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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 ...

Indonesia receives 10,000 COVID-19 test kits from Singapore

The Indonesian Government has received 10 thousand COVID-19 test kits and protective equipment from Singapore to aid ...

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 ...

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Indonesian Government insists lockdown not an option yet

The question of imposing a nationwide lockdown in Indonesia is continuing to spark debate even as the authorities are ...

Jakarta's public health service posts receive COVID-19 rapid test kits

The Indonesian government has distributed COVID-19 rapid test kits to all public health service posts (Puskesmas) in ...

Government contemplates on banning Eid al-Fitr homecoming

The government has mulled over the option to ban this year's Eid al-Fitr homecoming to thwart the spread of ...

Surakarta postpones regional elections stages over COVID-19 concerns

The General Elections Commission (KPU) in Surakarta City, Central Java, decided to defer the stages of regional ...

Central government to decide on imposing local lockdown: Home Minister

Indonesia's Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian stated that any decision on imposing a lockdown on a certain ...

House urges KPU, Bawaslu to draft SOPs to tackle COVID-19

The House of Representatives (DPR) urged the General Elections Commission (KPU) and Elections Supervisory Agency ...

Jokowi and his ministers undergo COVID-19 tests on Sunday

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and his ministers on Sunday underwent medical checks for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on ...

Home Minister calls on regional heads to postpone overseas trips

Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian has called on regional heads, deputy regional heads, chiefs and members of ...

Government to prioritize development in 222 outermost sub-districts

The Indonesian government will prioritize development in 222 sub-districts out of the country's 780 outermost ...

Minister urges TNI, Police to bolster security in Papua

Indonesian Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian urged the Indonesian Military (TNI) and National Police to fortify ...

Government reviewing incentive tourism's efficacy, timing over corona

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati affirmed that the government was assessing the efficiency and timing of ...

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Indonesia prepares measures to handle COVID-19 cases

Indonesia has now come under the clutches of Coronavirus (COVID-19), with President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) announcing on ...