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1,866 Indonesians registered for Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine trials

As many as 1,866 volunteers have registered in Bandung, West Java, for participating in the phase III clinical trials ...

231 of 285 COVID-19 patients in Jayapura have recovered: official

Fifty residents of Jayapura District in Papua Province are still struggling for their recovery from novel coronavirus ...

Over 10,000 climbers to commemorate Independence Day on Mt Bawakaraeng

More than 10 thousand climbers have registered to take part in the commemoration ceremony of the 75th Anniversary of ...

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Indonesia challenged to resolve alcohol addiction in Papua

Alcohol consumption remains a serious problem in Papua though the liquor production, distribution, and sale have ...

MUI supports indigenous COVID-19 cure to get distribution permit

The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) supports the combinations of drugs against the COVID-19, being developed by ...

Tourism Ministry to focus on tourism economic recovery in 2021

Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Wishnutama Kusubandio, who is concurrently Head of the Tourism and Creative ...

Transjakarta provides 100 buses to serve four new non-BRT routes

City-owned bus operator PT Transjakarta has provided 100 buses to serve its four new non-bus rapit transit (BRT) routes ...

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As wait for COVID-19 cure extends, face masks become priority

Even as countries race to develop vaccines against COVID-19, face masks — cloth or surgical — remain an ...

Petrokimia Gresik exported 3,176 tons ZK fertilizer until August 14

State-owned fertilizer manufacturer Petrokimia Gresik exported 3,176 tons of ZK fertilizer until August 14 this year, ...

SOE Minister Thohir encourages digitalization of logistic supply chain

State-owned Enterprises (SOE) Minister Erick Thohir has encouraged digitalization of the logistics supply chain to ...

All COVID-19 infected Secapa cadets make full recovery

Indonesian Army Chief of Staff Gen. Andika Perkasa announced that all cadets at the Army's Officer Candidate School ...

Discipline paramount to break COVID-19 transmission chain: task force

COVID-19 Task Force Chief Lt Gen. Doni Monardo emphasized that discipline in following health protocols is the key to ...

Government targets Rp26.1 trillion of dividend receipts from SOEs

The Indonesian government has outlined the target of dividend receipts from state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the draft ...

Car sales in Indonesia increased 100 percent in July

Car sales in Indonesia rose by 100.3 percent to 25,283 vehicles in July, from 12,623 units a month earlier, Association ...

Government lowers growth forecast for 2020

The Indonesian government has revised the economic growth forecast downward for 2020 to minus 1.1-0.2 percent from ...