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Deni Ghifari (The Jakarta Post) PREMIUM Jakarta   ● Thu, September 15 2022 Even with most coronavirus pandemic restrictions lifted, employees in workplaces across Indonesia have come to expect some degree of working from home (WFH), and while cybersecurity was often an afterthought, experts say that needs to change, and fast. Prama Bajaj, vice president of global marketing and strategy at CloudSEK, an India-based IT security firm, said WFH often compromised security due to how people shared devices and accessed collaboration tools like Zoom and Google Meet. “A very important factor is that the IT or the security teams were not ready. […] COVID-19 happened all of a sudden, and people were not ready for such things to take place and to manage that. So, it had to be done at a fast pace, and maybe it could not be done to the extent that it should have been,” said Bajaj. to Read Full Story SUBSCRIBE NOW Starting from IDR 55,500/month Unlimited access to … [Read more...] about Companies play cybersecurity catch-up in hybrid work settings

Nina A. Loasana (The Jakarta Post) PREMIUM Jakarta   ● Fri, September 16 2022 With the World Health Organization calling on countries to seize the opportunity to end the COVID-19 pandemic now that global figures have fallen to their lowest point since 2020, health experts are urging the government not to get complacent and enact consistent strategies to ensure the road to endemicity remains smooth and trouble-free. WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced on Wednesday that the number of newly reported COVID-19 cases had dropped dramatically, saying that the world had “never been in a better position to end the pandemic”. Newly reported cases of the disease, which has killed millions since being identified in late 2019, last week fell to the lowest level since March 2020, according to the WHO’s latest epidemiological report on COVID-19. to Read Full Story SUBSCRIBE NOW Starting from IDR 55,500/month Unlimited access to our web and app … [Read more...] about Pandemic in RI inches toward end

JP Staff (The Jakarta Post) PREMIUM Jakarta   ● Tue, September 20 2022 The film series Ip Man helped popularize Wing Chun, a Southern Chinese martial art said to be inspired by the movements of the crane and snake. Now Indonesians get the chance to learn it. During the reign of Emperor Jiaqing in the late 1700s and early 1800s, master martial artists who opposed Manchu Qing dynasty rule were hunted down. A Shaolin nun called Ng Mui fled her temple to Southern China shortly before Qing authorities burned it down to the ground. Being a master of the many fists of Shaolin, she summarized the arts and passed the condensed form down to Yim Wing Chun, the daughter of a tofu merchant who was forced to marry a local general. With the newly mastered combat system, Wing Chun defeated the general and avoided forced marriage. Since then, the art became known as Wing Chun Kuen (the fist of Wing Chun or the fist of singing spring). to Read Full Story SUBSCRIBE … [Read more...] about Practice Wing Chun with Traditional Ip Man Wing Chun Indonesia

Felix Martua (The Jakarta Post) PREMIUM Jakarta   ● Tue, September 20 2022 NOAH’s concert was the decennial celebration of the band’s current identity, and also served as a demonstration of tireless showmanship. There was a particular moment, as the Indonesian pop-rock band NOAH carried on with the final set of the NOAH DekadeXperience concert, when its vocalist, Nazril "Ariel" Irham, addressed the enthusiastic crowd, with his voice already sore from performing a baker's dozen of the band's discography. The 41-year-old singer did not lose morale, though -- he took his moment of exhaustion as an opportunity to reminisce out loud on the band's transition ten years ago. "There's no such thing as a perfect human being, is there?" Ariel said with a sapped smile to the crowd. "What's most important is that our spirit never fades. The spirit to continue improving ourselves and becoming better and better. That's what I've learned." to Read Full Story SUBSCRIBE NOW … [Read more...] about NOAH DekadeXperience: The pop-rock outfit thanks the past and eyes the future

Pavel Polityuk and Phil Stewart (Reuters) (The Jakarta Post) PREMIUM Kyiv   ● Tue, September 20 2022 President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed there would be no let-up in Ukraine's fight to regain its territory as Kyiv said its troops had crossed the Oskil River, preparing for an assault on Russia's occupation forces in the eastern Donbas region. Reflecting the dramatic change in momentum since Ukrainian forces routed Russian troops earlier this month in the northeast, United States President Joe Biden offered his strongest prediction so far that the Ukraine would win the war. "They're defeating Russia," Biden said in an interview with CBS's 60 Minutes . to Read Full Story SUBSCRIBE NOW Starting from IDR 55,500/month Unlimited access to our web and app content e-Post daily digital newspaper No advertisements, no interruptions Privileged access to our events and programs Subscription to our newsletters We accept Register to … [Read more...] about Ukraineʼs Zelensky vows no letup in fight to regain territory

