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7 months

Some mothers of the over 300 Indonesian children whose lives were pillaged by medicinal syrups told us about their regret, their desperation and their open wounds, one year after the tragedy happened:

When children take toxic cough syrup, and live

A year after their children were prescribed tainted medicines, families care for the survivors.

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Irreparably fucked up after reading this story.

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BREAKING: Indonesian President Joko Widodo acknowledged several of the country's gross human rights violations, including the events in 1965.

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Andi Hariyanto says he will never watch a football match again after his wife, two teenage daughters and a cousin were crushed to death in a stampede at an Indonesian stadium last week. Harrowing story by @yuddycahya

Finding their bodies: Indonesian fan's desperate search for family after soccer stampede

Andi Hariyanto says he will never watch a football match again after his wife, two teenage daughters and a cousin were crushed to death in a stampede at an Indonesian stadium last week.

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Dr. Sardjono, a radiologist in the East Javanese district of Pamekasan, was rushed to a hospital that didn’t have a single ventilator. He and his wife eventually died of COVID-19, just a few hours apart. Here’s his story and Indonesia’s burdened hospitals:

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I wrote about Wisma Samadi, a Catholic training facility that was converted into a COVID isolation ward in Jakarta. No patients have to pay -- as Samadi's director Romo Yustinus told me: "God is paying."

Catholic church turns pastoral care centre in Jakarta into COVID-19 ward

The Catholic Church has converted a pastoral centre in Jakarta into an isolation ward to care for COVID-19 patients in the Indonesian capital as it battles an devastating second wave of the pandemic...

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Breaking news: Indonesia will use the Moderna vaccine as booster shots and they will only be given to medical workers, said health minister @BudiGSadikin .

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BREAKING: Indonesia passed into law the anti sexual violence bill at Tuesday's plenary session.

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I wrote a little primer on the criminal code and why it has led to cascading protests all across the country.

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man I knew it

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Indonesia is finalizing deals to secure vaccines from Pfizer and AstraZeneca for 50 million doses each, said the newly minted health minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin.

Indonesia to ink Pfizer, AstraZeneca vaccine deals as awaits Sinovac clearance

Indonesia is poised to secure coronavirus vaccines from Pfizer and AstraZeneca, the health minister said on Tuesday, as it awaits authorisation to begin its inoculation programme with a third drug,...

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His influence @maxwalden_ 😻😻

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new charli lore dropped

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Harrowing account of the photographer whose powerful photo attracted denial -- and then some. ”Details of my private life have been published without my permission,“ he said. ”We’ve gone really astray from the photojournalistic intent of my photograph.“

Photo of COVID-19 victim in Indonesia sparks fascination—and denial

Coronavirus victim wrapped in plastic shows what many didn’t want the populace to see.

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5 years

Enggan bergembira, karena gak seharusnya pintunya digedor tadi pagi.

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@anandabadudu sudah dilepas dan tidak dinyatakan sebagai tersangka

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By age 30, you should have three cows, 10 chickens (one that lays a golden egg), a devoted wife/husband who never leaves the house, a lumber mill, a bee’s nest that leaves honey everyday, fully-upgraded tools like a sickle or a hammer, a bathroom

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By age 30, you should have a group of friends that talk business, money, and fitness, not politics and pop culture.

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Spoke with the BBC about the soccer stampede that has killed around 130 people:

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History repeats itself: That the protests were “hijacked” by a party who didn’t share the protesters’ cause was a thing the New Order kept saying to discredit the protests.

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Ditunggangi, menunggangi, merupakan kata-kata favorit penguasa semasa Orba, utk mendeskriditkan pengunjuk rasa. Kenapa kata-kata kembali marak lagi?

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I spoke with Pak JK, who has surprisingly been the voice of reason throughout this whole mess, on Indonesia’s sluggish response to the outbreak.

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I profiled @KawalCOVID19 , the volunteer data initiative that gathers government data, corrects fake information, and works with the sole motivation to inform and plug the information gap that the government leaves behind. w/ the incredible @f_potkin :

Volunteer army in Indonesia helps fight coronavirus with data, web

As Indonesia's most populous province weighed tough movement restrictions to stop the new coronavirus, it turned to a loosely-knit volunteer group of data scientists and health experts.

