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JAKARTA – A senior Indonesian minister has caused an uproar for saying that the country’s rich must marry the poor to help reduce poverty. Coordinating…
View More Indonesian minister causes uproar for suggesting the rich marry the poor to cut poverty
JAKARTA – Three of 78 Indonesian crew members on board a cruise ship anchored off the coast of Japan’s Yokohama have tested positive for the…
View More Three of 78 Indonesian crew members on board anchored cruise ship test positive for coronavirus
JAKARTA (REUTERS) – Indonesia’s nuclear authorities said on Monday (Feb 17) they would investigate the radioactive contamination of a patch of land in a housing…
View More Indonesian authorities call for calm after radiation found at housing complex near Jakarta
JAKARTA – Indonesian Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto said on Monday (Feb 17) that Singapore is not the “epicentre” of the coronavirus outbreak despite the…
View More Coronavirus: Singapore not 'epicentre' despite rise in cases, says Indonesia health minister
JAKARTA – Last week, Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo introduced legislation in parliament that would overhaul the country’s infamously inflexible labour laws that investors and experts…
View More Indonesia's labour laws discourage investment and leave workers worse off: Experts
JAKARTA (REUTERS) – Indonesia is retracing the movements of a Chinese tourist diagnosed with coronavirus upon return from the resort island of Bali, a health…
View More Indonesia traces movements of Chinese tourist with coronavirus
NUSA DUA, BALI (NYTIMES) – A family from Shanghai was vacationing in Singapore last month when they learnt that the new coronavirus had arrived there…
View More Hiding in Indonesia from the coronavirus, but is the country truly virus-free?
JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – A picture of an orang utan seemingly offering a helping hand to a man who was chest-deep in…
View More More than meets the eye in photo of orang utan 'offering help' to man
JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – A harrowing account of a woman using the “Emergency Help” feature provided by ride-hailing app Grab to extricate herself…
View More Woman in Indonesia uses Grab emergency button to escape shady driver in viral cautionary tale
JAKARTA (JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – President Joko Widodo is expected to discuss Indonesia’s plans to build a new capital during his official visit to…
View More President Jokowi to discuss Indonesia's new capital during Canberra visit
BALI (AFP) – Thousands of Chinese tourists stranded on the Indonesian island of Bali appeared happy to extend their holiday as only a few dozen…
View More Coronavirus: Stranded Chinese stay on Bali as few take flight to Wuhan
JAKARTA (REUTERS) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Thursday (Feb 6) ordered government officials to find a permanent solution to prevent devastating annual forest fires…
View More Indonesian President Joko Widodo orders permanent solution to forest fires
JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The Natuna administration in Indonesia has closed schools for a two week period after the regency in Riau…
View More Coronavirus: Indonesia's Natuna regency closes schools as Wuhan evacuees put under quarantine
Ambassador to Switzerland says the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation has a ‘strong foundation’ to host games. Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation, has…
View More Indonesia submits bid to host 2032 Olympics