebrations, including a substitute for Idul Fitri leave.

Arys Aditya – The Indonesian Medical Association of doctors is urging the government to shorten or scrap the year-end holiday entirely to prevent a resurgence in coronavirus infections.

Bandung – West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil has suggested that the central government reduce the number of collective leave days set for the Christmas and New Year break and instead short

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Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – The national COVID-19 task force on Tuesday said that the upcoming year-end holidays can potentially cause confirmed cases to increase exponentially.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi' Widodo has instructed his subordinates to cut the 2020 year-end holiday short to curb COVID-19 transmission, a minister has said.

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo named six people national heroes during the celebration of Heroes Day on Tuesday, calling for the spirit of heroism in the battle

Jakarta – It has been almost eight months since President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo announced the first COVID-19 cases in Indonesia in March.

Nina Loasana, Jakarta – Jakarta airports and toll roads have been crowded with travelers as hundreds of thousands of Jakartans are expected to leave the capital during the five-day week

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – The Health Ministry has urged regional governments to enforce health protocols in order to prevent COVID-19 from spreading further during the long weekend.

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – The national COVID-19 task force has urged the public to spend the upcoming long weekend at home in order to help prevent a spike in coronavirus transmission am

Jakarta – The West Java administration will carry out random COVID-19 tests on tourists visiting the province during the long weekend from Oct. 28 to Nov.

Jakarta – The public has been encouraged not to leave town for the upcoming long weekend on Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jakarta – Ahead of several national holidays next week, the national COVID-19 task force has warned the public that long weekends could lead to a spike in the cumulative number of daily

Jakarta – Home Minister Tito Karnavian has warned of the potential emergence of COVID-19 clusters as people take collective leave at the end of October and suggests people get tested be

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – Home Minister Tito Karnavian has encouraged the public to spend the next long weekend at home amid concerns over a potential spike in COVID-19 cases during

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has urged all relevant stakeholders to take anticipatory measures amid concerns over a possible spike in COVID-19 cases acro

Jakarta – As many as 162,938 vehicles left Jakarta on the eve of the Islamic New Year holiday on Wednesday, state-owned toll road operator PT Jasa Marga has reported.

Jakarta – Indonesia has released four new series of special stamps that cover President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Vice President Ma'ruf Amin, the 75th anniversary celebrations, the COVID

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – Indonesian State civil servants will enjoy many long weekends until the end of the year, according to a recent presidential decree.

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano and Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – Indonesia celebrated 75 years of independence in a somber mood on Monday, with many deciding to pull back from the usual ritual

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – After Bank Indonesia (BI) issued a special commemorative Rp 75,000 (US$5.08) bill on Monday, enthusiastic citizens stormed to the central bank's website to take

Herman, Jakarta – Indonesia launched a special edition banknote with a face value of 75,000 on Monday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of independence.

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Arya Dipa and Apriadi Gunawan, Surabaya/Medan – Residents in various regions of Indonesia decided to go ahead with festive celebrations for this year's Independenc

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – More than 15,000 hikers swamped Mount Bawakaraeng in Gowa regency, South Sulawesi to celebrate Independence Day on Monday, the most visitors ever recorded on

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo presided over a 75th Independence Day ceremony along with a handful of state officials and dignitaries at the Presidential P

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – City-owned bus operator Transjakarta announced that it will play the national anthem "Indonesia Raya" inside of buses and at bus stops from 10:17 to 10.

Wahyoe Boediwardhana and Ganug Nugroho Adi, Surabaya and Surakarta – A number of regional administrations across the country have decided to limit the celebrations of Indonesia's upcom

Jakarta – Residents in Greater Jakarta will not be able to commemorate Indonesia's 75th Independence Day with big and festive celebrations as in previous years, because authorities hav

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo set aside differences when he issued state awards to two politicians widely regarded as among his strongest political opp

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has awarded posthumous honors to 22 medical workers who lost their lives in the fight against COVID-19, among the dozens of awar

Jakarta – In light of the upcoming 75th Independence Day celebration, the Greater Jakarta administration has restricted any events that attract crowds amid the surge of COVID-19 cases

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Jakarta – Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto has reminded businesses that they are obligated pay out Idul Fitri holiday bonuses (THR) to employees despite the economic p

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – The Indonesian Transportation Ministry announced that there are residents of the Jakarta Greater Area or Jabodetabek (an abbreviation for Jakarta, B

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Wonogiri – Families residing in Jakarta have started to pack their bags and return to their home towns, including to Wonogiri, Central Java, despite the government's