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UCLG-Aspac devises joint strategy to stem COVID-19 transmission

The United Cities and Local Government (UCLG) for Asia and the Pacific has come up with a joint strategy to contain the ...

Indonesian police foil attempt to smuggle 17 people to Malaysia

Police in Riau Province thwarted an attempt by a transnational human trafficking syndicate to smuggle 15 Indonesian and ...

COVID-19: Indonesian in Malaysia donating food to workers everyday

An Indonesian housewife residing in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, has been distributing 25 lunch boxes to Indonesian migrant ...

Indonesian Govt to intensify labor-intensive infrastructure projects

The Indonesian government will intensify manpower-intensive infrastructure projects in different parts of Indonesia to ...

W Java governor constantly coordinates with Jokowi to support Jakarta

West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil coordinated with President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) over a proposed imposition of ...

Legislator urges government to fund evacuation of stranded Indonesians

A legislator urged the Indonesian government to offer contingency funds to finance the evacuation of Indonesian migrant ...

Imposition of large-scale social restrictions in Jakarta praised

A senior legislator has lauded the Indonesian Government's decision to enforce large-scale social restrictions and ...

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Indonesia's regional head elections postponed over COVID-19 pandemic

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has brought several countries to a near standstill, as activities involving ...

Coronavirus outbreak has crippled Bali's tourism industry: official

The tourism industry in the Indonesian resort island of Bali has been hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak, with ...

Scientists discover anti-parasite drug Ivermectin kills SARS CoV-2

A collaborative study led by the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute along with the Peter Doherty Institute of ...

US extends prompt support to ASEAN in fighting COVID-19 pandemic

As a leader in global health and humanitarian response to COVID-19, the United States (US) has acted swiftly to support ...

Indonesia set to bolster collaboration with G20 against COVID-19

Trade Minister Agus Suparmanto believes Indonesia is ready to face the humongous challenges posed by the outbreak of ...

COVID-19 affecting livelihoods of millions of East Java workers

Around 3.8 million workers engaged in the trade, transportation, accommodation, and food and beverage sectors, among ...

COVID-19: Southeast Maluku to restrict public movement at night

Security agencies in Southeast Maluku District, Maluku Province, will intensify patrols in the district's capital, ...

Police thwart attempt to sell 11 kg of crystal meth

The West Jakarta Metropolitan Police's anti-drug squad thwarted an attempt by six drug dealers to trade crystal ...