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Precautionary measures increased against swine flu

Indonesia's Health Ministry increased precautionary measures against a possible swine flu threat in future after ...

Government to reduce COVID-19 socio-economic burden on tourism workers

Indonesia's government has pledged to help over 17 thousand tourism workers in North Sumatra currently reeling from ...

Indonesia's COVID-19 recovery rate at 41.48%, CFR 5.15%

The recovery rate among COVID-19 patients in Indonesia has been recorded at 41.48 percent, while the country’s ...

Attempt to smuggle drugs from Malaysia into N Sumatra foiled

Acting on a tip, narcotics and customs officials conducted a joint operation and foiled an attempt by traffickers to ...

Ministers should achieve breakthrough to combat COVID-19: President

President Joko Widodo has called on his ministers to go beyond their usual realm of operation and make a breakthrough ...

BKSDA catch Sumatran tiger wandering around Solok's plantation area

The West Sumatra Natural Resources Conservation Office (BKSDA), with assistance from the locals of Nagari Gantung Ciri, ...

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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), ...

Police seize 159 kg of drugs, likely smuggled from China

Indonesia’s National Police and the Customs and Excise Directorate General of the Finance Ministry have seized ...

Rescue workers dispatched to locate missing tugboat skipper

A search has been launched for the skipper of tugboat Multi Sahabat 8, who went missing after his vessel capsized in ...

Helicopter pressed into service to locate missing fishermen

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has deployed a helicopter to search for three fishermen who went missing ...

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Covering a COVID-19 burial: The photojournalists' stories

In mid-March, weeks after the first two cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported in Indonesia, the ...

Government sees dramatic increase in forest fires in Aug-Sep

Minister of Environment and Forestry, Siti Nurbaya Bakar, said the Indonesian government is anticipating a potential ...

Tourism Minister highlights significance of applying health protocols

Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Wishnutama Kusubandio highlighted the criticality of implementing strict health ...

Indonesia successful in minimizing forest fires, claims minister

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Mahfud MD, has claimed that Indonesia has successfully ...

Indonesia's COVID-19 case tally reaches 46,845; recoveries at 18,735

Indonesia’s coronavirus case count touched 46,845 on June 22, 2020, with 18,735 people recovering from the ...