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Starting, August 25 protests erupted across Indonesia and escalated into clashes between demonstrators and security forces. What began as protests over a housing allowance for members of parliament (MPs) have since been...

Between flooding in Jakarta, Indonesia, and a cyclone-turned-tropical low in Australia, March has begun with two significant weather events potentially impacting millions of people in East Asia & the Pacific. This report...

Indonesians will head to the polls on February 14 for the first round of voting in the general election. Voters will elect the president and vice president; members of the upper (Dewan Perwakilan Daerah, DPD) and lower (...

In 2019, Indonesia announced that the country would move its capital city from Jakarta to a new, yet-to-be-built city known as Nusantara. Though the government is moving ahead with the project, it is likely to continue t...

The Indonesian government's draft bill to divide up Papua into smaller provinces, if passed in mid-August, will coincide with the anniversary of another controversial law and the period when Papuans typically celebrate “...

This report analyzes a new ruling from Indonesia’s constitutional court stating that it was lawful to block the internet during periods of social unrest – a move activists and rights organizations have criticized – and o...

Vaccination rollout against the coronavirus pandemic has been sluggish in the East Asia Pacific region. Originally, the region was among the most successful in the world at implementing successful mitigation measures aga...

The Asia-Pacific region has played a central role in this year’s events and promises to be a focal point in the coming year as well. As organizations struggle with COVID-19 related restrictions, rising case numbers, and...

Protests have spread across Indonesia in response to the Omnibus Job Creation bill, passed October 5. While government officials see the bill as a step to rebuild the economy by cutting red tape and improving economic co...

Seven months have now passed since the introduction of initial COVID-related travel restrictions. OSAC has updated its interactive map with the latest entry restrictions for U.S. travelers to the Asia-Pacific region, com...

This report notes Indonesia's preventative measures to slow the spread of COVID-19, including restricting most domestic travel until the end of Ramadan. With the most deaths from COVID in the APAC region outside of China...

The CDC has issued a blanket Level 2 Travel Health Notice for Polio in parts of Africa and Asia. The notice urges enhanced safety precautions for travelers to 22 countries whose limited health systems, poor sanitation pr...

In 2019, there was a global increase in authoritarianism and nationalism as well as unprecedented civil unrest. In the Asia-Pacific region, communities and countries grappled with identity in a modern world, the spread o...

This report examines the deteriorating security situation in Indonesia's easternmost province. This summer’s protests follow a long history of protests and clashes between Papuans and the Indonesian military. Compounding...

On April 17, Indonesia will hold the largest elections in its history. Campaigning will take place through April 14, and will likely feature large (but generally peaceful) political rallies throughout the country. Althou...

Although it is a preventable disease and is quite uncommon in most of the Western world, outbreaks of diphtheria are being reported in Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Yemen.

Indonesia is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to natural disasters. Due to its location in an active seismic region known as the “Ring of Fire,” earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are a frequent occurren...

More than 20 people – including 13 assailants – were killed in a series of suicide attacks in Surabaya, Indonesia on May 13 and 14. The attacks were notable for a number of reasons, including the high death toll, the app...

Mount Agung, an active volcano on the Indonesian island of Bali, erupted on November 21 and 25, and is currently emitting significant ash. The Indonesian Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation has raised...

Indonesian authorities have observed an increase in seismic activity at Bali’s Mount Agung and have warned that the volcano could erupt at any time. The danger zone – defined as areas within a 12-km radius of the summit...