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ADB grants US$1.5 bln to support Indonesia's COVID-19 response

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$1.5-billion budget support for Indonesia to help the nation deal ...

Mudik ban to come into effect April 24 midnight

Indonesian Transportation Ministry's spokeswoman Adita Irawati confirmed that the temporary ban on using public ...

ASEAN-US ties should boost COVID-19 handling efforts: Minister

Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi, at a ministerial-level videoconference meeting between ASEAN and the ...

Jakarta Emergency Hospital records rise in COVID-19 inpatients

The Wisma Atlet Emergency Hospital (RSD) for COVID-19 treatment in Kemayoran on Thursday morning treated a total of 694 ...

Jakarta set to extend large-scale social restrictions

The Jakarta provincial government is set to extend large-scale social restrictions (PSBB), which have been implemented ...

In Sumatra, villagers switch from weaving mats to producing masks

Villagers in Ogan Komering Ilir District (OKI) of South Sumatra Province have switched from weaving mats to producing ...

Wisma Atlet Emergency Hospital treats 559 confirmed COVID-19 patients

The Emergency Hospital (RS) of Wisma Atlet in Kemayoran has offered treatment to 559 confirmed coronavirus disease ...

BKF estimates continuing oil price slump could widen budget deficit

The Finance Ministry's Fiscal Policy Agency (BKF) has projected that the continuing drop in global oil prices could ...

Online survey shows 12 percent respondents keen to embark on 'mudik'

While Indonesia has banned citizens from returning to their hometowns for Idul Fitri this year, in an online survey of ...

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Stranded far from home: the protection of Indonesian migrant workers

*Hana Naufanita is a research intern at the Jakarta-based Centre for Strategic and International Studies ...

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Laid-off workers to benefit from Pre-Employment Card Program

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has triggered massive layoffs globally, including Indonesia, hammering ...

APEC faces output loss of US$2.1 trillion owing to COVID-19

The health and economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic afflicted over two million people globally, with 40 ...

Agriculture minister guarantees sufficient national food stocks

Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo has ensured that the national food stocks will suffice for the upcoming ...

Indrawati invites citizens of nation to become heroes of humanity

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati while highlighting the spirit of Kartini Day called on all citizens of the ...

District head in Maluku to donate salary to COVID-19 fight

Tanimbar Islands district head Petrus Fatlolon has decided to donate his salary to fund the efforts of the district ...