Indonesia's foreign tourist arrivals plunged 64.11% year-on-year in March to about 470,900, or fewer than half of January's number, as the coronavirus pandemic discouraged travel, data from the ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia: New Arrests for Peaceful Political Expression
The Indonesian government should immediately release at least 70 Papuan and Moluccan activists imprisoned for peacefully voicing their political views. ( read original story ...)
No silence please: is this open-air park in Indonesia the world’s most quirky library?
The Kolong Community Reading Park in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta must be one of the most quirky libraries in the world. Loud noises and laughing are normal " and in fact encouraged. That's ... ( read original story ...)
Police Arrest Eight After Violent Protests at Indonesia’s New Nickel Hub
Police in Indonesia's North Maluku province have arrested 8 people linked to a workers' demonstration that turned violent at a nickel project run by France's Eramet and China's Tsingshan Holding Group ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia Manufacturing PMI Plummets In April – IHS Marketing
The Indonesia manufacturing sector continued to contract in April, and at a sharply faster rate because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the ... ( read original story ...)
Jakarta: epicenter of Indonesia’s COVID-19 crisis
And as if the weather hadn’t already taken its toll on Jakarta, the city is now “the epicenter of the COVID-19 epidemic in Indonesia,” according to Juserdi Purba of Asian Access. As of Friday, ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia’s airports apply operational efficiency amid COVID-19: AP II
Operational efficiency is critical to ensuring that Indonesia's airline industry survives the impact of the new coronavirus pandemic, according to a top ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia’s health system is vulnerable to COVID-19. Why was it late to adopt social distancing?
The coronavirus pandemic could not have struck Indonesia at a worse time of year. The rapid spread of COVID-19 across the archipelago comes as the majority Muslim nation prepares for the fasting ... ( read original story ...)
India coronavirus lockdown: Outrage as migrants told to pay own fare
India has asked migrants seeking to return to their home states to pay their own train fare, in a move that has caused outrage in the country. Millions of daily-wage earners were stranded with no ... ( read original story ...)
AP Explains: India lockdown slows virus, but gaps remain
NEW DELHI (AP) — India's six-week coronoavirus lockdown, which was supposed to end on Monday, has been extended for another two weeks, with a few relaxations such as construction resuming ... ( read original story ...)