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Visitors enjoy the long Idul Fitri holidays with their families at a beach in Banten on May 4, 2022.

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People swarm to tourist spots during long Idul Fitri holiday

Thousands of people have flocked to tourist destinations across Jakarta during the Idul Fitri holidays, after the government lifted COVID-19 travel curbs for this year's festivities due to encouraging pandemic indicators.

3 years ago

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Muslims rejoice as in-person Idul Fitri festivities return

The country’s encouraging pandemic indicators and a higher vaccination rate prompted President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to announce in late March that the government would lift Idul Fitri restrictions previously enacted in 2020 and 2021. ...

3 years ago

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Health Ministry investigates mysterious hepatitis that killed three children in Jakarta

The Health Ministry said it was investigating the deaths of three children in Jakarta that it said might be linked to a mysterious hepatitis outbreak that has sickened hundreds of children in at least 20 countries. ...

3 years ago

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A baby sleeps on his mother’s legs as children play at a play ground in Jakarta on March 29, 2022.

Society

Mystery liver disease kills three children in Indonesia

This severe strain of acute hepatitis has been identified in nearly 230 children in 20 countries, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, raising concerns of the disease's "unknown origin".

3 years ago

A man transports vegetables he bought at a wholesale market on his motorbike in Jakarta on April 13, 2022.

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Manpower minister promises more accurate, targeted wage subsidy scheme

The Manpower Ministry is preparing a more accurate, targeted scheme for the wage subsidy program (BSU) for low-income formal workers to help shield the workforce from high inflation.

3 years ago

Together again: Hundreds of Muslims join the Idul Fitri congregational prayers on the morning of May 2, 2022 from the streets of Surabaya, the provincial capital of East Java.

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Thousands gather to pray in return to Idul Fitri festivities

Indonesian Muslims were able to celebrate Idul Fitri 2022 with a return to festivities, including the annual tradition of mudik (exodus) and congregational prayers.

3 years ago

Communities meet with each other after Idul Fitri prayers at the Jami 'Al-Makmur Mosque, Leuwinanggung in Depok, West Java, in May, 2020.

Society

Idul Fitri falls on Monday, government declares

The first day of Syawal month, which marks the Idul Fitri celebration, will fall on Monday.

3 years ago

Motorists throng a road in Nagreg, West Java, on April 30, 2022, as people head to their hometowns to celebrate Idul Fitri, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.

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Hundreds of companies fail to pay Idul Fitri bonuses

The Manpower Ministry has found that 782 companies have failed to pay their employees’ THR.

3 years ago

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Mudik traffic past its peak: Govt

Some 477,000 vehicles have left Jakarta for mudik over the past week

3 years ago

A hilal (crescent moon) observer gazes at the sky with his telescope to determine the start of Ramadan from a mosque in Jakarta in April 2020.

Society

Government to announce today when Idul Fitri falls

The Religious Affairs Ministry will announce on Sunday evening whether the Idul Fitri celebration begins on Monday.

3 years ago

A man stands before judges in a courtroom in this illustration. A West Java court has convicted four men of armed robbery on April 25, despite irregularities unearthed in a Komnas HAM investigation that found the police to have allegedly coerced the defendants into confessing.

Politics

Court sentences four to prison despite proof of wrongful arrest

A West Java court has convicted four men of armed robbery, despite irregularities unearthed in a Komnas HAM investigation that found the police to have allegedly coerced the defendants into confessing.

3 years ago

An officer of the Forest Protection and Nature Conservation Agency of the Environment and Forestry Ministry cares for an orangutan infant in Pekanbaru, Riau, on March 21, 2020, after being rescued from a smuggling attempt using an inter-city bus.

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Five arrested for trying to sell infant orangutan

The suspects, aged 17 to 20 – including a female teenager, were arrested during the transaction.

3 years ago

A general view of a traffic jam at a toll booth as Indonesians return to their hometowns during the Idul Fitri holiday season in Karawang regency.

Society

‘Mudik’ traffic heaviest in evening to past midnight: Police

The police have observed that traffic going out of Jakarta is heaviest from dusk to midnight as more people are leaving the capital to celebrate Idul Fitri in their hometowns.

3 years ago

Workers transfer harvested palm fruits to a transport truck before being processing into crude palm oil (CPO) at a palm plantation in Pekanbaru, Riau, on April 23. Public prosecutors are currently looking into a scheme granting permits to palm oil exporters despite strict measures to keep cooking oil affordable and widely available.

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Public trust in prosecution of cooking oil case: Survey

A new independent survey has found that the public is well aware of the cooking oil corruption scandal and hopes that public prosecutors will bring the “mafia” to justice.

3 years ago

Passengers on 'mudik' (exodus), an Idul Fitri tradition where people return to their hometowns to celebrate the Islamic holy day with families and relatives, carry their luggage to a bus in Pakupatan Bus Terminal in Serang, Banten on April 22, 2022.

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Muslims welcome return of annual exodus after two-year wait

The return of the Idul Fitri tradition of mudik (exodus) has caused a great deal of buzz and excitement for millions of Muslims in Indonesia despite severe traffic congestion starting to occur on major thoroughfares across the country, which is expected to mar the journeys home.

3 years ago

Rescuers search for survivors after a rain-sparked landslide killed at least nine people near a power plant in Batang Toru, South Tapanuli, North Sumatra on May 4, 2021.

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12 women killed by landslide in North Sumatra illegal gold mine

Unlicensed mines are common across mineral-rich Indonesia, with abandoned sites attracting locals who scrounge for leftover gold ore without using proper safety equipment.

