Medical research aims to find better ways to treat and prevent disease but, although sex and gender can impact on health, women are often left out. And that needs to change.
Culture
A look at ASEAN’s busy calendar of annual meetings suggests that the organization is still predominantly run by men – currently, nine out of 10 ASEAN leaders and foreign ministers are male.
A list of 16 leaders doing impactful global climate change work are being honored ahead of International Women’s Day on Sunday, March 8.
Maimon is one of many empowered women who has been politically active but has worked against the feminist movement in Indonesia, including by protesting against a bill that is intended to eradicate sexual violence.
Hundreds of people of all genders took to the streets on International Women’s Day in Jakarta on Sunday to demand that the government put a stop to systemic violence against women.
Diponegoro is considered an Indonesian hero for his leadership in the Java War, a five-year rebellion against Dutch rule between 1825-1830.
Forty-five years after the Netherlands promised its return, a gold-inlaid dagger surrendered by a “rebel prince” after his failed 1830 uprising against Dutch rule in Indonesia has been handed back to Jakarta.
This year we celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March, the 25th anniversary of the UN Beijing Platform for Action, and the 20th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325.
Some Betawi dishes made it to the mainstream but the snacks and treats are disappearing due to domestic and international competition.
The volcano, located near the cities of Yogyakarta and Solo, has rumbled and generated dark hot clouds since last year.
The mushrooming of exclusively Muslim housing complexes is the result of growing conservatism, capitalism, and the lack of inclusive city planning.
An Australian boy with dwarfism whose distress from bullying became a viral video will donate hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations to charity rather than go to Disneyland.
“They arrested him near the waterfall, just on the other side of the valley over there,” said Pak Johan, referring to the arrest of Chris Soumokil by the Indonesian Police in 1963.
Indonesia’s upgraded F-16 aircraft underwent its maiden flight in the Southeast Asian state. The development spotlighted one aspect of the country’s ongoing efforts to develop its air force capabilities.
Politicians from four Indonesian parties are backing a so-called “Family Resilience” Bill that would outlaw surrogacy and require LGBT people to seek treatment at rehabilitation centres, prompting criticism from activists.
Indonesia will hold the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification this week despite a concern over the threat of COVID-19, the disease resulting from the novel coronavirus.