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lmaoooooooo

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literally who asked for this

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Gareth Evans is reimagining ‘The Raid’ with Michael Bay for Netflix Patrick Hughes will direct This version is set in Philadelphia (via @DEADLINE )

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127 people died and 180 injured after a riot at a soccer stadium in East Java's Malang. Supporters of losing team rushed to the field to vent, after which police fired off tear gas, leading to a stampede and cases of suffocation.

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There’s a group of volunteers who work around the clock picking up the bodies of people who have died of COVID while self-isolating in Bogor. Some slices of life, told and captured beautifully by @WillySukamoto

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Indonesia's health system is feared to fall under the weight of the coronavirus, with a shortage of PPE or hospital beds, doctors dying, and an overall lack of coordination. Our analysis, with @tom_allard :

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"Slowly, we die": COVID strikes Indonesians indiscriminately, but for those living under poverty -- from Muara Baru, Panggungharjo to across the archipelago -- the situation is all the more terrifying. Here are some of their stories:

"Don't get sick": Indonesia's poor miss out on COVID care

In the teeming, impoverished North Jakarta neighbourhood of Muara Baru, people have made a grim joke out of the acronym for the Indonesian government's lockdown to combat the coronavirus pandemic:...

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Breaking: Indonesia has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. Indonesia is set to receive 50 million doses of the vaccine throughout 2021, the health ministry said.

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3 years

Breaking: Indonesia's Consitutional Court deemed the job creation law conditionally unconstitutional, ordered the government to amend the law by two years otherwise it'll be "permanently unconstitutional."

Indonesian court orders govt to amend jobs creation law

Indonesia's Constitutional Court has ordered the government to amend parts of the controversial job creation law within two years, a panel of judges ruled on Thursday.

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In a landmark ruling, Jakarta state administrative court declared that the government’s move to throttle the internet in a bid to curb the protests in Papua last year was “unlawful.” My story:

Story on Indonesian court order over Papua internet curbs is withdrawn

The story titled 'Indonesian court order over Papua internet curbs' is withdrawn

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The Red Cross said Indonesia’s COVID-19 situation is on the edge of a catastrophe after the dominant Delta variant chokes hospitals.

Oxygen prices leap in Indonesia's capital as COVID-19 cases surge

Oxygen prices in Indonesia's capital had more than doubled and some suppliers reported shortages on Tuesday after a surge in COVID-19 cases that prompted the Red Cross to warn of a coronavirus...

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Funerals in Jakarta saw an abnormal hike in March, a phenomenon Governor Anies Baswedan calls “extremelt disturbing” to us as it may foretell the prevalence of underreported cases in other regions. Our story, with @tom_allard and @kanupriyakapoor :

Exclusive: Jump in Jakarta funerals raises fears of unreported coronavirus deaths

The number of funerals in Jakarta rose sharply in March, a development the governor of Indonesia's capital city said suggested that deaths from the new coronavirus may be higher than officially...

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Over 380 "PDP" children under 18 are believed to have died of COVID-19, data from the health ministry shows, while pediatricians chalk up the high mortality rate among children to underlying health factors and a lack of pediatric care units. My story:

Indonesia's hundreds of suspected child virus deaths highlight danger

Hundreds of children in Indonesia are believed to have died from COVID-19, giving the Southeast Asian country one of the world's highest rates of child deaths from the novel coronavirus that experts...

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"In my dreams, everything is normal, and (what happened) feels like a lie," he said. "But whenever I wake up, I realize they are no longer here." Man this hits hard...and it's only 3pm.

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Indonesia reported 4,823 new cases today, the highest daily rise for a third consecutive day. Big yike.

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Indonesia reported its biggest daily rise....again, with 4,465 new cases. On average, the number hovers above 4,000 for the past five days.

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Whoa, this is the most meticulously-produced report on the riots. Stories like this could’ve definitely glossed over the fact that some of the rioters were kids, drawn to the streets not by politics but literal expediency.

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Indonesia’s parliament officially passed the revision to the country’s criminal code (KUHP) today, despite the controversy surrounding several clauses — incl. possible jail time for insulting the president and propagating views that run counter to the state ideology).

