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Indonesia records daily rise in coronavirus infections

Editorial Bureau November 29, 2020

JAKARTA (INDONESIA) – Indonesia reported its record daily rise in coronavirus infections on Sunday with 6,267 cases, bringing the total to 534,266, data from the country’s COVID-19 task force showed. This was the third record high in a week for the Southeast Asian country. The data

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Widodo slams terrorist attacks in France, warns against Macron’s remarks

Editorial Bureau October 31, 2020

JAKARTA (INDONESIA) – President Joko Widodo of Indonesia on Saturday condemned the terrorist attacks in France, but warned that French President Emmanuel Macron’s remarks insulted Islam and “hurt the unity of Muslims everywhere.” In the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation, conservative Islamic organisations have demanded protests and

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Turn attention to Chinese treatment of Uighur Muslims: Pompeo urges Indonesia

Editorial Bureau October 29, 2020

JAKARTA (INDONESIA) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday urged Indonesia to turn its attention to the Chinese treatment of Uighurs and said it was the “gravest threat” to religious freedom while speaking to an Islamic group. During his trip to the world’s largest Muslim-majority country, he hailed the nation’s tradition of tolerance

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Unions in Indonesia pledge mass protests if Widodo inks jobs law

Editorial Bureau October 24, 2020

JAKARTA (INDONESIA) – Workers across Indonesia will go ahead with further agitations if President Joko Widodo inks new jobs measures into law next week, said the head of the main labour group on Saturday. “It is the exploitation of labour that we’re against,” said the head of the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions, Said Iqbal. […]

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Japan is opposed to actions that stoke tension in East, South China Seas: Suga

Editorial Bureau October 21, 2020

JAKARTA (INDONESIA) – Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Wednesday that Tokyo was opposed to any actions aimed at escalating tension in the East and South China Seas, adding that his country was not aiming at an “Asian NATO” to counter the threat of any specific country. He was winding up a four-day trip […]

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Indonesia, Japan look for stronger security

Editorial Bureau October 20, 2020

JAKARTA (JAPAN) – Japan and Indonesia agreed on Tuesday to fasten talks with the export of Japanese defence gear and technology to Indonesia. They will have both their defence and foreign ministers meet soon. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is on a four-day trip to Vietnam and Indonesia, his first after assuming office last month. […]

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Indonesia promises strict health protocols for U-20 World Cup

Editorial Bureau October 20, 2020

JAKARTA (INDONESIA) – President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday authorities would make sure that Indonesia is prepared to host the FIFA Under-20 World Cup next year. It would be establishing “strict health protocols” to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Jokowi, as the president is widely known, said the government has picked six cities across […]

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Indonesia confirms 4,105 new coronavirus infections

Editorial Bureau October 18, 2020

JAKARTA (INDONESIA) – Indonesia reported 4,105 new coronavirus infections on Sunday. The total is now 361,867, according to data from the country’s COVID-19 task force. The data added 80 new deaths, making the total to 12,511. The number of cases and deaths in the country have been the highest in the region.

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Indonesia reports 3,622 new coronavirus cases

Editorial Bureau October 5, 2020

JAKARTA (INDONESIA) – Indonesia confirmed 3,622 new coronavirus cases on Monday. The total number of infections in the country was taken to 307,120, official data showed. It also reported 102 new deaths, according to its COVID-19 task force. The total number of people who died out of COVID in Indonesia touched 11,253.

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Indonesian school bus drivers carry COVID-19 patients

Editorial Bureau September 25, 2020

JAKARTA (INDONESIA) – With many schools shut due to COVID-19, 29-year-old Yusuf Iswahyu, who has ferried Indonesian children in his yellow bus for a decade, has now joined hands with other drivers to take patients infected with the virus to an emergency hospital in Jakarta. Yusuf has a screen to guard him and wears a […]