Several Indonesian media outlets critical of the government's coronavirus response have been hit by a series of computer hacking attacks that the ...
A woman wearing a protective face mask walks on a pedestrian bridge, following the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 27, 2020. JAKARTA: Several Indonesian media outlets critical of the government's coronavirus response have been hit by a series of computer hacking attacks that the International Federation of Journalists on Tuesday slammed as a threat to press freedom.
"These online attacks impede press freedom by creating a climate of fear that could lead to self-censorship."On Friday, the website of major media outlet Tempo was replaced with a black screen with the word"hoax" in bold red font, while several articles critical of the Indonesian intelligence agency's role in the epidemic response were removed from outlet Tirto's website.
The Indonesian embassy in Canberra last week criticised an Australian media report that quoted Riono as saying that the world's fourth most populous nation may already have one million virus cases - over six times the official figure.Indonesia had reported over 150,000 COVID-19 cases and 6,759 deaths, but with some of the world's lowest testing rates the true scale is widely believed to be much greater.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Biden slams Trump for 'walking away' as COVID-19 ravaged USWASHINGTON: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said on Sunday (Aug 23) that he blames Donald Trump for 'walking away' as COVID-19 ravaged ...
Read more »
COVID-19 lockdowns limit Islamic State attacks in many nations: UNNEW YORK: Coronavirus lockdowns appear to have reduced the threat of Islamic State group attacks in many countries, but the risk is greater in ...
Read more »
Brazil's Bolsonaro says journalist 'wimps' more likely to die of COVID-19Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro continued his attack on journalists during a public event on Monday, describing reporters as 'wimps' and saying they have a heightened chance of dying of COVID-19 because they are not athletic. The right-wing former army captain has long had a fractious relationship
Read more »
Apple to reopen some US stores closed due to COVID-19 spikes - Bloomberg NewsApple Inc plans to start reopening U.S. retail stores that had been closed over the past several weeks due a resurgence in COVID-19 cases, ...
Read more »
China logs 9th consecutive day with no locally transmitted Covid-19 casesSHANGHAI (REUTERS) - China reported its ninth consecutive day with no new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, as a major university in the city of Wuhan opened for face-to-face classes on Tuesday (Aug 25) for the first time in eight months.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »
South Korea closes most schools in Seoul area to battle resurgent COVID-19South Korea on Tuesday ordered all schools and kindergartens in the greater Seoul region - home to half the country's 52 million population - to ...
Read more »