#august

Collection of august news, found 798 news.

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 ...

Jayapura's COVID-19 recoveries increased to 181: task force

The COVID-19 recoveries in Jayapura District, Papua Province, has increased from 163 to 181 people after 15 inpatients ...

Significant surge in number of travelers observed in Idul Adha holiday

The Transportation Ministry recorded a significant increase of travelers using private cars and public transportation ...

Health protocols must be implemented in tourist destinations: expert

The government's endeavors to revive Indonesia's tourism sector have won supports from key players of the ...

A charismatic Muslim preacher in Aceh recovers from COVID-19

A charismatic Muslim preacher in Aceh Province has been discharged from the Zainoel Abidin Public Hospital in Banda ...

Weekend Stories

Pandemic alters Eid al-Adha animal sacrifice ritual in 2020

Eid al-Adha, or the Day of Sacrifice, is one of the two major festivals apart from Eid al-Fitr for Indonesia, where ...

Hotel Elcient Osaka to open in Sonezaki, Osaka, in summer 2020

  Hotel Elcient Osaka will open in Sonezaki, Osaka, on August 1, 2020. It is accessible directly from KIX Airport ...