3 years ago

A general view of a traffic jam at a toll booth of a highway as Indonesian Muslims return to their hometowns to celebrate Idul Fitri, known locally as 'Mudik', in Karawang Regency

Society

Idul Fitri prayers, festivities return as COVID-19 curbs ease

With less than a week left before Idul Fitri, toll roads, train stations, bus terminals and seaports are brimming with people excited about the yearly homecoming journey -- locally known as "mudik".

3 years ago

People queue to purchase subsidized cooking oil provided by the local government in Surabaya, East Java, on Feb. 18, 2022.

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AGO's probe into cooking oil case raises more questions than answers

The AGO continues to probe the case linked to alleged mishandling of the issuance of palm oil export permits, with investigators under the assistant attorney general for extraordinary crimes interrogating three Trade Ministry officials on Tuesday.

3 years ago

Health workers vaccinate employees for COVID-19 on March 9, 2022 at a factory in Cikarang, West Java.

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Global experts call on Indonesia to lead world to better pandemic readiness

Experts speaking at a webinar on pandemic preparedness have urged Indonesia to use its G20 presidency to push for more multilateral cooperation and financing in global health security.

3 years ago

Bogor Regent Ade Yasin (center) leaves the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) building in Kuningan, South Jakarta, after being questioned by graft investigators on April 28. She and seven other officials have been named suspects in an ongoing corruption case.

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Bogor regent, officials named suspects in bribery case

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named Bogor Regent Ade Yasin and seven others, including officials from the Supreme Audit Agency’s (BPK) West Java office, suspects in a bribery case on Thursday.

3 years ago

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Trial of Quran teacher accused of molesting 10 students begins

A Depok court has started the child sexual abuse trial of a religion teacher, the latest such case in recent months.

3 years ago

An elementary school pupil receives Sinovac's COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine in Surabaya, East Java on Jan. 18, 2022.

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Govt promises to add halal vaccine to booster program

Indonesia will offer halal-certified vaccines under the state-led immunization drive to appease its Muslim-majority citizens.

3 years ago

Travelers departing on 'mudik' (exodus), a tradition during Idul Fitri to return to their hometowns to celebrate the Islamic feast day with their families, prepare to board a bus on April 22, 2022 at the Pakupatan bus terminal in Serang, Banten.

Society

IPI survey finds only 15 percent plan to go on 'mudik'

The latest IPI survey suggests that many Indonesians are still concerned enough about COVID-19 to avoid going on mudik (exodus) this year.

3 years ago

This handout photograph taken and released by the Presidential Palace on March 15, 2022 shows Indonesia’s President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo looking on at sunrise after spending the night at a campsite in Penajam Paser Utara, East Kalimantan, where the government will build its new capital city replacing Jakarta.

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Soaring prices of staple goods dent Jokowi’s approval

Indonesians have become more pessimistic about the economy in recent public opinion polls as they pay more for gasoline and food amid rising inflation made worse by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

3 years ago

President Joko Widodo (fourth right) listens to Papuan community, customary and religious leaders during talks on Oct. 28, 2019 in Wamena, the capital of Jayawijaya regency, Papua.

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Government ‘will respect’ court ruling on Papua's special autonomy

Following recent controversies over Jakarta's plan to create three new provinces in Papua, lawmakers appear to have taken a wait-and-see stance ahead of a court ruling on an ongoing judicial review.

3 years ago

The sun sets on the backdrop as Mount Anak Krakatau (right) spews thick smoke, as seen from Pasauran beach, Anyer in Serang on April 24, 2022.

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Indonesia raises alert level for Anak Krakatau volcano

Authorities bumped the threat of Anak Krakatau, which means Child of Krakatau, to level three of a four-tier volcanic alert system after witnessing a sharp rise in activity in the last month with the biggest eruption coming on Sunday.

3 years ago

This handout photo taken on April 25, 2022 and released on April 26 by the Bali Immigration Office shows Canadian tourist Jeffrey Craigen detained by immigration authorities in Denpasar, on Indonesia's resort island of Bali. Craigen is facing deportation from Indonesia's Bali island after a video of him dancing naked at a sacred mountain went viral.

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Bali to deport man for dancing naked at sacred mountain

Jeffrey Craigen posted a video of himself doing the Haka -- a ceremonial dance in New Zealand's Maori culture -- while nude on top of Mount Batur, a volcano considered holy by many Balinese.

3 years ago

This photo taken on June 19, 2020 shows a female Sumatran tiger inside a cage before being released into the wild in the Leuser ecosystem forest in southern Special Region of Aceh

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Veterinarian injured when trying to free Sumatran tiger from trap

A veterinarian was bitten and clawed by a Sumatran tiger he was trying to free from a pig trap in South Tapanuli, North Sumatra.

3 years ago

This aerial picture shows traffic during afternoon rush hour in Jakarta on April 20, 2022.

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‘Mudik’ trips pick up as govt trials traffic policies

Some Indonesians have begun departing to their hometowns to spend the Idul Fitri holiday with families and relatives, a tradition known as mudik (exodus) in the Muslim-majority country, while the government has started trials of traffic management policies in anticipation for congestion in the country’s toll roads.

3 years ago

Muslims pray to mark the end of Ramadan 2021 at the Kaaba, the holiest shrine in the Grand Mosque complex in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

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Govt to send 100,051 pilgrims on haj this year

The Religious Affairs Ministry is gearing up to send the first batch of Indonesian pilgrims to Mecca on June 4 under a reduced quota, prioritizing those whose trips were canceled in 2020 and 2021.

3 years ago

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