The Melaka government has requested Indonesia to open the Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport in Pekanbaru, Riau for international flights, especially the Melaka-Pekanbaru route, which has a high demand from health tourists.
David Sexton
When COVID-19 cases were first found in Indonesia, regional leaders such as Jakarta’s governor set up social distancing and work-from-home policies, closed government office buildings and encouraged companies to implement social distancing and remote working.
The digital economy, commodities and international trade in Southeast Asia were discussed during a webinar organised by the Asia Society.
To balance a solar-dominated electricity system overnight and during rainy periods, Indonesia will need large amounts of energy storage.
With 180 million young people in Indonesia ready to join the workforce in 2030, the number of creators is expected to explode as many of them aspire to become artists, writers and Youtubers.
Australia’s new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong will visit Jakarta next week, in a bid to kick off a new era in relations with the country’s largest neighbor.
A newly-funded comparative research project aims to assess nursing standards in Indonesia and Australia with a view to informing improvements in Indonesian nursing.
Energy giant Petronas has started the tender ball rolling for the pre-front-end engineering and design contract for the proposed development of its Hidayah oil discovery off Indonesia.
Discrimination, denial and even death threats have driven many LGBTQ Indonesians out of the country.
Java Jazz also came back strong with hundreds of artists on the lineup, ready to quench the festival-goers’ thirst for offline concerts.
The Provincial Government in Bali has announced an action plan to eliminate single-use plastics by the end of 2022.
Three days after a cargo vessel sank in the Makasar Strait off the coast of Indonesia, 10 more survivors have been located, including the captain and other crew.
Albanese has previously pledged to prioritise ties with Indonesia and it is likely that his next trip will be to Jakarta.
Karmila Purba revs her motorbike under the lights of an Indonesian night carnival and rides up horizontally inside a wooden cylinder called Satan’s Barrel, drawing gasps from spectators looking down into the drum.
In a wood-plank house on the banks of the Batang Hari River, a dukun, or traditional healer, named Siti Hawa, 62, handles a grass-like plant topped with white and purple flowers.
Just like many countries, the Indonesian government imposed control measures to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, including social distancing, mandatory mask wearing, self-isolation, handwashing, using hand sanitiser, cleaning surfaces, and being vaccinated.
