Authorities on the Indonesian tropical island Bali released 33 endangered green sea turtles into the ocean on Saturday (Jan 8) in an effort to boost a population threatened by poachers and illegal traders. The turtles, from the Chelonia mydas species that is protected in Indonesia, were released on Kuta beach after they being rescued during a...
Indonesia aims to wean itself off coal and become carbon neutral by 2060 or sooner.Reuters Mr Aji Tri Atmojo lives in a traditional Javanese house with wooden walls on the outskirts of the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, but his rustic home got a modern touch after he installed a row of solar panels on his roof. Since...
On Saturday (4 December) Mount Semeru, a volcano located on Indonesia’s most densely populated island of Java suddenly erupted and spewed gigantic columns of ash of more than 12 kilometres into the sky as well as sending searing gas and lava flowing down its slopes. Reports stated that the death toll stood at 13 with at least 98...
Suriya Koedsang pictured with his husband Bas at their wedding, in a photo that was uploaded to Facebook.Facebook When Suriya Koedsang uploaded photos of his wedding to Facebook on April 4, the 28-year-old Thai never could have imagined the hate his heartwarming post would soon receive from online trolls in Indonesia. Within days, the pictures of Koedsang...
After almost a month of taking gradual steps to reopen the economy, Indonesia has seen its Covid-19 cases and deaths double as crowds reemerge in virus epicentres like Jakarta. Experts have cautioned that the country is at risk of becoming one of the worst hit worldwide. Indonesia had recorded 86,521 total cases and 4,143 deaths as of...
A wedding reception in Sindangmulya village, Cibarusah district in Bekasi, West Java, came to an abrupt end on Sunday as local police dispersed a crowd of guests from the premises amid concerns over Covid-19 transmission. Cibarusah Police chief Adj. Comr. Sukarman said police personnel and members of the local Covid-19 task force came to the reception...
The Agriculture Ministry plans to release a eucalyptus-based “antivirus necklace” that minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo claims can help prevent Covid-19 transmission. The “antivirus necklace” was “invented” by the ministry’s Health Research and Development Agency (Balitbangtan) and will be mass-produced next month, he said. It is one of four products developed by the ministry’s researchers intended to treat...
Bali conducted mass prayers on Sunday as the Indonesian resort island prepares to reopen to tourists shut out due to the Covid-19 pandemic. More than a thousand people attended a prayer at Besakih Hindu temple in the town of Karangasem, expressing gratitude for the handling of the new coronavirus on the island and seeking blessings for...
Indonesia reported 1,331 new coronavirus infections on Thursday (June 18), its biggest daily increase since the outbreak started locally, taking its total number of cases to 42,762. Health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said 63 more deaths were reported on Thursday, with total fatalities now at 2,339, the highest coronavirus death toll in East Asia outside of...
What was once frowned upon has been accepted by many cultures, but some religions still recognise it as punishable by law – pre-marital sex. On Friday (5 June), two Indonesians were whipped 100 times each after they were caught having pre-marital sex in Aceh province, the only region in Indonesia to impose Islamic law. The Islamic law allows whipping for...
