The haze which is allegedly caused by forest and land fires in Riau is also wreaking havoc in South Sumatra. After three days of intense haze invading their home, Ngadirun (34) and Ita Septiana’s (27), 4-month-old baby became very sick. Elsa Pitaloka caught a cold, cough and flatulence. And on Sunday, September 15, in the morning, Elsa was rushed by […]
An Indonesian woman married to a Malaysian has been accused of human trafficking, a crime she did not commit, says her family who pleaded with the authorities to get her out of jail in Malaysia. Supinah (43) is now involved in legal issues in Malaysia. She came to Malaysia as an Indonesian citizen working abroad […]
A woman hired a hitman to eliminate a husband and his son who were opposed to the sale of a house to allow her to settle a billion Rupiah debt. While in another case in Singapore, a man went on the Dark Web to hire a hitman to murder a boyfriend of his former lover […]
Former Indonesian President Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie who is well-known among Singaporean politicians for his remarks on Singapore being ‘the red dot’, is still recuperating in hospital. Better known as BJ Habibie, he was in intensive care at the Gatot Soebroto Army Central Hospital where he is still recuperating. Many personalities in Indonesia are conveying messages […]
Reports say China is in the frontline for investment prospects in Indonesian President Joko (Jokowi) Widodo’s push for the establishment of a new capital city in Kalimantan, Borneo. In early September, the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs, Luhut Binsar Panjaitan, said China was interested in investing in the public transportation sector in the new capital […]
Five state universities are collaborating to develop a national electric car known as Molina in a bid to spearhead a new era in Indonesia. Minister of Research Technology and Higher Education Mohamad Nasir said the University of Indonesia (UI), Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), Gajah Mada University (UGM), Sebelas Maret University (UNS) and the Sepuluh November Technology Institute (ITS) […]
The relocation of the capital of Indonesia to Borneo Island is a hot topic in the country with many attacking the President and his government for the move. But the latter is also getting support from various groups saying it is perfectly legal to move the capital city, as long as the Parliament in Indonesia […]
Indonesian police on Wednesday said a human rights lawyer spread information on Twitter that incited violent protests in the restive Papua region. The country’s police also said foreign entities – but did not name any – were meddling in the violent protests in Papua. According to Japan Times, East Java police chief Luki Hermawan said Veronica Koman, […]
The Indonesian government has been pushing to develop new tourist zones with the ‘halal tourism’ concept to attract foreign visitors to islands besides Bali. The idea to push for “halal tourism” is to attract Muslim tourists from abroad, but, in some areas of the country, those plans have led to clashes and demonstrations. There are fears halal tourism […]
