Joko Widodo

Construction of the new capital is to begin this year with an eye-watering budget of $35 billion.

The government made a last-minute decision to ditch a plan that would have required most of the public to pay for the jabs.

From Myanmar to the Natuna Islands, Jakarta's foreign policymakers had their hands full this year.

The Indonesian government needs to jettison its hopes of a miracle cure to COVID-19, and listen to the advice of epidemiologists and health experts.

President Joko Widodo said that the development of infrastructure and "quality human capital" will remain priorities for the remainder of his second term.

Southeast Asia's largest nation once again stands on the brink of a fresh wave of infections.

The move followed a social media outcry about high school students in West Sumatra being forced to wear the Muslim hijab.

The announcement comes as confirmed COVID-19 infections continue to spike across the archipelago.

Jokowi's appointment of his opponent from the 2019 presidential election appears to be driven by a shrewd political calculation.

The awards, along with recent high-level corruption arrests, have spurred a rare discussion of conflict of interest in Indonesia.

The firebrand's return comes at a time of Islamist political ascendancy in Indonesia.