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W Jakarta to track details of visit of Japanese positive for COVID-19

West Jakarta Mayor Rustam Effendi has ordered his staff to track all Jakarta-area locations visited by a Japanese ...

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Indonesia prepares measures to handle COVID-19 cases

Indonesia has now come under the clutches of Coronavirus (COVID-19), with President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) announcing on ...

West Papua takes precautionary measures for Chinese ship's arrival

The Indonesian authorities from immigration and other related agencies in Manokwari, West Papua Province’s ...

President orders police action against those stockpiling masks

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has ordered Chief of the National Police General Idham Aziz to take stern measures ...

Minister prepared to apportion additional budget for handling COVID-19

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has made assurance of additional budget being allocated as a precautionary ...

Ports in Batam step up health surveillance to stem coronavirus

Port operators in Batam Island, Riau Islands Province, have increased surveillance of passengers by conducting three ...

Two coronavirus patients in Jakarta in good condition: health minister

Indonesian Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto said on Monday that two Indonesians who tested positive for novel ...

33 Batam residents had contact with dead Singaporean

Thirty-three people who had been in contact with a Singaporean national who died of pneumonia in Batam city, Riau ...

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Coronavirus outbreak: a common burden, do not discriminate

As the world reels from impacts of the coronavirus outbreak, not only health and economy should be highlighted but also ...

Indonesia evacuates 68 Indonesians from Japan's Yokohama City

The Indonesian Government dispatched an evacuation team to Yokohama, Japan, to repatriate 68 Indonesians employed as ...

Palembang's 433 Umrah pilgrims depart for Jeddah despite temporary ban

A total of 433 umrah (minor haj) pilgrims from Palembang, the capital of South Sumatra Province, departed for the holy ...

President respects Saudi Arabia's provisional ban on Umrah services

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) respects the Saudi Arabian government’s decision to temporarily halt ...

Minister cooperates with association to anticipate COVID-19 impact

Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita cooperated with the national industry association to anticipate the ...

PLN sets up generator on Sebaru Island

State electricity firm PLN Disjaya has installed a generator set as a source of electricity at the observation ...

OJK to ease credit collectability amid COVID-19 outbreak

Indonesia's Financial Services Authority (OJK) plans to ease credit collectability among debtors whose businesses ...