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Police in Tangerang Regency arrested an 18-year-old male for allegedly vandalizing a musalla (small mosque) in his neighborhood with graffiti containing anti-Islamic messages. The suspect, identified by his initial S,…

A group of manusia silver ⁠— literally meaning “silver people” ⁠— who usually perform on the streets as living statues and ask donations from passersby, had to deal with authorities in North Jakarta yesterday evening for…

Tension between Indonesia and Vanuatu at the United Nations General Assembly spilled over into an ugly show of hatred by Indonesian online trolls, who flooded an official Instagram account of the South Pacific Ocean…

A member of popular idol group JKT48 has contracted COVID-19, becoming one of the latest Indonesian celebrities to do so. Thankfully, she’s making inroads towards recovery and the disease did not spread to other members…

It’s fair to say that healthcare workers don’t have the easiest of jobs during this pandemic, but in the Indonesian city of Surabaya one worker was put in a literally sticky situation when he encountered resistance while…

In recent years, stories of fake food delivery orders targeting app-based motorcycle taxi drivers (locally known as ojek online or ojol for short) have made it into national headlines and viral online discussions in…

The office of the Ministry of Transportation has been identified as the cluster with the highest COVID-19 caseload in Jakarta with 319 confirmed cases, with the offices of the Health Ministry and Defense Ministry…

The days of opportunistic resellers overcharging for the exchange of the new IDR75K (US$5.04) bills are pretty much over, as the somewhat limited special edition note is now available at all Indonesian banks at no extra…

Such is the draw of dangdut in Indonesia that a city councilor broke the law by holding a concert last week. Despite his political position, the councilor will at least be made an example of with the police announcing a…

Indonesians will soon enjoy a decade-long validity for their passports, pending the finalization of a new immigration regulation. Earlier this month, President Joko Widodo and Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna…