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March 19, 2021

Tempo - March 19, 2021

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi on Friday, March 19, said that the Covid-19 vaccination…

Jakarta Globe - March 19, 2021

Raghu Gururaj – Through the centuries, India has been a source of inspiration for art and architecture in Sumatra as it has been to the entire…

Reuters - March 19, 2021

Heru Asprihanto, Wonogiri, Central Java – Once considered crazy by fellow villagers, Indonesian eco-warrior Sadiman has turned barren hills green…

UCA News - March 19, 2021

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – The Catholic Church in Timor-Leste says it is boosting efforts to help contain a recent spike in Covid-19 cases that has…

SBS News - March 19, 2021

Some 15,000 Indonesian seaweed farmers whose livelihoods were destroyed by one of Australia's largest oil spills have won a Federal Court class…

The Diplomat - March 19, 2021

Sebastian Strangio – The head of Indonesia's military has expressed deep concern about the deteriorating and increasingly violent political…

Channel News Asia - March 19, 2021

Kiki Siregar, Jakarta – Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, is notorious for its traffic congestion, which is often cited as one of the worst in the…

Coconuts Jakarta - March 19, 2021

Police in West Java have named two people as suspects for starring in a porn clip that was taken in a Bogor hotel, the video of which…

March 18, 2021

Channel News Asia - March 18, 2021

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN) said the benefits of the country's first spaceport in Biak…

Tempo - March 18, 2021

Jakarta – Conquering the Democrat Party – through Moeldoko or 'defanged' Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono – for temporary benefits of Jokowi is more than…

Human Rights Watch News Release - March 18, 2021

Jakarta – Dress codes for women and girls in Indonesia discriminate against students, civil servants, and visitors to government offices and…

Coconuts Jakarta - March 18, 2021

Authorities in Aceh believe they have found a cop who had been missing for a little over 16 years; specifically since the day of the 2004 Boxing…

Coconuts Jakarta - March 18, 2021

The West Java Police say they're giving "special attention" to a viral porn clip depicting a couple having sex in a Bogor hotel.

The clip,…

Sydney Morning Herald - March 18, 2021

Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies, Singapore – Indonesian girls and women have frequently been ordered to wear Muslim dress regardless of their…

Bloomberg - March 18, 2021

Grace Sihombing and Claire Jiao – Indonesia's central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged and pledged greater efforts to stabilize a…

Agence France-Presse - March 18, 2021

Indonesia's forced withdrawal from badminton's All England Open Championships over coronavirus fears prompted a diplomatic appeal on Thursday as…

Al Jazerra - March 18, 2021

Jessica Washington and Syarina Hasibuan, Jakarta, Indonesia – Indonesia's national motto is unity in diversity, but Wiwin's experiences in school…

Straits Times - March 18, 2021

Jakarta – The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Politicians, bureaucrats and elected officials always come up with policies, programmes…

Tempo - March 18, 2021

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo, disclosed the government's plan to import four basic commodities to ensure…

Asia Times Financial - March 18, 2021

Ankur Tanwar, Indonesia – Southeast Asia's biggest economy – will be propelled by consumption in the months ahead in a boost that will raise…

Tempo - March 18, 2021

Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto on Thursday officially handed over the CN 235-220 MPA aircraft…

Rest of World - March 18, 2021

Antonia Timmerman, Jakarta, Indonesia – Teguh Aprianto thought he was doing the Indonesian National Police a favor when he sent them a message on…

Tabloid JUBI - March 18, 2021

Syam Terrajana, Yogyakarta – Her eyes are sad. Her arms stretch out, palms facing up. One hand has a tray with cups on it, on another hand she has…

March 17, 2021

CNN Indonesia - March 17, 2021

Jakarta – Hundreds of regions across the country in 2022-2024 will be led by acting regional heads appointed by the central government. Experts…

Jakarta Globe - March 17, 2021

Maria Fatima Bona, Jakarta – The Health Ministry claimed on Wednesday 1.21 million registered health workers have received two doses of Covid-19…

Kompas.com - March 17, 2021

Sania Mashabi, Jakarta – The wife of renowned human rights activist Munir Said Thalib, Suciwati, says that there has been serious neglect in the…

Coconuts Jakarta - March 17, 2021

Getting a jab of the COVID-19 vaccine will not break your fast, the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) said, after concerns were raised ahead of the…

Radio New Zealand - March 17, 2021

Human rights defenders are concerned about the welfare of two West Papuan activists detained in Indonesia's capital.

