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November 17, 2020

Jakarta Post - November 17, 2020

Jakarta – Malaysian authorities along with officials from the Indonesian Consulate General in Kuching, Sarawak, rescued eight Indonesian migrant…

Jakarta Post - November 17, 2020

Mardika Parama, Jakarta – Tourism industry losses due to the pandemic have exceeded Rp 100 trillion (US$7.1 billion), a business association has…

Jakarta Post - November 17, 2020

Jakarta – The authorities need to enforce stricter sanctions against people who violate health protocols following the rapidly increasing daily…

Nikkei Asia - November 17, 2020

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Just a week after returning from exile in Saudi Arabia, an Indonesian Islamist leader is already creating a stir by…

Vice - November 17, 2020

Rosa Folia – Conservative lawmakers in Muslim-majority Indonesia have renewed efforts to pass a sweeping alcohol ban that could see drinkers…

Coconuts Jakarta - November 17, 2020

No, Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab being able to hold events attracting huge crowds last week does not mean we get a free pass…

Jakarta Globe - November 17, 2020

Triyan Pangastuti, Jakarta – Contemporary Amperex Technology, or CATL, a battery manufacturer from China, has decided to invest $5.1 billion to…

Jakarta Post - November 17, 2020

Nina A. Loasana, Jakarta – The latest regulation issued by the Environment and Forestry Ministry that allows forests to be converted into farmland…

Indonesia at Melbourne - November 17, 2020

Heru Samosir and Dirga Ardiansa – Proposed revisions to Indonesia's 2017 Election Law are being closely watched by civil society groups. They are…

Jakarta Post - November 17, 2020

Mardika Parama, Jakarta – The Public Works and Housing Ministry is aiming to start the bidding process of nine toll road sections, with a combined…

Jakarta Post - November 17, 2020

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has pushed for the government to legally process the military member…

Jakarta Post - November 17, 2020

Arya Dipa, Bandung – Carmaker Hyundai Motor Asia-Pacific is planning to start manufacturing electric cars in West Java by 2022, as Indonesia plans…

Jakarta Post - November 17, 2020

Jakarta – National Police chief Gen. Idham Azis appointed former East Java Police chief Insp. Gen M. Fadil Imran as the new Jakarta Police chief…

Jakarta Post - November 17, 2020

Jakarta – Visit Wonderful Indonesia (VIWI) Board, an umbrella organization for 18 tourism associations, has asked Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan…

Kompas.com - November 17, 2020

Sania Mashabi, Jakarta – The Institute of Research, Education and Information of Social and Economic Affairs (LP3ES) says that democracy in…

CNN Indonesia - November 17, 2020

Jakarta – Hundreds of workers and students from the Labour Movement with the People (Gebrak) began moving off from the House of Representatives (…

CNN Indonesia - November 17, 2020

Jakarta – Hundreds of workers from the Labour Movement with the People (Gebrak) have begun packing the area near the House of Representatives (DPR…

Jakarta Post - November 17, 2020

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Foreign debt has risen in the third quarter of the year, due to the government's samurai bond issuances and borrowed…

Jakarta Post - November 17, 2020

Jakarta – National Police chief Gen. Idham Azis issued on Monday a telegram to uphold health protocols to prevent the further transmission of…

Tempo - November 17, 2020

Andita Rahma, Jakarta – The Indonesian Anti-terror squad Densus 88 and the Tinombala Task Force shot dead two suspected terrorists, W…

Tempo - November 17, 2020

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan met with representatives of…

Tempo - November 17, 2020

Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – The Jakarta Students Federation (Fijar) in Tuesday's demonstration in front of the Education and Culture…

Jakarta Post - November 17, 2020

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has made assurances that his administration would not use the planned procurement and distribution of…

November 16, 2020

Coconuts Jakarta - November 16, 2020

The National Police has removed Jakarta Metro Police Chief Nana Sudjana from his post in what was said to be a direct consequence of authorities'…

Sydney Morning Herald - November 16, 2020

James Massola and Amilia Rosa – Bali's hoteliers are warning a proposed Indonesia-wide booze ban would scare off Aussie tourists and stop a post-…

