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Opinion

Stranded far from home: the protection of Indonesian migrant workers

*Hana Naufanita is a research intern at the Jakarta-based Centre for Strategic and International Studies ...

Indonesia's count of recovered cases surpasses COVID-19 death toll

The number of COVID-19 patients in Indonesia discharged from hospitals after making complete recovery from the virus ...

IDI highlights importance of all-party support in fighting COVID-19

Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) Chairman Daeng M. Faqih stressed on the criticality of support from all elements ...

Six buildings used for quarantining Malaysia-returned migrant workers

The Social Affairs Ministry has readied six buildings in some regions to function as temporary shelters to quarantine ...

COVID-19: West Kalimantan police, army distributing food boxes

Army and police personnel in West Kalimantan Province have launched a joint initiative, starting April 16, to prepare ...

Riau: 250,000 COVID-19 affected families to get Rp600,000 in aid

The Riau provincial government will provide Rp600 thousand in social assistance to each of around 250 thousand families ...

Returning migrant workers testing negative for COVID-19 sent home

The Social Affairs Ministry sent home 51 of the 144 migrant workers deported by Malaysia after they tested negative for ...

COVID-19: TNI on alert to prevent illegal border crossing

The Indonesian military has stepped up security along the border with Malaysia to prevent potential coronavirus ...

Bakamla detains 47 Indonesian migrant workers over illegal entry

The Indonesian Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) detained 47 Indonesian migrant workers for illegal entry into the ...

News Focus

COVID-19: Indonesians overseas being monitored, assisted

Indonesia is continuing to battle against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak with 4,557 confirmed cases reported ...

Suspected COVID-19 patient under surveillance in Medan passes away

A suspected COVID-19 patient under surveillance undergoing treatment at the Martha Friska Multatuli Hospital's ...

500 Malaysia-returned migrant workers in N Sumatra to be quarantined

A total of 500 Indonesian migrant workers, who returned to North Sumatra from Malaysia, will be quarantined prior to ...

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 ...

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 ...