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Pandemic in Indonesia: Vaccinated doctors and medical workers are dying
Indonesia, the Asian country that has surpassed India as the new epicenter of COVID-19 this July, is now seeing its doctors die from the virus. Two weeks into July, Indonesia has already lost 114 doctors due to the virus. Compared to the overall death toll of 545 doctors since the pandemic’s ...
Worst COVID-19 scenario, Indonesia battles 54,000 cases per day
For the first time, Indonesia recorded over 54,000 new coronavirus cases a day, exceeding previous daily infections in India, whose devastating outbreak is winding down. Indonesia is establishing itself as Asia's new virus madness center. Officials are concerned that the more highly transmissible Delta variant is spreading from the Indonesian islands ...
Emergency in Indonesia: Tragic disappearance of a submarine with 53 crew members
The concern is growing in Indonesia for the lives of the 53 crew members who went missing, along with the KRI Nanggala 402 submarine. They were onboard during training, submerged in the waters near the island of Bali on April 21. According to Indonesian military spokesman Maj. Gen. Achmad Riad, search-and-rescue ...
Vaccinations: Harsh penalties in Indonesia for those who do not wish to be vaccinated
The Indonesian government has threatened to take harsh measures against its own citizens as long as they refuse to accept the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) Virus vaccine (COVID-19). In the face of the pandemic, it ranks as one of the most populous island nations in the world has implemented one ...
Tension in the South China Sea: Indonesia deployed fighter jets
Late Tuesday, Jan. 7, the Indonesian air force deployed four fighter jets into the South China Sea in a confrontation with the Chinese regime after Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, protested a violation of its exclusive economic zone, The Sidney Morning Herald reported. The confrontation began in mid-December when a Chinese coast guard ...
Bali bombers’ brother, bomb widow become friends, seek peace
The young Balinese widow stared across the courthouse at the man who had murdered her husband and 201 others, and longed to see him suffer. Ever since that horrible night, when she realized amid the blackened body parts and smoldering debris that the father of her two little boys was dead, ...
CEO: Boeing made mistake in handling warning-system problem
The chief executive of Boeing said the company made a "mistake" in handling a problematic cockpit warning system in its 737 Max jets before two crashes killed 346 people, and he promised transparency as the aircraft maker works to get the grounded plane back in flight. Speaking before the industry-wide Paris ...
Ethiopian pilot pleaded for training weeks before Max crash
Just days after a Lion Air Boeing 737 Max nosedived in Indonesia and killed all 189 people aboard, an Ethiopian Airlines pilot began pleading with his bosses for more training on the Max, warning that crews could easily be overwhelmed in a crisis and that one of their planes could ...
Indonesian police: 4 top officials target of failed assassination plot
Officials say plot may be linked to last week’s deadly protests in Jakarta after President Joko Widodo was officially declared the winner of April 17 elections
Photos: Editor selections from the past week in Asia
A Nepalese woman lights a butter lamp during Buddha Jayanti, also known as Vesak, a festival marking the birthday, enlightenment and death of Gautama Buddha. In other images from the Asia-Pacific region this week, a police officer in Jakarta, Indonesia, fires his tear gas launcher at supporters of a losing presidential ...
Post-election clashes calm in Indonesia
Protesters supporting Prabowo Subianto battled with the security forces; at least seven people dead
Defeated Indonesia candidate to challenge vote at top court
The defeated candidate in Indonesia's presidential election is expected to file a court challenge to the result as calm returned to the capital Jakarta following a 24-hour spasm of apparently orchestrated violence.The campaign team of former general Prabowo Subianto has said it will file a challenge to the Constitutional Court ...
Update: Social media blocked due to Indonesia protests
The Latest on post-election protests in Indonesia (all times local):1:30 p.m.Indonesia's top security minister says authorities will block access to social media in certain areas amid violent protests in the capital Jakarta by supporters of the losing presidential candidate.A protester shouts slogans as he is seen through the shield of ...
Clashes in Jakarta in wake of election
Supporters of Prabowo Subianto rumble with the security forces early Wednesday as at least 1 supporter killed
Protesters clash with Indonesian police after election loss
Supporters of an unsuccessful presidential candidate clashed with security forces and set fire to a police dormitory and vehicles in the Indonesian capital on Wednesday after the release of official election results.The situation turned violent late Tuesday when protesters tried to force their way into the offices of the election ...
Official count shows Widodo reelected as Indonesian leader
The official count from last month's Indonesian presidential election shows President Joko Widodo won 55.5% of the vote, the Election Commission said Tuesday, securing him a second term.The formal result from the April 17 election was almost the same as the preliminary "quick count" results drawn from a sample of ...
Joko Widodo re-elected IndonesiaIndonesian president
Announcement comes hour after KPU completes national recapitulation of first simultaneous elections since country began democratic presidential elections in 2004
Boeing finishes software update for grounded airliner
Boeing says it has finished with its updates to the flight-control software implicated in two deadly crashes involving its 737 Max, moving a step closer to getting the plane back in the sky.Aviation regulators still have more questions about how pilots interact with the plane's controls under different circumstances, and ...
N. Korean cargo ship seized by US arrives in American Samoa
A North Korean cargo ship seized by the U.S. because of suspicion it was used to violate international sanctions arrived Saturday at the capital of this American territory.The Wise Honest was slowly towed to the port of Pago Pago during a cloudy Saturday morning and docked at the main docking ...
Photos: Editor selections from the past week in Asia
Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw She Oo walk out of Myanmar prison after 511 days in detention on charges of illegally possessing official documents for a story they wrote about a massacre of Rohingya Muslims by government forces. In other images from the Asia-Pacific region this week, Kashmiri Muslims offer ...
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