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Indonesia to tighten COVID-19 curbs as infections climb

Indonesia will tighten social restrictions in Jakarta and Bali, as well as in two other cities on Java island, in a bid to contain a spike in coronavirus infections, a senior cabinet minister said on Monday.

Reuters

Indonesia should speed up its coal retirement program to support energy transition

Indonesia is struggling to prove its commitment to boost renewable energy. While the government’s latest national electricity plan (RUPTL) promotes a much higher portion of renewable energy, coal is still projected to be the primary source of power (59.4%) by the end of decade.

The Conversation

In Southeast Asia, decades-long deals stymie shift away from coal

Power purchase agreements that ensure “coal lock-in” are complicating the region’s transition away from fossil fuels.

Al Jazeera

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Can Sinovac protect Indonesia from the Omicron wave?

Most of the vaccinated in the archipelago have been given the Sinovac shot.

Al Jazeera

An Indonesian mother’s unending — and inspiring — protest to find her son’s killer

SINGAPORE — Every Thursday for Maria Catarina Sumarsih begins the same: make breakfast for her husband and daughter, pray the Rosary, prepare the placards, grab her umbrella and head toward the palace, where for the last 15 years she has camped in the tropical heat, protesting the death of her…

Los Angeles Times

God's guardians on earth: how young Muslims in Indonesia turn to faith for environmental activism

Our study of young environmental activists in Indonesia found that Muslim youth activists based their environmentalism firmly on their knowledge of Islam. They see themselves as khalifahs – or God’s lieutenants on earth – undertaking the sacred task of guarding the natural world.

The Conversation

‘He fought his whole life’: independence advocate who fled persecution dies from Covid-19

John Souisa steered refugees to safety and never stopped campaigning for Moluccan freedom

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Bali reopens to foreign travelers from all countries

Direct international flights to Bali have resumed for the first time in two years as Indonesia opens the resort island to foreign travelers from all countries, but mandatory quarantine remains in place for all visitors

The Independent UK

Turkey reports daily record of 111,157 new cases – as it happened

Turkish daily death toll highest in four months as cases surge; UK health agency says number of cases each day could be rising

The Guardian - AU

Indonesia Q4 GDP up 4.9% on exports

BENGALURU: Indonesia's economy grew 4.9% in the final quarter of 2021 as exports from the resource-rich economy surged amid a rise in global commodity prices while an easing of Covid-19 restrictions improved domestic consumption, a Reuters poll showed.

Bangkok Post

2022 Honda Vario 160 Launches With Upgraded Engine In Indonesia

Honda launched the long-anticipated Vario 160 scooter with a slight displacement bump in Indonesia in February, 2022. Is the ADV150 next in line for an upgrade?

RideApart

Bali is officially open to fully vaccinated Australians. But they must spend five days in a luxurious beachside quarantine hotel

Australians are one step closer to booking their next Bali holiday. But there are a few COVID-19 conditions to meet, including a mandatory five-day stay at a luxury resort.

ABC News

Indonesia Covid cases reach 6-month high as Omicron spreads

Indonesia added the highest number of Covid-19 cases in almost six months as the more transmissible Omicron variant spreads throughout the country.

Bangkok Post

Bali to welcome first international tourist flight amid cautious reopening

Indonesia's holiday island of Bali will welcome its first direct flight carrying foreign tourists for nearly two years on Thursday, but just a handful of visitors will be on board to enter strict quarantine on arrival.

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‘A deranged pyroscape’: how fires across the world have grown weirder

The long read: Despite the rise of headline-grabbing megafires, fewer fires are burning worldwide now than at any time since antiquity. But this isn’t good news – in banishing fire from sight, we have made its dangers stranger and less predictable

Daily Mirror

Woman so obsessed with colour yellow everything she owns is in the cheerful shade

Fitri Rahmawati, a 30-year-old teacher from West Java in Indonesia, loves yellow so much she lives most of her life bathed in it, from furniture to cupboards to her scooter

Newsroom.co.nz

Indonesia cuts off funding for Papuan students in New Zealand

The association representing international students from the West Papuan provinces of Indonesia have clapped back, saying the move is an “assassination of human resources”

Bangkok Post

Bali to reopen to all foreign travellers

JAKARTA: Indonesia's holiday island of Bali will start welcoming back travellers from all countries from later this week, officials said on Monday, more than three months after announcing it was open to selected nationalities.

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Indonesia says Bali to reopen to foreign travellers, again

Indonesia's holiday island of Bali will start welcoming back travellers from all countries from later this week, officials said on Monday, more than three months after announcing it was open to selected nationalities.

The Guardian - AU

Covid news: UK health secretary says mandatory vaccination for NHS workers ‘no longer proportionate’ – as it happened

Sajid Javid says says mandatory jabs were ‘right policy at the time’ but announces review

ABC News

Nusantara is set to be the new capital of Indonesia, but what will happen to Jakarta?

With a new capital — Nusantara — to be built on the island of Borneo, what plans are there for the old capital and how do locals feel about the proposed relocation?

France 24

In Indonesia, desperation grows for Afghan refugees trapped in limbo for years

Images of police beating Afghan refugees with batons at a protest in Pekanbaru, Indonesia, on January 18, 2022 have been circulating on social media. Demonstrations have been going on for months across the country, as thousands of Afghan refugees, mostly members of the Hazara ethnic minority, demand quicker resettlement in…

The Independent UK

Third COVID wave looms in Indonesia as omicron spreads

Indonesia is bracing for a third wave of COVID-19 infections as the highly transmissible omicron variant drives a surge in new cases

Benzinga

Disney Inks Streaming Deal With WWE For Indonesia Market: Will More Markets Follow?

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) has signed a deal with World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) to exclusively stream WWE Network programming in Indonesia on the Disney+ Hotstar service.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Aramco CEO Says Energy Transition ‘Not Going Smoothly’

Saudi Aramco Chief Executive Amin Nasser said on Thursday that investment in oil and gas was needed to run alongside new energy investments until the latter can realistically support rising consumption. “We all agree that to move towards a sustainable energy future, a smooth energy transition is absolutely essential, but…

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