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Domestic economic recovery underway, global economy starts to rebound

The global economy is gradually starting to rebound as economic gains in China and the United States are driving global ...

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Keep healthy, avoid non-essential hospital visits during pandemic

People usually go to the hospital to be rid of disease, but a visit to the hospital is not entirely free of risk as ...

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Safeguarding COVID-19 frontliners as cases spike

Several countries across the globe, such as Britain, India, the US, South Korea, Russia, and Indonesia, have re-imposed ...

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Acts of terror leave bloody trail in Papua

September has been the bloodiest month in Intan Jaya district, Papua province, this year with armed separatists ...

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Pilkada amid pandemic poses a dilemma

One by one, electoral officers who have been busy preparing for the 2020 simultaneous regional head elections (Pilkada) ...

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Indonesia fast tracks COVID-19 vaccine development

Almost every country in the world, including Indonesia, is racing against time to develop a vaccine of its own or ...

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In push for mass immunization, frontline warriors prioritized

As many as 111 doctors, including specialists, have succumbed to the novel coronavirus as of September 11, 2020 in the ...

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"Fiesta of democracy" requires no compromise approach to public health

Indonesia, the world's third largest democracy after the US and India, is once again gearing to hold simultaneous ...

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Office, family, election clusters put focus back on health protocols

For Indonesia, which has been striving to flatten its coronavirus curve since March, 2020, the past two weeks have ...

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Making MSMEs the new backbone of national economy during pandemic

The micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME) sector has borne the maximum brunt of the coronavirus disease ...

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Coronavirus: when an infodemic almost hits newsrooms

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted that all were not merely fighting an epidemic but an ...

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New Yogyakarta International Airport envisioned to boost tourism

Yogyakarta, a Javanese sultanate and special autonomous province located in the central of Java Island, currently has a ...

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For economic revival, securing public health is key

Going by data released by the COVID-19 task force, the rate of coronavirus infections is yet to slow in Indonesia. With ...

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Indonesia's weather is a study in contrasts

Indonesia is preparing anticipatory measures against extreme weather events as it is prone to hydro-meteorological ...

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Komodo National Park, Labuan Bajo reopen to domestic tourists, expats

After remaining closed for nearly six months owing to the coronavirus pandemic, the Komodo National Park (TNK) and ...

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Health protocols take centerstage in preparation to welcome tourists

Indonesia is gearing towards a transitional period of the new normal amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, following ...

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Come and work from Bali amid lingering COVID-19 pandemic

based disinfection device on every escalator and baggage claim facility. With this device, the escalator handles and ...

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Recognizing fallen health workers in the battle against COVID-19

It is a tremendous loss when healthcare workers, including doctors and nurses, on the frontline in the battle against ...

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As Indonesia battles twin crises, calls resonate for preserving unity

The 75th anniversary of Indonesia's Independence Day was celebrated across the country on Monday even as the nation ...

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Independence through eyes of those at the forefront against COVID-19

The emergence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak had dealt a major blow to the world and paralyzed all ...