News Articles on {?keyword?} | ABS-CBN News

Indonesia bans arrivals from 8 African nations amid Omicron

Reuters
Posted at Nov 28 10:23 PM

Indonesia will ban travelers from 8 African countries and extend quarantine times for all arrivals due to the Omicron coronavirus variant. Read more »

Pinoy workers, hindi pa makapasok sa Taiwan 

Marie Yang | TFC News Taiwan 
Posted at Nov 27 03:32 PM

Dismayado ang ilang Pinoy workers dahil hindi pa sila makabalik sa Taiwan para makapagtrabaho. Read more »

BINI at BGYO naki-virtual party kasama ang Asian fans 

Annalyn Mabini | TFC News
Updated as of Nov 27 03:23 PM

BINI at BGYO, mapanonood na online sa kanilang Global Virtual party Asia tour kasama ang kanilang fans mula Thailand at Indonesia. Read more »

Indonesia mulls media bill seeking fairer share from big tech

Agustinus Beo Da Costa and Stanley Widianto, Reuters
Posted at Nov 23 10:16 PM

Indonesian authorities are assessing a draft bill that could compel tech giants like Facebook and Google to negotiate with media firms for fairer revenues. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 22, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 11:45 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Indonesia's Mt. Merapi restive again

Agung Supriyanto, AFP
Posted at Nov 22 06:48 PM

Merapi is Indonesia's most active volcano, and was active just last August, spilling rivers of lava and searing gas clouds down its slopes. Read more »

EU proposes law curbing imports linked to deforestation

Maytaal Angel, Reuters
Posted at Nov 17 08:54 PM

The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a law aimed at curbing the import of commodities linked to deforestation. Read more »

Malaysia to reopen to international visitors by Jan. 1

Reuters
Posted at Nov 11 04:56 PM

More than three-quarters of Malaysia's 32 million population are vaccinated, government statistics show. Read more »

House OKs Lorenzana to accept Indonesia peace medal

Zandro Ochona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 01:18 AM

Rep. Ann Hofer says such an award, which requires Congressional approval before its recipient accepts, is a source of pride to the Philippines. Read more »

Indonesia trains farmers, teachers to fight anti-palm oil view

Fathin Ungku and Bernadette Christina, Reuters
Posted at Nov 10 05:01 PM

Indonesia's giant palm oil industry, long a target of global green groups, is shoring up its defenses closer to home. Read more »

Advocates doubt Indonesia pledge to fighting climate change

Heru Asprihanto, Reuters
Posted at Nov 05 10:03 PM

Indonesia's environment minister criticized a global plan to end deforestation by 2030 and cut carbon emissions as unfair. Read more »

Indonesia seizes land owned by Suharto son's company

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 05 08:39 PM

Indonesia has seized land tied to an automaker owned by the son of its late dictator Suharto in a fresh bid to recoup money from the influential clan, the government said Friday. Read more »

ADB, PH, Indonesia partner to cut CO2 emissions

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 03 08:15 PM

The Philippines, Indonesia and the ADB are partnering to set up an Energy Transition Mechanism (ETM) to cut carbon emissions in the 2 countries. Read more »

Indonesia to deport woman in 'suitcase' murder

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 02 08:23 PM

Heather Mack was jailed in 2015 with her boyfriend Tommy Schaefer for killing her mother, Sheila von Wiese-Mack. Read more »

Indonesia first to OK Novavax COVID vaxx, firm says

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 02 03:10 AM

The vaccine can be held at higher temperatures than others — 2-8 degrees Celsius — making its transportation and storage easier. Read more »

Indonesia authorizes Sinovac jab for children aged 6-11

Reuters
Posted at Nov 01 08:13 PM

The approval comes as Indonesia is two months into its trial of in-person learning. Read more »

Indonesian researchers breed 'good' mosquitoes to combat dengue

Budi Satriawan, Reuters
Posted at Nov 01 11:32 AM

Researchers in Indonesia have found a way to fight disease-bearing mosquitoes by breeding a species of the insect which carries a kind of bacteria that prevents viruses like dengue from growing inside them. Read more »

Indonesia to reopen areas with high vaccination rates

Reuters
Posted at Oct 25 10:17 AM

Indonesia will gradually reopen parts of the country where COVID-19 vaccination rates are above 70 percent, its President Joko Widodo said. Read more »

Inside the SE Asian meet that snubbed Myanmar

Rozanna Latiff, Tom Allard and Poppy McPherson, Reuters
Posted at Oct 19 07:27 PM

Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore pushed for a harder stance against Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing at a 'tense' meeting. Read more »

Indonesia, Malaysia concerned over AUKUS nuclear subs plan

Reuters
Updated as of Oct 18 05:03 PM

The Philippines, a US defense treaty ally, has backed AUKUS, saying it offers a necessary counterbalance to an increasingly assertive China. Read more »