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In tight labor market, disabled persons call for fair chance at jobs

While a law has mandated private and public firms to allocate up to 2 percent of their positions for people with disabilities, weak oversight on the provision's implementation and lingering stigma put disabled people at a disadvantage while looking for jobs.

3 hours ago
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Tobacco content raises alarm over children’s online safety

More than 2,300 videos uploaded to YouTube were found featuring tobacco products and advertisements, according to a report recently released by the Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (SAFEnet). ...

1 day ago
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Fadli Zon’s ‘Out of Nusantara’ hypothesis meets pushback

Homo sapiens remains found in a cave in West Sumatra are among the proof used by Culture Minister Fadli Zon to support his ‘Out of Nusantara’ hypothesis, which suggests that ancient humans may have originated in the Indonesian archipelago, and not Africa, before spreading around the world. ...

2 days ago

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Indonesia revels in regional soccer glory after 32-year wait

The SEA Games victory could be a good omen for the nation’s soccer fans, who have had to wallow in disappointment after FIFA stripped Indonesia of its right to host the U-20 World Cup last month.

2 years ago
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BSI insists customers’ data, money safe after alleged breach

The country’s largest sharia bank, without either confirming or denying last Tuesday’s alleged data breach, has said its customers’ data and funds are safe and that it is working with the authorities on the incident.

2 years ago
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Data breaches still haunt Indonesia

Data breaches still haunt the country even after the government enacted the privacy law last year, with the latest alleged breach causing disruption to services provided by the country’s largest sharia bank.

2 years ago
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Activists warn spill, radioactive risks from Australian vessel decommissioning

Activists called on the government to respond to the potential risk of oil, radioactive materials and toxins spilling into Indonesian waters from the Northern Endeavour vessel's decommissioning activities in the Timor Sea.

2 years ago
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Mothers of ‘98 riot victims will never give up seeking justice

They call on Jokowi to honor his 2014 campaign pledge to resolve past rights violations through the intended channels and bring the perpetrators to justice.

2 years ago
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Mother-to-child STD transmission cases hike

The risks of mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS and syphilis heighten, as there is an uptick in cases in recent years, while the number of pregnant women getting medical attention against these diseases remains dangerously low.

2 years ago
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Prabowo questions urgency of proposed TNI Law revision

Prabowo's ministry could lose authority over the defense budget in proposed revisions, according to a TNI internal document.

2 years ago
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Customary forests recognition remains challenging

Around 152,000 hectares of forests across 108 customary communities in 36 regencies/cities in 17 provinces have been recognized as customary forests by the Environment and Forestry Ministry.

2 years ago
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Lawsuit against KompasTV raises fresh press freedom concerns

The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) and the Press Council have warned about the damage a recently settled lawsuit against Jakarta-based television station KompasTV could inflict on Indonesia's already declining press freedom.

2 years ago
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Experts urge prudence in govt plan to end COVID-19 emergency status

As the government casts its sights on declaring an end to Indonesia’s COVID-19 public health emergency, experts are calling on authorities develop a robust plan to manage any lingering threats from the virus.

2 years ago
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Police arrest two on charges of trafficking 20 Indonesians to Myanmar

National Police investigators have arrested a man and a woman suspected to be behind the trafficking of more than a dozen Indonesians to Myanmar, where the victims were forced to run online scams, as ASEAN nations seek a stronger regional response to human trafficking.

2 years ago
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Lukas Enembe’s lawyer named obstruction of justice suspect

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named Stefanus Roy Rening, a lawyer of suspended Papua governor Lukas Enembe, as suspect of obstruction of justice and is detaining him for 20 days.

2 years ago
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Government still awaiting Health Ministry's COVID-19 advice

The Health Ministry is working with other state institutions to issue a recommendation to the President on the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia, according to a ministry spokesman, who also urged the public to remain vigilant even after the public health emergency was revoked.

2 years ago
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Myanmar conflict centre stage as Southeast Asian leaders hold summit

Southeast Asian leaders meeting in Indonesia will on Wednesday wrangle over an escalating crisis in military-ruled Myanmar, with patience in the ASEAN bloc wearing thin as its junta shows no intent to end hostilities and pursue a peace plan.

