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Opinion

Media and politicians' lust: fuel of outrages on pandemic stage

 *Novianta Hutagalung, International Coach Faculty, Consultant and Facilitator of various organizations **H. ...

Jakarta's 1.2 million families receive COVID-19 food aid packages

The Indonesian government initiated the distribution of its aid packages to 1.2 million families in Jakarta currently ...

Some 23,472 volunteers enlist in COVID-19 Task Force

Andre Rahadian, chief of the Task Force's volunteer coordination, confirmed that as of Thursday morning, 23,472 ...

Air Force hands over protective gear, masks to Riau Islands Province

Commander of the Raja Haji Fisabilillah Airbase Colonel Andi Wijanarko handed over 10,000 units of personal protective ...

Disbursal of COVID-19 social assistance to be right on target

President Joko Widodo emphasized that social assistance to overcome the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic should be ...

Indonesian police officers, families banned from embarking on "mudik"

National Police Chief General Idham Azis has officially banned all police officers and civil servants within police ...

Eijkman Institute receives Rp10-billion donation to bolster corona lab

The Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology in Jakarta, Friday, received donation worth Rp10 billion from ...

ADB projects economic slowdown in Indonesia in 2020 over COVID-19

The latest Asian Development Bank (ADB) report projects that Indonesia’s economy will slow down or only record a ...

Jakarta governor seeks government support to expand COVID-19 testing

Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has sought the central government’s support to increase COVID-19 testing, ...

Flash flood wrecks hundreds of houses in Bandar Lampung

A flash flood claimed one life and destroyed hundreds of houses in the Lampung provincial capital of ...

Air carrier industry requires government incentive amid COVID-19

Indonesia's air carrier industry is in dire need of the government's incentive after the number of passengers ...

News Feature

Life in the time of coronavirus

From Milan, Italy, to New York, the US, and Manila, Filipina, people avoid streets, as countries have closed down ...

Working visit budgets channeled to assist Indonesians in need

A top Indonesian minister spoke of the working visit budget encompassing domestic and overseas trips being diverted to ...

Indonesia has huge research funds but few researchers

Indonesia's research funding has reached Rp27 trillion which is much higher than those of the Philippines and ...

News Focus

Salvaging Papuan children's future from threats of alcohol addiction

Mimika Chapter Ros Namsa Kabes has urged the Mimika district government and local police to enforce legal sanctions ...