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Indonesia seeks to close vaccination gap as it passes 200 million shots

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 ago
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Activists condemn threats against rights lawyer's family

A 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 ago
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Floods hit several regions, killing seven in East Java

At 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 ago

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All vaccine trial volunteers have received second shot: Unpad

All volunteers participating in the phase three COVID-19 vaccine trial at Padjadjaran University (Unpad) have been injected with the potential vaccine twice. The trial, which commenced in August, involves 1,620 volunteers.

4 years ago
Indonesia

Students without access to distance learning may return to school: Nadiem

Education and Culture Minister Nadiem Anwar Makarim has allowed some students in certain regions to go to school, antaranews.com reported. 

4 years ago
Indonesia

Indonesia, UK team up to launch training program for women entrepreneurs

Around 100 women entrepreneurs have been selected to join the two-month online training courses.

4 years ago
Indonesia

Police dispatch special team to find three missing children in North Sumatra

The North Sumatra Police's criminal investigation unit has formed and dispatched a special team tasked with finding three children from the province's Langkat regency who have been missing for weeks since they were last seen playing in an oil palm plantation last month.

4 years ago
Indonesia

Medical association records 282 healthcare worker deaths due to COVID-19

In a statement received by The Jakarta Post on Tuesday, the fatalities consisted of 159 doctors, 9 dentists, and 114 nurses. 

4 years ago
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Firebrand cleric returns amid resurgence of Islamic politics

Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab returned to Indonesia on Tuesday after nearly three years of self-proclaimed exile in Saudi Arabia.

4 years ago
Indonesia

Indonesian schools find ways to outsmart outbreak

A Christian elementary school on a remote island of Maluku and a private school in Bandung of West Java are among many teaching institutions that have come up with creative ways to navigate the pandemic.

4 years ago
Indonesia

COVID-19 task force asks public to stay patient while waiting for vaccine

The Indonesia Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) needed more time to issue the emergency use authorization (EUA) in order to make the vaccine available nationwide. 

4 years ago
Indonesia

Scientists call for integrated One Health approach to climate, disease mitigation

A recent discussion on environmental health issues and policies has said that Indonesia should do more to implement the One Health approach to prevent and mitigate future outbreaks of zoonotic diseases.

4 years ago
Indonesia

On Heroes Day, Jokowi calls for spirit of heroism in COVID-19 battle

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo named six people national heroes during the celebration of Heroes Day on Tuesday, calling for the spirit of heroism in the battle against COVID-19.

4 years ago
Indonesia

Indonesian Navy captures foreign vessels in Malacca Strait, alleges illegal fishing

The Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) has captured three Malaysian-flagged vessels with foreign fishermen on board for allegedly fishing within Indonesia’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the Malacca Strait.

4 years ago
Indonesia

Crowds cause major jams in marking Rizieq Shihab's homecoming

Tuesday morning saw severe congestion as thousands flocked to Soekarno-Hatta airport to "celebrate" their long-awaited return of Rizieq Shihab, the leader of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI).

4 years ago
Indonesia

Positivity rate remains high amid drop in testing, recorded cases

The rate of COVID-19 testing in Indonesia has dropped after the long weekend in late October, an occasion of increased mobility that many fear will lead to a case spike, while positivity rates remain persistently high despite Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto's claims of expanded monitoring efforts.

4 years ago
Indonesia

Bekasi regency cancels plan to use hotels as isolation facility

Following a fast increase in cases in the regency last month, the administration had designated 300 rooms at two hotels in Cikarang to be used as alternative accommodation for people confirmed to be SARS-CoV-2-positive if the existing facility was overloaded.

4 years ago
Indonesia

Payout of grants to help families of national heroes amid pandemic: Minister

The government has disbursed this year’s grants to family members of 587 historical figures who have contributed to Indonesian Independence.

4 years ago
Indonesia

Dozens of suspected terrorists nabbed amid escalating spread of propaganda during pandemic

The National Police’s counterterrorism squad, Densus 88, has arrested dozens of people across Indonesia in recent months amid concerns about intensifying terrorist propaganda during the coronavirus pandemic.

4 years ago
Indonesia

Mount Merapi spews lava amid increasing volcanic activity

Eruptions of lava and hot clouds, as well as other volcanic materials are likely to occur in the coming days.

4 years ago
Indonesia

Depok recruits healthcare workers for isolation hospital

Applicants must be ready to work on three-month contracts and be available for shifts on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

4 years ago
Indonesia

Whirlwinds damage homes in East Nusa Tenggara, Yogyakarta

The recovery may cost hundreds of millions of rupiah.

4 years ago
Indonesia

Police collect nearly Rp 5 billion in fines from COVID-19 protocol violators

As of Nov. 5, the police have slapped violators with fines over 82,000 times with a total value of Rp 4.8 billion.

4 years ago
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Oil palm plantations creep onto coast, small islands in Indonesia

“Palm oil needs a lot of land. Of course it will sacrifice the forest. Deforestation, land degradation and agrarian conflicts are bound to occur,” one activist said.

4 years ago
Indonesia

Some Indonesians still believe COVID-19 is a conspiracy: UI survey

Twenty-one percent of the respondents, or 150 people, believed that COVID-19 was a form of conspiracy created by “members of the global elite”.

4 years ago
Indonesia

For better or worse: Drug dealer flees arrest, allegedly used wives to transport narcotics

The suspect's wives confessed they had been forced to transport illegal drugs.

4 years ago
Indonesia

KPK to help UK’s antigraft agency in probe into Bombardier-Garuda graft case

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is set to help the United Kingdom’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) probe corruption allegedly committed by Canada-based airplane manufacturer Bombardier Inc. in a deal with national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia.

4 years ago
Indonesia

Setya Novanto sued by his own lawyer for failing to pay legal fees

The attorney is serving seven years and six months in prison for obstruction of justice.

4 years ago
Indonesia

TNI allegedly attack, arrest civilians following traffic quarrel, leading to one death

TNI soldiers reportedly attacked and arrested civilians at a dormitory and nearby houses in Jayapura after a traffic accident and a quarrel between two dorm inhabitants and a soldier.

4 years ago
Indonesia

Over three hundred inmates in Pekanbaru test positive for COVID-19

Three hundred fifty-seven inmates in the Pekanbaru Class II A Correction Center have tested positive for COVID-19, making it the latest COVID-19 cluster in Riau. 

4 years ago
Indonesia

Maybank branch manager detained for allegedly stealing Rp 22 billion from accounts

The National Police have detained a branch head of private lender Maybank Indonesia for allegedly siphoning off billions of rupiah from accounts owned by renowned e-sports athlete Winda Lunardi and her mother.

4 years ago
Indonesia

Jokowi to name six historical figures as national heroes

The nomination of the six historical figures went through a selection process in the Social Affairs Ministry and the Title, Order of Merit and Honors Council.

4 years ago
Indonesia

COVID-19 vaccine 'key for herd immunity'

The most effective and safest vaccine was needed in a mass vaccination program aimed at reducing morbidity and mortality rates, said a KSP official.

4 years ago
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