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COVID-19 testing increased in West Papua for new normal era

The West Papua provincial government ramped up COVID-19 testing at public facilities throughout the region as part of ...

Over 120,000 Indonesians return from overseas amid COVID-19

A total of 121,638 Indonesian nationals have returned from overseas between March 18 and July 1 this year due to the ...

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A digital prescription for MSMEs amid COVID-19

Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), the backbone of the Indonesian economy, have been particularly ...

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Indonesia strives to win tourist confidence amid COVID-19

The Indonesian government is taking steps to build tourist confidence, considered vital for the successful recovery of ...

US still viable market for Indonesian food products amid pandemic

There is still scope for growth in the demand for food and beverage products from Indonesia in the American market amid ...

Indonesia's COVID-19 positivity rate shows a decline

Indonesia’s coronavirus positivity rate, which reflects the percentage of samples testing positive, has continued ...

Villages can aid food self-sufficiency amid pandemic: minister

Indonesian villages have continued to produce food amid the COVID-19 pandemic and are therefore expected to serve as ...

North Sumatra readies Rp500-billion for 2nd-phase handling of COVID-19

The North Sumatra provincial government readied allocation of Rp500 billion for second phase of handling the impacts of ...

New telepresence robot to reduce CO2 emissions by thousands of tons

- Get the experience of being there without actually going there with Blue Ocean Robotics’ new GoBe Robots that ...

Indonesia records 789 COVID-19 recoveries, 1,385 new cases

Indonesia reported 1,385 cases of the novel coronavirus disease and 789 recoveries on Wednesday, taking the ...

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A deep sense of humanity for Rohingya prevails in Aceh

The smiles are again back on the faces of Rohingya children after being rescued from a sinking boat and currently being ...

Jokowi instructs police to assist in creating productive society

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) instructed the National Police to help maintain discipline among people in following ...

Government to reduce COVID-19 socio-economic burden on tourism workers

Indonesia's government has pledged to help over 17 thousand tourism workers in North Sumatra currently reeling from ...

Indonesians should exclusively use domestic products: Economist

A Medan State University (Unimed) economist believes that Indonesia can no longer overly rely on imports amid the ...

Speeded up social assistance distribution, says ministry

Social Affairs Minister Juliari P Batubara said his ministry has made headway in efforts to accelerate provision of ...