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President elicits support for vaccine development

President Joko Widodo has pressed for support for vaccine development in Indonesia in a bid to speed up the ...

APEC accelerates regional response to COVID-19, boost recovery

Senior officials from 21 APEC member economies are convening virtually to speed up regional response to the protracted ...

Research, health ministries ink pact to jointly develop COVID vaccine

The Ministry of Research and Technology and the Ministry of Health have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to ...

Immunization target hinges on availability of vaccine stocks: official

The government’s plan of vaccinating 181.5 million Indonesians against the coronavirus hinges on the availability ...

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Indonesia steps up war against COVID-19

Indonesia has been carrying out a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination program since January 13, 2021 and it has been ...

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Government upbeat on 2022 economic growth

There are strong indications the nation is currently in a transitional period and moving toward better economic ...

Asia-Pacific businesses press for unified action to battle pandemic

Business leaders from 21 Asia-Pacific economies, at this week’s virtual meeting, discussed ways to unitedly ...

Thohir points to Indonesia's economy faring better than other nations

State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir drew attention to Indonesia's economy being currently better ...

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Preserving the sustainability of Papuan staple sago

Sago, a starch extracted from the centre or pith of tropical palm stems, particularly Metroxylon sagu, has ...

Call to avoid any provocative move echoed in Papua's Mimika

Deputy District Head of Mimika, Johannes Rettob, joined peaceful calls for native Papuan communities in Papua Province ...

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Indonesia strives for vaccine self-reliance in COVID fight

The second dose of China’s Sinovac vaccine has been administered across the country since January 27, 2021, ...

KKSP-Papua praises prompt handling of 'racism' case

Papua’s South Sulawesi Family Harmony (KKSS) has praised the central and provincial governments' prompt ...

Police detain Hanura politician Ambroncius Nababan

A day after he was named a suspect for allegedly posting racist remarks against a noted Papuan human rights defender on ...

Ambroncius Nababan named suspect after posting racist content: police

Indonesian police’s cybercrime investigators have named People’s Conscience Party (Hanura) politician ...

Papua: Batak community urges police action on Nababan 'racist' remark

Representatives of the Batak community in Papua have appealed to the National Police to initiate action against ...