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September 22, 2021

New Mandala - September 22, 2021

Colum Graham – As with rice, Indonesia experiences high sugar prices. Domestic sugar prices can be three times the average international price.…

UCA News - September 22, 2021

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – The families of 21 Catholic farmers detained by police for more than two months over a land dispute in Indonesia's East Nusa…

Jakarta Globe - September 22, 2021

Heru Andriyanto, Bayu Marhaenjati, Jakarta – Chief Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan lodged a defamation complaint against rights…

Eurasia Review - September 22, 2021

Binoy Kampmark – It seems utterly beyond debate but acknowledging legal rights to clean hair has assumed the makings of a slow march over the…

CNN Indonesia - September 22, 2021

Jakarta – Papua human rights activist and lawyer Veronica Koman says there are two versions of what happened during an attack by the West Papua…

CNN Indonesia - September 22, 2021

Jakarta – Two human rights activists, Veronica Koman and Usman Hamid, have criticized a move by Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and…

September 21, 2021

Jakarta Post - September 21, 2021

Agencies, Jakarta – A United Nations expert has urged Indonesia to provide proper medical care to a Papuan independence activist to "keep him from…

Australian Associated Press - September 21, 2021

Separatist rebels in Indonesia's Papua province have killed a government soldier during a gunfight, the military says.

The fighting broke…

CNN Indonesia - September 21, 2021

Jakarta – Papua Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) Director Emmanuel Gobay says that West Papua National Committee (KNPB) international spokesperson…

Jakarta Globe - September 21, 2021

Herman, Jakarta – The government has seized $7.7 million worth of assets belonging to former banker Kaharudin Ongko as part of a massive debt…

Jakarta Post - September 21, 2021

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – Indonesia International Islamic University (UIII) in Depok, West Java, is finally ready to open its doors to students…

Tempo - September 21, 2021

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) confirmed the financial rights of the 57 dismissed employees would not be…

Coconuts Jakarta - September 21, 2021

Restaurants and cafes in Java and Bali are now allowed to operate until midnight, as the government eased restrictions with the latest update of…

September 20, 2021

Tempo - September 20, 2021

Antara, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said the global communities were astonished by Indonesia's ability to curb the transmission of…

Jakarta Globe - September 20, 2021

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – The Indonesian government claimed on Monday the Covid-19 outbreak has been relatively under control as shown by…

Jakarta Post - September 20, 2021

Jakarta (Agencies) – Indonesia on Monday reported 1,932 new daily coronavirus infections, the lowest since August 2020, data from country's COVID-…

Coconuts Bali - September 20, 2021

An Indonesian woman authorities described as an influencer was arrested in Denpasar for alleged "pornographic action," which police…

OHCHR News Release - September 20, 2021

Geneva – Indonesia must provide West Papuan human rights defender Victor Yeimo with proper medical care to keep him from dying in prison, a UN…

Kompas.com - September 20, 2021

Tatang Guritno, Jakarta – Papuan civilians will continue to fall victim if the government continues to use a security approach to resolve the…

Coconuts Jakarta - September 20, 2021

Gone are the days of weekly extensions of the Enforcement of Restrictions on Public Activities (PPKM) in Java and Bali, as the government's latest…

UCA News - September 20, 2021

Katharina R. Lestari, Jakarta – Doctors in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua have demanded protection following an attack by gunmen on a…

Jakarta Globe - September 20, 2021

Jakarta – Another shipment of the US-donated Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine recently landed in Indonesia, this time amounting to 1,140,750 doses in…

Jakarta Globe - September 20, 2021

Antara & Fana F Suparman, Jakarta – The Criminal Investigation Agency, or Bareskrim, confirmed over the weekend that jailed policeman Napoleon…

Antara News - September 20, 2021

Evarianus Supar, Uyu Liman, Timika – A total of 1,500 military and police personnel will be deployed to secure the XX Papua National Sports Week (…

The Guardian - September 20, 2021

Christopher Knaus – Human rights groups say revelations that Australia sat on its hands after learning of Indonesian military atrocities against…

Kompas.com - September 20, 2021

Achmad Nasrudin Yahya, Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) and its 16 regional offices have strongly condemned a firebomb terror…

