Indonesian ferry turns into a floating isolation centre for COVID-19 patients
Makassar, IndonesiaReuters A vehicle with a flashing siren and “Makassar COVID Hunter” written on the side pulls up to a ship docked at a jetty in the Indonesian port city of Makassar, and masked COVID-19 patients carrying bags board the boat. This ship, called the KM Umsini, used to ply a route ferrying up to […]
Indonesia arrests firebrand cleric’s lawyer over attacks
Jakarta, IndonesiaAP Members of Indonesia’s counterterrorism police on Tuesday arrested the lawyer of a firebrand cleric and accused him of inciting people to commit terrorist acts and of pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group, officials said. Police arrested Islam Defenders Front leader Rizieq Shihab’s lawyer, Munarman, in a raid on his house in Jakarta’s […]
Newlywed militant suspects blamed in Indonesia church attack
Updated: 10pm (AEDT) Makassar, IndonesiaAP Indonesian authorities on Monday identified a newly married couple with suspected militant links as the attackers who used a pressure cooker to blow themselves up outside a Roman Catholic cathedral during Palm Sunday Mass. The attack wounded 20 people, including four church guards, and broke windows at the church and […]
Indonesian teenager wins worldwide contest after creating comic superhero to stop bullying
A 17-year-old student from Indonesia has won the UNICEF and Comics Uniting Nations’ worldwide comic contest with her creation of a character who helps keep children and young people safe from violence in and around schools. Rajwa, also known as Cipta, is a 15-year-old who can turn her drawings into real-life objects and control them […]