Indonesia

Covid-ravaged Indonesia bars entry to foreigners

Church, WHO say strengthening restrictions is necessary to curb infections despite protests over financial hardship

Indonesian nuns do their bit amid Covid-19 surge

Sisters offer their formation house as an isolation center to ease pressure on overstretched hospitals

Indonesia now has world's highest Covid death rate

Daily fatalities hit at least 1,200 amid a skyrocketing surge in coronavirus cases in recent weeks

Solidarity takes over amid Indonesia's Covid-19 crisis

Parish's initiatives encourage different elements of society to get involved in helping the needy

Indonesians gather for Eid al-Adha despite virus surge

President Joko Widodo appeals to Muslims to pray at home to mark Eid rather than risk infection at public gatherings

Indonesia becomes Asia's Covid epicenter

The Southeast Asian country has overtaken India in terms of daily cases as the infectious Delta variant runs riot

Covid-19 kills more than 500 Indonesian doctors

Experts claim exhaustion through overwork is lowering immune levels in vaccinated physicians

Rights groups concerned over renewal of Papua autonomy law

CIVICUS and TAPOL say the law's extension will damage decentralization and autonomy in the restive region

Nine dead after boats capsize in Indonesian storm

The storm inundated nearly 50 villages on land, destroying homes and other buildings with nearly 15,000 residents affected

Indonesia overtakes India as Asia's Covid-19 epicenter

Jakarta Archdiocese calls for 'spirituality of hope' as country records highest daily infection tally since pandemic began

Indonesian police 'arrest, beat' Papuan protesters

At least 23 are held for staging a rally against extending special autonomy status in Papua

Indonesian doctor faces jail for denying Covid-19 exists

Medic claims deaths are a result of patients being given too much medication

India becomes unapologetically Hindu under PM Modi

Security tight in Indian Kashmir for 'black day' anniversary

Abducted priest, catechist released in Myanmar's Chin state

Vietnamese priests renew pastoral life amid pandemic

Pakistani Christians call for peaceful Muharram

Philippine island struggles to bury Covid victims