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1 day agoIndonesia is planning to include the maritime sector in the country’s greenhouse gas emissions-reduction pledge as the government kicks off efforts to draft the document amid pressure for a more ambitious climate target. ...
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3 days agoIndonesia has seen almost three times as many deaths from dengue fever so far this year compared to the same period last year, as warmer weather triggered by the El Niño climate phenomenon drives up cases across the country.
4 days agoAuthorities uncovered 5.5 million cases of child pornography in the past four years, putting Indonesia among the top-five countries globally and top two within ASEAN, where child pornography cases are abundant.
4 days agoMore than three years after the plane crash that killed 62, families of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182 crash victims depart for the US to attend a deposition for a compensation rights lawsuit.
6 days agoWhile transportation authorities have hailed the 'mudik' (exodus) 2024 traffic management policies a success, they are already planning adjustments for Idul Fitri 2025 based on lessons learned this year.
6 days agoThe Health Ministry has pledged to provide mental health treatment and set up a special task force after finding that nearly 20 percent of medical residents nationwide were suffering from depression of varying severity when they took part in a recent survey, almost five times the ministry's estimate for the general population.
1 week agoFollowing the ferienjob scandal in Germany, experts urge the Education, Culture, Research and Technology Ministry and local universities to improve their oversight of Indonesian students who go abroad for internships.
1 week agoAdministrative and Bureaucratic Reform Minister Abdullah Azwar Anas said that remote working could apply to government workers handling administrative work and who did not handle public service directly.
1 week agoThe Transportation Ministry is advising mudik travelers to hit the road before Sunday, when the return traffic to Greater Jakarta is expected to peak.
2 weeks agoThe government has denied reports in Israeli media that it plans to normalize ties with that country in its bid for OECD accession, stressing that it remains committed to realizing Palestinian independence under the two-state solution.
2 weeks agoThe number of traffic accidents and fatalities appears to have declined over the last two years, with a significant drop in both figures in the week leading up to Idul Fitri this year.
2 weeks agoDespite millions of vehicles having left Jakarta to return to their hometowns during the Idul Fitri mudik (exodus) season, a large number are still yet to depart, says state-owned toll operator PT Jasa Marga.
2 weeks agoIn certain spots, the police will consider replacing counterflow lanes on the trans-Java toll road network with one-way traffic following a deadly crash, but their implementation depends on traffic conditions during the Idul Fitri holiday.
2 weeks agoAt least twelve people died in a head-on collision on the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road on Monday in the first big road accident of this year’s busy Idul Fitri mudik (exodus) season, prompting the police to evaluate their traffic interventions to ensure no further incidents occur.
2 weeks agoCoinciding with World Health Day, the Healthcare and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) has announced that close to 270 million people, nearly the country’s whole population, have been enrolled in the National Health Insurance (JKN) program.
2 weeks agoOn Thursday, the Jepara District Court in Central Java declared activist Daniel Frits Maurits Tangkilisan guilty of spreading hate speech online, sentenced him to seven months in prison and ordered him to pay a Rp 5 million (US$315) fine.
3 weeks agoSome 193.6 million Indonesians, nearly three quarters of the country’s population, are expected to participate in the annual Idul Fitri tradition of mudik this year, up 56 percent from the number of travelers last year.
3 weeks agoSupporters of the Pramuka movement say the activities are beneficial as they teach important life skills, while opponents argue that poor implementation of the program in many schools means they are little more than time-wasting activities.
3 weeks agoThe Health Ministry has recorded at least 43,200 dengue cases and 404 deaths nationwide as of March 23, almost triple the same period last year. Experts are blaming El Niño as an important figure that leads to the dengue cases and deaths soaring this year.
3 weeks agoThe Foreign Ministry has confirmed that no Indonesian nationals in Taiwan were harmed during the earthquake.
3 weeks agoIndonesian health authorities have recorded at least nearly 5,500 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) from the beginning of the year until March 16.
3 weeks agoPraktikno said the Pope’s stopover in Indonesia would be a state visit and protocol would allow for the two leaders to meet in the capital.
3 weeks agoSome members of the Roman Catholic Church in Indonesia are praying hard for the pope's health amid recent concerns surrounding his condition during the Good Friday and Easter Sunday celebrations.
3 weeks agoTattoos are considered forbidden in Islam because they count as physical mutilation of the skin.
3 weeks agoThe Idul Fitri holiday this year will be dominated by light to medium rain, with potential for a tropical cyclone after April 11.
1 month agoThe endemic Javan and Balinese tigers were wiped out in the 1980s and 1940s respectively, leaving only Sumatran tigers remaining in Indonesia.
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