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Clamor grows for ending trafficking, slavery on the seas

On June 5 this year, two sailors — Reynalfi, 22, and Andri Juniansyah, 30 — jumped off Chinese-flagged ...

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Post-COVID-19 recovery must pave way to sustainable world

The lingering COVID-19 pandemic has caused serious damage, socially and economically, around the world. As of June ...

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Indonesian regions brace for reopening of tourism attractions

The spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has brought the tourism sector to a screeching halt, resulting ...

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COVID-19 shifts tourism focus to safe, responsible travel

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has brought the world to a standstill, with people around the globe confined ...

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Police, military roped in to edify public on new normal protocols

After imposing large-scale social distancing (PSBB) measures for less than two months, the Indonesian government has ...

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Indonesia strongly opposes Israeli annexation plan of West Bank

Israel’s lust for more Arab land seems endless. They have occupied and colonized most of Palestinian land and ...

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Indonesia braces for extreme dry season amid COVID-19

As it battles the coronavirus pandemic, Indonesia, which is currently entering the dry season, is bracing for a ...

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Indonesians asked to prepare for new normal

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has asked Indonesians, and businesses entities in particular, to prepare to coexist ...

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Staying apart may bring us closer to flattening COVID-19 curve

The coronavirus pandemic is changing how Idul Fitri festivities take place in Indonesia this year, with the rising ...

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Indonesian media outlets need help to survive COVID-19

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has become a global disaster that causes serious implications to public health and ...

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Indonesia aims for self-reliance in medical devices, products

The novel coronavirus disease, or COVID-19, has infected 17,025 Indonesians so far, with the number of dead reaching ...

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Rejecting to help Rohingya akin to rejecting ASEAN community

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has again placed the Rohingya under the media spotlight, as several ASEAN ...

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Indonesia continues war against drugs amid COVID-19 battle

Indonesia is currently battling two fronts: the spread of the novel coronavirus disease and the trafficking of drugs, ...

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Indonesia in urgent need of law on personal data protection

Many Indonesians have shown a preference for online shopping ever since the Indonesian Government imposed large-scale ...

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Indonesia demands China's accountability for boat abuse

The horrific news on three Indonesian sailors on board of two Chinese fishing vessels who died in December 2019 and ...

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Unraveling truth behind Indonesian seafarers' deaths on Chinese boats

The deaths of four Indonesian seafarers working for Chinese fishing vessels, of which three were buried at sea, comes ...

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Komodo National Park, Labuan Bajo deserted amid COVID-19 outbreak

Marcia Stephanie, owner of iDive Komodo diving operator, sent her employees home, as her business lost customers ...

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Indonesia's tourism industry projected to rebound in 2021

The tourism industry in several countries, including Indonesia, has been seriously crippled by the novel coronavirus ...

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Omnibus bill on job creation: game changer for whom?

When the House of Representatives’ legislation body started a hearing session on the omnibus bill on job ...

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Solidarity crucial as corona crisis looms over world of work

This year, with communities across the globe battling the coronavirus pandemic, the International Labour Day is being ...