Agencies (The Jakarta Post) PREMIUM Taipei   ● Tue, September 20 2022 Aftershocks struck southeastern Taiwan on Monday, including a 5.5-magnitude earthquake that was felt in the capital Taipei, a day after a more powerful tremor killed one person and injured around 150 others. The latest quake hit around 10 a.m. local time, 66 kilometers south-southwest of the coastal city of Hualien at a depth of 13 km, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said as reported by AFP. Taiwan's central weather bureau put the magnitude at 5.9. to Read Full Story SUBSCRIBE NOW Starting from IDR 55,500/month Unlimited access to our web and app content e-Post daily digital newspaper No advertisements, no interruptions Privileged access to our events and programs Subscription to our newsletters We accept Register to read 3 premium articles for free Already subscribed? login Or let Google manage your subscription … [Read more...] about Earthquakes hit southeastern Taiwan

Reuters (The Jakarta Post) PREMIUM Dubai, United Arab Emirates/Washington   ● Tue, September 20 2022 Iran does not rule out the possibility of a meeting on the sidelines of the annual United Nations General Assembly in New York on reviving its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said on Monday. Months of indirect talks between Iran and the United States have foundered over several issues including Tehran's insistence that the International Atomic Energy Agency close its investigation into uranium traces found at three undeclared sites before the pact is revived, and a US guarantee that it would not walk out of any nuclear agreement again. "Ali Bagheri Kani, the chief nuclear negotiator, will be present at the [...] General Assembly as part of the delegation but there is no specific plan to discuss the nuclear deal. However, I do not rule out the possibility of talks regarding the nuclear deal," Kanaani said. to Read Full … [Read more...] about Iran raises possibility of meeting at UN assembly to revive nuclear deal

Anne-Laure Mondesert and Geza Molnar (Agence France-Presse) (The Jakarta Post) PREMIUM Brussels/Budapest   ● Tue, September 20 2022 The European Union's executive arm on Sunday proposed suspending 7.5 billion euros (US$7.5 billion) in financing for Hungary, as it awaited potential "game changer" anti-corruption reforms from Budapest. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government also came under renewed fire for its close ties with Moscow, accused of having dragged its feet on freezing Russian assets since the invasion of Ukraine. The European Union and Hungary have been at loggerheads for months, with Brussels suspecting the government led by nationalist leader Orban of undercutting the rule of law and using EU money to enrich its cronies. to Read Full Story SUBSCRIBE NOW Starting from IDR 55,500/month Unlimited access to our web and app content e-Post daily digital newspaper No advertisements, no interruptions Privileged access to our … [Read more...] about EU wants to suspend Hungary financing as it awaits reforms

Rik Sharma (Agence France-Presse) (The Jakarta Post) PREMIUM Madrid   ● Tue, September 20 2022 Rodrygo and Federico Valverde scored to earn Real Madrid a 2-1 win over neighbor Atletico Madrid in a heated derby on Sunday to return to the top of La Liga. Carlo Ancelotti's side have started its title defense in perfect fashion, with a 100 percent record from six games. This victory took Real two points above Barcelona, which had leapfrogged into first on Saturday. The game was marred by racist chants aimed at Real Madrid's Brazilian forward Vinicius Junior outside the stadium before the game, sparked by criticism of his dancing goal celebrations and a subsequent debate over whether that criticism was racist. to Read Full Story SUBSCRIBE NOW Starting from IDR 55,500/month Unlimited access to our web and app content e-Post daily digital newspaper No advertisements, no interruptions Privileged access to our events and programs Subscription to our … [Read more...] about Real triumph at rivals Atletico in spiky derby

David Brunnstrom and Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) (The Jakarta Post) PREMIUM Washington, DC   ● Tue, September 20 2022 United States President Joe Biden said US forces would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion, his most explicit statement on the issue, drawing an angry response from China that said it sent the wrong signal to those seeking an independent Taiwan. Asked in a CBS 60 Minutes interview broadcast on Sunday whether US forces would defend the democratically governed island claimed by China, he replied: "Yes, if in fact, there was an unprecedented attack." Asked to clarify if he meant that unlike in Ukraine, US forces ­– American men and women – would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion, Biden replied: "Yes." to Read Full Story SUBSCRIBE NOW Starting from IDR 55,500/month Unlimited access to our web and app content e-Post daily digital newspaper No advertisements, no interruptions Privileged access to our events … [Read more...] about Biden warns US will defend Taiwan from Chinese invasion