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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 9, 2020
IS-linked couple go on trial over bid to kill Indonesian minister
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JAKARTA: A couple with links to Islamic State went on trial in Indonesia Thursday for a failed assassination attempt last year on the country’s former chief security minister, with the pair facing a possible death sentence if convicted. The Jakarta hearing was held by video conference due to coronavirus concerns as lawyers and judges wearing
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 7, 2020
Indonesian capital Jakarta to close schools, workplaces to curb coronavirus outbreak
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JAKARTA: Authorities in the Indonesian capital Jakarta will impose large-scale social restrictions including closures of schools and workplaces to curb the spread of the new coronavirus in the hardest hit area of the country. President Joko Widodo has sought to limit transmission of the highly contagious COVID-19 respiratory disease through social-distancing policies but has resisted
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 5, 2020
‘There must not be more victims’: Indonesian volunteers and businesses unite to produce protective gear
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JAKARTA: When a 34-year-old doctor with COVID-19 passed away in Indonesia about two weeks ago, many were taken by surprise that a young adult had succumbed to the disease. The death came as a shocking news to Bandung installation artist Bagus Pandega, as the doctor was his high school friend. Advertisement Advertisement Mr Pandega decided to produce face
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 1, 2020
The 79-year-old Indonesian doctor on the frontline of COVID-19
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JAKARTA: When Dr Handoko Gunawan took a look at his patient’s lung X-ray, he immediately suspected he was dealing with a COVID-19 case. The X-ray image showed what he described as infiltration shadow with ground-glass opacity in both lungs, and the patient was battling a high fever, dry cough, low blood cell count and low lymphocyte
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 31, 2020
Indonesian President Jokowi announces large-scale social restriction and emergency status to curb COVID-19
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JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday (Mar 31) that he has signed the regulations needed for cities and provinces to enforce what the government described as “large-scale social restrictions” amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The president said he signed a government regulation on “Large-Scale Social Restrictions” and a presidential decree on “Public Health Emergency
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 26, 2020
Indonesian man fined after not reporting carrying more than S$3 million in and out of Singapore
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SINGAPORE: An Indonesian man was fined after failing to declare a total of more than S$3,160,000 as he travelled in and out of Singapore, the police said in a news release on Thursday (Mar 26). Hengky, 39, was convicted and fined S$30,000 on Wednesday for failing to report cross border movement of cash between Mar 13, 2018
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 26, 2020
‘We are worried,’ say Indonesian healthcare workers as COVID-19 takes toll on medical system
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JAKARTA: On Saturday (Mar 21), Dr Djoko Judodjoko breathed his last in a Jakarta hospital. The 70-year-old, who had underlying health conditions, was treated for COVID-19 earlier. Advertisement Advertisement He was one of the seven doctors nationwide who contracted coronavirus and eventually passed away, according to the Indonesian Medical Association. More than 40 healthcare workers are currently being
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 23, 2020
From athlete’s village to hotel, Indonesian government prepares makeshift facilities for COVID-19
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JAKARTA: Buildings in Indonesia are being converted to makeshift facilities for the COVID-19 pandemic, as the government scrambles to deal with a growing number of cases. On Monday (Mar 23), President Joko Widodo visited Jakarta’s 2018 Asian Games Athlete’s Village in Kemayoran, which has been turned into an emergency makeshift hospital to treat COVID-19 patients. Advertisement Advertisement Speaking
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 19, 2020
Indonesian president wants COVID-19 testing to be ramped up
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JAKARTA: Indonesia needs to immediately widen its testing for COVID-19 to ensure detection of more infections, President Joko Widodo said on Thursday (Mar 19). “I ask that the number of testing kits and the number of test centres are increased and we get more hospitals involved,” he said. Advertisement Advertisement On Wednesday, the Southeast Asian nation
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
COVID-19: Concerns among some Indonesian hospitals over availability of medical equipment
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JAKARTA: As fears of COVID-19 grow in Indonesia, some hospitals said they do not have sufficient medical equipment to deal with the situation should an outbreak occur. Dr Edi Gunawan, the director of a regional public health facility Dr Zubir Mahmud Hospital in Indonesia’s westernmost province Aceh, told CNA that the hospital’s stock of surgical
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 5, 2020
Indonesian surgical mask manufacturers raise production amid COVID-19 fears
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JAKARTA: Surgical mask manufacturers in Indonesia are ramping up production to cope with rising demand as the country reported its first two cases of COVID-19, but they may soon face a shortage of raw materials. Indonesian Medical Equipment Association’s executive director Ahyahudin Sodri told CNA that there are seven major surgical mask manufacturers in Indonesia. “These companies have increased
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 5, 2020
Maid in Singapore supported Islamic State and Indonesian affiliate, jailed for financing terrorism
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SINGAPORE: An Indonesian woman working as a maid in Singapore supported the terrorist group Islamic State and its Indonesian-based affiliate, Jemaah Anshaut Daulah (JAD), uploading videos of bombings and killings to social media and donating money to the cause. Anindia Afiyantari, 32, was jailed for two years on Thursday (Mar 5) for three counts of
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 4, 2020
Experts and politicians call for Indonesian government to intensify efforts to detect COVID-19
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JAKARTA: The Indonesian government has been urged to step up efforts to detect and handle COVID-19, as the country reported its first two confirmed cases this week. Medical professionals and politicians said on Wednesday (Mar 4) that the government needs to do more and act swiftly, judging by the fact that coronavirus has infected 90,000 people
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