The Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology has reported that a mutation of the coronavirus that has been deemed more infectious than the original strain found in Wuhan, China, has been detected in Indonesia.
Helen Brown
Supply chains are being tested around the globe, as coronavirus creates new challenges around people and logistics.
Researchers including PAIR’s Dr Hasnawati Saleh share how they have adapted fieldwork and collaborations in the face of travel bans and closed borders.
In a time of crisis the potential gains from the smart use of data are amplified.
The coronavirus pandemic has created another framework for the battle being fought between the USA and China as they try to assert their authority in the region of South East Asia.
The news this week the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade will slash 60 jobs and cut its operating budget has sent shivers down the spine of Australia’s diplomatic community.
The University of Queensland has become one of Australia’s first universities to successfully make the switch to 100 per cent renewables, following the official opening of the 64MW Warwick solar farm.
Hear from six women about overcoming challenges in STEM fields, from country Victoria to West Sumatra.
Japan has been perplexed by Indonesia’s abrupt policy shift on a high-speed railway project, now asking Tokyo to join in on the major infrastructure deal that it originally lost out to China.
k-thengono has introduced ‘house with 2 facades’, a residential project which merges contemporary architecture with the vernacular building style of indonesia.
“Indonesia is one of the most creative, dynamic, and entrepreneurial countries in Southeast Asia. We’ve seen developers and enterprises embrace new cloud technology to… drive one of the fastest growing economies in the world.”
Indonesia’s state oil and gas company PT Pertamina said on Saturday its average daily fuel sales has risen to 114,000 kilolitres since June 8 amid gradual easing of coronavirus-related restrictions on movement.
As the Australian government’s finances come under increasing pressure from the effects of Covid-19, so too might the scope for some forms of Defence investment in new capital equipment.
Late last week, residents of Aceh, Indonesia, waded back and forth in water helping Rohingya refugees clamber to safety. Exhausted children were passed between rescuers.
Indonesia has plans to lift restrictions and embrace a “new normal” but the sharp spike of COVID-19 cases makes this look like bad timing, says Dr Deasy Simandjuntak.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has told his Cabinet he is ready to reshuffle ministers or even disband government agencies he feels have not done enough to fight the coronavirus outbreak, according to his office.