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Preventing dengue, malaria to avoid double health burden amid corona

As Indonesia battles the novel coronavirus disease, another health threat looms for the tropical nation with the change ...

Central Java workers receive packages of essentials on May Day

Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo symbolically distributed packages of essentials to thousands of workers laid off ...

Surabaya legislators lay stress on forming COVID-19 special committee

Some members of the Surabaya City Legislative Council (DPRD) emphasized forming a special committee to monitor handling ...

COVID-19 pandemic in Pekanbaru forecast to end in mid-June 2020

The Pekanbaru city government has estimated that the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in the capital of ...

Stability of financial services sector maintained until April: OJK

Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority (OJK) has found the financial services sector stable as of April, 2020, ...

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Indonesia channels spirit of 'gotong royong' in COVID-19 battle

Since it first emerged in Wuhan, China, in late 2019, the coronavirus disease has spread to 211 countries and ...

Nearly half of global workforce facing job loss: ILO

A continued sharp decline in working hours globally amid the COVID-19 outbreak implies 1.6 billion workers in the ...

Rupiah appreciates against US dollar ahead of long weekend

The Indonesian rupiah strengthened significantly against the US dollar in the Jakarta interbank market on Thursday to ...

President implements five schemes for MSME protection amid pandemic

President Joko Widodo has implemented five schemes under a program to protect MSMEs and aid their financial recovery, ...

President outlines plan to exempt MSMEs from income tax for six months

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has confirmed a plan to exempt micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) with an annual ...

Jakarta reports 3,832 coronavirus cases, 338 recoveries

Jakarta has recorded 3,832 coronavirus cases as of Monday (April 27, 2020), with 338 people recovering from the ...

Coronavirus transmission shows signs of slowing in Jakarta

The transmission of the novel coronavirus disease in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, has begun to show signs of ...

IsDB provides emergency funds to mitigate economic brunt of COVID-19

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati echoed the Islamic Development Bank's (IsDB's) readiness to furnish ...

COVID-19: No new cases in 19 Indonesian provinces; 1,151 recoveries

With 44 more patients recovering from the novel coronavirus disease in the country, the total number of recoveries has ...

Minister ensures rice stocks safe amid COVID-19 pandemic

Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo has made assurance of rice stocks being safe in the face of the COVID-19 ...