Weekly Gallery: Life must go on

Thu, October 22, 2020 / 12:30 pm

Nurohmad, 45, stamps a COVID-19 batik motif on a piece of fabric in Panggungharjo Bantul, Yogyakarta, on Oct. 11. The COVID-19 motif fabric sells for Rp 100,000 (US$6.80) to Rp 500,000 depending on the fabric’s quality. JP/Donny Fernando

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Nurohmad, 45, stamps a COVID-19 batik motif on a piece of fabric in Panggungharjo Bantul, Yogyakarta, on Oct. 11. The COVID-19 motif fabric sells for Rp 100,000 (US$6.80) to Rp 500,000 depending on the fabric’s quality. JP/Donny Fernando

More than 100 Yogyakartans join the Gelar Siyaga Hangreksa Tentreming Praja parade on Jl. Malioboro in Yogyakarta on Oct. 11. The parade was held as a symbol of peace among Yogyakarta residents following a protest against the Job Creation Law on Oct. 8 that ended with a clash between the police and protesters on Oct. 8. JP/Donny Fernando

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Motorcycles and cars are stuck in traffic congestion on Jl. Juanda linking South Tangerang, Banten, with Jakarta on Oct. 12. The Jakarta administration has eased its large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) policy, claiming that the daily increase in COVID-19 infections has been slowing down across the capital. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

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Donning personal protective equipment (PPE), a member of the National Police’s Mobile Brigade (Brimob) sprays disinfectant liquid in Al-Fatah mushala (house of prayer) in the National Police’s Munjul Baru housing complex in East Jakarta on Oct. 12. The measure was taken to maintain the area’s cleanliness amid the COVID-19 pandemic. JP/P.J.Leo

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A protester runs toward police officers who stand guard on motorcycles during a clash in Jakarta on Oct. 13. A series of protests took place across the country following the House of Representatives’ decision to pass the jobs creation bill into law on Oct. 5. JP/Seto Wardhana

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A student prostrates himself in front of his mother after being released from detention in the Jakarta Police headquarters on Oct. 14. More than 100 students were arrested during a rally that led to a clash between police and protesters on Oct. 13. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

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Adinda Rahma Barokah, 7, squats near a tombstone while doing her school assignment in Padurenan cemetery in Bekasi, West Java, on Oct. 15. She read the questions on her mother’s phone and wrote down the answers in her notebook. As her school -- SD Wanarasi 15 state elementary school -- is closed due to the outbreak, Adinda has been studying in the cemetery where her mother sells snacks and drinks. JP/P.J.Leo

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An activist from the Alliance Refusing to Forget (Aliansi Menolak Lupa) stands under a black umbrella in a silent protest in front on the Tugu Proklamasi (Proclamation Monument) in Central Jakarta, on Oct. 15. The activists protested against the police’s repressive actions toward protesters during a series of rallies against the newly passed Job Creation Law. They called on the police to release detainees. JP/Wendra Ajistyatama

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While the COVID-19 outbreak in Indonesia is nowhere near finished, life has started to resume normality. A number of companies have started instructing their employees to work from the office, causing traffic congestion on some roads in Greater Jakarta.

People across the country have also hit the streets to stage rallies against the newly passed Job Creation Law, commonly known as the omnibus jobs law. Protests have led to clashes in several cities between the police and protesters. In Jakarta alone, more than 100 protesters have been arrested and detained at the Jakarta Police headquarters. (vla)