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Jakarta – The Education and Culture Ministry has announced that 123 college students across the country were tested positive for COVID-19 after taking part in protests against the Job C

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – Thousands of students from the National Association of University Student Executive Bodies (BEM SI) staged another round of protests on Friday to demand that Pr

James Balowski – Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Indonesia last week in a series of angry and sometimes violence protests against the passage of the government's

Jakarta – Security authorities have deployed 18,000 personnel to beef up security amid the continuing protests against the controversial Job Creation Law by university students in Centr

Yudha Baskoro – Hundreds of students defied the rain on Friday as they conducted a peace protest against the recently-adopted job creation law, demanding that the law be abolished.

Jakarta – Muhammadiyah, one of Indonesia's largest Muslim organizations, has criticized what it called an excessive use of force by police officers against people protesting against the

Jakarta – The National Police on Monday deployed around 7,500 Mobile Brigade (Brimob) officers to ensure public safety and security in Jakarta amid continuing protests against the newly

Ahmad Faiz, Jakarta – Democrat Party Chairman and former Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) in Monday's virtual talk show uploaded in his Youtube channel addressed the

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – What began as a peaceful protest against the Job Creation Law turned into riots on Tuesday as violent opposition to the controversial law continued in the capit

Pipin Jamson – After three days of smaller actions, on October 8 larger demonstrations exploded in scores of cities and towns in Indonesia, including the capital Jakarta and the other m

Jakarta – Trade unions and social organisations again held protest actions against the Omnibus Law on Job Creation on Monday October 12.

Jakarta (Reuters) – Hundreds of workers riding motorbikes and waving flags held a rally in the Indonesian capital Jakarta yesterday, as protests calling on President Joko Widodo to repe

Edward Aspinall – The last week has seen a wave of huge protests around Indonesia against the new so-called omnibus law – a massive law that amends 79 existing statutes and is touted by

Rizki Fachriansyah and Jon Afrizal, Jakarta and Jambi – Members of labor unions and the general public have once again taken to the streets nationwide to protest the controversial Job C

Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Jakarta – Hundreds of workers riding motorbikes and waving flags held a rally in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Monday, as protests calling on President Joko

Alya Nurbaiti and Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – The Education and Culture Ministry's Higher Education directorate general issued a circular on Friday calling on university students not to

Jakarta – Protests against the Omnibus Law on Job Creation have spread to almost all parts of the country since it was passed into law during a House of Representatives (DPR) plenary se

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – Activists have accused the police of using excessive force against protesters and journalists during Thursday's protests against the omnibus Job Creation Law, w

Arya Dipa, Bambang Muryanto and Aman Rochman, Bandung, Yogyakarta and Malang – Clashes between protesters and the police continued for a third day on Friday, as cities throughout the co

Jakarta (Bloomberg, Reuters) – Indonesia's police detained thousands of people protesting against the newly passed omnibus law, according to state news agency Antara, amid concerns that

Haryanti Puspa Sari, Jakarta – The total number of people arrested by police during Thursday's protest actions around the country against the recently enacted Omnibus Law on Job Creatio

Jakarta – The National Police have denied a claim made by Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) accusing the force of allocating hundreds of billions of rupiah to make preparations for prote

Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – Police say they have arrested 3,862 people during protest actions against the recently enacted Omnibus Law on Job Creation which took place around the country

Galih Gumelar, Jakarta – Civil society groups have urged the National Police to stop using repressive measures against protesters taking part in nationwide demonstrations to oppose the

Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta/North Sumatra – The police have arrested more than a thousand demonstrators following a series of protests against the Job Creation Law in several regions acros

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has suffered at least Rp 55 billion (US$3.74 million) in losses from damaged public facilities as a result of rallies against the rece

Jakarta – Protests against the Omnibus Law on Job Creation have again heated up in several parts of country on Thursday October 8.

Jakarta – The National Police have said that 3,862 participants in nationwide rallies in protest against the recently passed Job Creation Law over the past few days have been arrested.

Jon Afrizal, Apriadi Gunawan and Ivany Atina Arbi, Jambi, Medan and Jakarta – Rallies to protest against the contentious Job Creation Law have continued across the country three days af

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Thousands of students and workers have staged protests across Jakarta to voice opposition to the newly passed controversial omnibus law on job creation on Thurs

Jakarta – The police arrested dozens of students protesting the recently passed and highly controversial Job Creation Law in front of the Central Java Governor's Office in Semarang on W

Jakarta – Protests against the controversial Job Creation Law descended into riots in some parts of the capital city on Thursday, as a number of facilities were set ablaze by unidentifi

Jakarta – Demonstrations opposing the enactment of the Omnibus Law on Job Creation ended in clashes with police in several parts of the county on Thursday October 8.

Jakarta – A clash has erupted between the police and protestors opposing the recently passed Job Creation Law in the Harmoni area near the State Palace in Central Jakarta.

Jakarta – A wave of protests against the Omnibus Law on Job Creation have broken out around the country since Monday October 5.

Yudha Baskoro, Jakarta – A riot broke out in Harmoni, Central Jakarta, on Thursday when police clashed with hundreds of protesters gathering in the capital to demand President Joko "Jok

Thousands of Indonesian students and workers protested on Wednesday against a new law they say will cripple labour rights and harm the environment, with some clashing with police.

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – Tear gas was fired near the presidential palace in Jakarta on Thursday (Oct 8) afternoon, where demonstrators have gathered to protest against the new Job Creati

Jakarta – The working visit by Indonesia's President Joko Widodo to Central Kalimantan on Thursday (Oct 8) was planned long ago, the Presidential Secretariat said, denying claims on soc

Yudha Baskoro, Jakarta – A riot has broken out in Jalan Pejompongan Raya, Palmerah, West Jakarta, on Wednesday, following a series of nationwide protests against the House of Representa

Jakarta – Police and demonstrators clashed in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Thursday (Oct 8) on the third day of protests and labour strikes against a polarising new jobs law passed

Jakarta – The Presidential Secretariat has denied claims that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's working visit to Central Kalimantan on Thursday was an effort to avoid mass protests again

Bandung – Thousands of Indonesian students and workers protested on Wednesday against a new law they say will cripple labor rights and harm the environment, with some clashing with poli

Arya Dipa and Agustinus Hari, Bandung – Protests over the past few days against the recently passed Job Creation Law have turned violent with clashes between protestors and the police i

Jakarta – Indonesian police arrested 23 protesters in two industrial areas of Java island, using tear gas and water cannon as thousands across the country demonstrated against a new job

Indonesian police have used water cannon and teargas to disperse protesters rallying against a new jobs law in two cities on the island of Java, and arrested 23 people, according to a p

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – On Sept.

Jakarta – Indonesian activists and workers held rallies across the country on Thursday to protest against President Joko Widodo's flagship Job Creation bill, as parliament moves closer

Jakarta – Hundreds of college students and labors joined in the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) arrived at the headquarters of the House of Representatives (DPR) to prot