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STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 21, 2021 • 4 min read

Covid-19 Indonesia hits 2 million virus cases as crisis deepens

By Agnes Anya/AFP • Jun 21, 2021
In Indonesia, Covid-19 cases continue to soar, with the country reaching 2 million cases on Monday June 21. Even more worrying is the strain on the healthcare system as hospitals are flooded with new patients, prompting fears that the crisis could spiral out of control

Feb 25, 2021 • 12 min read
Indigenous rights

Indonesia’s Dayaks grapple with Covid-19, deforestation and development

For the indigenous Dayaks on Indonesian Borneo, the Covid-19 pandemic has hit hard in a time when the group is already facing political reforms that threaten to strip them of their land, the building of a new capital city, and widespread environmental degradation
By Klas Lundström • Feb 25, 2021

Jan 11, 2021 • 4 min read
Aviation

Indonesia says located black box recorders from crashed plane

Following the deadly crash of Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500, body parts, twisted wreckage and clothing were plucked from waters off the Indonesian capital on Sunday as the location of the black boxes, key to understanding the cause of the accident, were located
By Dessy Sagita/AFP • Jan 11, 2021

Nov 09, 2020 • 8 min read
History

31 years since its fall, the Berlin Wall lives on in Jakarta

31 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, fragments of the Iron Curtain live on in a park in Jakarta. Despite more than three decades passing since they came crashing down, the artist behind the monument believes these concrete slabs still have much to teach us
By Alexi Demetriadi • Nov 09, 2020

Jun 04, 2020 • 5 min read
Plastic pollution

A blight on its environment, Indonesia strides towards zero plastic goal

Indonesia is among the world's most heavily plastic polluted nations. To tackle this, the National Plastic Action Partnership is the country's most radical plan to date, but can it be effectively implemented and at what human cost?
By Akshay Honmane • Jun 04, 2020

May 27, 2020 • 9 min read
Green cities

How did lockdown impact air quality in your Southeast Asian city?

While the global pandemic has been devastating for economies and lives across the world, it has been undeniably good for the environment. As cities across Southeast Asia have shut down, air quality has steadily and uniformly improved – that is in all but one city
By Lee Ying Shan and Alexi Demetriadi • May 27, 2020

May 27, 2020 • 6 min read
Green cities

The curious case of Jakarta: Lockdown, less traffic, but worse air quality

Lockdowns brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic have had clear positive effects on pollutions levels across Southeast Asia’s major cities. But one city, notorious for its pollution, bucks that trend. Why has Jakarta’s air quality worsened during the lockdown months?
By Alexi Demetriadi • May 27, 2020