2 years ago
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KPK to offer modest living training, but critics unconvinced corruption culture will fade

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), along with the Jakarta administration, plans to offer courses to train civil servants and their spouses in how to live a more modest lifestyle, following recent instances of public officials parading their extravagant lives despite their wealth not matching their official incomes.

2 years ago
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BRIN marks second anniversary, aims to improve country’s research ecosystem

Two years since it became a "research superbody" tasked with consolidating all state-sanctioned research and innovation efforts, the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) is now looking to put its challenging transition period behind and make up for lost time in developing Indonesia’s research ecosystem.

2 years ago
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Health Ministry to prepare transition to end COVID emergency status

WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced on Friday the lifting of the PHEIC status of COVID-19, citing declining cases and mortality from the disease for more than a year, while population immunity had also increased from vaccination and infection.

2 years ago
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Indonesia still decades away from ending child marriage: UNICEF

As the fourth-biggest contributor to child marriages globally, Indonesia must achieve a seven-fold reduction in prevalence in order to reach the targets set out in the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

2 years ago
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COVID no longer global health emergency: WHO

Despite the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring on Friday that the COVID-19 pandemic no longer constitutes a global health emergency, concerns about an Arcturus-induced caseload spike in countries including Indonesia still linger.

2 years ago
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Arcturus-fueled case spike follows extended Idul Fitri holiday

Indonesia is seeing another spike of COVID-19 cases fueled by the spread of the highly contagious Arcturus subvariant and greater public mobility during the annual Idul Fitri mudik (exodus) season.

2 years ago
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Government reports across the board improvements for this year’s 'mudik'

This year's Idul Fitri mudik (exodus) season saw improvements across the board in terms of traffic management compared to last year, with quicker average travel time and fewer reported incidents, authorities said.

2 years ago
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Government ready to clear names of 39 political exiles

The government is moving ahead with a new program to clear the names of at least 39 political exiles who were stripped of their Indonesian citizenship while abroad during the events of 1965-1966, as part of the Jokowi administration’s reparation policy.

2 years ago
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Jokowi targets top spots for Indonesia at 2023 SEA Games

Just days before the 2023 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Cambodia is set to officially kick off on Friday, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo met with the Indonesian delegates at the Merdeka Palace in Central Jakarta on Tuesday, setting a target for Indonesia to finish higher than third at the event.

2 years ago
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Suspected shooter dies after injuring two at MUI headquarters

Police are investigating the motive of the 60-year-old suspected shooter, Mustopa, who was allegedly visiting the office to seek an audience with the MUI leadership.

2 years ago
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Police name BRIN researcher as hate speech suspect

Investigators from the National Police’s cybercrimes unit have detained an employee with the national research agency in connection with the “threatening” comments he made regarding a discussion over the different dates for Idul Fitri.

2 years ago
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Hundreds of Indonesians evacuated from Sudan arrive in Jakarta

The conflict between Sudan's army and a paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has triggered a rush to extract foreign diplomats and citizens by several countries including Indonesia, United States, Japan, Germany and Britain.

2 years ago
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PSSI forms financial, match-fixing task forces

Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) chief Erick Thohir has announced the formation of two task forces geared to tackle match-fixing and to ensure financial transparency within Indonesian soccer’s governing body.

2 years ago
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COVID-19 cases reaches over 2,000 as 'mudik' travelers return to cities

On Friday noon, the government recorded 2,067 new daily confirmed cases, bringing the total tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 6,771,072 since the first case was confirmed on March 2, 2020.

2 years ago
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Omnibus health bill better protects doctors but leaves patients 'more vulnerable'

The government has claimed that the omnibus bill on health could better protect doctors, but Ombudsman Indonesia warned that the proposed legislation leaves a lot to be desired in terms of protecting patients against medical malpractice.

2 years ago
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Indomie variant banned in Taiwan is safe for consumption: BPOM

The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) found that the Indomie chicken special variant did contain Ethylene oxide but it is at a level that is acceptable to the standard applied by the agency in Indonesia.

2 years ago
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