Police brutality persistent in Indonesia this year, study finds
There have been at least 116 recorded cases of police brutality in the country this year, a study by Amnesty International Indonesia has found, citing a lack of evaluation,…
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K-drama worth watching: The Jakarta Post
Democracy survived because the Korean people willed it and fought for it.
Indonesia’s Food and Drug Monitoring Agency urges ministry to list ketamine as psychotropic
The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) records a nationwide increase in sales of injected ketamine, a prescribed substance which can only be administered by medical…
Indian firms eye investment in Indonesia’s pharma sector, ambassador says
In October, then-president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo established a special economic zone (SEZ) for tourism and health in Batam, with India's Apollo Hospitals and local hospital…
Southeast Asia poised to become global AI hub
Since January last year, tech giants such as Microsoft, Google, and Amazon committed to injecting $50 billion in the region’s AI sector.
Weather modification operation to help mitigate West Java floods
Aside from preventing more floods and landslides from occurring, the cloud seeding operation was expected to help search and rescue teams locate missing people.
Indonesian medics evacuated amid Israeli attack on northern Gaza hospital
The six Indonesian medical personnel working at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza have evacuated safely to Central Gaza, where they resume their humanitarian mission at…
Fewer marriages among young Indonesians hurt wedding industry
Last year, the archipelago only saw 1.57 million couples tying the knot, according to Statistics Indonesia (BPS), a fall from over 2 million in 2018.
Indonesia to attend ASEAN ministers’ meeting on Myanmar
The meeting will include a discussion of how to implement ASEAN’s long-stalled Five-Point Consensus for peace in the country.
Teachers sceptical of Indonesian President Prabowo’s pay increase policy
Teachers’ associations remain skeptical about President Prabowo's recent announcement to significantly increase the remuneration of educators, noting that he might have confused…