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MP urges police to prioritize public service, protection amid COVID-19

Deputy Chairman of Commission III of the House of Representatives (DPR) Ahmad Sahroni called on the National Police to ...

West Java governor unveils strategy for proposing social distancing

The West Java provincial government will pitch large-scale social restrictions and distancing measures to the central ...

Large-scale social distancing yet to be practiced fully: legislator

A legislator opined that the government's large-scale social restriction and distancing policies to stem the spread ...

Human rights body lauds decision to postpone regional head elections

The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) has hailed the decision to postpone the regional head elections ...

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 ...

House Speaker asks govt to tighten ports of entry to prevent COVID-19

Deputy Indonesian House Speaker Aziz Syamsudin has urged the government to tighten ports of entry across the country as ...

Government urged to form COVID-19 task force

The Speaker of People’s Representative Council (DPR) Puan Maharani has urged the government to immediately form ...

House Speaker urges government to set up COVID-19 national team

Indonesian House Speaker Puan Maharani has urged the government to establish a national team to tackle the coronavirus ...

Jakarta's Formula E deferred due to coronavirus outbreak

The electric car motorsport championship Formula E, scheduled on June 6, 2020, at the National Monument, Jakarta, was ...

Jakarta rally expresses solidarity for Indian Muslims

Indonesian Muslims conducted a rally in front of the Indian Embassy here, Friday, as a mark of their solidarity for ...

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Indonesians react over violence against Muslims in India

Indian Ambassador to Indonesia Pradeep Kumar Rawat, on February 28 visited Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal ...

MUI expresses condemnation over barbaric attack on Indian Muslims

The Advisory Council of the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) was unequivocal in denouncing a barbaric attack on Muslims ...

Nine terrorists who died in prisons were ailing

Nine convicted terrorists who died in prisons had a history of ailments before they were sent to jail, Director General ...

Microsoft keen to invest in data center in Indonesia: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) echoed Microsoft Corp’s willingness to invest in developing a data center facility ...

Government proposes excise tax on sugary drinks

Government has proposed Rp1,500 to Rp2,500 excise tax on each liter of sugary drinks, to offset the growing number of ...