The pandemic has transformed almost every aspect of our world by introducing dramatic changes to our jobs, habits, child care, health care and even our collective sense of time.

Provinces outside Jakarta have experienced soaring numbers of deaths and the government has claimed that the figures are "distorting" assessment on the curbs.

In one of Asia's worst epidemics, authorities restricted mobility to stem the spread of the highly transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus on Java and Bali in early July, and since extended them to other areas with high infection rates.

The President has called for regional administrations to mount a "quick response" against COVID-19 amid a shift in transmission pattern to areas outside Java and Bali.

Critics have lambasted the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for disputing the Indonesian Ombudsman's finding of mismanagement in the KPK's controversial employment test by making a counter accusation against the former.

Experts warn about potential conflict of interests that may threaten academic freedom in Indonesia

South Sumatra Police chief Insp. Gen. Eko Indra Heri has issued a public apology over the scandal surrounding a recent Rp 2 trillion (US$139 million) donation made by family members of the late Akidi Tio after the police found that the donation did not materialize.

The ongoing infrastructure development in Komodo National Park, East Nusa Tenggara, have come into the spotlight after the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) urged the government to halt the project.

Efforts to increase the country’s contact tracing capacity have fallen short of targets as tracers face mounting struggles in the field and containment and testing measures remain lax.

The mortality rate of those who were not vaccinated was 15.5 percent compared with 4.1 percent for those who had received two shots of either the Sinovac or AstraZeneca vaccine, according to data from state hospitals and almost 68,000 patients in Jakarta from May to July.

A vaccine drive held in Medan, North Sumatra, on Tuesday ended in chaos as people jostled to enter the venue after waiting for hours.

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has urged people seeking third vaccine doses to be patient as the government prioritizes frontline medical workers.​​​​​

Following Indonesian government's public health gaffe with the self-paid vaccine scheme, the pressure is back on Kadin to step up and drive the private Gotong Royong vaccine program.

The exercises, focused on island defence, are being held in three locations -- Sumatra, Kalimantan and Sulawesi -- from August 1 to 14, the Indonesian Military (TNI) said Wednesday.

The first cases of Delta transmission were found among COVID-19 patients in Jakarta in January when the country saw the first surge of cases, with daily infections averaging above 10,000.

Indonesian shuttlers Greysia Polii dan Apriyani Rahayu made history with their win at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, beating Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan from China to bring home Indonesia's first gold medal for the badminton women's doubles category.

Indonesia reported 35,867 new coronavirus cases and 1,747 new deaths, the report showed, bringing the total number of cases and deaths to 3.532 million and 100,636 deaths, respectively.

The education ministry has become the latest to impose a rule on celebrating Pancasila through regular ceremonial events to start the workday, as part of an ongoing bureaucratic trend to reinforce the civil service's commitment to upholding the state ideology.

The refugee population appears to have been excluded from ongoing COVID-19 vaccination schemes.

Recent data breaches and the attempted sale of customers’ private data have once again highlighted the dire need for Indonesia to draft specific data protection legislation.

The government has extended the existing multi-tiered public activity restrictions (PPKM) until Aug. 9, claiming that the curbs have contributed to the decline in case numbers and helped ease pressure on hospitals.

Authorities kickstarted the program using the American Moderna vaccine last week, covering some 3,820 health professionals working in 14 Health Ministry hospitals in Jakarta and its satellite cities.

Ministries and state agencies have agreed to set the country’s net-zero target date at 2060, after months of discussion among government institutions, many of which are reluctant to give up coal.  

The government is planning to send more final year nursing students and graduates who have yet to be certified to the front lines of the pandemic to reduce the burden on overwhelmed health workers.

Teachers are reluctant to return to online learning simply because their schools and students do not have the facilities to do so.

In many vaccination centers, eligible recipients, including those who had already received their first shots, had to return home without getting their jabs.

Indonesia needs interinstitutional policy coherence to effectively control tobacco consumption, the WHO says, citing the high smoking prevalence among the country's adult population.

The eruption of the volcano in North Sumatra province lasted about 12 minutes, a local geological agency said.

On Wednesday, the country reported 1,824 confirmed coronavirus-related deaths, just a day after smashing past the 2,000-fatalities mark and bringing the total death toll nationwide to nearly 89,000 people.

The family of Aceh's late entrepreneur Akidi Tio donated Rp 2 trillion (US$138 million) for COVID-19 mitigation efforts in South Sumatra.