The rate of COVID-19 testing in Indonesia has dropped significantly in the last two months as the pandemic situation continues to improve across the country after the Omicron-fueled third wave reached its peak in mid-February.

The March study of 2,100 people, conducted on Java and Bali revealed 99.2 percent of people had COVID antibodies, a 6 percentage point increase from a December survey.

Easter celebrations went smoothly with people returning to church as the coronavirus pandemic recedes, despite the number of church visitors still being limited.

The move marks a step forward in the case that the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) said constituted a “gross human rights violation.”

Rights groups are calling on the government to immediately prepare the law's implementing regulations.

Indonesia has seen a declining number of daily COVID-19 cases in the past few weeks despite the continued relaxation of pandemic rules and an increase in public mobility.

The government is seeking to improve childhood vaccination rates this year, which have been greatly impacted by disruption in health services during the COVID-19 pandemic and as parents avoid doctor's visits over fears of contracting the coronavirus.

The government has expanded its free mudik transportation program amid the surge in demand from people eager to unite with their families back home over the holiday season.

Lawmakers make good on their promise to pass a bill that offers greater protection for survivors of harassment and other forms of sexual violence.

Lawmakers passed the bill in a plenary meeting on Tuesday after deliberations were fast-tracked in late March, which marked a culmination for activists after years of campaigning for the passage of the bill.

Indonesia’s many Muslims rejoice as the government relaxes most pandemic-era restrictions to allow for the annual mudik exodus to take place, the first in two years.

The holiday arrangement means that many offices across the country will be closed for the first week of May.

CISDI is urging the government to impose excise taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages amid lacking support in handling the country's growing diabetes crisis.

Bill is a comprehensive legal framework in handling sexual violence much awaited by the Indonesian public.

The acting corporate secretary of PT Pertamina Patra Niaga, a Pertamina subsidiary, confirmed on Thursday that the company had yet to import crude oil from Russia, adding that the plan was still being studied.

The government has declared May 2 and 3 national Idul Fitri holidays, alongside mandatory collective leave on April 29 and May 4 to 6, an arrangement that will see many offices closed for the whole first week of May.

The case against Munarman, a former secretary-general and spokesperson of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), follows the jailing last year of FPI leader, Rizieq Shihab, for spreading false information about COVID-19. Followers of the controversial organisation have said the cases are politically motivated.

The Financial Transaction Report and Analysis Center (PPATK) has frozen 345 accounts allegedly related to illegal investment schemes worth Rp 588 billion (US$40.9 million).

The court handed down its verdict on Monday after prosecutors filed an appeal against a lower court’s sentence of life imprisonment.

The government's COVID-19 booster program has seen the number of daily recipients double following the publicization of the mudik travel requirements.

Indonesia has moved a step closer to enacting sexual violence law as lawmakers and government officials completed deliberations on the bill at the working committee level on Monday. Much to the relief of women’s groups, it contains progressive provisions that expand on the definition of sexual violence.

It is important that Indonesia, which holds the rotating Group of 20 (G20) presidency this year, swiftly pass its long-awaited personal data protection (PDP) bill to ensure that the country can have a stronger footing in leading discussions on cross-border data flows among members, experts have said.

A recent survey by Kompas has found that while a majority of Indonesians would support reviving the now defunct state policy guidelines (PPHN) through a constitutional amendment, many remain concerned that the process could be hijacked by other political interests.

The government has published a set of circulars detailing the eased health protocols and travel requirements for this year’s Idul Fitri prayers and the annual tradition of mudik (exodus).

Thousands gathered after dusk at Istiqlal in Central Jakarta to join the Tarawih prayer, special prayers performed only during the month of Ramadan, donning masks and using check-in apps to take part in the event.

Public demand for COVID-19 vaccines, particularly booster doses, has picked up after a series of conflicting announcements about who would be permitted to engage in the Idul Fitri tradition of mudik (exodus) this year and under what circumstances.

Reports on the number of sexual and gender-based violence cases in Indonesia reveal only the tip of the iceberg.

Indonesia and many other developing nations are ramping up their vaccination campaign, aided by donations from wealthy countries, but they have been calling for donations with a longer shelf life.

The World Wide Fund for Nature estimates fewer than 80 Sumatran rhinos remain in the world, mainly in Sumatra and Kalimantan.

The word "endemic" has become quite the buzzword in recent weeks as the Omicron-fueled surge of infections, hospitalizations and deaths substantially decline in Indonesia, and while the government continues easing restrictions that have been in place since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic two years ago.