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It’s 2 am and my eyes might be playing tricks on me, so let me pull up this tweet in the morning to make sure that Britney Spears did not just call for wealth redistribution on instagram

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“2 + 2 itu 4, tanpa bermaksud benar.”

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Selama di sana, gue ngerasa ga aman jalan sendirian. Gelandangan itu banyak yang ngeganggu. Apalagi yang berkulit hitam, tanpa bermaksud rasis. Mereka minta-minta frontal ke kita. Tiap ke luar toko pasti ada yang nyamperin "do you have a change", maksudnya minta koin kembalian

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Sewaktu ngerjain tulisan ini, gue ngobrol sama Pater Heuken soal bangunan bangunan gereja di Jakarta. Beliau menulis buku soal itu — menggabungkan kepawaiannya sebagai sejarawan dan pengetahuan soal arsitektur. Salah satu wawancara yang paling berkesan.

What Indonesia’s eclectic churches tell us about its past | CNN

Deep in the jungle of Central Java, Indonesia, a bird-shaped building called Bukit Rhema stands tall above the treetops.

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I wrote about Indonesia’s cruel politicization of human rights for @TheAtlantic

Indonesia’s Rights Struggle: Deciding Which Candidate Is the ‘Lesser Evil’

A debate showed that neither candidate in Indonesia’s presidential race has any plans to address human-rights abuses.

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Indonesia reported 54,517 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, shooting past the worst case scenario that the government had prepared for a while back.

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Shamelessly plugging a CNY-special piece I wrote about my dad. I probably don’t feel as strongly about it since it seems especially taxing to attach an identity to other, mostly oppressing communities.

The day a court ruled my Chinese dad was a ‘bona fide’ Indonesian

Stanley Widianto is too young to recall the last time Indonesians turned on their Chinese neighbours, but seeing Jakarta’s Chinese Indonesian governor jailed by a court this year was a jolting...

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Man, 1,040 deaths reported today, the first time that the count hits four digits.

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Anies took a clear swipe at Jokowi’s administration, pointing out the lack of opposition in parliament as an example of backsliding democracy.

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In Jayapura, nurses pick up COVID-19 patients at night because gossip from the neighbors keeps them out of daylight. In Sukabumi, a guy had his alley boarded up after his mom got sick. Some stories of lives affected by stigma, by me and @_KateLamb :

Coronavirus stigma runs deep and dangerous in Indonesia

When Ari Harifin Hendriyawan's mother tested positive for the coronavirus, their neighbours brought a hammer and nails and boarded up the lane.

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Last year, a gay former police brigadier filed a suit against the Central Java Police after he said he was fired because of his sexual orientation. After the judge declared it premature, he tried again. This is his story, one year on:

In conservative Indonesia, a gay ex-policeman takes his battle to court

The first gay Indonesian policeman to sue the conservative country's police force for wrongful dismissal due to sexual orientation was back in courts this week, determined to be reinstated.

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Did a small story on the photographs that show a wife grieving by the coffin of her husband, who became the 94th doctor dying of the coronavirus per @PBIDI ’s data:

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Indonesia reported 3,963 new cases today, its biggest daily rise since March. If you've been seeing a variation of this tweet lately, I don't blame you.

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Indonesia reported 6,267 new coronavirus cases today, the third time within one week that it's recorded a biggest daily rise. Also, it's the first time it's gone beyond 6,000.

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Prez candidates Prabowo, Anies, and Ganjar had lunch with the president. Anies said they relayed a message that the president should keep his neutrality as the election draws near

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When Scott Mescudi sings “Hey I’ve been praying / life can be draining, oh” I can feel that. His world-weary resignation…it speaks to me.

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It’s official: The “Job Creation” omnibus bill has been passed into law. Global investors voiced their concerns to the government about the environmental threats that the contentious bill poses:

Global investors warn Indonesia that jobs bill puts forests at risk

Global investors managing $4.1 trillion (3.2 trillion pounds) in assets have warned Indonesia's government that a contentious job creation bill passed by parliament on Monday could pose new risks to...

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First church I’ve been to in Jakarta that does NOT fuck around with their Christmas decorations.

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Here's our report on today's protests. That a medical zone was tear gassed should tell you that it's hard to pin down whether "law enforcement" is a spur of the moment thing or an order.

