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22/03/2021

Nawal El Saadawi, Egyptian author and women’s rights icon, dies.

World-renowned Egyptian author Nawal El Saadawi, an outspoken champion of women’s rights in the Arab world, has died at the age of 89, her family said. El Saadawi passed away in a Cairo hospital after suffering a long illness, her daughter, Mona Helmy, said on Sunday (21/3).
El Saadawi was known as a defender of women's rights and fought strongly against the widespread practice of female ge***al mutation.

The prolific writer was a leading feminist who revolutionised discussions on gender in deeply conservative societies. Born in the village of Kafir Tahla in 1931, El Saadawi rose to prominence in 1972 with her taboo-breaking book, “Women and Sex”. The book was banned in Egypt for nearly two decades, but she shot to fame with her widely translated novel Women at Point Zero in 1975.

20/03/2021

Japan hit by tsunami waves after magnitude 7.2 earthquake.

Waves of up to 1 meter have hit parts of Japan's coast following a 7.2 magnitude earthquake near the Miyagi prefecture on Saturday (20/3). Authorities issued a tsunami warning for Japan after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Miyagi prefecture.

The first tsunami waves of up to 1 meter (3.2 feet) hit land shortly after the earthquake, local NHK television channel reported. Officials said there were no immediate reports of injury or major damage. At least 200 households were left without electricity.

19/03/2021

Indonesia demands transparency from England health authorities.

The government of Indonesia demands clarification and transparency from england health authorities after the Indonesia team was forced to walk out from all England 2021 tournaments due to one of the passengers in-flight to England tested positive covid 19.

Minister of youth and sport, Zainudin Amali said that the government understood the rules applied in the UK. But, he questioned the different treatment given to the Indonesia team than others.

20 from 24 Indonesian delegations to All England received information from National Health Service (NHS) to self-isolation immediately 10 days approximately.

The outcome from this statement was all Indonesian players cannot continue the match.

06/03/2021

Lebanon protests escalate as currency dives.

Hundreds of people have taken to the streets in cities across Lebanon amid escalating protests as the country faces a collapse in its currency.
Protesters blocked roads with burning tyres and dumpsters across Lebanon on Tuesday (2/3) after the currency tumbled to a new low in a financial meltdown that has fueled poverty.

Crushed under a mountain of debt, Lebanon is grappling with a financial crisis that has wiped out jobs, raised warnings of growing hunger and locked people out of their bank deposits. The collapse of the Lebanese pound, which fell to 10,000 to the dollar has slashed about 84% of its value in a country relying heavily on imports. The decline was the last straw for many who have seen prices of consumer goods such as diapers or cereals nearly triple since the crisis erupted.

05/03/2021

Demonstrations in Myanmar are getting out of hand, Indonesian citizens must remain vigilant.

The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Myanmar urged Indonesian citizens in Myanmar to remain calm and stay at their homes. This is because the government has set Alert II status to follow the latest developments and situations in Myanmar.

Many victims fell as a result of the protests which are currently heating up due to a military coup by his government. Currently, Myanmar's leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is detained by the local military who accuse that there was some untruth in the elections that took place some time ago.

04/03/2021

Covid-19 cure rate in Indonesia reaches 83.5%.

Based on the Covid-19 handling task force, the total recovery from Covid-19 reached 1,169,916 as of Wednesday.

Jakarta also recorded the highest tally of recoveries at 330,949, followed by West Java with 178,213, East Java 118,207, Central Java 108,110, and South Sulawesi 52,364. The achievement of this cumulative figure is after the addition of 11,000 daily recovered patients.

Meanwhile, vaccinations continue to be carried out for the Indonesian people, in order to provide endurance and reduce the spread of covid-19.

25/02/2021

TVRI President Director Iman Brotoseno met with Ambassador Essam bin Abed Al-Thaqafi of Saudi Arabia on Thursday (25/2) in Jakarta.

During the meeting, President Director Iman Brotoseno conveyed TVRI's readiness to explore media cooperation between Indonesia and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Ambassador Althagafi welcomed the offer, he hopes the media cooperation between the two countries could be put into realization shortly.

22/02/2021

Perseverance, NASA's greatest robot to carry out missions on Mars.

Perseverance successfully landed in the Jezero crater area, north of the mars equator called Isidis Planitia. The main mission of this robot is to find water and signs of life on Mars.

To land on Mars, Perseverance must descend at a speed of 20,000 km/h from space. And also perseverance carrying Ingenuity, a helicopter specially designed to explore Mars.

17/02/2021

Thousands Rally Against Myanmar Military Build Up.

Thousands of anti-coup protesters took to the streets of Myanmar on Wednesday (Feb 17) to protest against the military coup despite a build-up of troops and fears of violence escalating.

Demonstrators rallied in Yangon, the nation's biggest city, with protesters blockading roads with vehicles to stop troops from moving through the area. UN officers feared the situation was spiraling out of control and violence could ensue in the city.

15/02/2021

U.S Calls ASEAN to Join Sanctions on Myanmar Military

U.S President Joe Biden calls leaders of ASEAN countries to join forces to impose tough sanctions on the Myanmar military.

Speaking to a journalist on Wednesday (10/2), Biden said, the US has concerns about the growing democratic crisis in Myanmar. He added that although the impact of the United States on Myanmar is not too big, sanctions from allies of the USA are something that can be considered.

10/02/2021

Khabib Nurmagomedov to join FC in his MMA retirement.

World-renowned Khabib Nurmagomedov explained, as a football fan from a long time ago, he had the desire to join his dream clubs, Real Madrid and Juventus.

The former MMA fighter is very serious, he has also communicated with Cristiano Ronaldo and Naser Al-Khelaifi, the President of PSG to make his wishes come true. In his retirement, Khabib spent some of his free time on the soccer field with friends and recently visited the Spartak Moscow club's training ground.

08/02/2021

Again, the Governor of DKI Jakarta orders the extension of the Jakarta PPKM until February 22, 2021

The Governor of DKI Jakarta, Anies Baswedan on Monday (8/2) order to extend the PPKM period until February, 22, 2021 to reduce the transmission of the Covid-19 virus.

The extension of the PPKM is also based on Instruction of the Minister of Home Affairs concerning the application of micro-based PPKM and the establishment of a Covid-19 handling post at the village and sub-district levels.

08/02/2021

Massive demonstrators from all over Yangon gathered and headed to Sule Pagoda in downtown Yangon on Sunday (7/2). They salute three fingers, like the "The Hunger Games" movie which has become a symbol of protest against the coup.

The driver honked and the passenger held up a photo of Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi. Internet access was finally reopened, after being blocked by the Myanmar military to submerge the coup protests against Aung San Suu Kyi.

06/02/2021

Jakarta Governor named among 21 World ‘Heroes’ for Sustainable Mobility

Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan, has been recognised as one of the 21 Heroes of 2021 by the Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI). Anies came 17th on the list, among a number of world figures, including Tesla chief, Elon Musk.

TUMI wrote of Anies’ achievements include building 63 kilometres of bicycle paths to create intermodal integration and moving to launch an electric bus as an effort to reduce air pollution in Jakarta.
In his response, Governor Anies expressed his gratitude, saying the achievement was the result of a joint work with all levels of the city government and collaboration with various parties.

06/02/2021

Indonesian wonderkid Bagus Kahfi joins European Football Club

Amiruddin Bagus Kahfi Alfikri officially joined FC Utrecht, one of the elite teams in the Netherlands, after signing a contract on Friday (5/2). Bagus has signed a contract that lasts until mid-2022 at the Galgenwaard Stadium with an option to extend for a further two more years.

Bagus will be playing for the FC Utrecht U-19 team first before joining the senior team and work his way up into the first team.

The 19-year old Bagus, who had made appearances for the Indonesia U-16 and U-19 national teams, became the third Indonesia international to join an European club, following Egy Maulana Vikri at Poland’s Lechia Gdansk and Witan Sulaeman at Serbia’s FK Radnik Surdulica.

06/02/2021

Elon Musk, back on Twitter, turns his attention to Cryptocurrencies

With his social media prognostications about Bitcoin or GameStop, The Tesla chief has been venturing further away from his own businesses and becoming more like a Wall Street heavyweight who can move markets with just a few words.

Musk, who has 45.2 million followers on Twitter, has been highly engaged in the recent retail trading frenzy, tweeting about specific companies and cryptocurrencies and helping send their prices soaring.
Cryptocurrency Dogecoin surged more than 60 percent on Thursday after billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk tweeted about it, two days after he said he was to take a break from Twitter “for a while”.
Shares in GameStop, Etsy and CD Projekt have jumped following comments about them on his Twitter account. Some of these stocks had been heavily shorted.

05/02/2021

Australia to keep quarantine beyond vaccine rollout.

Australia would keep a mandatory two-week quarantine for all overseas visitors, even as vaccinations are rolled out across the country and the world.

Chief medical officer Paul Kelly said on Friday (5/2), at the moment, the two-week quarantine in hotels as has been so successful up till now, will remain regardless of vaccination.
A few thousand short-term visitors now enter the country every month, down from more than one million before the pandemic began.

Australia has almost no current cases of community transmission and expects to begin vaccinations this month.

05/02/2021

Malaysian PM, Jokowi’s First State Guest in 2021

President Joko Widodo welcomed Malaysian PM Muhyiddin Yassin with an official ceremony at the presidential palace, Istana Merdeka on Friday (5/2). President Jokowi was also accompanied by Foreign Minister, Retno Marsudi and State Secretariat Minister, Pratikno.

PM Muhyiddin Yassin is the first foreign leader to meet President Jokowi this year. For the Malaysian leader, this is his first overseas trip since assuming office in March last year.

05/02/2021

Myanmar military frees 400 people detained in coup, Suu Kyi remains under house arrest.

The Myanmar military has released about 400 people, including formerly ruling party lawmakers, and has ordered them to go home, lawmakers from the party said Wednesday.
Meanwhile senior officials of the National League for Democracy, including party leader Aung San Suu Kyi, apparently remain under house arrest following Monday's coup.

When the military seized power, many NLD lawmakers were in the capital Naypyitaw ahead of a new session of the 664-seat bicameral parliament that was to convene later in the day. The NLD won 396 seats in a November general election

05/02/2021

Chinese police break up group selling fake vaccines to other countries

Police arrested more than 80 suspected members of a criminal group that was manufacturing and selling fake COVID-19 vaccines - including to other countries.

According to state media, the group has been active since last September and the false jabs were being sold in China and abroad.

04/02/2021

Elon Musk's Space-X Rocket Explodes During Test Flight.

During the test at the space-x facility, Boca Chica, Texas on Tuesday (2/2), the SN-9 rocket crashed into the ground and exploded. The SN-9 rocket was testing a new aerodynamic flap and trying out the 'Belly Flop' maneuver. Despite its bad luck, Space-X sees that as an an improvement. A new type (SN10 rocket) has been prepared and ready to be tested again.

03/02/2021

Saudi Arabia bans entry for Indonesian citizens following high level of COVID-19.

The Saudi Arabian government has officially imposed a ban on entry for 20 countries, including Indonesia, following the increasingly high spread of COVID-19.

The Indonesian Embassy in Riyadh confirmed the information, adding that the entry ban does not apply to diplomats, health practitioners, and their families. The ban will take effect on Wednesday, February 3, 2021.
The Embassy appealed to all Indonesian citizens residing in Saudi Arabia or outside to adjust their travel plans with this new policy.

03/02/2021

Viral!! Myanmar’s fitness instructor unwittingly films video as military takeover unfolds

Khing Hnin Wai, an aerobics teacher regularly films her aerobics videos on the empty roads of Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw. She posted her exercise video to Facebook on Monday morning (1/2), trying to show to her followers it was just a routine dance workout.

But in the background, a convoy of armoured cars can be seen streaming by, suggesting all is not as it seems.
She was unaware of the gravity of events unfolding around her when Myanmar's army was in the process of a military coup,detaining Aung San Suu Kyi and other democratically elected leaders from her party. The video has gone viral since then.

03/02/2021

Five children and a man are killed in a shooting in Muskogee, Oklahoma.

A shooting at a home in eastern Oklahoma has left five children and a man dead, and a woman hospitalized with serious injuries.

A suspect -- a 25-year-old man -- was taken into custody after someone called 911 about the shooting early Tuesday in Muskogee, police spokeswoman Lynn Hamlin said.
Police did not immediately release the names and ages of the victims, or information about a motive.
But investigators believe the victims were a family, and that the suspect lived with them, Hamlin said. She said she did not know whether the suspect was related to the victims.

02/02/2021

ASEAN voices split over Myanmar military coup.

ASEAN member states have issued statements over a spectrum of concerns in response to the military in Myanmar amid heightened concerns of democratic backsliding in the Southeast Asia region.

Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore have expressed concerns over the recent political situation in Myanmar. Indonesia, the largest democracy and the de facto leader in Southeast Asia, has called for all parties in Myanmar to exercise self-restraint and put forth dialogue in finding solutions.

Meanwhile other ASEAN members, Cambodia, Thailand, and the Philippines prefer not to comment on the political situation in Myanmar. Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon on Monday (1/2) called the military takeover in neighbouring Myanmar an internal matter of the neighbouring country.

02/02/2021

Indonesia detains British woman on terror suspect list.

Indonesia has detained a British woman named in a list of global terror suspects and plans to deport her for visa violations,authorities told AFP.

Tazneen Miriam Sailar once married to a Indonesian muslim, is not charged with terror offenses, but she and her late husband are on a police list of suspected domestic and foreign extremists.

Sailar, 47, and her 10-year-old Indonesia born son, were being held in Jakarta after they were picked up last year on allegations she didn't have documents to remain in the Southeast Asian nation. Indonesia’s counter-terror squad questioned Sailar but no charges were filed, her lawyer said.

01/02/2021

Aung San Suu Kyi calls for Myanmar protests in wake of coup

Myanmar's National League for Democracy (NLD) party says its leader Aung San Suu Kyi calls on the public not to accept a coup by the military and urges them to protest.

The statement, released on the page of its party head, Aung San Suu Kyi, said the military's actions were unjustified and went against the constitution and the will of voters.It was not possible to confirm who posted the statement as NLD members were not answering phone calls.

Myanmar military television said that the military was taking control of the country for one year, while reports said many of the country’s senior politicians including Aung San Suu Kyi had been detained.

01/02/2021

Myanmar military takes control of the country after detaining Aung San Suu Kyi.

The Myanmar military took over after detaining de facto Aung San Suu Kyi and other politicians on Monday (1/2). This was argued when the National League of Democracy (NLD) won 83% of the vote during the last November 8 elections.

The coup came after tensions rose between the civilian government and the military following a disputed election. In the end, the Myanmar military announced that it was a 1-year state of emergency.

31/01/2021

Jokowi orders a two-weeks extension of PPKM in Java and Bali.

President Joko Widodo ordered the provinces of Java and Bali to extend the implementation of PPKM for two weeks, starting from January 26 to February 8.

President Jokowi said that PPKM prevailed not running effectively because there was still a massive community movement. The Head of State also explained that in several provinces the level of community mobility was still massive, resulting in the number of Covid-19 cases continued to increase.

29/01/2021

Joe Biden removes the "Muslim Ban" policy.

President-elect of the USA, Joe Biden, abolished the policies during the presidency of Donald Trump regarding the prohibition of the entry of Muslims to enter America. All Muslims in America welcome Biden's termination of Muslim bans.

In keeping with his promise that on the first day of his presidency, Joe Biden will remove the policy that discriminates against Muslim people.

29/01/2021

Indonesia ranks 3rd in medical personnel mortality.

Based on the comparison of statistical testing and population, the mortality of medical and health personnel in Indonesia is in the top 3. The mitigation team for the Executive Board of the Indonesian Doctors' Association on Wednesday (27/1) said the death rate for medical personnel in Indonesia was the highest in Asia.

Throughout December, there have been 53 cases of health worker deaths.

29/01/2021

Britain’s official death toll in the coronavirus pandemic passed 100,000 on Tuesday, a dreaded milestone reached as the government considered imposing hotel quarantines on international travelers to stop new virus variants reaching the country.

The government said 100,162 people have died in the pandemic after testing positive for the virus, including 1,631 new deaths reported Tuesday.

“it is hard to compute the sorrow contained in that grim statistic,” a somber Prime Minister Boris Johnson said. “The years of life lost, the family gatherings not attended and, for so many relatives, the missed chance even to say goodbye.”

28/01/2021

WHO : New Variant Strain of COVID-19 Virus Has Spread to 70 Countries.

World Health Organization (WHO) says, a new variant strain of SARS-CoV-2 was discribed for the first time in Britain on January 25, 2021.

The new variant of virus known as VOC 202012/01 seems to be more contagious than the previous type, and it has now spread to 70 countries.

28/01/2021

Locals Flee as Mt Merapi Spouts Massive Ash Column Again

Villagers from Kalitengah Lor and Kalitengah Kidul on the Mount Merapi slope in Sleman, Yogyakarta, fled their homes as the mountain shot out a massive ash cloud on Wednesday (27/1)

Officials reported that Mount Merapi has ejected clouds of hot ash 14 times in a single day. The clouds had a maximum gliding distance of 1,500 meter southwestward, or in the upstream direction of Boyong and Krasak River.

27/01/2021

BWF World Tour Finals, Ahsan/Hendra beat Russia representatives

Ahsan/Hendra made a good start in the opening match of Group B of the BWF World Tour Finals, Bangkok, on Wednesday (27/1) after defeating representatives from Russia, Vladimir Ivanov / Ivan Sozonov with a tight score 21-18, 15-21, 21-17.

27/01/2021

Indonesia First in ASEAN to Record 1 Million COVID-19 Cases

Indonesia becomes the first country in Southeast Asia to record over 1 million cases, an undesired milestone in its struggle against COVID-19 since the pandemic hit the ASEAN region in March 2020.

27/01/2021

Listyo Sigit Prabowo Sworn in as National Police Chief

President Jokowi inaugurated Commissioner General Listyo Sigit Prabowo as Chief of the Indonesian National Police, replacing General Idham Aziz who retires on February.

The inauguration ceremony was held at the State Palace on Wednesday (27/1).

27/01/2021

President Jokowi Receives Second Covid-19 Vaccine Shot

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has received the second Sinovac's Covid-19 vaccine injection on Wednesday (27/1).

The President is part of the first group receiving the Covavac vaccine, developed by China's biopharmaceutical firm Sinovac Biotech.

27/01/2021

Government ensures all Indonesian citizens abroad to receive vaccination

Indonesia Foreign Minister, Retno Marsudi says the vaccination procedure for all Indonesian citizens abroad will refer to the policy set by each foreign government. The Minister explained during a hearing with member of Commision 1 of the National Parliament on Tuesday (26/1).

She said according to the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation, governments of all nations must provide vaccinations to foreign nationals especially those categorized on the priority list.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been in communications with all foreign governments on this regard. Minister Retno added that some Indonesian citizens, including Indonesian diplomats abroad have been vaccinated.

26/01/2021

Indonesia captures Malaysian-flagged vessels alleged for illegal fishing within its territory

An officer from the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries said the Ministry has captured two Malaysian-flagged vessels allegedly fishing within Indonesia’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the Malacca Strait on Tuesday (26/1).

The Ministry also seized one Indonesian vessel caught using trawl nets.

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