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October 21, 2020

Jakarta Post - October 21, 2020

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – The Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) says it has prepared a strict health protocol for next year's U-20 Championship, as ordered.

Jakarta Post - October 21, 2020

Jakarta – More movie theaters in Indonesia have resumed operations this month. In Jakarta, cinema chains CGV Cinemas and Cinepolis Cinemas reopened for the public on Wednesday.

October 13, 2020

Jakarta Post - October 13, 2020

Jakarta and Medan – Members of the Indonesian professional sports community are among those who have to slow things down as the pandemic continues to thwart plans to put on regular even

September 18, 2020

September 10, 2020

Jakarta Post - September 10, 2020

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – The ongoing COVID-19 health emergency, which has forced Indonesian sports to postpone a host of major events, should be used as an opportunity to "reinvent

August 27, 2020

Tempo - August 27, 2020

Bisnis, Jakarta – Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Wishnutama Kusubandio said the reopening of movie theaters in a number of regions declared safe from Covid-19 would revive the fi

Tempo - August 27, 2020

Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – Jakarta provincial administration allowed live music performance in restaurants and cafes through the issuance of circular 342/SE/2020 albeit the increasing

August 26, 2020

Jakarta Globe - August 26, 2020

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Jakarta would allow movie theaters to reopen soon after the city administration held a meeting with the Health Ministry and the Tourism and Creative Industries

Jakarta Post - August 26, 2020

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration and cinema owners are gearing up to reopen movie theaters soon after consulting with the COVID-19 task force, Jakarta Governor A

July 28, 2020

Jakarta Post - July 28, 2020

Jakarta – The Jakarta Tourism and Creative Economy Agency has banned entertainment establishments from operating on Thursday and Friday in observance of Idul Adha (Day of Sacrifice).

July 22, 2020

Jakarta Post - July 22, 2020

Jakarta – Hundreds of workers and businesspeople grouped under the Jakarta Association of Entertainment Entrepreneurs (Asphija) staged a rally in front of City Hall in Central Jakarta

July 21, 2020

Jakarta Globe - July 21, 2020

Yudha Baskoro, Jakarta – Nightclub workers in Jakarta held a rally in front of City Hall in Central Jakarta on Tuesday demanding reopening of their workplaces as they sought to end the

July 2, 2020

Jakarta Post - July 2, 2020

Jakarta – Former head of Indonesian military intelligence Maj. Gen.

June 24, 2020

Jakarta Post - June 24, 2020

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has once again suspended Car Free Day (CFD) amid concerns over public health and safety following reports of large crowds turning up to the weekly

June 22, 2020

Channel News Asia - June 22, 2020

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – Marcel Antonius has been working from home for more than three months and there is nothing much he could do to relieve his boredom.

June 21, 2020

Jakarta Post - June 21, 2020

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – Netizens have raised concerns over public health as images and videos of large crowds inundating the streets of Central Jakarta on the first Car Free Day

June 10, 2020

Jakarta Post - June 10, 2020

Galih Gumelar, Jakarta – Three months ago, professional DJ Ganarjito Abirowo was still performing at multiple nightclubs in Jakarta.

May 13, 2020

Jakarta Post - May 13, 2020

Jakarta – After admitting his role in a bribery case implicating former Youth and Sports Minister Imam Nahrawi, retired Indonesian shuttler Taufik Hidayat later claimed that such corru

May 9, 2020

Jakarta Post - May 9, 2020

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – Taufik Hidayat, a retired Indonesian shuttler who took home a gold medal in the 2004 Athens Olympics, has admitted to acting as an intermediary in an alleged

April 24, 2020

Jakarta Post - April 24, 2020

Ramadani Saputra, Jakarta – At age 90, the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) faces an uphill battle to restore its credibility after decades of turbulent affairs marked by graft,

April 23, 2020

Jakarta Post - April 23, 2020

Ramadani Saputra, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo decided on Thursday to push back the 2020 National Games (PON) in Papua to October next year due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

April 15, 2020

Jakarta Post - April 15, 2020

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – The Youth and Sports Ministry and House Commission X agreed on Tuesday to postpone the National Games (PON), which were initially scheduled to be held f

March 14, 2020

Jakarta Post - March 14, 2020

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

February 28, 2020

Jakarta Post - February 28, 2020

Ramadani Saputra, Jakarta – The hitherto headless Indonesian Archery Association (Perpani) is gearing up to accelerate Olympic preparations as it now has a new chief, Illiza Sa'aduddin

February 25, 2020

Jakarta Post - February 25, 2020

Jakarta – The Youth and Sports Ministry has vowed to support preparations for the 2023 Special Olympics World Summer Games, which will be held in Berlin, and the 2022 Asia Pacific Spec

February 20, 2020

Jakarta Post - February 20, 2020

Asip Hasani, Blitar, East Java – Clashes between supporters of Arema Malang and Persebaya Surabaya soccer teams in Blitar, East Java, on Tuesday caused a total of Rp 250 million (US$18

January 22, 2020

Tempo - January 22, 2020

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – The government called on all contingents not to concern about security issues for the XX National Sports Week, or PON 2020, in Papua, which is scheduled to be

January 19, 2020

Jakarta Globe - January 19, 2020

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia officially launches its first Esports Association on Saturday to nurture professional gamers and introduce regulations for a potential domestic league.