Indonesia police fire tear gas as rallies over new laws turn violent

Indonesian police fired tear gas in several areas of Jakarta on Monday as a protest against legal reforms descended into running battles, causing traffic gridlock and chaotic scenes in parts of the...

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Breaking: Indonesia to open Bali for some international travelers -- from China, Dubai, NZ, South Korea, Japan, and Abu Dhabi -- starting on October 14.

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Indonesia’s environment and forestry ministry terminated a 25-year MoU with the WWF over several issues, one of which was a fire found in a concession under WWF’s care last year. My story:

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pengen bisa secina ini deh 😭 gimana sih caranya 😭

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Tulisannya kurang mantap sih karena masih culun, tapi ini catatan gue soal Ketionghoaan. Sejarah memang keji tapi lebih keji pengulangannya.

Seorang Non-Pribumi Menulis Kolom Ini

“Kaum nonpribumi memang tidak ada. Yang ada, warga negara sepihak dinonpribumikan.”

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I went to the lab where they test samples extracted from coronavirus suspects and all I got was a clearer understanding on Indonesia's aversion to concerns of the absence of cases (and a hair net!)

Indonesia says nothing to hide after no coronavirus cases detected

Indonesia is not hiding anything over the coronavirus, the health minister said on Tuesday, after some medical researchers expressed concern that cases may have gone undetected in the world's fourth...

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Capek kerja oom

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Here is our developing story:

Indonesia president says 'strongly regrets' past rights violations in country

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Jokowi konfirmasi dua pasien coronavirus pertama di Indonesia. Tinggal di depok, sekarang ada di RS Sulianti Saroso

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Here's our analysis on how we wasted January and February by not testing people for the coronavirus. Especially as the rate has no way but up, exponentially.

Indonesia faces huge coronavirus surge, say experts, as capital declares emergency

Indonesia likely faces a large surge in coronavirus cases after a slow government response masked the scale of the epidemic in the world's fourth most populous country, health experts say, as the...

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After publishing a report about a father in South Sulawesi who allegedly raped his three daughters, Project Multatuli said its website received a torrent of DDoS attacks.

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Pembaca yang terhormat. Kami mohon maaf. Situs kami tak bisa diakses penuh lantaran serangan DDoS sejak semalam, usai menerbitkan artikel "Tiga Anak Saya Diperkosa" dari serial #PercumaLaporPolisi . Proses perbaikan sedang berlangsung. Suara kita akan lebih besar. 🔥

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this is how high school debaters have sex

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With 697 fatalities, Indonesia is ahead of Russia, Iran and Pakistan in terms of countries with the deadliest aviation markets. SJ182 trains a new unflattering light on its safety record despite the marked improvements. Our analysis, with @Jamie_Freed :

Sriwijaya Air crash places Indonesia's aviation safety under fresh spotlight

Indonesia's poor air safety record is again in the spotlight after a Sriwijaya Air jet carrying 62 people crashed into the Java Sea minutes after take-off on Saturday, marking the country's third...

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At 5,923, Indonesia has the highest number of coronavirus infections in all of Southeast Asia. Its death toll -- 520 -- is the highest in east Asia outside China:

Indonesia reports most coronavirus cases in Southeast Asia

Indonesia reported on Friday 407 new coronavirus cases, taking the total number to 5,923 and surpassing the Philippines as the country with the highest number of infections in Southeast Asia.

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"For me...what's important is that the president gives assurances that gross rights violations don't happen in the future by trying the suspected perpetrators in court," said Maria Catarina Sumarsih, whose son Wawan was shot dead in 1998

Jokowi regrets Indonesia's bloody past, victims want accountability

President Joko Widodo expressed deep regret on Wednesday over gross human rights violations during Indonesia's tumultuous post-colonial past, going back to the mass killing of communists and suspec...

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I wrote a short thing on the Lunar New Year celebration of Chinese Muslims in Jakarta. They go way back, but some icky stigmas still remain:

Indonesia's 'minority within a minority' celebrate Lunar New Year

As he does every year, ethnic Chinese Indonesian Purnama celebrated Lunar New Year on Saturday at a dinner with his extended family of more than 50 in Jakarta where they exchanged traditional red...

