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Hoaxes, misinformation pose biggest challenge to vaccination program

The Indonesian Health Ministry's spokesperson for COVID-19 Siti Nadia Tarmizi affirmed that the spread of hoaxes ...

COVID-19 deniers tend to be imprudent: psychologist

COVID-19 deniers, or people who reject facts concerning the pandemic, tend to be inept and imprudent, according to ...

Failure to adhere to health protocols behind Indonesia's COVID surge

Failure in adhering to the health protocols has contributed to the rise in COVID-19 positive cases and the death rate ...

VP Amin invites ulemas to protect people from COVID-19 disinformation

Indonesian Vice President Ma'ruf Amin invited ulemas, Muslim priests (kiai), and Islamic religious leaders to ...

BP2MI met with Taiwan to discuss suspension of PMI's placement

During an online meeting, officials from Taiwan have assured the Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Agency (BP2MI) ...

Health Ministry encourages practice of hand washing with soap

The Health Ministry has encouraged the practice of washing hands with soap (CTPS) as an important requisite for the ...

Public rights to be prioritized during virtual Police operations: DPR

House of Representatives' (DPR's) Deputy Speaker, Azis Syamsuddin, praised the virtual police squad, initiated ...

Police detain 17 over charges of spreading hoaxes on COVID-19

Some 17 out of 104 people are under police detention on grounds of spreading false information or hoaxes pertaining to ...

Jokowi upbeat about Muhammadiyah debunking hoaxes surrounding COVID-19

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is optimistic that Muhammadiyah, Indonesia's second-largest Muslim organization, ...

At least 66 foreigners deported from Bali in Jan-Sept

The Indonesian immigration authorities in Bali province have deported at least 66 foreign nationals over the last nine ...

50 soldiers named suspects in attack on Ciracas police station

The military police have named 50 Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel as suspects in the recent attack on the Ciracas ...

Military confirms 29 army personnel named suspects in Ciracas case

Indonesian Army's Military Police Central Command named 29 soldiers as suspects for alleged involvement in a recent ...

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Coronavirus: when an infodemic almost hits newsrooms

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted that all were not merely fighting an epidemic but an ...

Supreme Court rules in favor of Hisky; Echosens (Shanghai) to compensate Hisky for its illegal acts including fabricating information and constituting business defaming

- Recently, Shanghai Echosens Medical Equipment Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Echosens ...

Ministry records 686 hoaxes on COVID-19

The Ministry of Communication and Informatics has, as of Wednesday, recorded 686 false news stories, or hoaxes, in ...