December 22, 2019

Jakarta Post - December 22, 2019

Jakarta – Amid the boom of online entertainment streaming services, the majority of online consumers in Indonesia favor watching movies for free through illegal websites, in which stre

December 20, 2019

Tempo - December 20, 2019

Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – The recent annulment of the tourism award Adikarya Wisata 2019 of Jakarta's Colosseum Club 101 did little to no effect on the nightclub's attendance.

December 17, 2019

Jakarta Post - December 17, 2019

Vela Andapita, Jakarta – A female gymnast who was pulled from Indonesia's contingent to the 2019 Southeast Asia (SEA) Games in the Philippines is to compete in the upcoming 2020 Nation

November 29, 2019

Coconuts Jakarta - November 29, 2019

A female Indonesian athlete who was scheduled to compete in the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in the Philippines was allegedly sent home due to accusations that she is not a virgin.

Reuters - November 29, 2019

Beh Lih Yi, Kuala Lumpur (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – An Indonesian female gymnast training for a major sport event has been sent home on grounds she was no longer a virgin, her fami

November 15, 2019

Jakarta Globe - November 15, 2019

Yudha Baskoro – Indonesia's amputee football team, the Garuda INAF, has been training hard for the Amputee Football Asian Championship in Kuala Lumpur in February next year, its last s

November 2, 2019

Jakarta Post - November 2, 2019

Ramadani Saputra, Jakarta – Comr. Gen.

Jakarta Globe - November 2, 2019

Antara, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – A police general was elected chairman of the Indonesian Football Federation, or PSSI, in a heated "extraordinary congress" at a Jakarta hotel, where

October 31, 2019

Straits Times - October 31, 2019

Primastuti Handayanim, Jakarta – Improving the state of national soccer is undoubtedly a tall order President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has entrusted to his Youth and Sports Minister Zainud

October 24, 2019

Jakarta Globe - October 24, 2019

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo welcomed Thursday's decision by world football governing body FIFA to award Indonesia the right to host the 2021 Under-20 Worl

October 20, 2019

Jakarta Post - October 20, 2019

Dicky Christanto Wulandaru, Jakarta – The incoming chair of the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) should focus on improving the performance of the senior national team, following

October 9, 2019

Jakarta Post - October 9, 2019

Jakarta – After having no women's league for decades, Indonesia is now entering a new dawn with the start of 2019 Liga 1 Putri national women's premier league on Saturday.

September 9, 2019

Coconuts Jakarta - September 9, 2019

Should a tobacco company sponsor youth involvement in one of Indonesia's most beloved sports?

September 8, 2019

Jakarta Globe - September 8, 2019

Jakarta – PB Djarum, one of the most famous badminton clubs in Indonesia owned by the Djarum cigarette company, has decided to stop auditions for its badminton scholarship program star

September 6, 2019

Jakarta Globe - September 6, 2019

Aichi Halik & Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Youth and Sports Minister Imam Nachrawi officially apologized to his Malaysian counterpart Syed Saddiq on Friday after fans of the Indonesia

July 13, 2019

Reuters - July 13, 2019

Jakarta – An Indonesian court has handed down jail sentences to six people, including a former referee and members of the national soccer association, in the country's first trial over

March 25, 2019

Jakarta Post - March 25, 2019

Jakarta – The National's Police antimatch-fixing task force arrested Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) acting chief Joko Driyono after an interrogation on Monday in Jakarta.

February 24, 2019

ABC News - February 24, 2019

David Lipson – It was meant to be a friendly match between Bali United and Jakarta's team Persija.

February 21, 2019

Jakarta Globe - February 21, 2019

Jakarta – The future of professional football in Indonesia is hanging by a thread.

February 4, 2019

Cuban News Agency - February 4, 2019

Havana, Cuba – Loro Horta, Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of East Timor to Cuba, participated in this capital in a martial arts exhibition, which aimed to further strengthen rel

January 21, 2019

Jakarta Globe - January 21, 2019

Kathleen Adelaide Setiawan, Jakarta – Edy Rahmayadi resigned as chairman of the Indonesian Football Association, or PSSI, over the weekend amid fresh allegations of match-fixing in the

January 20, 2019

Jakarta Post - January 20, 2019

Niken Prathivi, Jakarta – Edy Rahmayadi announced his resignation as chief of the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) during a national meeting in Badung, Bali, on Sunday, saying th