Straits Times - September 20, 2021

Jakarta (Reuters) – Even as Indonesia wins cautious praise from some green groups for ambitious plans to cut carbon emissions, the world's biggest…

September 19, 2021

Jakarta Globe - September 19, 2021

Jakarta – Ali Ahmad, also known as Ali Kalora, the notorious leader of an Islamist terror group East Indonesia Mujahidin, or MIT, has died in a…

Straits Times - September 19, 2021

Kent Nash, Jakarta – With daily Covid-19 cases still on the uptick, governments are doubling down on vaccination efforts in a bid to reopen…

Sydney Morning Herald - September 19, 2021

Mohammad Taufan, Palu – Indonesia's most wanted militant, who had ties to the Islamic State group, has been killed in a jungle shootout with…

Tempo - September 19, 2021

Antara, Jakarta – As many as 78,540,519 Indonesian citizens have received their first COVID-19 vaccine dose as of 12 p.m. local time on Saturday (…

Bloomberg News - September 19, 2021

Eko Listiyorini – Indonesia's moratorium on new oil palm plantation permits is set to expire this week as the industry awaits clarity on whether…

The Guardian - September 19, 2021

Christopher Knaus – In the pre-dawn light, beneath a water tower on the West Papuan island of Biak, Yudha Korwa lay bleeding in the dirt.

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Kompas.com - September 19, 2021

Penulis Irfan Kamil, Jakarta – As many as 38 academics from Australia sent a letter to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Thursday September 16…

Kompas.com - September 19, 2021

Irfan Kamil, Jakarta – Parameter Politic Indonesia Executive Director Adi Prayitno says that summoning poultry farmer Suroto to the Palace to meet…

Jakarta Globe - September 19, 2021

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded 2,234 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, the lowest daily count since last August, according to Health…

September 18, 2021

Detik News - September 18, 2021

Jauh Hari Wawan S, Yogyakarta – The Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) office in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta was the target of a terror attack…

Channel News Asia - September 18, 2021

Jakarta – Indonesia may allow foreign tourists to start returning to the popular resort island of Bali and other parts of the country by October…

September 17, 2021

Tempo - September 17, 2021

Antara, Jakarta – The Garut prosecutor's office arrested Tohidi, a corruptor who had been on the run for 12 years. Tohidi was involved…

Coconuts Jakarta - September 17, 2021

The moon shone bright in the East Java city of Sidoarjo yesterday evening, and we're not talking about Earth's natural satellite. We're talking…

Sydney Morning Herald - September 17, 2021

Chris Barrett, Singapore – Australia's plan to arm itself with a fleet of nuclear-propelled submarines to combat the rising threat of China has…

UCA News - September 17, 2021

Konradus Epa, Jakarta – The Indonesian police have issued a new set of guidelines on how protests should be handled following criticism that…

Al Jazeera - September 17, 2021

Aisyah Llewellyn, Medan, Indonesia – "I am happy and it was unexpected that we won," Elisa Sutanudjaja told Al Jazeera, after an Indonesian…

Reuters - September 17, 2021

Jakarta – Indonesia's central bank is expected to keep its key interest rate steady next week as the economy gradually reopens after a recent…

Jakarta Post Editorial - September 17, 2021

Jakarta – A recent string of cybersecurity threats only shows that Indonesia's data security system remains vulnerable to attacks and intrusions…

Reuters - September 17, 2021

Gayatri Suroyo, Jakarta – Indonesia has reinstated a temporary luxury-tax break on sales of smaller cars as the concession helped boost demand for…

Reuters - September 17, 2021

Jakarta – Green groups on Thursday urged Indonesia to extend a moratorium on new palm oil permits and improve its implementation, warning of a…

Jakarta Globe - September 17, 2021

Grace N. Chandra, Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said the capital would abide by the Central Jakarta District Court's…

Tempo - September 17, 2021

Jamal A Nashr, Semarang – The Central Java Police have named two persons suspected of polluting Bengawan Solo River. They are identified as H, 36…

Tempo - September 17, 2021

Antara, Jakarta – The spokesperson of the Transportation Ministry Adita Irawati on Thursday issued a public apology following a physical…