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Number of patients under monitoring in Bogor city rising

Bogor City has become one of the red zones of the coronavirus outbreak in West Java province, with the number of ...

Bogor city to jail those flouting large-scale social restrictions

The Bogor city administration has informed that it would start enforcing large-scale social restrictions and distancing ...

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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 ...

No plan to release corruption inmates over COVID-19 fears: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) clarified that inmates convicted in corruption cases were barred from being released as ...

Human rights body lauds decision to postpone regional head elections

The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) has hailed the decision to postpone the regional head elections ...

Government bars foreign nationals from visiting, transiting Indonesia

The government has placed a ban that suspends the entry and transit of foreign nationals to Indonesia to handle the ...

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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 ...

Indonesia prohibits entry of foreigners to limit COVID-19 spread

The Indonesian government has banned foreign nationals from entering and transiting through the country to thwart the ...

East Timor imposes month-long coronavirus lockdown

East Timor has implemented a lockdown from Thursday as a precautionary measure to check the spread of coronavirus in ...

Government advises citizens against overseas travel due to corona

Given the increasing number of nations affected by the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, the Indonesian government has ...

Panama-flagged vessel under tightened surveillance in N Kalimantan

The Nunukan Seaport authorities have tightened watch on a Panama-flagged vessel currently docking off the port's ...

MUI condemns Hindu extremists' acts of terror against Indian Muslims

The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) and several Muslim organizations in Jakarta released a petition which strongly ...

Jakarta rally expresses solidarity for Indian Muslims

Indonesian Muslims conducted a rally in front of the Indian Embassy here, Friday, as a mark of their solidarity for ...

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Indonesians react over violence against Muslims in India

Indian Ambassador to Indonesia Pradeep Kumar Rawat, on February 28 visited Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal ...

RI should protest discrimination against Indian Muslims: MUI

The Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) has appealed to the Indonesian government not to remain silent but rather take an ...