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Some 476 homeward-bound travelers symptomatic with COVID-19: police

The Jakarta Metropolitan Police have extended the enforcement of the Ketupat Jaya until May 31, as 476 homeward-bound ...

North Maluku police continue providing antigen tests in tourist spots

The North Maluku police continue to make contribution to Indonesia's COVID-19 prevention efforts by conducting ...

Some 900 COVID-19 patients still hospitalized at Jakarta's Wisma Atlet

Some 900 COVID-19 patients are still hospitalized at Jakarta’s Wisma Atlet Kemayoran emergency hospital on ...

Jakartans returning home must hold COVID-19-free certificates: police

Residents of Jakarta returning home after celebrating the Eid al-Fitr festivity in their hometowns outside the capital ...

Foreign envoys wish Indonesian Muslims a happy, peaceful Eid al-Fitr

Several foreign envoys in Jakarta, in their video greetings, wished Indonesian Muslims a happy and peaceful Eid ...

Thousand Jakartans perform Eid al-Fitr prayer at Al Azhar Mosque

Some one thousand Muslims partook in the Eid al-Fitr prayer in the yard of Al Azhar Grand Mosque, one of the iconic ...

Baswedan performs Eid al-Fitr prayer at home under COVID-19 protocols

 Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan performed the Eid al-Fitr prayer in the backyard of his house in the Lebak Bulus ...

Make Eid al-Fitr a momentum to combat COVID-19: Marsudi

Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi urged the people at large in Indonesia and Indonesian communities abroad to make the Eid ...

Police bans city-wide convoys to mark takbiran parade

Mataram City's residents in West Nusa Tenggara are banned from holding or partaking in city-wide convoys to ...

"Mudik" ban elicits common acts of sacrifice for safety: VP

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin reaffirmed his call for common acts of sacrifice for the safety of all by respecting the ...

West Papua police arrest resident with two protected hawksbill turtles

- lay their eggs in several of the country's coastal areas. The WWF Indonesia further noted that the Indonesian ...

Opinion

Arms modernization during peacetime: Is it important?

The recent tragedy that befell KRI Nanggala - 402, which sank in the waters north of Bali, has brought public attention ...

Western Union expands in Indonesia with Bank Rakyat Indonesia

Western Union, a global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments, and Bank Rakyat Indonesia ...

BNPB head cautions Indonesians to not breach government's "mudik" ban

Head of Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Doni Monardo has issued a warning to the people at ...

British FM Dominic Raab visits Jakarta to bolster bilateral relations

British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab undertook a visit to Indonesia on Wednesday to meet with President Joko Widodo ...