The government is working to close the stark gap in vaccination rates between regions across the vast archipelago, which remains a problem even though Indonesia recently passed 200 million COVID-19 jabs and while a third wave of infections looms ahead of the year-end holidays.
3 years agoA coalition of human rights activists condemned on Monday incidents of intimidation against the family of human rights lawyer Veronica Koman and urged a thorough police investigation after an explosive package was sent to her parents' home. ...
3 years agoAt least seven people are dead in East Java and two in West Kalimantan after several parts of archipelago were hit by heavy rainfall and flooding in recent days resulting from the La Niña weather phenomenon. ...
3 years agoThe definition of perempuan in the latest, fifth edition of the dictionary and its online version has not changed, defining women through their reproductive organs.
3 years agoTorrential rains triggered a landslide on Monday, inundating the mine with mud mixed with stones and debris in South Solok regency, West Sumatra, said the local emergency agency head Fikri.
3 years agoChristopher Kyle Martin was deported from Indonesia on Sunday after he promoted online a "Tantric Full Body Orgasm" class for 20 euros ($24). The promotion went viral on Indonesia's social media, irking some conservative groups.
3 years agoThree Chinese navy ships have joined the operation to lift the KRI Nanggala-402 submarine from the bottom of the Bali Sea, but a particular type of underwater currents complicates the mission.
3 years agoIn Jakarta, some 6,500 vehicles were told to turn around because of the mudik ban, which started on Thursday and will last until May 17.
3 years agoA recent ruling by the Supreme Court to revoke a joint ministerial decree that banned state schools from prescribing religious attire has been met with criticism from rights activists and experts, who said it would put schoolgirls back into discriminatory dress codes.
3 years agoThe suspect allegedly wanted to enact revenge on an ex-boyfriend for marrying another woman.
3 years agoRights activists have strongly cautioned the government against adding to the prevailing stigmatization against migrant workers, after a senior minister blamed the vulnerable community for a recent surge in COVID-19 cases in Riau and the Riau Islands.
3 years agoThe controversial civic knowledge test was part of the employment status transition mandated by revised KPK Law, which was passed after a speedy deliberation at the House of Representatives in 2019.
3 years agoAuthorities have warned of another surge in COVID-19 cases ahead of the Idul Fitri holidays as people begin to crowd public places or return to their hometowns despite restrictions.
3 years agoA landslide triggered by heavy rains struck the Chinese-backed Batang Toru hydropower plant on Thursday last week, burying an estimated 13 people.
3 years agoHealth authorities continue to map transmission route of local cases of Indian and South African variants amid fears that noncompliance with mudik ban could lead to spread of the new coronavirus types.
4 years agoReports emerged on Tuesday that around 75 KPK employees failed the civic knowledge test, which is required for them to stay within the antigraft body.
4 years agoIt's not easy to bring justice to rape cases in Aceh. Law enforcement officers discourage families of child rape victims from pressing charges, saying their children could end up being charged with zina.
4 years agoAn independent study on the application of sharia in Aceh has found that the dual application of the Criminal Code and the province's Qanun Jinayat frequently results in judicial murkiness.
4 years agoThe help arrived after other foreign ships from Australia, Singapore and Malaysia left the archipelago, having assisted authorities in finding the stricken vessel.
4 years agoPresident Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Education, Culture, Research and Technology Minister Nadiem Makarim called for prudent measures to ensure the successful reopening of schools in July.
4 years agoIndonesia has detected coronavirus variants linked to more transmissible variants first detected in India and South Africa, ahead of the Idul Fitri exodus when mobility is expected to rise.
4 years agoA report issued by Bersihkan Indonesia Coalition (Cleaning Indonesia Coalition) reveals that thousands of mines, power plants and smelters are located in disaster-prone areas.
4 years agoWhile Indonesia hopes to reopen to international tourists in the near future, medical policy failures, including the reuse of COVID-19 test kits and breaches of mandatory quarantine, may jeopardize the country's plans.
4 years agoThe government’s decision to classify armed criminal groups in Papua and West Papua as terrorists has been met with fierce criticism from rights groups and a local administration.
4 years agoThe first phase of the Jakarta Education Agency's pilot reopening program ended on Thursday and had allowed select schools to conduct in-classroom teaching with a blended learning model.
4 years agoAt least three people were killed and 10 others are missing following a landslide that occurred near the construction site of a hydropower plant in South Tapanuli, North Sumatra.
4 years agoAuthorities in Bali said Friday that they would deport US-based Taiwanese YouTuber Josh Paler Lin and Russian influencer Leia Se over the stunt that went viral.
4 years agoAuthorities had yet to confirm if they would try to haul up the KRI Nanggala 402 from the seafloor, after it was spotted cracked in three pieces.
4 years agoThe latest Edelman Trust Barometer survey reveals that Indonesian citizens by and large have lost trust in their government and look to business leaders to provide accurate information and assistance amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
4 years agoHeavy rains pounded the area in North Sumatra on Thursday evening, triggering the deadly torrent.
4 years agoAuthorities are stepping up efforts to crack down on organized land fraud and theft in Jakarta, crimes that have cost the city hundreds of billions of rupiah and robbed many people of their land rights.
4 years agoThe Indonesian government announced an updated list of terror groups on Thursday, with the notable addition of armed criminal groups (KKB) in Papua, following the death of a regional intelligence chief in this week.
4 years agoThe close aide of Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab has been arrested by the National Police for alleged involvement in recent terror attacks.
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