#state of emergency

Collection of state of emergency news, found 214 news.

Turkish authorities investigating 10,000 social media users

Turkish authorities are investigating some 10,000 people on suspicion of using social media to support terrorism, the ...

Yearender - Indonesia successfully fights forest fires in 2016

Many inhabitants of Riau Province have a fleeting sense of relief since, for the first time in the past 18 years, they ...

Sting reopens Paris Bataclan hall on anniversary of militant attack

Rock star Sting headlined a concert in Paris Bataclan music hall on Saturday to mark the venues reopening a year after ...

Gorontalo declares flood emergency

The Gorontalo authorities have declared a state of emergency on Wednesday after floods hit nine sub-districts. The ...

Turkey arrests novelist for ties to kurdish militants: Media

A Turkish court arrested prize-winning novelist Asli Erdogan over alleged links to Kurdish militants, the Haberturk ...

Media has important role in handling natural disasters: Minister Khofifah

Indonesian Minister of Social Affairs Khofifah Indar Parawansa believes that the media has a crucial role in handling ...

Preventing migrant workers from becoming drug couriers

Last year, the South China Morning Post had reported that Hong Kongs triad was targeting Indonesian migrant workers to ...

Turkey's Erdogan orders closure of more schools, extends detention period

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has ordered the closure of more than 1,000 private schools and extended the ...

Police arrest six child abuse suspects

The Batulicin Police have arrested two of the six child abuse suspects, who had inflicted stab wounds and sharp force ...

Indonesian Cyber Agency to curb rampant cyber attacks

Lacking adequate cyber security, Indonesia is in a state of emergency following increasing incidents of cyber attacks ...

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 ...

Rapists-cum-murderers deserve harsh punishment

More and more horrific and brutal rape-cum-murders have been reported across the country lately even as the public and ...

Character education begins at home

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

Indonesia likely to carry out third wave of executions this year

Drug trafficking has become Enemy Number One of Indonesia, as some 30 to 50 people, mostly young men, die of drug ...

Drugs among four major threats facing Indonesia: Minister

The Indonesian nation is now facing four major threats, and narcotics is one of them, Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo ...