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Indonesia's Asean chair faces challenges

Over the course of 25 years of democratic transformation that followed the Suharto era, whenever Indonesia served as the Asean chair, new ideas and plans seemed to mushroom.

Bangkok Post · Jan 2, 2023

Indonesia lifts all COVID curbs, shifts to endemic approach

Almost three years after officials announced the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Indonesia, the country’s leader says they are lifting all coronavirus-related restrictions nationwide

The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2022

Indonesia lifts remaining COVID restrictions - president

Indonesia on Friday removed all remaining measures to control the spread of COVID-19 effective immediately, since most of the country's population already has antibodies against the disease, President Joko Widodo said.

Reuters · Dec 30, 2022

Xi Jinping's reelection may help Indonesian economy, but protests may worsen anti-Chinese sentiments

Chinese President Xi Jinping has been reelected as the Secretary General of China Communist Party (CCP), making him secure an unprecedented third term as the country’s leader.

The Conversation · Dec 13, 2022

Indonesia passes law outlawing sex outside of marriage as part of sweeping changes to criminal code

The new criminal code must be signed by the president and it may take three years to come fully into force

Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2022

Indonesia criminalizes adultery, but the law may take up to 3 years to take effect

Indonesia's penal code had languished for decades while legislators in the world's biggest Muslim-majority nation struggled with how to adapt its native culture and norms to the criminal code.

WEKU · Dec 6, 2022

Adultery a punishable offense in Indonesia's criminal code

Indonesia’s Parliament has passed a long-awaited and controversial revision of its penal code that criminalizes extramarital sex

The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2022

Indonesia takes 2023 Asean chair

Indonesia's 2023 chairmanship for Asean officially started earlier this month as Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen symbolically handed over the hammer to Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Phnom Penh.

Bangkok Post · Nov 30, 2022

Indonesia proposes 30% budget top-up for construction of new capital

JAKARTA: Indonesia's public works ministry on Monday proposed around 12.7 trillion rupiah ($807.68 million) in extra funds over the next two years to speed up construction of the country's new capital city on Borneo island.

Bangkok Post · Nov 28, 2022

China hustles on Summit sidelines to challenge US trade deals

When Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo sat together last week to watch a trial run of a new China-backed high-speed railway, it was a clear sign of their expanding economic involvement. “Begin,” was the command they gave, as the train pulled out of a Bandung…

Tribune News Service · Nov 25, 2022