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At least 177 COVID-19 hoaxes in Indonesia

The Communication and Informatics Ministry reports that from January to March 8 there were 177 novel coronavirus hoaxes ...

Viking Sun's 375 passengers leave Bali before sailing to Colombo

Some 375 of the 738 passengers of Viking Sun, anchored at the Benoa Seaport in Denpasar since early Monday, departed ...

Two cruise ships' crew must conduct self-quarantine: govt

Indonesian Health Ministry's Disease Control and Prevention Directorate General has requested crew members of Dream ...

Indonesian police to act against coronavirus profiteers: minister

Police would take stern action against community members who hoard goods, including medical masks, for profit amid ...

University of Jember imposes COVID-19 preventive measures

The University of Jember (Unej), East Java, applied preventive measures to stop the spread of novel coronavirus disease ...

Indonesia's shipping costs remain expensive: Jokowi

Indonesia's shipping costs remain expensive, though the government has carried out a sea toll program to reduce the ...

Sea toll road service contributes 0.3 percent to GDP: Jokowi

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has instructed related ministries to intensify the contribution of the sea ...

Social ministry applies COVID-19 preventative measures on its workers

The Social Affairs Ministry has begun intensifying its surveillance over the spread of the novel coronavirus disease ...

West Papua takes precautionary measures for Chinese ship's arrival

The Indonesian authorities from immigration and other related agencies in Manokwari, West Papua Province’s ...

Two coronavirus patients in Jakarta in good condition: health minister

Indonesian Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto said on Monday that two Indonesians who tested positive for novel ...

Garuda Indonesia suspends to-and-fro flights for Mainland China

Garuda Indonesia suspended its to-and-fro flights for Mainland China since early Wednesday at 00:00 a.m. local time to ...

238 Indonesians evacuated from Wuhan, seven remain in the city: govt

Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto confirmed that the total number of Indonesians airlifted from Wuhan, China's ...

Aceh government transfers Rp50-million aid for its students in Wuhan

The Aceh provincial government has again transferred Rp50 million to meet the basic requirements of 12 Acehnese ...

China's coronavirus outbreak begins affecting Yogyakarta's tourism

China's new coronavirus outbreak has made the Indonesia Tour and Travel Agency Association (ASITA) concerned with ...

Indonesia awaits WHO recommendation of imposing travel alert to China

Indonesia has not imposed a travel warning to China, pending the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) ...