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Indonesia's health minister said the country may allow private companies to procure COVID-19 vaccines for themselves, as business chamber head told @uda_maikel they've requested the government to allow companies to import approved vaccines. Our story:

Indonesia may allow private sector to buy and distribute vaccines

Indonesia may allow companies to procure their own COVID-19 vaccines, the country's health minister said on Thursday, as an influential business chamber called for members to be able to inoculate...

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I wrote about Jurassic Park

Indonesia says 'Jurassic Park' project no threat to Komodo dragon

Indonesia's environment ministry on Tuesday sought to calm outrage over construction of an island tourism project being dubbed "Jurassic Park", after an image went viral on social media of a Komodo...

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Indonesia reported 40,427 COVID-19 cases today as transmission keeps escalating.

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Teguh, the gay policeman suing the Central Java police for wrongful dismissal, lost his case today according to his lawyers, denying him reentry into his force. My story:

Gay Indonesian policeman loses legal bid for reinstatement - lawyers

A gay Indonesian policeman dismissed from the force because of his sexual orientation has lost his legal fight to be reinstated, after a Central Java court rejected his lawsuit, his lawyers said on...

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Luhut Pandjaitan, a senior minister spearheading the COVID-19 response on Java and Bali, apologized in a news conference if the government's handling on the pandemic isn't "optimal yet."

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Finally found someone who loves having his chin stroked just as much as I love to stroke chins.

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Indonesia recorded its biggest daily rise in coronavirus infections for a second successive day with 3,000 new cases. Also, at least three factories in Bekasi collectively reported over 300 cases. My story on how this week is a lot:

Indonesia sees record new coronavirus cases; clusters at factories

Indonesia reported its biggest rise in new coronavirus cases for a second successive day on Friday, while operations at a second factory in the country's biggest province were scaled down following...

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Jokowi said that the target for Indonesia's vaccination program is 12 months. But how optimistic is that, given the herculean challenges of cold chain requirements, vaccine hesitancy, and the unwavering virus spread? Here's our look, with @_KateLamb , Gusti

'Disaster': Indonesia's vaccine campaign lags rampaging pandemic

Indonesian President Joko Widodo received the nation’s first coronavirus vaccine live on television last month, but despite the fanfare, his ambitious inoculation campaign is already facing glitches...

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I wrote about Indonesia's raucous celebrations when Greysia and Apri won its first gold medal in Tokyo yesterday (plus their amazing swag bags, which include houses and uh, cows). There's "euphoria" in the air, said Pak Broto of the PBSI.

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Indonesian provincial health authorities aired their grievances about a lack of reagents, human resources, and labs yesterday in a meeting with the COVID-19 task-force yesterday. My story:

Indonesia provinces blame reagents, labs for stalling COVID-19 testing

Indonesian provinces have blamed flawed distribution of reagents, too few laboratories and a lack of expertise for preventing them from getting near President Joko Widodo's target of 10,000 coronav...

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I interviewed Anies Baswedan with @AngieTeo about the PSBB, his views on the economy vs. health, and his plans to increase Jakarta's testing capacity, currently the biggest in all of Indonesia's 34 provinces at 50,000 a day. Story here:

Indonesia capital eyes doubling of virus testing as cases soar

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's capital plans to double its COVID-19 testing capacity in the near future, its governor told Reuters on Thursday, as it fights surging infections that saw restrictions...

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wrote a fun story on the environmentally-woke spider-man

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Spoke to President Joko Widodo in North Kalimantan about the upcoming COP26 conference later in Glasgow, where he urged rich countries to contribute to the financing intended to offset climate change impacts in developing countries:

EXCLUSIVE Indonesia's Jokowi urges developed countries to commit to climate funding goals

Indonesian President Joko Widodo urged developed countries on Tuesday to commit to their pledge to provide financing for poorer countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at this month's UN climate...

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Dirgahayu. Hari ini selalu jadi pengingat bahwa negara lebih besar dari pemerintahnya.

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Covering the ASEAN crisis meeting was quite the trip that it made me think it was a good idea to post this selfie.

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The Indian "double mutant" variant or the B1.167 has been detected in Jakarta, said Indonesian officials today.

