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View all search resultsThe Jakarta Post's recent trip to Raja Ampat late last month revealed the complex currents rippling and colliding beneath the mining versus tourism issue, conflated by environmental and indigenous concerns surrounding the global marine haven in the country's far-flung, easternmost region.
3 days agoThe Jakarta Post visited Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua, to take a closer look at the recent nickel mining controversy taking place in the archipelago regency. Tensions have erupted between pro-mining inhabitants and those who have benefited from fishery and ecotourism activities. ...
3 days agoThe Jakarta Post visits Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua, to take a closer look at the recent nickel mining controversy that threatens to unravels the archipelago regency. In addition to causing irreversible damage to forest and marine ecosystems, the extractive activities have also created tensions among islanders. ...
3 days agoA Health Ministry official says that the majority of the 88 mpox cases detected since 2022 had recovered, with the data showing a low fatality rate.
10 months agoBMKG Earthquake and Tsunami Center head Daryono raised concerns about the potential for massive earthquakes along the Sunda Strait and Mentawai-Siberut megathrust zones, following the powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit Japan’s southwest on Aug. 8, injuring at least 15 people.
10 months agoThe recent suicide of a Diponegoro University medical resident in Semarang, Central Java, allegedly as the result of bullying, is only the tip of the iceberg, the Health Ministry has confirmed, while promising to take stern measures against the deep-seated problem found at medical education institutions across the country.
10 months agoFollowing public criticisms over its perceived religious discrimination, the BPIP has quickly responded by denying that the Paskibraka dress code banned hijab and making assurances that this year's flag raisers would be permitted to wear the Muslim headscarf, if they chose to do so.
10 months agoThe judicial reviews were based on new evidence, among which include the alleged false testimonies made by two people who claimed to be witnesses in the case, namely Dede Riswanto and Liga Akbar.
10 months agoPsychologists have applauded the government's recent move to create a national suicide registry and to ban shackling people with mental health issues, but they emphasized that more thorough measures are needed to better protect the vulnerable group.
10 months agoA recent spate of viral child abuse cases has shined a light on day care providers and an urgent need for better government oversight and stringent standards to regulate the childcare industry.
11 months agoWhile breastfeeding is considered the healthiest option for both mothers and babies as it can reduce the risk of various illnesses, many mothers in Indonesia still face tough challenges and a lack of support to exclusively breastfeed their children.
11 months agoTo limit the consumption of salt, sugar and fat, the government will limit food additives in processed and instant foods, a move aimed at reducing the risk of obesity and noncommunicable diseases such as hypertension and diabetes that have been burdening the country.
11 months agoA newly issued regulation rolls out stricter sales, marketing and packaging controls on cigarettes and e-cigarettes as part of the government's nationwide clampdown on tobacco use, especially among Indonesian youths.
11 months agoMarijuana busts occur occasionally in Indonesia, but the transnational nature of this case is unusual, Marthinus Hukom, chief of the National Narcotics Agency, told reporters.
11 months agoWhile rights groups have applauded a new regulation that enhances access to safe abortion, especially for victims of rape and sexual abuse, they have also highlighted certain provisions that could make it difficult for eligible women to access abortion services or health facilities to provide them.
11 months agoHopes dim from badminton as only Gregoria Mariska Tunjung remaining in competition from nine shuttlers. About half of Indonesian 29 Olympians have also been eliminated in early rounds.
11 months agoIn its latest bid to clamp down nationwide on the scourge of online gambling, the government plans to put a daily cap on mobile phone credit transfers and block access to free VPN services that it says are enabling the illicit practice.
11 months agoThe government has vowed to crack down on online gambling in recent months and has banned access to several such websites. Though illegal, government data showed 3 million Indonesians went online to gamble last year, spending an estimated $20 billion, or about 1.5 percent of gross domestic product.
11 months agoThis year so far, the LPSK has received 355 protection requests for victims and witnesses of human smuggling.
11 months agoA recent viral post alleging a rise in cases of kidney disease among children has prompted public concern, leading some parents to rethink their approach to buying packaged foods and drinks for their children.
11 months agoIn celebration of the “International Day for Women” we put together a campaign that asked our readers to submit stories about the remarkable women in their lives who have been hugely influential in shaping their narratives toward the beauty, the strength, and the often-unspoken complexity of womanhood. We called this campaign “Leading Lady” – a role many would recognize primarily in film and television – because we believe every woman holds a central role in the lives of those around them.
11 months agoProsecutors had said Emirsyah Satar, who ran Garuda from 2005 to 2014, had procured Bombardier's CRJ and ATR 72 jets without proper procedures and board approval in 2011, a court document showed. A "lack of transparency" led to the planes' poor performance, costing the state about $610 million.
11 months agoDespite being prohibited by law, for many people the line at which the use of the services of academic joki becomes unacceptable appears to be blurred.
11 months agoMembers of the House of Representatives are planning to ask the Judicial Commission and the Supreme Court to investigate three judges at the Surabaya District Court in East Java over the controversial acquittal of the son of a lawmaker accused of killing his girlfriend last year.
11 months agoSome 54 percent of divorcing couples last year cited constant conflict and arguing as the reason behind their separation, with around 1,400 reporting domestic abuse in their marriage.
11 months agoAs a recent video message from an RSCM pediatric nephrologist makes assurances that the number of children receiving dialysis has not increased, the KPAI has used the resurgence in public concern to again urge the government to tighten controls for domestic production of unhealthy foods containing high amounts of sugar, fat and salt.
11 months agoThe government is facing mounting pressure to provide stronger protection for senior citizens following the recent death of an elderly couple in Bogor, West Java, who were reportedly abandoned by their family.
11 months agoState-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir, a well-known figure in sports management in Indonesia, accompanied president-elect Prabowo Subianto over the weekend to meet International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach in France as Indonesia dreams of one day hosting the Olympics.
11 months agoA new global AIDS report by UNAIDS suggests that Asia-Pacific governments must invest urgently in prevention programs and community-led initiatives for the region, among those with the highest prevalence in the world, can attain its 2030 AIDS prevention goal.
11 months agoThe long-term visa scheme, called the golden visa, is only meant for “good quality travelers”, said President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo during the policy’s launch on Thursday, as he warned against allowing newcomers who bring no benefits or might pose a threat to national security.
11 months agoWith only five buses available to travel the Kupang-Dili route, calls are mounting for the government to assist the swaths of people hoping to complete the nine-hour long journey to see the head of the Catholic Church.
11 months agoStudents have praised the government’s decision to expand the removal of the science (IPA), social (IPS) and language (Bahasa) study pathways to approximately 95 percent of senior high schools this academic year, saying the move is “liberating” for them.
11 months agoWearing traditional Papuan attire, Jokowi danced alongside 2,600 students in an event that broke the Indonesian World Record Museum (MURI) record for a mass dance.
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