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Indonesia's tourism mega-project 'tramples' on human rights, UN says

Rina Chandran, Reuters
Posted at Apr 02 04:45 PM

A tourism mega-project on the Indonesian island of Lombok has uprooted local and indigenous people, and destroyed homes, fields, rivers, and religious sites, UN human rights experts said. Read more »

Indonesia kicks off second wave of COVID-19 vaccinations

Agnes Anya, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 17 07:09 PM

Market traders were among the first to benefit from Indonesia's second phase of mass vaccinations against the coronavirus on Wednesday, as the government looks to right the country's pandemic-battered economy. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 13, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 12:30 AM

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

Indonesia President Widodo receives coronavirus vaccine

Agus Suparto, Indonesian Presidential Palace/Handout via Reuters
Updated as of Jan 13 04:18 PM

Indonesian President Joko Widodo receives a shot of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday.  Read more »

Indonesia launches vaccination drive as COVID-19 deaths hit record

Stanley Widianto, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 13 02:19 PM

JAKARTA (UPDATE) - Indonesia launched one of the world's biggest COVID-19 vaccination campaigns on Wednesday with President Joko Widodo getting the first shot of a Chinese vaccine as his country fights one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in Asia. Read more »

Indonesia's president to receive country's first COVID-19 vaccine shot

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 17 02:40 AM

"The COVID-19 vaccine for all citizens will be FREE," Widodo said in a video on his Twitter account. Read more »

Indonesia minister arrested over pandemic aid corruption

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 07 12:43 PM

Indonesia's social affairs minister was arrested Sunday for allegedly taking $1.2 million in bribes linked to food aid for those hit by the coronavirus pandemic.   Read more »

In Indonesia, making of a mayor sparks talk of nation's newest dynasty

Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Kate Lamb and Stanley Widianto, Reuters
Posted at Nov 19 01:25 PM

The political aspirations of Indonesian President Joko Widodo's eldest son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, have raised suspicions that the president, widely referred to as Jokowi, is forming a new dynasty to elbow its way in among Indonesia's old elites. Read more »

Thousands of Indonesians protest 'Jobs Bill'

Tabita Diela and Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Reuters
Posted at Oct 06 08:13 PM

Thousands of Indonesians took to the streets of several cities on Tuesday in a national strike to protest against a new jobs law they say is too pro-business, but which the government has promoted as vital to attract investment. Read more »

Indonesia's Widodo defends COVID-19 record, chides 'polemics'

Reuters
Posted at Oct 04 02:42 PM

Indonesian President Joko Widodo defended his record of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, asking for no "polemics" or "commotion" amid criticism that he is putting the economy over public health. Read more »

Indonesia president warns over super-power tensions in UN address

Tom Allard, Reuters
Posted at Sep 23 01:26 PM

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo used his first address to the United Nations General Assembly to warn on Wednesday that global stability and peace could be "destroyed" if growing geo-political rivalries persist.  Read more »

Jokowi says Indonesia to turn pandemic into opportunity to 'catch up'

Kyodo News
Posted at Aug 14 11:46 PM

"The setbacks experienced by several developed countries can serve as a momentum (for Indonesia) to catch up," Jokowi said in his annual state of the nation address delivered in parliament before a limited number of attendees. Read more »

Indonesia starts human trials of China-made virus vaccine

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 11 05:11 PM

JAKARTA -- Indonesia on Tuesday launched human trials of a Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine with some 1,600 volunteers slated to take part in the six-month study. Read more »

Indonesia virus cases pass 100,000 under 'new normal' policy

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 27 06:49 PM

Indonesia confirmed its 100,000th coronavirus case on Monday as the Red Cross warned that the health crisis in the world's fourth most populous country risked "spiralling out of control". Read more »

'It’s too late': In sprawling Indonesia, coronavirus surges

Hannah Beech and Muktita Suhartono, The New York Times
Posted at May 29 12:24 PM

The world’s fourth most populous country, Indonesia offers both a cautionary tale for how dithering leadership can thwart public health and a medical puzzle for why an unprepared nation’s hospitals have so far not been overwhelmed by the virus. Read more »

Indonesian govt plans $8.6-billion coronavirus bailout for state firms

Reuters
Posted at May 18 08:41 PM

Indonesia is planning an $8.6 billion bailout for 12 state-owned firms, to reduce the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, mostly as cash compensation and working capital investments, according to government documents reviewed by Reuters. Read more »

More than 2,200 Indonesians have died with coronavirus symptoms, data shows

Tom Allard and Kate Lamb, Reuters
Posted at Apr 28 09:57 AM

More than 2,200 Indonesians have died with acute symptoms of COVID-19 but were not recorded as victims of the disease, a Reuters review of data from 16 of the country's 34 provinces showed. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 22, 2020

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Posted at Apr 23 12:20 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Not just COVID-19

Dita Alangkara, AP
Posted at Apr 22 05:44 PM

A worker fumigates a slum area to prevent a dengue fever outbreak in Jakarta, Indonesia on Wednesday. Read more »

Indonesia bans traditional Ramadan exodus to rein in coronavirus

Maikel Jefriando, Reuters
Posted at Apr 21 02:13 PM

Indonesia will ban its traditional annual exodus by people streaming out of cities at the end of the Muslim fasting month in May, as the Southeast Asian nation looks to curb the spread of coronavirus, President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday. Read more »