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Government bars foreign nationals from visiting, transiting Indonesia

The government has placed a ban that suspends the entry and transit of foreign nationals to Indonesia to handle the ...

COVID-19: Citizens asked to scrap 'mudik' plans

The Indonesian Government has urged citizens to cancel plans for ‘mudik’, an annual exodus when people ...

Food and beverage industry to keep production lines open: Minister

Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita has stressed that the food and beverage industry will continue production ...

84 health workers in Jakarta test positive for COVID-19

Eighty-four health workers, two of whom are pregnant, have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in ...

BNPB provides 349,000 pieces of protective gear to medical teams

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has distributed 349,000 pieces of protective equipment (APD) to health ...

COVID-19: Government plans aggressive action to check transmission

Government spokesperson for COVID-19 handling, Achmad Yurianto, said his party will resort to more aggressive measures ...

Slowdown to hurt household, MSME, corporate, financial sectors most

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati predicted the household, micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), ...

US extends prompt support to ASEAN in fighting COVID-19 pandemic

As a leader in global health and humanitarian response to COVID-19, the United States (US) has acted swiftly to support ...

Galang emergency hospital to be center of research: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo said the new emergency hospital on Galang Island will be kept in readiness for treating COVID-19 ...

Indrawati forecasts COVID-19 pandemic to dampen economic growth

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has projected a slowdown in Indonesia's economic growth to 2.3 percent, and ...

Bank Mandiri offering life insurance to health workers: SOE minister

State-Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir affirmed that major state-owned financial institution Bank Mandiri had ...

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Internet infrastructure readiness as corona keeps people home

Researchers at the Monash Business School have created a Global Internet Pressure map that measures the strain the ...

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Indonesian Government insists lockdown not an option yet

The question of imposing a nationwide lockdown in Indonesia is continuing to spark debate even as the authorities are ...

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Economic stimulus, social safety get priority as slowdown looms

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, declared by the WHO as a pandemic, has wreaked havoc on the global economy ...

COVID-19 fallout: Indonesia increases budget spending by $24.8 billion

Indonesia has decided to increase the state budgetary spending for 2020 by Rp405.1 trillion (US$24.8 billion) to deal ...