#august

Collection of august news, found 697 news.

South Sumatra faces resurgence of new COVID-19 clusters at workplace

South Sumatra is currently striving to tackle the appearance of new clusters of the novel coronavirus disease ...

CPO price in Jambi rises marginally by Rp64 per kilogram

The price of crude palm oil (CPO) in Jambi Province rose slightly by Rp64 per kilogram (kg) to Rp8,809 per kg during ...

The new normal brings in a new era but we can navigate through the path: a strong message given at the ASEAN 53rd Anniversary Online Symposium organized by AJC

On 20 August 2020, the ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC) together with the ASEAN Committee in Tokyo (ACT), which consists of ...

Number of train passengers increases 44 percent over long weekend

As the long weekend drew closer, the number of train passengers in Indonesia rose by 44 percent to 131,146 on August ...

Bio Farma to receive 50 million COVID-19 vaccine concentrate doses

Indonesian vaccine producer PT Bio Farma looks set to receive 50 million doses of ready-to-fill (RTF) concentrate from ...

Health Minister bestows awards to honor fallen health medical workers

Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto has bestowed awards to honor medical workers who died while performing ...

SAR rescues 10 crew of boat overturned in Bangka waters

A joint search and rescue team of Bangka Belitung (Babel) Islands Province rescued 10 crew members of a squid fishing ...

Cash labor-intensive program in water resource absorbs 163,003 workers

The Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Ministry reported that 163,003 workers were absorbed under the cash ...

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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 ...

Ecstasy lab case: Police question 4 Salemba Prison wardens

The Sawah Besar Police in Jakarta have questioned four wardens from Salemba Prison who escorted a convict with a ...

Pekanbaru mayor issues outbound travel ban circular to residents

Pekanbaru Mayor Firdaus M. T. issued a circular that bans city residents from travelling to other cities during the ...

Social Affairs Ministry repatriated 4,539 migrant workers till mid-Aug

The Social Affairs Ministry conducted the repatriation of 4,539 Indonesian migrant workers to their hometowns across ...

Pekanbaru government conducts mass swab testing for COVID-19 diagnosis

The Pekanbaru government, Riau, is conducting mass swab testing for the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) at ...

Ministry launches Jokowi-Amin stamp to mark 75th Independence day

The Communication and Informatics Ministry virtually launched a new set of stamps featuring President Joko Widodo ...

Jokowi installs 17 new members of Indonesian Medical Council

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) installed 17 members of the Indonesian Medical Council (KKI) for the 2020-2025 period at ...