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July 7, 2020

Jakarta Post - July 7, 2020

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) central executive board has recommended Rahayu "Sara" Saraswati…

Mongabay - July 7, 2020

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Activists have called on the Indonesian authorities to probe the finances of the Korindo Group, a privately owned…

New Mandala - July 7, 2020

Oliver Crawford – The Indonesian Marxist and anti-colonial revolutionary Tan Malaka (1894-1949) exists in two forms, real and fictional.

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Mongabay - July 7, 2020

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – An investigative report has revealed the political links between Indonesia's fisheries minister and a slew of companies…

Tempo - July 7, 2020

Hendartyo Hanggi, Jakarta (Bisnis) – Following the controversy surrounding the decision to open the lobster seeds export, Fisheries and Maritime…

Tempo - July 7, 2020

Andita Rahma, Jakarta – The Indonesian National Police's Criminal Investigation Unit (Bareskrim) announced the arrest of "ADC" which…

Tempo - July 7, 2020

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Minister Tjahjo Kumolo said the government has started to consider the…

Tempo - July 7, 2020

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – Garuda Indonesia (IDX: GIAA) CEO Irfan Setiaputra reported that at least 300 employees have taken early…

Kompas.com - July 7, 2020

Sania Mashabi, Jakarta – Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) Chairperson Asfinawati has revealed several indicators that show the Indonesian…

Radar Bali - July 7, 2020

Denpasar – The Bali City Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) visited at the Bali Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) offices in the Balinese provincial capital…

Jakarta Globe - July 7, 2020

Jakarta – Jakarta began to trial its first electric buses on the city's busiest route between City Hall and the Blok M business center on Monday…

July 6, 2020

Jakarta Globe - July 6, 2020

Thresa Sandra Desfika, Jakarta – Lion Air Group, Indonesia's largest airline group by fleet size, has decided to slash 8.9 percent of its…

Jakarta Post - July 6, 2020

Yunindita Prasidya, Jakarta – The government has collected more than Rp 40 trillion (US$2.82 billion) in dividends from five major state-owned…

Jakarta Globe - July 6, 2020

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The surge in coronavirus infections in Indonesia continued on Monday with 1,209 new cases, taking the country's total…

Jakarta Post - July 6, 2020

Jakarta – Banyuwangi regency in East Java has begun to reopen tourist destinations under "new normal" policies to alleviate the economic impact…

Jakarta Post - July 6, 2020

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Indonesian households have seen abnormal electricity bills for the third consecutive month, likely a result of the…

Jakarta Post - July 6, 2020

Riska Rahman and Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Transferring the Financial Services Authority's (OJK) supervision over banking back to Bank…

Jakarta Post - July 6, 2020

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – Indonesia's nontariff barriers on food imports may limit the accessibility and affordability of nutritious…

Jakarta Post - July 6, 2020

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – State Secretary Pratikno has downplayed the possibility of a Cabinet reshuffle, saying that President Joko "Jokowi"…

Bloomberg - July 6, 2020

Harry Suhartono and Arys Aditya – Bali, Indonesia's most-popular holiday destination, will welcome back visitors from the end of this month even…

Sydney Morning Herald - July 6, 2020

James Massola – Indonesia will become the third coronavirus epicentre in Asia after China and India, according to one of the country's top…

Coconuts Jakarta - July 6, 2020

A disturbing new development to Tokopedia's massive user data leak has been reported, with a cyber security firm finding evidence that 91 million…

Coconuts Jakarta - July 6, 2020

A 14-year-old rape victim in Lampung province became the victim of another alleged sexual assault at the hands of an official who was supposed to…

Coconuts Jakarta - July 6, 2020

Ever wonder why, in many parts of Jakarta, the "new normal" feels just like the old normal? A survey of Jakartans' attitudes towards COVID-19 may…

Reuters - July 6, 2020

Sultan Anshori, Karangasem – Bali conducted mass prayers on Sunday as the Indonesian resort island prepares to reopen to tourists shut out due to…

