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Impact of COVID-19 on the tradition of 'mudik' in Indonesia

For Indonesians, the festivities in the month of Ramadhan are marked by a number of traditions, one of which is ...

Central Java police establishes nine checkpoints to enforce mudik ban

The Central Java Police formed nine checkpoints to block flow of vehicles of homebound travelers (mudik) from West ...

COVID-19 disrupts Baliem Valley tradition to welcome Ramadhan

Muslims in Walesi and Tulima villages, Walesi Sub-District, Jayawijaya, Papua, did not hold the joint stone-burning ...

Surplus rice production predicted in South Kalimantan

South Kalimantan Province is expected to record up to 160,000 tons of surplus rice in August, 2020, so residents need ...

COVID-19: Indonesian embassy in Canberra distributes aid

The Indonesian Embassy in Canberra has urged Indonesians residing in Australia to join a caring-and-sharing program and ...

Ensure national rice stock data is accurate, Jokowi tells officials

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has asked officials to ensure their assessment of Indonesia’s rice stocks is ...

Jokowi wants essentials to be available at reasonable prices

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has instructed the Ministry of Trade and related institutions to ensure that basic ...

Agriculture minister guarantees sufficient national food stocks

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

40,000 poor families in Riau's Pekanbaru to receive aid

Pekanbaru city has pledged to provide cash assistance and relief to around 40 thousand poor families during the ...

COVID-19: Govt readies to tackle security threats, escalation of crime

The Indonesian Government has taken anticipatory measures to deal with any threat to security or escalation of crime, ...

Task force head confirms 52,000 tons garlic arrived from China

Some 52 thousand tons of garlic imported from China arrived in Indonesia in stages on Thursday to fulfill the domestic ...

Consumer optimism in March remained positive: BI

Bank Indonesia (BI) Consumer Survey in March 2020 showed consumer optimism remained positive, mirrored in the Consumer ...

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Indonesia builds hospitals, quarantine centers in handling COVID-19

Indonesia's government has expedited efforts to ready emergency hospitals and quarantine centers by constructing ...

Reprimand regions closing off roads: President tells Home Minister

President Joko Widodo on Thursday urged Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian to admonish heads of those regions that ...

Government ensures availability of food commodities for Ramadhan

The government has ensured the availability of 11 food commodities by securing its supply, distribution, and price ...