Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – A video contest run by the Home Ministry to promote the so-called new normal has sparked criticism from the public and activists, who have called the in

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), a China-backed multilateral development bank, announced on Tuesday that it had approved a US$1 billion lo

Jakarta – Australia is set to disburse aid totaling AU$4.9 million (US$3.3 million) to the United Nations Children's Fund to support Indonesia's COVID-19 response and recovery efforts.

Jakarta – Puncak Jaya regency in the remote Pegunungan Tengah area of Papua reported its first case of COVID-19 on Monday.

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – The Kupang District Court in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) sentenced Reyndhart Rossy Siahaan, who used marijuana as an alternative medication, to 10 months' impr

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – Indonesia should soon be able to produce up to two million polymerase chain reaction test kits per month and reduce the country's dependency on imported

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – Surabaya, the capital of East Java, continues to defy calls to reinstate large-scale restrictions (PSBB), which were officially lifted earlier this month,

Jakarta – A couple in Semarang, Central Java, have lost family members to COVID-19 days after their wedding ceremony.

Andrew Wight – Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, has seen more than 50 days without new COVID-19 cases and has yet to report a single death, thanks in part to water initiatives de

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – The Indonesian authorities are worried about another health crisis on their hands, dengue haemorrhagic fever, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – It's been the toughest week in the Indonesian coronavirus outbreak with the most confirmed cases and deaths by seven-day average since first cases were detec

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Chairman of the Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) East Java chapter, Sutrisno, said the pressure of hospital and healthcare workers in the region was

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – Health Minister Terawan Agus Purwanto issued a new set of health protocols on Friday governing activities in public places.

James Massola – Most south-east Asian countries have successfully flattened their coronavirus infection rates, but Indonesia is losing its battle with COVID-19.

Jakarta – Serving time in Central Jakarta's Salemba Penitentiary has reportedly not prevented a convict from controlling a drug-smuggling operation for the sale of methamphetamine and

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Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – Indonesian medical experts are mulling over the possibility of using dexamethasone, an inexpensive and widely used steroid recently hailed as a "major breakt

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Surabaya, East Java, has continued to spike after large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) were lifted, leading to many

Ikhwan Hastanto – On Tuesday, a crowd of scores of people stopped an ambulance carrying the body of a recently deceased COVID-19 patient in Pamekasan Regency, Madura, East Java.

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – Catholic and protestant churches are preparing strict service protocols and infrastructure for the "new normal" to prevent Covid-19 transmission.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia reported 1,041 new coronavirus cases on Friday, taking its total confirmed cases to 43,803.

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – Indonesia has recorded its biggest surge of COVID-19 cases with 1,331 new confirmed cases on Thursday, a day after the country officially surpassed Singapore w

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – Indonesian children are an easy target market for the tobacco industry, said Lenny Rosalin, the deputy head for child growth and development affairs at the Wo

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia registered its highest single-day rise of coronavirus cases, 1,331 on Thursday, to take the country's total to 42,762.

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Jakarta – The Palembang administration officially lifted the large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) in Palembang, South Sumatra on Wednesday.

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Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – Indonesia has recorded a total of 41,431 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Thursday, making it the country with the highest number of COVID-19 cases in Southeast

Yunindita Prasidya, Jakarta – Remote work has been a growing trend with the rise of the gig economy, but the COVID-19 pandemic has brought it into the mainstream faster than many peopl

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – Indonesia's COVID-19 tally rose to 41,431 on Wednesday (Jun 17), a senior health official said, making it the worst-hit country in Southeast Asia.

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – As Indonesia transitions into the "new normal", the country continues to report high numbers of new COVID-19 cases, with three new daily records reported sin

Apriza Pinandita, Jakarta – Australia is set to disburse aid totaling AU$6.2 million (US$4.2 million) to the World Health Organization (WHO) to support Indonesia's COVID-19 response an

Catherine Graue – June in Timor-Leste would usually mean the end of the wet season and a drop in cases of dengue fever.

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – As soon as Indonesia announced its first two COVID-19 cases on Mar 2, hundreds of thousands of people began flocking to online healthcare platform Halodoc with

Jakarta – The Banten administration has extended the large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) in Tangerang municipality, Tangerang regency and South Tangerang – three regions near Jakart

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – The Health Ministry is planning to extend the operational hours of polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, laboratories for Covid-19 around the country to meet Pre

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – A ventilator developed by the University Indonesia (UI) has passed clinical trials and is ready for distribution to hospitals, the university announced on Tues

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Dina Fitri Anisa, Thresa Sandra Desfika, Jakarta – The Indonesian Medical Association, or IDI, has warned that during the transition period to a new normal, public transportation and t

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia reported a record 64 deaths from coronavirus-related disease on Monday, taking the total death toll to 2,198.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia reported a record number of cured or discharged Covid-19 patients on Sunday, with 755 being declared free from coronavirus in the 24-hour period.

Jakarta – South Sulawesi Governor Nurdin Abdullah has defended his administration's COVID-19 response in the wake of the recent surge in confirmed cases in the province, saying that th

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – The government is redefining primary healthcare needs and the standards of service at hospitals eligible for the National Health Insurance (JKN) to ensure th

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Ambon (Antara) – Maluku Governor Murad Ismail has ordered a municipal hospital in Central Maluku district to shut temporarily after its 14 employees tested positive for coronavirus.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Indonesia increased by 1,014 on Saturday, the fourth time the country saw more than 1,000 daily cases this week sin

Nina Loasana, Jakarta – Jakarta will gradually reopen its public green spaces, including parks, city forests, cemeteries and zoos, to residents starting Saturday.

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – The West Java administration has extended large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) across the province to June 26 following a spike in COVID-19 cases within a we

Herliana Elizabeth Yusuf, Tangerang, Banten – The death of George Floyd in the United States has evinced global expressions of solidarity that have reminded people how racism still exi

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus increased by 1,111 in Indonesia on Friday to bring the total number of infections in the country to 36,406.