As part of the nation’s efforts to tackle COVID-19, the public’s change of behavior in implementing health protocols is essential, and family plays a significant part in endorsing such a change. 

The Legal Aid Institute for the Press (LBH Pers) has expressed dismay over Communication and Technology Minister Johnny G. Plate’s insistence that the stream of criticism and protests against the Job Creation Law was driven by nothing but misinformation and hoaxes.

The Semarang Military Court has sentenced a chief private, identified only as P, to one year's imprisonment, in addition to dismissing him from the Indonesian Military (TNI) for having same-sex intercourse with another member of the military.

A labor union has rejected an invitation to take part in the deliberation of rules based on the jobs law and threatened to stage even larger protests than those seen recently.

The COVID-19 death toll in Bali has increased in the past two weeks, raising concerns over the coronavirus transmission on the world-renowned resort island.

The Defense Ministry has played down criticism leveled at Minister Prabowo Subianto over his working visit to the United States following concerns raised by activists against his past alleged human rights violations.

The global forum will also be an opportunity for Indonesia to promote tourism as a post-COVID-19 economic recovery plan.

“The National Police is not a tool of the ruling power,” a Muhammadiyah representative said on Wednesday. Therefore, it should side "with the people.”

According to task force spokesperson Wiku Adisasmito, there are currently 34 regions and cities that have been consistently classified as orange zones, meaning there is a medium risk of COVID-19 infection for six consecutive weeks.

Three prosecutors handling a case against prosecutor Pinangki Sirna Malasari were reported for alleged ethical violations in investigating the case.

If it goes well, it is estimated that the preclinical trial on animals can be carried out immediately in November 2020.

“A woman slipped,” an East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) official claimed.

East Java has recorded the highest doctor death toll at 32.

“A child’s right to an education must still be fulfilled by regional administrations […] in accordance with the Constitution.”

In an earlier statement received by The Jakarta Post, the TGPF claimed the family was reluctant to sign the BAP due to a language barrier, limited knowledge of the law and input from other parties.

Police investigators later seized Rp 3.1 million in counterfeit Rp 100,000 banknotes.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has completed its investigation on former Supreme Court secretary Nurhadi and his son-in-law Rezky Herbiyono in a case of alleged bribery pertaining to cases the court handled between 2011 and 2016.

Considering that possible scenario, election observers and political analysts speaking during a webinar organized by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on Wednesday called for a delay in the implementation of the simultaneous regional elections in 270 regencies and municipalities until there are new rules and regulations that can guarantee the safety of both voters and political candidates.

A university lecturer has challenged the revised Constitutional Court Law that increases the maximum term and minimum age for the court’s justices, arguing that the provisions as well as the deliberation process of the law violate the 1945 Constitution.

On Sept. 29, the district court of the Hague delivered its ruling in the case of Malik Lambogo, the son of South Sulawesi freedom fighter Andi Abubakar Lambogo, against the state of the Netherlands, putting an end to a four-year-long legal battle.

A nationwide study on food and nutrition security outlines the impacts of undernutrition, overnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies, as well as points to expanding the government's food and social protection policies as a solution to these issues and for tackling the compounded effects of the coronavirus crisis.

A police general has allegedly ordered his subordinates to falsify information contained in a travel letter issued to allow graft convict Djoko Soegiarto Tjandra to travel within the country while he was a fugitive.

Targeted testing and tracing form a large part of the government’s efforts to slow down the spread of the virus. 

West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil plans to make Depok the first city in the province to receive coronavirus vaccines once the latter become available.

Depok, along with Bogor and Bekasi, account for the majority of new COVID-19 cases in West Java province.

After a weeklong search, a search and rescue team has called off its mission to locate 11 missing crew members of a fishing vessel that sank in the Badung Strait in Bali.

Local leadership is key to teaching people about the health protocols so they can contribute to curbing COVID-19 transmission, say the local disaster official and the deacon of Malaka regency.

The graft sentences went beyond prosecutors’ demands.

State-owned pharmaceutical company PT Bio Farma has confirmed that the COVID-19 vaccine will be priced at around Rp 200,000 (US$13.57) per dosage when it becomes available.

“We ask the police and the military to carry out COVID-19 tests on personnel who handled jobs law protests last week,” task force spokesperson Wiku Adisasmito said on Tuesday.