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Minister Sumadi asked to coordinate search for plane crash victims

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has ordered Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi to coordinate the search for the ...

President Jokowi offers condolences over Sriwijaya plane crash

President Joko Widodo has extended deep condolences over Sriwijaya Air plane crash in the waters of Seribu Islands on ...

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As COVID cases spike, govt clamps down on public movement

The Indonesian government has decided to tighten restrictions on the movement of people in Java and Bali from January ...

COVID vaccination should be concluded in below year's time: Jokowi

Polri (police personnel) as well as teachers and also for the community," he stated. The president is ...

Temperature checks conducted at Jakarta Cathedral

The devout congregating at the Jakarta Cathedral Church to attend the Christmas 2020 Mass face-to-face underwent ...

Government takes precautionary measures against new coronavirus strain

Chief of the COVID-19 Handling Task Force, Military Lieutenant General Doni Monardo, affirmed that the government is ...

Joint task force extends Poso terror group manhunt

The joint task force of the Indonesian military and police will extend the Operation Tinombala, due to expire on ...

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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 ...

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Wenda's political gambit backfires in Papua

On December 1, 2020, Papuan separatist leader Benny Wenda declared an “interim government” in West Papua ...

Govt, military, police urged to maintain state authority in Papua

Responding to the recent developments in Papua and West Papua, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR), ...

COVID-19 vaccination will not be compulsory: Thohir

The Indonesian government will not compel people who refuse to participate in COVID-19 immunization to get vaccinated, ...

550 residents seek refuge to safeguard from Mt Semeru's eruption

Some 550 residents on the slopes of Mount Semeru, Lumajang District, East Java, have taken refuge after the volcano ...

Bekasi to conduct COVID-19 swab test on 12,000 workers

About 12 thousand factory workers in Bekasi district, West Java will take part in a mass COVID-19 swab test as more ...

TNI commander visits Timika before heading for Makassar

Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto planned a meeting with several Papuan community ...

Women journalists stress on building safe, inclusive work environment

Circumstances need to be created for women, especially those who have made a career in journalism, to be totally free ...