Some countries have confirmed that they are entering a recession, a condition when a country’s growth is negative in two successive quarters. COVID-19 has severely impacted global healthcare and the economy. The pandemic has hit ...
The war on Vietnam plays an infinitely larger role in history in the common understanding of a typical U.S. citizen than does what the U.S. government did to Indonesia in 1965-1966. But if you read ...
The U.S, Italy, and Indonesia have the highest mortality rates from COVID-19, according to Hong Kong-based venture capital firm Deep Knowledge Venture. Hong Kong-based venture capital firm Deep Knowledge Venture (DKV) released the latest ...
Indonesian fires this year emitted nearly twice the amount of greenhouse gases as the forest fires that razed parts of the Brazilian Amazon, new research shows. (By Hans Nicholas Jong, MongoBay) Fires from land and ...
Indonesian police suspect paid “outsiders” instigated a riot following a protest over disappointment with Indonesia’s recent election results. At least eight are dead and another 200 injured following Indonesian election protests held in front of ...
Although the official result won’t be announced until May 11, early results indicate incumbent President Joko Widoo has won his bid for re-election. On Wednesday, around 192 million Indonesians in 34 provinces went to vote ...
“This legislation deals with false statements of facts. It doesn’t deal with opinions, it doesn’t deal with viewpoints. You can have whatever viewpoints however reasonable or unreasonable….” Singapore introduced a drastic anti-fake news bill on ...
The 39-year-old woman was executed earlier this week on charges of murdering her employer. Rights organizations have long criticized the horrible conditions in which domestic workers are forced to work in Saudi Arabia, with the ...
“‘Virginity testing’ has no scientific or clinical basis. There is no examination that can prove a girl or woman has had sex.” “WHO, UN Human Rights and UN Women have today issued a statement calling ...
Australia is following in the U.S.’ footsteps by announcing a plan to move their embassy to Jerusalem. The Australian government has officially recognized the disputed city of West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, a ...
Indonesia continues the sexually violent practice of virginity tests despite international pressure to cease the practice. In 2017, the Indonesian National Police put an end to the intrusive ‘virginity tests’ female applicants were required to ...
Several currencies in emerging markets have suffered recent downfalls since Turkey was hit by a financial crisis last month. The trend of weakening currencies has reverberated across countries from South Africa to Indonesia. Argentina entered ...
Last Wednesday, 17 provinces, 39 cities, and 115 regencies in Indonesia held simultaneous elections to choose mayors, governors, and regents. Around 150 million Indonesians expect to have a credible local leader who is committed to ...
On Friday, The United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly elected Germany, Belgium, Indonesia, the Dominican Republic, and South Africa as new U.N.S.C. non-permanent members for a two year term starting from Jan.1, 2019. Indonesia gained 144 ...
Indonesia’s Foreign Minister, Retno Marsudi said she is optimistic that Indonesia will be elected to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as a non-permanent member for the 2019 to 2020 period. Indonesia would be included ...
If you’ve paid attention to the news lately perhaps you’ve heard people questioning whether China just bribed Trump, but what exactly is the issue? The centerpiece of the issue is ZTE, a Chinese electronics company ...
Chairman of Commission I of the Indonesian House of Representatives Abdul Kharis Almasyhari, who is overseeing defense and foreign affairs, said that the head of Facebook’s Southeast Asia division will address parliament this week in ...
Four provinces issued disaster alerts late February, but the Indonesian haze and fire season is not expected to devastate the country like in years past. Indonesian haze has become a regular environmental disaster due to ...
Beach Cleanups in Indonesia, most notably the Philippines and Bali are adding credence to environmentalists’ concerns about the environmental repercussions of increased tourism development. Environmentalists have for long expressed concerns about the environmental costs of ...