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Moving to Nusantara
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 31/01/2022
» With the recent passage of the state capital bill into law, Indonesian President Joko Widodo is a step closer to cementing his ultimate infrastructure legacy.
Halal travel closer at home
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 20/07/2020
» Indonesia is gradually getting back to business with further relaxation of restrictions imposed to curb the coronavirus, but tour operators, notably those that organise Hajj trips and minor pilgrimages (umrah) to Saudi Arabia, remain closed.
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.
Something to celebrate
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 17/02/2020
» The Indonesian government has added another cultural event of its ethnic Chinese community to its official list of top attractions in a bid to lure more domestic and international tourists.
Medication muddle
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 18/03/2019
» HIV patients in Indonesia have been forced to adjust their daily medication routine because of problems with the government's medication procurement programme.
Fast track to Heaven
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 03/09/2018
» As the annual haj season in Saudi Arabia for Muslims around the world came to an end late last month, pilgrims have begun their trips home, including some 200,000 from Indonesia, who can now use the honorific title "Hajj" for men or "Hajja" for women before their names.
Family first for vulnerable children, no matter what
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 30/07/2018
» Should the state be responsible for taking care of children in vulnerable condition, orphaned or not? Many believe it has a duty in some cases, such as children who have been exposed to religious extremism and terrorism or even involved by militant parents in terrorist attacks.
Indonesian LGBT community wins respite from criminalisation
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 23/04/2018
» The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in Indonesia is breathing a sigh of relief, at least temporarily, as legislators have put on hold the passage of revisions to the Criminal Code that would criminalise gay sex along with extramarital sex.
Indonesia struggles with human trafficking networks
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 08/01/2018
» Tyas Weningsih Putri left her village in Kendal, Central Java in August 2016 to try her luck for a second time as a migrant worker in Malaysia.