#alarming

Collection of alarming news, found 283 news.

Indonesia govt calls on fishermen to avoid Malaysia-Philippines border waters

Indonesias Consul General to Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, has called on its fishermen to avoid Sabah waters near the ...

Govt raises excise taxes on tobacco

The government of Indonesia has raised the excise tax tariffs on tobacco. The Finance Ministers Regulation, ...

Earth Wire -- Poaching rate of Sumatran tiger remains alarming

The poaching of Sumatran tigers across the island of Sumatra for trading remains at an alarming rate, though the ...

Jakarta Bay reclamation to resume

The government has finally decided to resume the controversial Jakarta Bay reclamation project, which was suspended in ...

Police uncover online child prostitution

Police have uncovered a case of online prostitution involving underaged children being made to serve homosexuals in a ...

Saving Indonesia`s future from the drug menace

The National Narcotic Agency has taken a 16-year-old teenager into custody for possession of 256.80 grams of ...

More US babies with zika-related birth defects reported by health agency

Three more babies have been born in the United States with birth defects likely linked to Zika virus infections, while ...

Existence of ISIS alarms Indonesia: Ansyaad Mbai

Tangible counterterrorism efforts, including massive media campaigns, deradicalization, and safeguarding mosques and ...

WHO guidance on infant milk formulas gets lukewarm backing

National health officials stopped short on Friday of fully endorsing World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines to end ...

Politicians, activists laud new govt regulation on child protection

Politicians and child protection activists have lauded the issuance of Government Regulation No. 1 of 2016, which is ...

Pornography claimed to be strongest causal factor in sexual assaults

Social Affairs Minister Khofifah Indar Parawansa has identified pornography as the most dominant causal factor in ...

Character education begins at home

Character education, or the teaching of virtues, should start at home where children can learn through positive ...

Growing instances of sexual violence against children alarming: Legislator

Sexual violence against children in Indonesia has reached an alarming level and created an emergency situation that ...

Drought hits East Nusa Tenggara

A drought has parched parts of East Nusa Tenggara Province in Indonesia and is feared to cause crop failures, slow ...

East flores facing crop failure

Three sub-districts in East Flores District, East Nusa Tenggara Province, are experiencing crop failure due to a ...