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COVID-19 adding to challenge posed by forest fires

With Indonesia still in the grip of the coronavirus, which is known to cause severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), ...

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Balanced approach needed to battle twin health and economic crises

As its coronavirus case count crosses 50 thousand, Indonesia, which has been battling the COVID-19 pandemic since March ...

State budget is vital for Indonesia's economic restoration: minister

Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono highlighted that the State Budget (APBN) had ...

PKS denounces Israel's West Bank annexation plan

Jazuli Juwaini, chairman of the PKS Faction at the House of Representatives (DPR), vehemently denounced Israel's ...

Jail verdict for couple behind ex-top security minister's attack

West Jakarta District Court sentenced Syahrial Alamsyah (Abu Rara) to 12 years’ and his wife, Fitri Diana, to ...

Global economic crisis is real: Indonesian President Jokowi

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) spoke of being informed of the global economic crisis being a real challenge, ...

Govt should preemptively tackle climate change impacts on rice yield

A researcher urged Indonesia’s government to take preventive measures against the impact of climate change on the ...

Police map out potential security, public order issues in 2021

Indonesia's National Police have mapped out security and public order issues to potentially encumber the nation in ...

W Kalimantan police intensify security after incident in SE Sulawesi

West Kalimantan police increased security in keeping with instructions of the National Police headquarters in Jakarta ...

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Wuhan to Natuna: Journalists' take on covering repatriated Indonesians

A few short weeks before the President Joko Widodo announced the first COVID-19 outbreak in Indonesia, the public had ...

Investment in smelter construction off-target: Energy Ministry

Indonesia expects to miss the investment target of US$3.7 billion for smelter construction in 2020 due to the COVID-19 ...

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Varsities join push for self-sufficiency in COVID-19 fight

Several leading universities in Indonesia have joined the nation’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic and ...

Nearly 500 new dengue fever cases surface daily in Indonesia

The Indonesian Ministry of Health drew attention to the fact that the number of dengue fever cases daily arising ...

Indonesia challenged to achieve its mandated food security: economist

Indonesia has had the 2012 Food Law that mandates the country to possess a roadmap to achieve an overall food security; ...

President Jokowi friendly, open-minded person: Sri Mulyani

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) received wishes on his 59th birthday on Sunday, one of them was from Finance Minister ...