Roland Levy and Kelvin…

Nikkei Asia - March 17, 2021

John Duerden – Most of the 260,000 foreign tourists who visited North Sumatra in the pre-pandemic year of 2019 arrived at the international…

The Korean Herald - March 17, 2021

Yonhap – The head of South Korea's arms procurement agency on Wednesday attended a ceremony in Indonesia to mark the handing over of a 1,400-ton…

Mongabay - March 17, 2021

Nithin Coca – In a little more than 20 years, Indonesia has gone from being a minor player in the global coal industry to playing a central role…

Tempo - March 17, 2021

Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – The House of Representatives' (DPR) Commission VI member and Deputy Chairman of the Legislation Body (Baleg), Achmad…

Tempo - March 17, 2021

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – The Indonesian National Transportation Safety Commission (NTSC) chairperson Soerjanto Tjahjono on…

Tempo - March 17, 2021

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia condemns police's plan to award people with a 'badge of honor' for reporting alleged…

Detik News - March 17, 2021

Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia has criticised the "badge awards" program announced by the national police criminal investigations…

Kompas.com - March 17, 2021

Inang Jalaludin Shofihara – More than 50 individuals and organisations have initiated a petition through the platform change.org urging President…

Tabloid JUBI - March 17, 2021

Hans Kapisa, Bintuni, Jubi – Indigenous people in Fruata and Rauna villages in Bintuni Bay Regency, in West Papua province, rejected logging…

Persecution - March 17, 2021

Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On March 15, 12 international non-government organizations (NGOs) have conveyed the conditions that…

Fiji times - March 17, 2021

Fiji Women's Crisis Centre hosted a gathering to remember the women and girls of West Papua in Suva this morning.

Speaking at…

Tempo - March 17, 2021

Tempo, Iqair.Com, Jakarta – The latest annual IQAir quality report on the world's most polluted countries in 2020 ranks Indonesia 9th and is…

March 16, 2021

Tempo - March 16, 2021

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – Epidemiologist from Griffith University Dicky Budiman doubted that the national Covid-19 vaccination program has…

Tempo - March 16, 2021

Bisnis, Francisca Christy, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo planned to gradually reopen the economic sector, especially tourism in Bali…

Jakarta Globe - March 16, 2021

Jakarta – Astra International, Indonesia's largest car distributor, has seen its car production picks up pace this year in line with rising demand…

Jakarta Globe - March 16, 2021

Jakarta – More than 1.1 million doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine from the global procurement scheme Covax arrived in Indonesia last week…

Agence France-Presse - March 16, 2021
Jakarta – Indonesia will delay the rollout of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 jab pending a review by the World Health Organization (WHO) into blood clot…
Jakarta Post - March 16, 2021

Eisya A. Eloksari, Jakarta – The touristy Bali and Riau Islands have become more attractive locations for tech companies, challenging the…

UCA News - March 16, 2021

Katharina R. Lestari, Jakarta – Two state agencies in Indonesia have accused police in West Java of dragging their feet in a sexual abuse case…

Nikkei Asia - March 16, 2021

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Indonesia's multiparty political system is at risk of splintering further after an apparent coup in a former ruling party…

East Asia Forum - March 16, 2021

Jeremy Mulholland and Zainal Arifin Mochtar – Indonesia's once formidable Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is now metamorphosed into an…

Asia Pacific Report - March 16, 2021
Theo Hesegem, Wamena, Papua – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has repeatedly made trips to two of Melanesian provinces, Papua and West Papua, in the…