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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 ...

Micro-level restrictions key for curbing pandemic: Effendy

The enforcement of micro-scale social restrictions (PPKM) is vital to the successful handling of the COVID-19 pandemic ...

COVID-19: Indonesia reports 8,054 fresh cases

Indonesia added 8,054 COVID-19 cases on Saturday (February 20, 2021), which took the country’s total case tally ...

PPKM implemented simultaneously along with 3T, supply of basic needs

Micro-scale public activity restrictions (PPKM) will be implemented concurrently with the COVID-19 testing, tracing, ...

Water consumption rose sharply amid pandemic: IWI

Clean water needs in Indonesia rose two- to three-fold during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to under normal ...

Govt to impose tiered COVID restrictions from 9-22 Feb

The Indonesian government will enforce restrictions on community activities (PPKM) using a micro-based approach, or at ...

Aceh provides essentials to 28 fishermen quarantined in Jakarta

The Aceh provincial government has provided clothing and cash to 28 Acehnese fishermen quarantined for a fortnight at a ...

President's aid reaches isolated flood-hit areas

Basic needs assistance from President Joko Widodo for victims of floods in South Kalimantan has been distributed in ...

Follow health protocols as health workers reel from exhaustion: Anies

Governor Anies Baswedan urged Jakartans to abide by health protocols by wearing masks, washing hands with soap, and ...

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As COVID cases spike, govt clamps down on public movement

The Indonesian government has decided to tighten restrictions on the movement of people in Java and Bali from January ...

Jakarta and 23 districts, cities to face tighter COVID-19 restrictions

Coordinating Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto highlighted central government’s instruction to tighten ...

Minister announces tighter COVID-19 restrictions in Java, Bali

Coordinating Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto spoke of restrictions being tightened in specific areas in ...