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Police chief asks ranks to step up social aid distribution

Chief of National Police, General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, has asked all ranks to accelerate the distribution of social ...

Govt should ensure citizens' needs fulfilled during PPKM: politician

Government should fulfill citizens' requirements during the Community Activity Restriction Enforcement (PPKM), a ...

Work-at-home mandated for 75 percent workers in red zones: minister

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto restricted the number of people working from office to ...

Ministry clarifies VAT imposition solely on premium basic necessities

The government will solely impose value-added tax (VAT) on premium basic necessities through amendment to Law No. 6 of ...

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Awaiting endgame for Papua, West Papua's lingering problems

The Papua special autonomy law which has paved the way for significant amounts of funds to flow into Papua and West has ...

Disinfectant intake lands eight inmates in Bali hospital

Eight inmates at a female correctional facility in Bali Province required hospitalization following the consumption of ...

WB approves US$400-million to facilitate Indonesia's financial reform

The World Bank's (WB’s) Board of Executive Directors approved funding of US$400 million, or Rp5.6 trillion, ...

Climate change impact as devastating as COVID-19 pandemic: minister

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati cautioned that the impact of climate change would be huge, akin to the COVID-19 ...

Government should review VAT imposition plan on basic needs: DPR

DPR Vice Chairman Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar sought governmental review on a plan to impose value-added tax on basic ...

UGM task force proposes revamp of Papuan special autonomy law

The Papua Task Force of the Yogyakarta-based Gadjah Mada University (UGM) has proposed a ...

Social Ministry disburses further assistance of Rp1.5 billion to NTT

The Social Affairs Ministry dispensed further assistance of Rp1.5 billion to survivors of the flash flood and landslide ...

Lutfi ensures affordable, sufficient basic necessities during Ramadhan

Trade Minister Muhammad Lutfi has ensured that basic necessities for the fasting month of Ramadhan will be available at ...

IOM asked to shift 54 Rohingya refugees to Medan

Indonesia Office also granted refugee status to the 99 Rohingya migrants.   Refugee status was granted to ...

Requirements of NTT, NTB refugees should be promptly fulfilled: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called for promptly meeting the requirements of refugees impacted by the disaster ...

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Micro-restrictions bring marked decline in COVID-19 cases

After struggling to contain the coronavirus pandemic over the last one year, Indonesia finally managed to bring down ...