#august

Collection of august news, found 699 news.

Bio Farma commences phase 3 clinical trial for COVID-19 vaccine

State-owned vaccine manufacturer Bio Farma has begun the third phase of the clinical trial for a COVID-19 vaccine from ...

Helicopters drop 4.6 million liters water in South Sumatra

Aerial firefighting helicopters dropped over 4.6 million liters of water to help douse forest and land fires at 51 ...

Violators of health protocols to face sanctions under new rules

President Joko Widodo has issued new instructions under which sanctions will be imposed on individuals, businesses, and ...

Japanese Noh play "Aoi no Ue" (Tale of Genji) at Odawara Castle going online on Sept. 13

  Odawara Tourism Co., Ltd. in Odawara city, Kanagawa Prefecture, will hold the first online event at a Japanese ...

World grieving over Beirut explosion: PBNU

Indonesian Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) offered condolences over a massive explosion that rocked Beirut, ...

Jokowi confirms being notified about budget readiness for elections

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) spoke of being kept abreast of the budget readiness for this year's regional ...

Ensure high voter turnout in local elections amid COVID-19: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called on related ministries and the General Elections Commission (KPU) to impose ...

COVID-19 pandemic remains persistent, glaring challenge for Papua

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic remains a grave challenge for Indonesia’s Papua Province, as 33 ...

Positive sentiment returning to capital market: OJK

Positive sentiment has begun returning to the capital market, both in Indonesia as well as across the world, according ...

COVID-19: Traveler flees to avoid transfer to isolation facility

The Pontianak city police have launched a search for a flight passenger who reportedly fled from a city hotel to avoid ...

Jakarta police uncovered 2,849 drug cases during Jan-early Aug 2020

During the Jan-Aug 2020 period, the Jakarta Metropolitan Police uncovered 2,849 drug cases; apprehended 3,586 suspects; ...

Bulog registers rise in online rice sales through iPangananDotCom

The State Logistics Agency (Bulog) pointed to a 74-percent hike in online selling of rice during the first semester of ...

Passenger with reactive COVID-19 test result boarded flight: Citilink

PT Citilink Indonesia, a subsidiary of the Garuda Indonesia Group, admitted that one of the two air passengers whose ...

Jokowi devises strategy for campaign to propagate COVID-19 protocols

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is articulating a new-fangled strategy for campaign to propagate health protocols to ...

MPR speaker praises Bali's efforts to boost economic recovery

People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Bambang Soesatyo praised Balinese people's consistency in ...