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South Sulawesi govt coordinates with Navy on foreign UUV discovery

The South Sulawesi government is coordinating with the Indonesian Naval Base (Lantamal) VI in Makassar to deal with the ...

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Lessons learned from foreign UUV discovery for Indonesia's defense

The recent discovery of an Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) belonging to a foreign nation deep inside Indonesia's ...

Drone finding challenges RI's defense, remote sensing capabilities: MP

The recent detection of an Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) belonging to a foreign nation deep inside Indonesia's ...

Indonesia must strengthen underwater defence, security: House

Indonesia needs to strengthen its underwater defence and security in the wake of the discovery of an Unmanned ...

Indonesia to build naval base, combat command in Natuna

The National Defense Forces (TNI) will build a main naval base and combat command in Natuna district, Riau Islands ...

SMF to fund development of homestays to aid tourism recovery

State-run secondary mortgage firm PT Sarana Multigriya Finansial (Persero) is working closely with the Tourism and ...

VP optimistic of TNI's continued support to govt against pandemic

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin extended his congratulations on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Indonesian ...

2021 draft budget falls short on lifting purchasing power: Indef

A senior economist with the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef), Didin S Damanhuri, has opined ...

COVID-19 vaccines included in Indonesia's research priorities: govt

Research and Technology Minister/ National Research and Innovation Agency Head Bambang P. S. Brodjonegoro affirmed that ...

Construction of roads near Indonesia-Malaysia border to continue: govt

Lawas (Sarawak, Malaysia) roads spanning 8.5 km of the planned 198.71-km-long roads; Malinau - Mensalong - Tau Lumbis ...

Government to fund 305 researches clearing selection of 2020-2024 PRN

The Indonesian government is ready to finance 305 researches that passed selection of the 2020-2024 National Research ...

Government's 2021 working plan to focus on social, economic recovery

National Development Planning Minister Suharso Monoarfa has said accelerating economic recovery and social reform would ...

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Breaking the chain of COVID-19 transmission

Indonesia, which declared the coronavirus outbreak a national emergency ever since it emerged in March, has finally ...

Jokowi orders health minister to finalize rules on social distancing

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) instructed Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto to promptly finalize a ministerial ...

Government to prioritize development in 222 outermost sub-districts

The Indonesian government will prioritize development in 222 sub-districts out of the country's 780 outermost ...