Tempo - July 6, 2020

Adam Prireza, Jakarta – A joint survey by the Social Resilience Lab Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and crowdsourcing platform Lapor…

Jakarta Post - July 6, 2020

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Indonesia are battling with challenges ranging from an unstable internet…

Jakarta Globe - July 6, 2020

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Dangdut King Rhoma Irama hits the wrong note when singing on stage in front of hundreds of people amid the Covid-19…

Jakarta Post - July 6, 2020

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – Commuter line operator PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI) reported an increasing number of passengers on Monday,…

Jakarta Post - July 6, 2020

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The government brought forward the rice-planting season this year to ensure sufficient supply, and it now…

Australia West Papua Association (Sydney) Statement - July 6, 2020

Today marks 22 years since the Biak Massacre when the Indonesian security forces massacred scores of people in Biak, West Papua.

On the 2…

CNN Indonesia - July 6, 2020

Jakarta – The Women's Anti-Violence Alliance Movement (Gerak Perempuan) opposes the removal of the Draft Law on the Elimination of Sexual…

CNN Indonesia - July 6, 2020

Yogyakarta – Dozens of people from various different Islamic groups, which make up the Jogja United Alliance, held a Crush the Indonesian…

Mongabay - July 6, 2020

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Milder weather is expected to bring about a less severe forest fire season across Indonesia this year compared to…

Coconuts Bali - July 6, 2020

Police were said to have used a water cannon on activists during a peaceful rally held by the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) in Denpasar earlier…

Jakarta Post - July 6, 2020

Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – The Agriculture Ministry is dialing back on its previous claim about developing an "antivirus necklace" that…

Radar Bali - July 6, 2020

Denpasar – The Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) held another demonstration on Monday July 7 at around 10 am. Like earlier actions, the rally was…

July 5, 2020

Indonesia at Melbourne - July 5, 2020

Kate Thresher – A decade in the making, the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) comes into force today.…

Sydney Morning Herald - July 5, 2020

Lia Timson – When a boatload of people arrived unannounced on an idyllic beach at the eastern tip of Timor-Leste, one Australian watched what…

South China Morning Post - July 5, 2020

Marcel Thee – Seven passionate record collectors are helping to preserve long-forgotten Indonesian music of the 20th century with their archival…

ABC News - July 5, 2020

Erwin Renaldi – While more than one million Australians travel to Indonesia annually, a recent poll shows this hasn't necessarily enhanced people…

Jakarta Post - July 5, 2020

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has touted online courses as the default mode of learning for many university…

Jakarta Globe - July 5, 2020

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia reported 82 deaths from coronavirus-related diseases on Sunday, the highest single-day fatalities since the…

Jakarta Globe - July 5, 2020

Beritasatu, Jakarta – Counter-terror squad Detachment 88 arrested three suspected militants in Central Java in connection to last month's attack…

Jakarta Post - July 5, 2020

Tri Indah Oktavianti and Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – The Agriculture Ministry plans to release a eucalyptus-based "antivirus necklace" that…

Suara Papua - July 5, 2020

The following is a translation of a press release by 17 West Papuan organisations that have launched a Papuan People's Petition (Petisi Rakyat…

CNN Indonesia - July 5, 2020

Jakarta – Participants at Sunday's "Crush Communism Rally" in Jakarta from organisations such as the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), the 212…

Jakarta Post - July 5, 2020

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – Australian resident Joel Backwell, 39, experienced what most Indonesian students go through when he studied art…

July 4, 2020

Reuters - July 4, 2020

Michael Taylor, Kuala Lumpur (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – An Indonesian government plan to develop a huge farm on Borneo island would likely…

Jakarta Post - July 4, 2020

Hengky Ola Sura, Sikka, East Nusa Tenggara – Award winning author, Felix K. Nesi, was detained by the Insana Police in Timor Tengah Utara regency…