Five years on, WHO urges China to share COVID-19 origins data
The pandemic killed millions of people globally, shredded economies, and crippled health systems.
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Indonesia’s auto industry expects minimal impact on car sales from VAT hike
Carmakers maintain they can still aim to sell 1 million units of new vehicles next year, despite a revised 2024 target to 850,000 vehicles from 1 million.
Is it finally time for a female ASEAN chief?
In ASEAN’s half-century history, every secretary-general has been male. It is time for the bloc to walk the talk and prioritise gender equality at leadership levels.
Five dead in flooding, landslides amid year-end holidays in Indonesia
The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has warned of heavy rain, possibly with lightning and strong winds, in parts of Indonesia until the beginning of next…
Indonesia President Prabowo, law minister walk back plan to pardon graft convicts
In his Christmas remarks on Saturday, the President denied that he wanted to pardon graft convicts, saying he simply wanted them to “repent” and return the money they stole as…
Ghost of past administration: The Jakarta Post
As a new president who is still working to consolidate his power, Mr. Prabowo certainly did not want to alienate the PDI-P, currently the biggest political party in the House of…
Indonesian authorities struggle against tsunami complacency
Despite improvements in disaster warning, mitigation programs are not yet enough to prevent mass casualties from a potential tsunami that experts believe might return sometime in…
Israeli army forces patients out of Indonesian Hospital in Gaza
The Indonesian Hospital is one of the Gaza Strip's few still partially functioning hospitals, on its northern edge, an area that has been under intense Israeli military pressure…
In Indonesia, PDI-P-Jokowi rift enters new level
The feud has spilled over into the legal sphere, after the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named the party's secretary-general a suspect in a bribery case and banned…
Indonesia’s Aceh marches on with lingering grief 20 years after tsunami
Mourners flocked to several mass grave sites in Banda Aceh and neighboring Aceh Besar regency starting on Thursday morning, Dec. 26.