Mardika Parama, Jakarta – A circular letter issued by the COVID-19 task force on Wednesday allows businesspeople and state officials that are involved in health and essential services

Heru Andriyanto, Thresa Sandra Desfika, Jakarta – Indonesia has a total of 12,438 confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday, up by 367 in the past 24 hours, as the government plans to r

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – According to data from the National Traffic Police, a total of 30,193 vehicles, including private cars, buses and motorcycles, have been forced to turn back d

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – At least three passengers of the Greater Jakarta commuter line have tested positive for COVID-19 amid large-scale social restrictions (PSBB), raising conc

Jakarta – Travelers have played cat and mouse with law enforcement personnel as they insist on traveling home despite the government's ban on this year's Idul Fitri mudik (exodus).

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – Indonesian airlines are focusing on cargo services to offset the losses incurred from the government's temporary ban on passenger flights to slow the

M Julnis Firmansyah and Dio Suhenda (intern translator), Jakarta – The Indonesian Police Force is currently conducting an investigation into home-comer smuggling services that has emer

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry has temporarily restricted passenger travel during the period of April 24 until May 31 in an effort to prevent an Idul Fitri m

Suherdjoko, Semarang – Many residents of regions across Java have been ignoring the government's mudik (exodus) ban and are insisting on traveling home undetected, even though some are

Is it a surprise that many travelers have tried to violate the mudik ban since it went into effect last Friday?

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – The government's recent decision to ban the traditional Idul Fitri mudik (exodus) has added to the misery of Indonesia's airlines and other public transpo

Jakarta – Thousands of travelers across the country have been stopped, turned back, or otherwise stranded as the government's mudik (Idul Fitri exodus) ban comes into effect.

Jakarta – Five regional heads of Jakarta's peripheral areas, namely Bogor, Depok and Bekasi in West Java, have insisted on the suspension of commuter line services to curb the spread o

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Suherdjoko, Semarang – Regions across Java have set up checkpoints to monitor the flow of vehicles between cities and provinces, following the government's ban on Idul Fitri mudik (exo

Thresa Sandra Desfika, Jakarta – The government has banned all commercial passenger flights in Indonesia until June 1 to try to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, top officials

Bayu Marhaenjati, Jakarta – The Jakarta Metropolitan Police rolled out its Idul Fitri security operation, known as "Operasi Ketupat Jaya," at midnight on Friday, the first day of Ramad

Alya Nurbaiti and Riza Roidila, Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry will restrict all passenger travel starting on Friday as the government attempts to prevent citizens from particip

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – State-owned toll road operator PT Jasa Marga will close the Jakarta-Cikampek II elevated toll road following the government's ban on the Idul Fitri mudik (exod

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – State-owned railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) has stopped all long-distance and local passenger train services following a ban on the Idul Fitri m

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – Public transportation use in Greater Jakarta declined sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic even before the implementation of the large-scale social restriction

Jakarta – The government has decided to allow the Commuter Line rail service to continue operating during the large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) in Greater Jakarta (Jabodetabek).

Farida Susanty, Jakarta – The government's assistance for Indonesia's estimated 4 million ojol (app-based motorcycle taxi) drivers, who are among the informal workers most affected by

Jakarta – Regional leaders of Jakarta's satellite cities have requested that commuter trains serving Greater Jakarta suspend operations during large-scale social restriction (PSBB), as

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – Indonesia's aircraft ground-handling companies have asked for a rescue package from the government to keep them afloat as business has come to a virtual s

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – Airports across Indonesia have reduced their operational hours and services, including by closing terminals, following a drop in flight traffic as a resul

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – State-owned fuel distributor Pertamina rolled out on Tuesday a fuel discount scheme for app-based ojek (motorcycle taxi) drivers, who are the logistical lifel

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – Construction on the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway project is expected to be delayed amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a high-ranking government offici

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Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – The regional administrations in the Greater Jakarta area have decided to prohibit app-based ride-hailing ojek (motorcycle taxi) drivers from transporting

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – A new transportation ministerial regulation has allowed app-based motorcycle taxis to take passengers provided certain health precautions are taken, but t

Large-scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) have been in place in Jakarta since Friday, but it seems those in central government can't seem to agree on one crucial aspect of the COVID-19 co

Carlos Roy Fajarta, Bernadus Wijayaka, Jakarta – Long queues for the Commuter Line trains were seen at stations in Jakarta on Monday morning, the fourth day of the capital's large-scal

Gayatri Suroyo, Jakarta – Indonesia has imposed curbs on public transport ahead of the annual exodus to home villages that marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in a bi

Herman, Jakarta – Indonesia has scrambled to find satellite a replacement as 23 television and eight radio broadcasts are at risk of stopping after a $200 million communication satelli

Jakarta – Multi-service apps Gojek and Grab have disabled their ojek (motorcycle taxi) option for customers in Jakarta following the implementation of large-scale social restrictions (

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Andita Rahma, Jakarta – The National Police's traffic corps will officially limit the number of passengers allowed in a vehicle that is adamant to travel back to Indonesian rural areas

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – The national shipping industry has been hard hit by the COVID-19 outbreak, which has disrupted the flow of goods along shipping routes.In addition to ship

Apriza Pinandita, Jakarta – As part of the aggressive effort to stop the spread of COVID-19 in the capital city, the Jakarta administration has instructed all residents to wear masks w

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – Thousands of jobs within the country's aviation industry are at risk as the coronavirus pandemic has crippled almost all airline operators.

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry's Greater Jakarta Transportation Agency (BPTJ) has recommended that regional governments limit the use of inter-regional transporta

Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – Jakarta Transportation Agency recorded that as of March 31, more than 70,000 people have left for their hometown or popularly known mudik since the coronavirus em

Ganug Nugroho Adi and Aman Rochman, Surakarta – State-owned railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) has cancelled additional long-distance trains routes to various destinations

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – The government's social restriction policy to encourage people to stay at home, launched in the middle of March, has contributed significantly to the drop

Jakarta – Acting transportation minister Luhut Binsar Panjaitan has indefinitely postponed the Jakarta Transportation Agency's policy to temporarily halt interprovincial bus operations

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – State-owned airport operator PT Angkasa Pura I has reported that a total of 18,300 flights at its 15 airports have been canceled from January to mid-March

Jakarta Globe, Jakarta – State-owned airport operators Angkasa Pura I and Angkasa Pura II say the coronavirus pandemic has already reduced their revenues by 20 percent as travel restri

Jakarta – Despite calls from President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to limit travel across regional borders in an effort to curtail the spread of COVID-19, there are not yet any restrictions o

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – Transportation operators have pledged to support the government's plan to ban mudik [exodus] during the Idul Fitri holiday this year to curb the spread of