Coconuts Bali - November 16, 2020

Indonesia may have reported its record number of daily cases just a few days ago, but the crowds on Bali's beaches over the weekend may have you…

The Interpreter - November 16, 2020

Roland Rajah – Australia is lending A$1.5 billion to Indonesia to help it get through the economic crisis unleashed by Covid-19. This is welcome…

Straits Times - November 16, 2020

Jakarta – The Jakarta Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) has slapped Indonesia's controversial cleric Rizieq Shihab with a 50 million rupiah (S$4,735…

Jakarta Post - November 16, 2020

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The government plans to develop food barns and facilitate collaboration between state-owned and Jakarta-owned…

Straits Times - November 16, 2020

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has come under fire for allowing a massive wedding party to take place over the weekend…

CNN Indonesia - November 16, 2020

Jakarta – Demonstrators from the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) have protested the police's actions in blocking them when they wanted to hold a…

Medcom.id - November 16, 2020

Achmad Zulfikar Fazli, Jakarta – The Jakarta Islamic State University Social and Islamic Studies Centre (PPIM UIN) has released the results of the…

Jakarta Post - November 16, 2020

Jakarta – National Police chief Gen. Idham Azis removed Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen Nana Sudjana and West Java Police chief Insp. Gen. Rudy…

Jakarta Post - November 16, 2020

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD has called on the Jakarta administration to…

Jakarta Post - November 16, 2020

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – The authorities should boost efforts to raise local communities' preparedness in the face of disaster warnings and…

Jakarta Globe - November 16, 2020

Primus Dorimulu, Farouk Arnaz, Dion Bisara, Jakarta – When it came to choosing between dispersing Muslim hardliners' gathering with force or…

Indonesia at Melbourne - November 16, 2020

Joseph Marshan and Ruth Nikijuluw – The fourth industrial revolution, or 'Industry 4.0', will involve increasing automation, advanced technology…

Jakarta Post - November 16, 2020

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – Indonesian telecommunications firms are expected to reap long-term benefits from the coronavirus health crisis due to…

Jakarta Post - November 16, 2020

Jakarta – National COVID-19 task force head Doni Monardo has once again advised the public against gathering in large numbers to minimize the risk…

Jakarta Post - November 16, 2020

Yunindita Prasidya, Jakarta – Blue chip stocks, or the so-called big caps, will benefit from foreign capital inflow, seen by the local stock…

Jakarta Post - November 16, 2020

Mardika Parama, Jakarta – The Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry has introduced an integrated health, safety and security (3K) system to be…

November 15, 2020

Tempo - November 15, 2020

Antara, Jakarta – General Chairman of the Indonesian Mosques Council (DMI) and former VP Jusuf Kalla has hinted that he is ready to mediate a…

Jakarta Post - November 15, 2020

Jakarta – The Aceh administration has issued standard operating procedures for schools as it seeks to resume in-person learning during the…

Jakarta Post - November 15, 2020

Jakarta – Although the public is largely well-acquainted with preventive measures to curb COVID-19 transmission such as the "3M" protocols, a…

Jakarta Post - November 15, 2020

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – Indonesia is grappling with what health authorities have described as a "significant increase" in medical waste during…

Jakarta Post - November 15, 2020

Medan and Jakarta – A COVID-19 reactive patient, identified only as D, 22, has given birth on her own, reportedly without the help of medical…

Jakarta Post - November 15, 2020

Jakarta – As Indonesia approaches the ninth month of the COVID-19 pandemic, authorities have revealed that many confirmed cases have been found…

Jakarta Post - November 15, 2020

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS) has called on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to…

Jakarta Globe - November 15, 2020

Yustinus Paat, Farouk Arnaz, Dina Manafe, Yeremia Sukoyo, Jakarta – Hardline Muslime cleric Rizieq Shihab has gathered thousands of people in many…

Kompas.com - November 15, 2020

Dhias Suwandi, Jayapura – A group of people in Wamena, Jayawijaya regency, Papua, have blocked the arrival of an entourage from the Papuan People'…