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President inaugurates six ministers, five vice ministers

President Joko Widodo inaugurated six ministers and five vice ministers of the Indonesia Onward Cabinet at the State ...

Year Ender 2020

COVID-19 frontline health workers require protection

A year since the first case of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection was reported in Wuhan City, China, the SARS ...

Manpower Ministry launches employment unit for differently-abled

The Ministry of Manpower has launched a Service Unit for the Disabled in Employment as part of the government's ...

Government may bear 50% of COVID-19 vaccine cost: Minister

The government is likely to bear half the COVID-19 vaccination cost and charge the remaining 50 percent from the ...

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Arrival of CoronaVac in Indonesia raises hopes

A long-awaited vaccine against COVID-19 finally arrived in Jakarta on December 6, 2020, and was immediately taken to ...

Healthcare workers to be prioritized during initial-stage vaccination

State-owned (BUMN) pharmaceutical holding company Bio Farma confirmed that healthcare workers will be accorded priority ...

President Jokowi appoints Effendy as acting Social Affairs Minister

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has appointed Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture (PMK) Muhadjir ...

President confers honorary medals on state officials

President conferred the Mahaputra Adipradana Stars, highest civil service awards, and Bintang Jasa medals to state ...

Minister echoes Indonesia's readiness to host 2020 GPDRR in Bali

Coordinating Human Development and Culture Minister Muhadjir Effendy voiced Indonesia's preparedness to host the ...

Jokowi leads Pancasila Sanctity Day's ceremony at Lubang Buaya Complex

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), Thursday morning, acted as the ceremony inspector during Pancasila Sanctity Day at the ...

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Indonesia fast tracks COVID-19 vaccine development

Almost every country in the world, including Indonesia, is racing against time to develop a vaccine of its own or ...

Jokowi forms team for expediting COVID-19 vaccine development

President Joko Widodo has formed a National Team for the Acceleration of COVID-19 Vaccine Development and installed ...

Weekend Stories

Pandemic alters Eid al-Adha animal sacrifice ritual in 2020

Eid al-Adha, or the Day of Sacrifice, is one of the two major festivals apart from Eid al-Fitr for Indonesia, where ...

Health Minister says hospitals not trying to profit from pandemic

Indonesian Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto has refuted allegations that hospitals have been trying to profit from ...

High fatality rate of East Java health workers bothersome: Minister

Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy expressed concern over the fatality rate of ...