JAKARTA, March 20 — Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Friday called for an end to bloodshed in military-ruled Myanmar and for Southeast Asian leaders to hold a high-level meeting to try to find a way out of the country's escalating crisis.

JAKARTA, Feb 5 — President Joko Widodo hopes to ink a new memorandum of understanding with Malaysia to protect Indonesian workers in Malaysia from falling victim to human traffickers.

JAKARTA, Feb 5 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has called for Kuala Lumpur-Jakarta ties to be further enhanced to a strategic level.

JAKARTA, Feb 4 — Malaysia’s Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin arrived here today for a two-day official visit to Indonesia at the invitation of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).

JAKARTA, Feb 3 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will make a two-day official visit to Indonesia, beginning tomorrow, at the invitation of Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).

JAKARTA, Jan 13 — Indonesian President Joko Widodo became the first person in the country to receive a Covid-19 vaccine shot on Wednesday, as the government launched an ambitious vaccination campaign in a bid to stem one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in Asia.

JAKARTA, Dec 16 — Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) today announced that Covid-19 vaccine will be given for free to its citizens.

JAKARTA, Nov 13 — Indonesian President Joko Widodo said he will send a high-level team next week to meet with top executives of US automaker Tesla as the Southeast Asian country aims to become the world's biggest producer of electric vehicle batteries.

JAKARTA, Nov 13 — Indonesia has sought emergency authorisation to start a mass vaccination campaign by the end of the year to combat the coronavirus in the archipelago, the Southeast Asian nation's president said on Friday.

JAKARTA, Oct 21 — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Tuesday that his country will provide 50 billion Japanese Yen (US$473 million or RM1.962 billion) in low-interest loans to Indonesia to support its fight against Covid-19.

JAKARTA, Oct 20 — Indonesia rejected this year a proposal by the United States to allow its P-8 Poseidon maritime surveillance planes to land and refuel there, according to four senior Indonesian officials familiar with the matter.

JAKARTA, Oct 20 — President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday authorities would ensure Indonesia is prepared to host the Fifa Under-20 World Cup next year, including by establishing "strict health protocols" to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

JAKARTA, Oct 7 — Indonesian police arrested 23 protesters in two industrial areas of Java island, using tear gas and water cannon as thousands across the country demonstrated against a new jobs law that critics say weakens worker rights and environmental regulation.

JAKARTA, Oct 6 — Indonesian workers launched protests in several cities on Tuesday to oppose the passage a day earlier of a controversial new jobs law that the government says is vital to attract investment but critics view as too pro-business.

JAKARTA, Sept 3 — Indonesian President Joko Widodo has declared that the country has set a plan to start its own vaccine production by mid-2021, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported.

JAKARTA, Aug 17 -- Indonesia is celebrating the 75th anniversary of its independence today, themed ‘Indonesia Maju’, while the republic is still recording a steady increase in Covid-19 cases.

JAKARTA, Aug 14 — Indonesia must use the pandemic to reboot Southeast Asia's biggest economy, including by improving food and energy security, as well as processing more natural resources at home, President Joko Widodo said on Friday.

JAKARTA/BEIJING, Aug 11 — China's Sinovac Biotech Ltd launched a late-stage human trial on Tuesday that will involve as many as 1,620 patients in Indonesia for a Covid-19 vaccine candidate that it is developing with Indonesian state-owned peer Bio Farma.

JAKARTA, June 11 — Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced on Wednesday that the country will reinstate tighter measures or undergo lockdown again if it reports an increase in new Covid-19 cases, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported.

SINGAPORE, May 25 — Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong conveyed his Hari Raya Aidilfitri greetings to leaders of the republic’s neighbours that include Malaysia, according to the Prime Minister’s Office.