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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 ...

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 ...