A regulation signed by Communications and Information Minister Johnny G. Plate in November 2020 grants the ministry sweeping authority to censor digital content.

A regulation that grants the government sweeping authority to censor content deemed inappropriate on digital platforms has raised concerns that it might further restrict freedom of speech and information.

To date, the agency manages around 224 million active JKN participants, or about 82 percent of the Indonesian population.

A string of online attacks against Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) employees and their supporters continues as more people have been targeted.

Each participant of the scheme paid Rp 250,000 to SW, the property agent in Medan, to be vaccinated.

Parents had their 7-year-old daughter drowned because they believed she was possessed by a ghost causing unruly behavior and would be resurrected.

Indonesia bade farewell to the New Order regime more than two decades ago. However, the general mood among those who were involved in the political upheaval is generally somber, with the nation suffering from democratic backsliding.

Public places as well as offices of government agencies and private businesses in Yogyakarta are encouraged to play the national anthem Indonesia Raya every 10 a.m. as an effort to increase the nationalism spirit.

After passing a lengthy process of tests and training, a Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) civil servant candidate who has a history of brain aneurysm was dismissed from the agency following his probation period after he was declared physically unfit for the job, despite medical checkups declaring him capable.

Media personality, prominent critic of the New Order regime and former presidential spokesperson Wimar Witoelar passed away in Jakarta on Wednesday morning at the age of 75. ​

Concerns have been raised over the way the government is handling deaths suspected to be linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine, with immunologists warning that a failure to provide clear and transparent information about the two cases or any adverse events could jeopardize the vaccination drive.

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Several Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) employees said the lack of clarity on their status within the commission had put them in doubt over whether they should carry on their work in fighting corruption.

Indonesia's private vaccination scheme got underway on Tuesday at the Jababeka industrial park in Bekasi, West Java, with nearly 23,000 companies employing some 10 million people set to participate.

Indonesia kicked off its private COVID-19 vaccination program on Tuesday at the Jababeka industrial estate in Bekasi, West Java, where a number of labor-intensive companies have signed employees up for the jab.

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has called for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) commissioners, the Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Minister and the National Civil Service Agency (BKN) to help the commission employees who failed to pass the civic knowledge test.

Researchers say more data is needed to determine how long the Chinese-made vaccine can protect people against the coronavirus amid global rise in infections.

Shady P2P lending services often provide quick loans in exchange for the user's personal data, which is often misused by debt collectors to claw back funds.

The Ministry of Health called the suspension "a prudent effort by the government to ensure the safety of the vaccine," and said it plans to continue to use other batches of the vaccine it has received.

The government believes more than 1 million people have gone on mudik (exodus) trips over the Idul Fitri holiday despite the ongoing ban and is screening returning travelers.

The accident happened when all 20 passengers suddenly moved to the one side of the vessel to take a group photo on Saturday in the Boyolali regency, said Central Java police chief Insp. Gen. Ahmad Lutfi.

While KPK investigators arrested East Java's Nganjuk regent for alleged bribery, the National Police's Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) will continue the investigation.

The COVID-19 task force will perform more random testing on intercity travelers and tighten checks on people traveling from Sumatra amid the rise of confirmed cases in Indonesia's westernmost island.

The shallow quake hit at 12:30 (0630 GMT) near the island of Nias, about 250 kilometres (160 miles) south of the city of Sinabung.

Transportation Ministry spokesperson Adita Irawati said antigen or GeNose breathalyzer testing was mandatory for every traveler departing from Sumatra’s airports and seaports.

Indonesia dispatched medical supplies to India, helping the South Asian country with the third-most COVID-19 deaths in the world to battle a devastating surge in COVID-19 cases that has overwhelmed its healthcare system.

Muslims in Indonesia celebrated Idul Fitri, which marks an end to the holy month of Ramadan, under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic and health protocols that limited the scale of festivities for the second consecutive year on Thursday.

Medical personnel working at makeshift hospitals commonly rely on these incentives as their sole income as they cannot work elsewhere.

Local administrations in urban areas are left confused over how to enforce the government's sudden change of policy on mudik (exodus) travel in urban agglomeration areas.

Social Affairs Minister Tri “Risma” Rismaharini said she was ready to answer to the House of Representatives regarding the millions of duplicate data entries found in the ministry’s integrated social welfare data (DTKS) registry.