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14 army hospitals equipped with mobile PCR labs: official

Fourteen army hospitals in Indonesia have been equipped with mobile polymerase chain reaction (PCR) laboratories to ...

Islamic economics pivotal to advanced Indonesia vision: BI

Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia (BI), Sugeng, said Islamic economics and finance will play a significant role in ...

Indonesia secures 100 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccine from UK

The Indonesian Health Ministry has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca PLC ...

Indonesia appoints honorary consul for S Africa

Indonesia has appointed Ebrahim Patel as its Honorary Consul in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa, a move ...

Ministers pin hopes in view of National Maritime Day

Several ministers, under the Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Ministry, expressed hope amid National ...

Avoid comparing COVID-19 handling to those of other nations: Jokowi

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) called to desist from drawing comparisons between the COVID-19 handling ...

Babel vigilant of likely drug smuggling into its 440 isles

The Provincial Government of Bangka Belitung (Babel) Islands and local police are staying on guard against ...

BI encourages NTT to intensify seaweed farming

East Nusa Tenggara Office has encouraged local government to intensify seaweed farming to increase production and ...

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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 ...

Asia reassesses energy transition strategies, accelerates digital transformation

Grid resilience and renewable energy integration remain core investment areas in Asia as the region continues to ...

Australia provides ventilators to support Indonesia's COVID-19 fight

The Australian government has provided 100 non-invasive ventilators to Indonesia as part of a critical medical and ...

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Indonesia committed to simultaneously handling TB and COVID-19

Indonesia, the world’s largest archipelagic nation, with over 17 thousand islands and a population of some 267 ...

Southern Indonesia's regions arid, equator still receiving rains: BMKG

Dry season has set in most of Indonesia's southern part, though high rainfall can potentially still be received in ...

RI to develop marine botanical gardens for coral reef preservation

The Government of Indonesia is planning to develop marine botanical gardens to preserve coral reefs. "We will ...

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Clamor grows for ending trafficking, slavery on the seas

On June 5 this year, two sailors — Reynalfi, 22, and Andri Juniansyah, 30 — jumped off Chinese-flagged ...