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FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, file photo, Indonesian Islamic cleric and the leader of Islamic Defenders Front Rizieq Shihab, center, gestures to his followers as he arrives from Saudi Arabia in Jakarta, Indonesia. Shihab was sentenced to another four years in prison on Thursday, June 24, 2021, for concealing information about his coronavirus test result. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, File)
Indonesian cleric gets 4 years for concealing COVID-19 test

By Niniek Karmini And Dita Alangkara Jun. 24, 2021 01:45 AM EDT

An Islamic cleric leads relatives in prayer during the burial of a man in the special section of Jombang Public Cemetery reserved for those who died of COVID-19, in Tangerang on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, June 21, 2021. Indonesia saw significant spikes in confirmed COVID-19 cases recently, an increase blamed on travel during last month's Eid al-Fitr holiday as well as the arrival of new virus variants, such as the the Delta version first found in India. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
Indonesia records its largest 1-day jump in COVID infections

By Niniek Karmini Jun. 21, 2021 06:54 AM EDT

Residents receive shots of the AstraZeneca vaccine during a coronavirus vaccination campaign in Bekasi on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, June 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
WHO warns of fresh Indonesia surge fed by virus variants

By Niniek Karmini Jun. 17, 2021 04:59 AM EDT

Motorists react as police officers and soldiers disperse a group of people who allegedly plan to stage a rally to support firebrand cleric Rizieq Shihab near the East Jakarta District Court where his sentencing hearing is held in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, May 27, 2021. Judges are scheduled to deliver their verdict on the trial of Shihab, the leader of now-banned Islam Defenders Front, who was accused of inciting people to breach pandemic restrictions by holding events attended by thousands of supporters to commemorate Prophet Muhammad's birthday and the wedding of his daughter in November last year. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
Indonesia court sentences firebrand cleric to 8 months' jail

By Niniek Karmini And Andi Jatmiko May. 27, 2021 07:52 AM EDT

Muslim protesters shout slogans supporting Palestinians during a rally against Israel's attacks on Gaza, outside the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, May 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
Indonesia Muslims protest at US Embassy over Israel strikes

By Niniek Karmini And Fadlan Syam May. 21, 2021 05:29 AM EDT

A protester stands under a large Palestinian flag during an anti-Israel rally outside the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Pro-Palestinian protesters marched to the heavily guarded embassy on Tuesday to demand an end to Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
Indonesians protest at US Embassy over Israeli airstrikes

By Niniek Karmini And Fadlan Syam May. 18, 2021 03:32 AM EDT

Muslim women pray during the Eid al-Fitr celebration in Bali, Indonesia on Thursday, May 13, 2021. Indonesian Muslims perform Eid al-Fitr prayer that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
Virus, Mideast turmoil stifle Eid al-Fitr celebrations

By Niniek Karmini May. 12, 2021 09:53 PM EDT

Workers stand near mock graves representing the deaths of labor rights during a May Day rally in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, May 1, 2021. Workers in Indonesia marked international labor day on Saturday curtailed by strict limits on public gatherings to express anger at a new law they say could harm labor rights and welfare. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
Workers protest Indonesia's labor law in May Day rallies

By Niniek Karmini And Andi Jatmiko May. 01, 2021 02:10 AM EDT

Activists ride their bicycles as they flash a three-finger salute of defiance during a rally called 'bike for Myanmar' against the military coup in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, April 24, 2021. Southeast Asian leaders met Myanmar's top general and coup leader in an emergency summit in Indonesia Saturday, and are expected to press calls for an end to violence by security forces that has left hundreds of protesters dead as well as the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and other political detainees. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
ASEAN leaders tell Myanmar coup general to end killings

By Niniek Karmini Apr. 23, 2021 09:51 PM EDT

In this photo released by Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, right, talks with her Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif during their meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, April 19, 2021. (Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP)
Iran, Indonesia foreign ministers discuss trade, economy

By Edna Tarigan Apr. 19, 2021 07:53 AM EDT

A photo of Britain's Prince Philip is among flowers left by the public outside the gates of Windsor Castle, a day after the death of Britain's Prince Philip, in Windsor, England, Saturday, April 10, 2021. Britain's Prince Philip, the irascible and tough-minded husband of Queen Elizabeth II who spent more than seven decades supporting his wife in a role that mostly defined his life, died on Friday. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
The Latest: Tweet recalls queen's loving anniversary speech

By The Associated Press Apr. 10, 2021 03:59 AM EDT

State railway employees sit with their belongings after being evicted from their home Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Mandalay, Myanmar. State railway workers in Mandalay have been threatened with eviction to force them to end their support for the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) against military rule. (AP Photo)
Striking Myanmar rail workers move out as protests continue

Mar. 20, 2021 04:33 AM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, file photo, an elderly man looks at his vaccination card after getting a shot of the CoronaVac vaccine for COVID-19 developed by China's biopharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech, at a clinic in Santiago, Chile. It wasn’t until Sinovac swooped in with 4 million doses in late January that Chile began inoculating its population of 19 million with impressive speed. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)
Chinese vaccines sweep much of the world, despite concerns

By Huizhong Wu And Kristen Gelineau Mar. 02, 2021 12:01 AM EST

A man reacts as a medical worker collects his nasal swab samples during a test for coronavirus at North Sumatra University Hospital in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. Indonesia has recorded more coronavirus cases than any other country in Southeast Asia. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Indonesian public workers, traders next in line for shots

By Edna Tarigan Feb. 17, 2021 12:39 AM EST

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi inspects and watches the vaccination processes to health workers at a hospital Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Health workers in Myanmar on Wednesday became the country's first people to get vaccinated against COVID-19, just five days after the first vaccine supply was delivered from India. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
Asia Today: South Korea adds 559 cases, highest in 10 days

Jan. 26, 2021 09:09 PM EST

Nurse Novita Sirait, right, gives a shot of the COVID-19 vaccine to a colleague at a community health center in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. The world's fourth most populous country has started giving COVID-19 vaccine to health workers this month as its first stage of a plan to vaccinate two-thirds of its population of about 270 million people. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Indonesia's confirmed coronavirus cases exceed 1 million

By Niniek Karmini And Edna Tarigan Jan. 26, 2021 04:11 AM EST

Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee investigators inspect debris found in the waters around the location where a Sriwijaya Air passenger jet crashed, at the search and rescue command center at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Jan 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
After seeing floods, Indonesian leader visits quake zone

By Niniek Karmini And Yusuf Wahil Jan. 18, 2021 11:02 PM EST

Health workers sit and wait their turn to receive a shot of COVID-19 vaccine at a public health facility in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. Indonesia started vaccinating health workers and public servants for COVID-19 on Thursday, a day after President Joko Widodo received the first shot of China's Sinovac Biotech vaccine. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
Indonesian health workers receive COVID-19 vaccination

By Edna Tarigan Jan. 13, 2021 10:39 PM EST

In this photo released by Indonesian Foreign Ministry, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Maraud, left, greets her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi upon his arrival for their meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Wang pledged that China will help Indonesia defeat the coronavirus, including providing vaccines and the strengthen economic cooperation with Indonesia in addition to strengthening cooperation in the health sector in overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic. (Indonesian Foreign Ministry via AP)
China pledges to help Indonesia in fight against coronavirus

By Edna Tarigan Jan. 13, 2021 08:56 AM EST

People wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus clear snow at the Gyeongbok Palace, one of South Korea's well-known landmarks, in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Asia Today: Chinese city tests millions amid new outbreak

Jan. 12, 2021 10:58 PM EST