A coalition of medical associations is planning to file a judicial review and issue a subpoena to Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto over a recently issued ministerial regulation on clinical radiology, which the group has deemed “an abuse of power”.

Over Idul Fitri, there was an 69 to 93 percent increase in weekly cumulative cases in 10-14 days, while the Independence Day extended weekend saw an increase of 58 to 118 percent within 10-14 days. 

The police claim the social media accounts were used to incite rioting during the protests.

This year's regional elections are scheduled to take place simultaneously on Dec. 9 in 270 regions, including nine provinces, 224 regencies and 37 cities.

“Go ahead, do your business, sell your products and go to work, but please comply with the health protocols," said acting Riau Islands governor Bahtiar.

Responding to the planned supply of COVID-19 vaccines from Chinese companies later this year, West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil has said he wants 3 million doses for residents of Bogor, Depok and Bekasi (Bodebek).

After contracting the virus, TRS was declared recovered on July 25, and he managed to return to work afterward. However, on Sept. 28, TRS showed pneumonic symptoms.

West Java now only has two red zones, while in Banten only South Tangerang is categorized as region with a high-risk COVID-19 transmission.

Thousands of students and members of labor unions took to the streets again on Tuesday to continue voicing opposition to the newly passed Job Creation Law, with their protests coinciding with the first anniversary of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s second term.

The survey, conducted via phone with 549 respondents across the country between Oct. 14 and 16, found that 52.5 percent of respondents were not content with the Jokowi-Ma’ruf administration.

The digital rights watchdog accused the government of being behind the restrictions and claimed they were part of a systematic effort to muzzle political speech in the country.

The 43-year-old man was attacked while bathing in a river at about 7:30 p.m. on Sunday.

A ministry official has denied suggestions that it had blocked social media platforms amid the continuing protests against the Job Creation Law, saying that doing so required following strict procedure and could not be done on the government's whim.

They have threatened to take legal action.

The government has set Oct.28 and Oct. 30 as collective leave days for Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday, which falls on Oct. 29.

Coordinating Legal, Political and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD has called for “humane” handling of mass protests against the Job Creation Law, urging the police to practice restraint to ensure peaceful demonstrations amid heightened tensions.

Indonesia needs 340 million doses of vaccine within a year to vaccinate around 60 percent of the population.

Edhi Ahmadi, a 67-year-old resident of Danaraja in Banyumas, East Java, donned a plastic bracelet put on him by Banyumas Regent Achmad Husein on Monday. The pink color contrasted with his skin.

Thousands of students from the National Association of University Student Executive Bodies (BEM SI) are set to take to the streets again on Tuesday, demanding President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to revoke the controversial Job Creation Law.

Natural disasters are just among a slew of negative effects as a result of mangrove degradation, activists warned, as failure to prevent mangrove degradation also harmed biodiversity and caused economic losses for communities that depended on mangroves for a living.

Kontras coordinator Yati Andriyani said civil movements must be cross-issue and cross-generational, as happened in Hong Kong and Thailand. 

“If this continues, we fear a rightward shift toward an authoritarian government that will further become a threat to human rights.”

United Development Party (PPP) lawmaker Syaifullah Tamliha confirmed the news, adding that the former party chairman had been hospitalized for a week.

The Indonesian Zoo Association (PKBSI) said in a statement on Saturday that conservation centers across the archipelago, especially in Bali, were struggling to cover the costs for food and medicine stocks for the animals as well as other expenses.

Home Ministry Tito Karnavian has encouraged the public to spend the next long weekend at home amid concerns over a potential spike in COVID-19 cases during the holidays.

Asmat regency in Papua has decided to limit access to and from the area for 28 days, starting on Sunday, after eight people in the regency’s capital Agats tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday.

Samsul Bahri, who was arrested for allegedly killing a second-grader while attempting to rape the boy’s mother, was found dead in Langsa Police detention in East Aceh on Sunday.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has urged all relevant stakeholders to take anticipatory measures amid concerns over a possible spike in COVID-19 cases across the country throughout the long stretch of national holidays later this month.

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has issued an early warning for extreme weather triggered by the La Nina weather phenomenon, which could cause meteorological droughts in four provinces.

The Education and Culture Ministry has announced that 123 college students across the country were tested positive for COVID-19 after taking part in protests against the Job Creation Law.