The private data of millions of Indonesian citizens and corporations are at an increased risk of being exposed, amid the pandemic-influenced rise of remote work and a lack of robust personal privacy legislation.

The President has asked the public to remain calm in a reassuring statement, pointing out that monkeypox is a very different disease from COVID-19, and that the government is ordering vaccines and tightening screening measures.

The government has listed interventions to reduce stunting as one of the spending priorities in the budget allocated for the health sector in 2023, in a bid to achieve the country's target of reducing stunting prevalence to 14 percent in 2024.

Semuel Abrijani Pangerapan, a senior official at the ministry said in a statement the ministry had summoned representatives from Telkom and PLN and had sent recommendations on data protection to both firms.

The Health Ministry is stepping up efforts to manage monkeypox cases and limit the virus’ spread following the discovery of the country’s first confirmed case of the virus in Jakarta.

Almost a month after the WHO declared monkeypox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, the Health Ministry said it had recorded the country's first case of monkeypox in a man who had recently returned from abroad.

The German Embassy in Jakarta will now recognize the use of Indonesian passports with add-on signatures for visa applications, as the two governments have agreed to settle the problem with a certain type of Indonesian passport that had resulted in the rejection of visa applicants.

Indonesia is standing at the peak of global leadership, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said in his annual State Address on Tuesday, praising the country’s growing stature on the global stage.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has continued his tradition of wearing customary regional attire while delivering his annual State Address, this time donning Bangka Belitung dress. 

People are relishing the thought of celebrating Indonesia's Independence Day festivities in person and en masse, after more than two years of being sequestered due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Law and Human Rights Ministry and Foreign Ministry are working to solve a problem with certain Indonesian passports that has resulted in the German Embassy’s rejection of visa applicants.

Almost all Indonesians have developed antibodies against COVID-19, according to the latest serosurvey conducted by the Health Ministry and the School of Public Health at the University of Indonesia in July.

The government is planning to strengthen its relatively lax regulation on smoking in a bid to curb the increasing number of child smokers in the country.

The Group of Seven has called on Indonesia to join its supplemental alliance, the G7+, and impose a price cap on Russian oil to bring the commodity down to pre-war prices, a United States official told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday. 

The Chief Editors Forum is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year with a reaffirmation of its commitment to the free press.

A senior US Treasury Department official will visit Indonesia and Singapore next week to talk with counterparts about the potential price cap on Russian oil exports planned as a response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Child vaccination rates have fallen in Java and Bali as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo appears to have reignited his lofty ambitions of holding an international sporting tournament by building new state-of-the-art sports training facilities in the country’s new capital of Nusantara, in East Kalimantan, as part of the country’s bid to host the 2036 Olympics.

The state-run Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) has found that more than half of the Rp 1.7 trillion (US$113.9 million) in charitable donations collected by popular humanitarian organization Aksi Cepat Tanggap (ACT) was transferred to entities affiliated with its executives and used for private profit.

The Foreign Ministry repatriated 192 deported Indonesian migrant workers from numerous immigration detention centers on peninsular Malaysia on Thursday night.

The government has begun offering fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the country's 4 million health workers to provide additional protection against Omicron subvariants that have been responsible for driving up daily caseloads over the past couple of weeks.

As monkeypox cases continue to increase globally, Indonesia’s largest group of doctors has created a task force dedicated to combating the virus, saying they are ready to aid the government in preventing an outbreak in the country, which has yet to report any infections.

Investigations into a fatal shootout between police officers in South Jakarta have resulted in more questions than answers as irregularities plague the case, sparking renewed calls for transparency and police reform.

Outcry over the Communications and Information Ministry’s decision to block access to eight popular electronic services providers (ESPs) and its controversial licensing policy continues, particularly on social media, even after it temporarily opened access to payment gateway platform PayPal on Sunday.

The country’s top Muslim leaders have formed a congress geared toward raising awareness about the impacts of climate change and mobilizing support from the country’s millions of Muslims.

The Communications and Information Ministry has blocked access to eight popular electronic services providers (ESPs) - including Yahoo, Steam and PayPal - for failing to register under a controversial licensing regime.

Some 4,000 soldiers mostly from Indonesia and the United States will conduct a joint military exercise next week that underscores "the importance we place on a free and open Indo-Pacific region".

Gay-rights activists have called on the Indonesian government to avoid using a language that could further stigmatize the gay community in their public-awareness campaign about the danger of monkeypox.

On the last stop of his East Asian itinerary, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo visited South Korea to meet with his counterpart Yoon Suk Yeol. The two discussed cooperation on Indonesia’s new capital city project and technological partnerships.

Prominent Muslim figures have convened to promote sustainability and environmental conservation, underscoring the importance of religious leaders in influencing national public opinion.