The cultural and creative sectors are among the hardest hit by the pandemic. Events have been shut down. Concerts postponed. Film festivals moved online. Batik sales have decreased by 30 percent as creative entrepreneurs struggle to find customers.
Health
There are 34 million farmers in Indonesia, who make approximately $100 USD per season. They live in complete poverty. The average age of a famer is 54 and they each own about 0.28 hectares of land.
A five-day-old baby has died of Covid-19 in Jeneponto, South Sulawesi. The baby’s mother initially had a reactive rapid test result, which led to both of them taking swab tests, which came back positive.
The COVID-19 pandemic did not stop three students of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FKH) Universitas Airlangga (UNAIR) from earning an achievement at a national level.
A report titled, “Policies to Support Investment Requirements of Indonesia’s Food and Agriculture During 2020-2045” found that 22 million people in Indonesia suffered from chronic hunger between the years 2016 and 2018.
China and Indonesia have agreed to work more closely together to fight Covid-19 as Beijing on Friday sought to bolster ties with a regional neighbour through what some analysts are calling “vaccine diplomacy”.
A new AIC study by Universitas Hasanuddin, Monash University and University of Melbourne will look at the ‘shadow pandemic’ affecting women and men living with a disability in South Sulawesi.
Bogor Mayor Bima Arya Sugiarto has taken a stand against the national tobacco industry by denying cigarette products from being marketed in the West Java city.
The national government’s inaction sits in stark contrast to sub-national governments who responded relatively quickly, initiating large-scale movement restrictions and social safety nets.
The health ministry has come under heavy criticism from volunteer groups and on social media for what they say is insufficient spending on the pandemic.
Indoor pollution, of which unclean cooking fuels are a major cause, is associated with four million deaths annually, making it a leading causes of death in the developing world.
We discuss Indonesia’s recent progress on poverty reduction, and the findings of a recent study on deprivation in remote eastern provinces.
Research led by UWA has revealed that human activity has created a breeding ground for viruses such as COVID-19, and there may be an even deadlier pandemic on the horizon.
A new AIC collaboration between Monash University and Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) will investigate how Australia can support digital upgrading for Indonesia’s healthcare supply chains.
The 15-year-old broke records in the girls’ 50 meter, 100 m and 200 m breaststroke, despite having had to stop training for 10 weeks due to the pandemic in Australia.
Deaths from COVID-19 in Bali have risen five-fold since the province started welcoming domestic tourists back on July 31.