Indonesia records two cases of Indian COVID-19 variant in Jakarta

Indonesia has recorded two cases of a highly infectious COVID-19 variant first identified in India, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said on Monday.

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Breaking: Boosters in Indonesia will be given for free, President Joko Widodo said. The elderly and other vulnerable groups are prioritized. Folks who received their shots six months prior are eligible for the third one.

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Saya mewawancarai Zaki, anak usia 10 tahun di Palu yang terperangkap di lipatan tanah dan harus memanjat keluar saat air membuat bajunya koyak. Ia berjalan sendiri ke RS, masih menunggu operasi

‘I’m still in pain’: Six days after Indonesia’s double disaster, needs remain acute

Indonesia’s president visited the disaster-hit Sulawesi and found tens of thousands of people displaced and resentment growing.

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Six months after the twin disasters in Palu, recovery has stalled. And some victims found an alluring way to protest in time of need: Golput. I took a look at how disasters do a number on this year’s elections for @washingtonpost

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I wrote about bahasa lokal and how it plays a role in disaster preparedness and subsequent mitigation for @ForeignPolicy

Indonesia’s Indigenous Languages Hold the Secrets of Surviving Disaster

Introducing hard-learned local wisdom into warning efforts could save thousands of lives.

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Indonesia's BPOM has authorized Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine, of which it will receive four million doses.

Indonesia authorises Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

Indonesia has authorised the COVID-19 vaccine made by Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) for emergency use, Penny K. Lukito, the chief of the country's food and drug agency, said on Friday.

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Trials of the coronavirus vaccine, courtesy of China's Sinovac and Indonesia's Bio Farma, will begin next Tuesday. More than 1,600 people will be involved in the project that could take six months for the results to come out. My dispatch from Bandung:

Human trials of coronavirus vaccine set to begin in Indonesia

Human trials on a potential coronavirus vaccine are due to start in Indonesia next week as part of a collaboration between state-owned pharmaceutical company Bio Farma and China's Sinovac Biotech...

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I wrote about the Japanese ambassador for @SCMPNews and to my surprise, learned that there’s really nothing cynical about this extremely online thing he’s got going on

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Ahok said that as a political pariah, there’s no way that he’ll get a ministerial post under Jokowi. He sounded defeated, but stranger things have happened. I wrote about the guy for @SCMPNews

Ex-Jakarta governor Ahok says he’s ‘damaged’, political career is over

After receiving an award previously given to a former president, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama dispelled rumours that he would be a minister in Joko Widodo’s new government – citing his controversial past.

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classy, bougie, ratchet

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Can y’all even name the 3 branches of government?

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Indonesia reported over 57,000 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the highest daily increase since record began in March 2020. It over took last July's 56,000 cases.

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And here is our story on the summit, with @tom_allard and the tireless Southeast Asia bureau: SEA nations said they had reached a consensus which includes opening up aid, sending a special ASEAN envoy to Myanmar, ending violence there and more.

SE Asian nations say consensus reached on ending Myanmar crisis

Southeast Asian leaders said they had agreed on a plan with Myanmar's junta chief on Saturday to end the crisis in the violence-hit nation, but he did not explicitly respond to demands to halt the...

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I turned 27 today I’m gonna post a nude

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Lelah ngingetin kalo non-pri itu gak ada, tapi percuma. Esai saya untuk @TirtoID

Seorang Non-Pribumi Menulis Kolom Ini

“Kaum nonpribumi memang tidak ada. Yang ada, warga negara sepihak dinonpribumikan.”

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I spoke with a student protester and he said that the protests springing up all over the country today are all about restoring the reformasi mandate.

Thousands rally against Indonesian bill to ban extra-marital sex

Thousands of students protested at rallies across Indonesia on Monday against a new criminal code that would outlaw sex outside marriage and gay sex, as lawmakers met the president to discuss how to...

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Masafumi Ishii, the Japanese ambassador to Indonesia, is leaving his post. He’s known for posting what he has for lunch on Instagram. I wrote about him last year:

Japanese ambassador Masafumi Ishii wins Indonesians’ hearts on Instagram

From posing like a duck to delighting in his meals, Ishii says his social media adventures help ‘bring diplomacy closer to the people’.

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