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Asia reassesses energy transition strategies, accelerates digital transformation

Grid resilience and renewable energy integration remain core investment areas in Asia as the region continues to ...

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Hajj pilgrimage in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

On Wednesday (July 29), or 8 Dhu al-Hijjah 1441 Hijri, pilgrims congregated in Mina, Mecca, to perform the Tarwiyah ...

Family farms vital to food security, in need of support: FAO

Millions of family farmers in the Asia-Pacific region will need help to ensure food security in wake of the coronavirus ...

Indonesia's economy has huge potency to recover from COVID-19: AIIB

The economy of G-20 member Indonesia has huge potency to recover from the impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, ...

Health protocols paramount as COVID-19 vaccine scheduled in early 2021

The Policy Committee for COVID-19 Handling and National Economic Recovery reminded that the Sinovac-Bio Farma COVID-19 ...

VP Amin hopes COVID-19 vaccine would become available mid-2021

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin has expressed the hope that a COVID-19 vaccine would become available by mid-2021, or ...

Minister issues fresh guidelines on COVID-19 prevention, control

Minister of Health Terawan Agus Putranto, has issued a decree (KMK), Number HK.01.07 / Menkes / 413/2020, promulgating ...

North Sumatra readies Rp500-billion for 2nd-phase handling of COVID-19

The North Sumatra provincial government readied allocation of Rp500 billion for second phase of handling the impacts of ...

Government to reduce COVID-19 socio-economic burden on tourism workers

Indonesia's government has pledged to help over 17 thousand tourism workers in North Sumatra currently reeling from ...

Global economy to fully recover in 2022: former Indonesian minister

The world's economic recovery from the twin crises, encumbering several nations worldwide owing to the ongoing ...

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Balanced approach needed to battle twin health and economic crises

As its coronavirus case count crosses 50 thousand, Indonesia, which has been battling the COVID-19 pandemic since March ...

South Jakarta's five road sections prepared for Car Free Day

The Jakarta Government’s Special Capital Territory resumed Car Free Day (CFD) since June 21, and the South ...

Indonesia challenged to achieve its mandated food security: economist

Indonesia has had the 2012 Food Law that mandates the country to possess a roadmap to achieve an overall food security; ...

Jakarta's car free day returns after being suspended since March 15

The Jakartans again flocked to the Sudirman-MH Thamrin Streets on Sunday morning to do bicycle riding and outdoor ...

African region emerges as alternative palm oil export destination

Nations in the African region hold potential market as alternative destinations for palm oil exports, according to the ...