Rendy Wicaksana

Before COVID,?the island attracted some 6 million foreign tourists a year

New technology developed in Indonesia uses a camera and computer to monitor safe social distancing

But researchers are also looking to develop their own homegrown vaccine

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to make life even more difficult for thousands of refugees in Indonesia who have no access to formal work or school. Many are awaiting resettlement to another country, while relying on relatives in other countries who are also dealing with business shutdowns. VOA's?Rendy?Wicaksana?spoke to several Afghan refugees in?an independent refugee community in the province of West Java, Indonesia. Camera: Rendy Wicaksana

By 2025, Indonesia is expected to generate 150 thousand tons of trash per day, much of it plastic