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September 16, 2020

Jakarta Post - September 16, 2020

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – The Indonesian Nurses Association (PPNI) hosted an online gathering Tuesday to honor medical workers who have lost…

Jakarta Post - September 16, 2020

Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – The North Sumatra administration is planning to postpone all air and sea travel to and from Nias Island,…

Jakarta Globe - September 16, 2020

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia has beaten its own record in one-day rise of coronavirus cases three times this month, including another new…

Jakarta Post - September 16, 2020

Jakarta – The Purworejo District Court in Central Java has sentenced a couple who earlier this year declared themselves the king and queen of the…

Jakarta Post - September 16, 2020

Jakarta – The majority of cigarette smokers in Indonesia are skeptical about evidence that suggests they are at higher risk of COVID-19, a survey…

Jakarta Post - September 16, 2020

Jakarta – One of six crew members aboard KM Yuliner was killed when the cargo ship burst into flames off the coast of South Buton regency,…

CNN Indonesia - September 16, 2020

Jakarta – The symbolic hand over of money to the Finance Ministry's Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP) to replay scholarship funds received by…

CNN Indonesia - September 16, 2020

Jakarta – Human rights activist Veronica Koman feels that her scholarship has been paid for by the Papuan people. This is because the scholarship…

Tempo - September 16, 2020

Friski Riana, Jakarta – The Home Affairs Ministry's director general of general governance, Bahtiar, said there are 73 regional head…

Tempo - September 16, 2020

Antara, Jakarta – Pollster Polmatrix Indonesia claims that its recent survey found that the majority of the public are asking for the 2020…

Tempo - September 16, 2020

Jakarta – Relying on a vaccine as the only solution, the government has lost its way in its handling of the pandemic. This is a reflection of…

Jakarta Post - September 16, 2020

Jakarta – The Indonesian Mosque Council (DMI) has called on mosques across Jakarta to temporarily halt mass prayers as the capital is reimposing a…

Jakarta Post - September 16, 2020

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – The University of Indonesia (UI) has found itself embroiled in a controversy for including sexual education, with an…

Tempo - September 16, 2020

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – PDIP politician and House of Representatives (DPR) legislator, Arteria Dahlan, aggressively criticized the…

September 15, 2020

Jakarta Post - September 15, 2020

Jakarta – Wara village in North Luwu regency, South Sulawesi has reportedly been inundated for two months as a reservoir in the…

Reuters - September 15, 2020

Yuddy Budiman Cahya and Tommy Andriansyah, Jakarta – When the coronavirus pandemic forced Indonesian schools to shut, it exposed how millions of…

Jakarta Post - September 15, 2020

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is set to provide more facilities to house asymptomatic coronavirus patients or those…

Jakarta Post - September 15, 2020

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – Indonesia's capital Jakarta entered another period of large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) on Monday with most office…

Jakarta Post - September 15, 2020

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The government has only spent around Rp 237 trillion (US$15.92 billion) of the funds earmarked for economic stimulus…

Jakarta Post - September 15, 2020

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – Indonesian agricultural exports could be "potential winners" in the pandemic as they recorded annual growth…

Jakarta Post - September 15, 2020

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – The National Police have launched an operation in Jakarta to monitor and discipline the public on strict health…

Jakarta Post - September 15, 2020

Mardika Parama, Jakarta – Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita has urged Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati to temporarily exempt…

Jakarta Post - September 15, 2020

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police are set to crack down on unauthorized, late-night sprinting matches across the capital and its satellite regions…

Jakarta Post - September 15, 2020

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration forced eight companies to close temporarily during inspections on Monday to curb the transmission of COVID-19…

Jakarta Post - September 15, 2020

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto has appointed his niece Rahayu "Sara" Saraswati as one of the party's deputy…

Jakarta Post - September 15, 2020

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – West Java is set to implement micro-scale social restrictions (PSBM) in Jakarta's satellite cities, namely Bogor, Depok…

New Zealand Herald - September 15, 2020

Indonesian authorities have ordered a group of anti-maskers who broke the country's mask laws to dig graves for Covid-19 victims.

East Java…

Daily Mail - September 15, 2020

Charlie Coe – Bali may have to shut its borders again and go back into lockdown to stop a surge in coronavirus cases, a health expert has warned…

Jakarta Post - September 15, 2020

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has made a request to the House of Representatives for an additional Rp 825…

Agence France Presse - September 15, 2020

Four men were publicly flogged in a conservative Indonesian province on Tuesday under sharia law, after being convicted for engaging in sexual…

Asia Times - September 15, 2020

John McBeth, Jakarta – Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) cutter 5204 has become such a familiar sight inside and on the fringes of Indonesia's 200-…

Tempo - September 15, 2020

Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – The Indonesian state intelligence agency (BIN) denies the existence of a Rajawali special squad, which has…

Tempo - September 15, 2020

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – The West Manggarai Tourism Rescue Society Forum (Formapp) announced that it strongly rejects the project that…

Jakarta Post - September 15, 2020

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – There is growing concern that food products sold online that do not comply with health and safety regulations…

Jakarta Post - September 15, 2020

Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – The National Police now require civilian security guards (Satpam) to wear brown uniforms with a rank badge in…

Jakarta Post - September 15, 2020

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – Staying home is considered key in suppressing COVID-19 transmission, but many Indonesians confirmed or suspected of…

Jakarta Globe - September 15, 2020

Dion Bisara, Jakarta – Tangerang, a city in Banten province with two million inhabitants on the outskirts of Jakarta, has found that the real…

Jakarta Globe - September 15, 2020

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The surge in coronavirus cases in Indonesia has reached a new level since the beginning of the month with daily total…

Kompas.com - September 15, 2020

Haryanti Puspa Sari, Jakarta – A member of the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission III from the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of…

Bloomberg News - September 15, 2020

On a scorching August day in Bandung, the capital of West Java province, two dozen volunteers arrive at a small community clinic inside a narrow…

CNN Indonesia - September 15, 2020

Jakarta – The Papuan People's Solidarity Team will return the scholarship funds received by human rights activists Veronica Koman to the Ministry…

September 14, 2020

Jakarta Post - September 14, 2020

Jakarta – A group of cyclists reportedly rode down the Jagorawi toll road on Sunday afternoon, raising concerns for their safety among motorists…

Jakarta Post - September 14, 2020

Jakarta – The Pondok Ranggon cemetery in East Jakarta has recorded the highest number of funerals in a week since its establishment as a COVID-19…

Jakarta Post - September 14, 2020

Jakarta – People living in Sikka regency, East Nusa Tenggara are experiencing a clean water shortage as groundwater rapidly depletes due to a long…

Jakarta Post - September 14, 2020

Jakarta – The Bekasi administration in West Java is preparing new strategies to mitigate the COVID-19 epidemic, focusing on strengthening the…

Jakarta Post - September 14, 2020

Apriadi Gunawan, Humbang Hasundutan, North Sumatra – The government is set to develop 30,000 hectares into farmland in Humbang Hasundutan regency…

Jakarta Globe - September 14, 2020

Jakarta – Indonesia is losing its doctors and nurses to the Covid-19 pandemic at a significantly faster rate than other countries in the world,…

Jakarta Post - September 14, 2020

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has encouraged regional administrations to implement local-scale social restrictions to…

Indonesia at Melbourne - September 14, 2020

Akhmad Misbakhul Hasan – As Covid-19 continues to advance into all provinces of Indonesia at a national rate of more than 3,000 new cases a day,…

Straits Times - September 14, 2020

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Indonesia's next presidential election is four years away, but several prominent figures have been gearing up to…