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

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

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

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

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

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

Suherdjoko, Semarang – Though the government has yet to decide whether to ban this year's Idul Fitri mudik (exodus), many Jakarta workers have reportedly returned to their hometowns ac

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – For many Indonesians, family is among the first people we turn to for support and comfort when the going gets tough, but as the COVID-19 pandemic keeps

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

Apriadi Gunawan and Ardila Syakriah, Medan, North Sumatra – Many Indonesians are preparing to celebrate the Chinese New Year, which falls on Saturday, with religious rituals and festiv

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – Despite the fact that some Christians in the country had to celebrate their holy day without being allowed in their own churches, Coordinating Political, Leg

Jakarta – As Christians in Indonesia prepare to attend religious services in celebration of Christmas on Tuesday and Wednesday, authorities have stepped up measures to secure churches

Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – Officials in the Jakarta provincial government are holding Christmas carols on the streets of the Indonesian capital for the first time to "spread joy" and co

Muslim-majority Indonesia will deploy nearly 200,000 security personnel nationwide ahead of Christmas to guard against potential terror attacks, police said Tuesday.

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Benny Wenda, chairman of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua, said he issued a circular containing instructions that Papuans should not take part in th

Anne Barker – It was Timor-Leste's biggest party since independence itself.

Alison Bevege, Sydney – Thousands of people turned out on Friday night to celebrate East Timor's independence on the 20th anniversary of the 1999 referendum that led to the end of Indo

Jakarta – Would-be holidaymakers are now able to start planning vacations for next year as the government has finalized the list of public holidays for 2020.

Jakarta (Antara) – The integrity of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI) must be placed in the most important position, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) stated.

Jakarta (Antara) – A young girl led a team of five children on the traditional tug of war rope game.

Jakarta – As part of Indonesia's Independence Day celebration on Saturday, state-owned train operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) encouraged passengers riding long-distance trains to

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has marked Indonesian diversity by commemorating the country's 74th Independence Day on Saturday in traditional clothing from a variety of indi

Jakarta – Two separate brawls broke out in Central and North Jakarta during the Idul Fitri holiday, leaving an 18-year-old seriously injured.

Jakarta – Over 1.2 million cars left the capital in the week leading up to Idul Fitri, according to state-owned toll road operator Jasa Marga.