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Indonesian businesses join jab drive
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 15/03/2021
» More than 9,000 private companies in Indonesia are gearing up to inoculate their employees and their family members in a bid to revive productivity that has been severely curtailed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Indonesia's child bride problem
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 02/11/2020
» With proper sex education almost nonexistent, Indonesia's battle to reduce its high number of underage marriages resulting from unwanted teen pregnancies could be in vain, jeopardising a chance to seize the potential of its demographic dividend.
Indonesia on the mend
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 15/06/2020
» Indonesia is moving to reopen its economy even as coronavirus infections continue to surge and Surabaya, the country's second-largest city, has emerged as a new hotspot.
Change on the itinerary
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 18/05/2020
» Indonesia is bracing for a new normal in the tourism industry as it lays the groundwork for a post-Covid revival by next year.
Bumpy ride for Gojek
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 27/04/2020
» The Indonesian do-it-all app Gojek is set to feel the pinch of the coronavirus pandemic even more as the semi-lockdown of Jakarta has been extended until May 22. But while its core motorcycle taxi service is shut down, deliveries of food and other services are on the rise.
Every drop counts
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 25/11/2019
» Residents of Claket village in Mojokerto district of East Java are facing an uncertain future that could include an absolute water scarcity by 2040. That has spurred them to act and they are now looking ahead with more optimism.
Palm oil perseverance
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 04/03/2019
» Palm oil producers in Indonesia are undeterred by the growing consumer backlash closer to home in Asia against the commodity, which has long had a negative image in Europe where it is seen as a major cause of environmental destruction and deforestation.