Opinion

Indonesia's civil society is stepping up to fight coronavirus. We can too

By Erin Cook
Updated April 2 2020 - 5:15pm, first published 4:30am
A driver is sprayed with disinfectant in an attempt to curb the spread of coronavirus in Central Jakarta, Indonesia. Picture: Getty Images
A driver is sprayed with disinfectant in an attempt to curb the spread of coronavirus in Central Jakarta, Indonesia. Picture: Getty Images

One of the first verbs a new student learns when studying Bahasa Indonesian is "pulang". Meaning "to go home", it's often deployed while shouting across open-plan offices at the end of the day, or defensively to friends demanding another drink in the bars of Jakarta's Japanese district.

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