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BSSN encourages military to form digital security response team

Head of the National Cyber and Crypto Agency (BSSN) Lieutenant General (Ret.) Hinsa Siburian encouraged the Indonesian ...

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Cyberwarfare, geopolitical challenges await TNI commander

General Andika Perkasa was officially inaugurated by President Joko Widodo as TNI commander in place of Marshal Hadi ...

Some 31 thousand civil servants indicated to receive social assistance

Some 31 thousand civil servants (ASN) were indicated to receive social assistance from the Social Affairs Ministry ...

Jokowi orders Army Chief to facilitate govt program's implementation

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has ordered the new Army Chief of Staff General Dudung Abdurachman to assist in the ...

Jokowi inaugurates Dudung Abdurachman as new Army Chief of Staff

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated Lieutenant General Dudung Abdurachman as the new Army Chief of Staff (Kasad) ...

Surabaya takes precautionary measures against new COVID-19 variants

Surabaya Mayor Eri Cahyadi has taken some precautionary measures against a third wave of COVID-19, or the delta plus ...

Follow health protocols despite decline in COVID-19 cases: Task force

Head of the Public Communication Sub-Sector of the COVID-19 Task Force Troy Pantouw urged the public to not neglect ...

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All eyes on new TNI commander Andika Perkasa

Indonesia's House of Representatives (DPR) has cleared General Andika Perkasa as the future Indonesian Military ...

Police prepare new pattern of security operations in Papua

The Indonesian Police are formulating a new pattern of security operations codenamed Nemangkawi 2022, in cooperation ...

Pratikno dismisses claim that president will replace 18 ministers

Minister/State Secretary Pratikno denied a claim that President Joko Widodo will replace 18 ministers of the Onward ...

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Jokowi seeks expediting health sector reforms amid pandemic

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), in his state-of-the-nation address on Friday, called to accelerate fundamental reforms ...

COVID-19 handling must not spark more problems: Task Force

The coronavirus pandemic, which has been deemed a non-natural disaster, must be dealt with thoroughly to ensure that ...

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Government links food security to national defense

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has cautioned that the COVID-19 pandemic is posing a serious threat to food ...

Building food estate critical to national defense: Dahnil

A food estate planned in Central Kalimantan will serve as a center for agricultural and strategic logistical reserves, ...

Streamlining of SOEs aims to boost productivity, competitiveness: Amin

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin attributed the decision to streamline the state-owned enterprises (SOE) to augment their ...