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BI lowers economic growth projection for 2020 to 4.2-4.6 percent

Indonesia’s central bank trimmed its economic growth forecast for 2020 to 4.2-4.6 percent, from the earlier ...

Govt works with agencies for research to develop COVID-19 vaccine

The Indonesian government, in cooperation with relevant agencies, is conducting research to develop a coronavirus ...

SOE's Perindo exports 15 tons of octopus to Japan amid pandemic

Perum Perindo, the state owned fisheries company, has bolstered its income during the novel coronavirus pandemic by ...

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Life in the time of coronavirus

From Milan, Italy, to New York, the US, and Manila, Filipina, people avoid streets, as countries have closed down ...

Grab, Gojek offer contactless services amid COVID-19 outbreak

Grab and Gojek, as providers of online on-demand services in Indonesia, have put in place social distancing to ensure ...

President calls to apply simple health protocol for COVID-19 outbreak

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called for the application of a simple health protocol for the public keen on ...

Islamic congregation of Global Ijtima in South Sulawesi postponed

The Islamic congregation, termed the 2020 Global Ijtima-Asian Zone, in South Sulawesi Province and attendees comprising ...

Public urged to lower medical workers' burden to contain COVID-19

Indonesian House Speaker Puan Maharani called on the public on Thursday to help assuage the burden of paramedical ...

Working visit budgets channeled to assist Indonesians in need

A top Indonesian minister spoke of the working visit budget encompassing domestic and overseas trips being diverted to ...

Indonesia's several hotels to serve as emergency hospitals: government

The Indonesian government plans to prepare several state-owned hotels and Wisma Atlet (athletes' residence) in ...

Gojek starts financial aid for driver partners contracting corona

Application-based technology service provider Gojek has launched an income assistance scheme for driver partners who ...

Third stimulus package to focus on health sector, says minister

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has hinted that the third round of stimulus measures will focus on the health ...

MP urges government to draft cross-sectoral policy on coronavirus

A lawmaker has urged the Indonesian government to prepare a cross-sectoral policy to deal with the coronavirus ...

Travel cancellations have risen sharply amid COVID-19, says Traveloka

Indonesian unicorn Traveloka's chief marketing officer, Dionisius Nathaniel, revealed there has been a significant ...

Gov't calls on parties to adhere to public transportation protocols

Senior Advisor at the Executive Office of the President, Brian Sriprahastuti, urged all parties in Indonesia to ...