Indonesian House of Parliament pushes the Bill on Alcohol Prohibition, but the controversial bill will only worsen illegal liquor problem
More than a dozen workplace outbreaks discovered in offices of Indonesian ministries, says national COVID-19 task force
Paulus Suryanta Ginting, Ambrosius Mulait, Charles Kosay, and Dano Anes Tabuni, along with the only woman in the group, Arina Elopere, were freed this past week; Issay Wenda, the sixth person, was released April 28
Foreigners in Indonesia improvise while waiting to find ways home
Indonesian agency records nearly 1,200 reported cases of violence against children since January 2019
The air pollution in Indonesia’s capital has become so bad that Jakarta regularly tops real-time charts of the world’s most polluted cities
Environmental groups hope to nudge their government to action
Prisons in Indonesia have to accommodate more than 265,000 inmates with a capacity of 126,000
Trans women participated in Women’s March in Indonesia’s capital to fight against increasing persecution
Data from the Indonesian Palm Oil Association recorded 4.78 million tons of crude palm oil exported to the EU last year
Analysts say issue of human rights will not hinder Prabowo Subianto’s electability
Officials say there are 8,663 unlicensed mines in 352 locations in Indonesia
They say the proposed law could limit freedom of speech
Many worry that a police report will backfire and end up with the victim being prosecuted
Jakarta says it will focus on the Israel-Palestinian conflict, as well as the Rohingya situation in Myanmar
But rapid growth has led to calls for government regulation of the sector
Activists say disputes over agrarian land are usually sparked by corruption of poor administration
Indonesia says it is unlikely to meet renewable energy targets it set after Paris climate agreement, causing critics to call for changes in government policy
There have been numerous reports over the years of Indonesian migrant workers suffering from abusive conditions overseas; two recent cases have created an uproar
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