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Jokowi presses for extraordinary moves to tackle climate change

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), in his speech at the 2021 Climate Adaptation Summit (CAS), stressed on ...

Jakarta's Srengseng Sawah cemetery designated for COVID-19 funerals

With several cemeteries overwhelmed amid a hike in coronavirus infections, the Jakarta provincial administration has ...

AI helping mitigate COVID impact on APEC economies: report

A recent report from the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) has revealed that artificial intelligence (AI) is ...

North Sumatra's COVID-19 death toll recorded at 681: task force

North Sumatra Province's COVID-19 death toll rose to 681 after two people in Medan City succumbed to the novel ...

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Year-ender - Indonesians count down to 2021 from home

For Jakartans, the most awaited moment this year is completely unlike last year, when Indonesia and other parts of the ...

New Year eve celebrations banned across Indonesia

New Year eve celebrations have been banned across Indonesia to prevent crowding and curb potential transmission of the ...

PCR testing hits 4.8-million mark in Indonesia

At least 4,788,286 persons have been screened for COVID-19 so far using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, with ...

Papua's COVID-19 recovery rate improves

With 68 more patients recovering from coronavirus infections in Papua in a span of 24 hours ending Tuesday, the number ...

24,000 microbusiness owners in Ambon city to get govt aid

About 24 thousand microbusiness owners in Ambon, the capital of Maluku province, have been verified to receive ...

New Zealand's APEC host year priorities centered on COVID-19 response

New Zealand confirmed that its APEC host year priorities with give due weightage to responding to the economic impacts ...

Collaboration in chemical industry pivotal to COVID response, recovery

The APEC Chemical Dialogue bolstered cooperation on regulatory affairs to facilitate trade in essential goods and ...

COVID-19 response policies to not weaken democracy: Minister Marsudi

Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi expressed belief that the COVID-19 response policies would not weaken ...

China contributes US$1.42 million to promote APEC cooperation

China contributed US$1.42-million to promote APEC cooperation, including advancing trade and investment initiatives to ...

Foreign Minister Marsudi opens 13th BDF in Bali

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi opened the 13th Bali Democracy Forum (BDF) in Nusa Dua, Bali, on Thursday and ...

COVID-19 immunization must start with top leaders: MP

An Indonesian legislator has proposed that the government's COVID-19 vaccination program start with President Joko ...