Indonesia

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo of Indonesia has introduced the nation’s first COVID-19 vaccine manufactured domestically, marking a significant milestone on the path to vaccine independence. Yesterday in Bandung, the capital of West Java, President Jokowi declared that the IndoVac vaccine will help reduce Indonesia’s reliance on foreign vaccines. “From now on, we can create our own COVID-19 vaccine,” Jokowi remarked …

Following an early warning from the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) on Thursday, the Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency of Jakarta (BPBD) organized a disaster readiness team to prepare for probable floods in South Jakarta and East Jakarta. Isnawa Adji, the director of the Jakarta BPBD, said in Jakarta on Thursday that “this measure is in conformity with the order from …

According to 2018 data from the Indonesian Ministry of Health, around 9.8% of the country’s 270 million inhabitants suffer from mental health conditions. Seven out of every 1,000 households had at least one member suffering from a severe mental health condition, according to the statistics. One-fifth of the population in Indonesia, according to the health ministry’s estimate from the previous …

On Friday (October 7), Indonesian President Joko Widodo stated that the world governing body of football, FIFA, will not impose sanctions on the country as a result of a stadium stampede that occurred the previous week and resulted in the deaths of 131 people. The president of Indonesia announced in a video message that the country’s management of football matches …

On Thursday (Oct. 6) the Indonesian police chief announced that six people had been charged in connection with a weekend accident at a football stadium in which 131 people died. “Based on the investigation and sufficient evidence, we have identified six suspects,” said Listyo Sigit Prabowo, the national police commander, at a press conference. Among the six individuals accused with …

According to a regulation issued by the Indonesian ministry of health in 2017 on the management of the phenomena, the term “pasung” (shackling) is used to refer to restricting the movement of people with mental disorders. Chaining someone or squeezing them into extremely confined areas are the two most typical types of this form of torture. It is difficult to …

On Tuesday, elite Indonesian police officers were investigated in connection with a stadium stampede that claimed the lives of 131 people, including dozens of children, in one of the bloodiest football tragedies in history. As public outrage rose, authorities attempted to punish individuals guilty for the crush in the city of Malang, which, according to witnesses, began when officers sprayed …

At least 125 people have lost their lives in what is now being called one of the deadliest stadium disasters in the history of the globe in a crush that occurred during an Indonesian football match. In addition, hundreds of people were injured as a result of the loss that the host team, Arema FC, suffered against fierce rivals at …

Nine people who know about the situation say that spy software made by an Israeli surveillance company was used to spy on more than a dozen top Indonesian government and military officials last year. Six of the people told Reuters that they were the ones who were being watched. People say that the targets included Indonesia’s Chief Economic Minister Airlangga …

More than three decades ago, Dutchman and history enthusiast Max Ammer received a tip about sunken airplanes from World War II that were located in the waters of Indonesia from his landlord at the time, who was a war veteran. Following the lead provided by the tip, he went on a diving trip that lasted for almost four months and …