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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 ...

COVID-19 affecting livelihoods of millions of East Java workers

Around 3.8 million workers engaged in the trade, transportation, accommodation, and food and beverage sectors, among ...

COVID-19 outbreak deals severe blow to South Sumatra hoteliers

Several hoteliers in Palembang, the capital of South Sumatra Province, are considering closing shop temporarily due to ...

IMF projects negative global economic growth this year

The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), at a virtual meeting with G20 members, forecast that ...

Law enforcement key to handling COVID-19: BNPB

Law enforcement efforts need to made a priority to combat the current coronavirus, or COVID-19, outbreak in the ...

President urges governors to draft action plan on COVID-19

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has directed governors across Indonesia to formulate detailed action plans for ...

Central, local governments must reallocate budget for corona handling

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has given instructions to central and local governments to curtail budget allocation for ...

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 ...

COVID-19 has forced Bintan's travel agent to lay off workers: govt

Yogyakarta Chapter Udhi Sudiyanto, for instance, had unveiled his concerns with the slowing demand for tour packages ...

13 Sikka residents have died of dangue fever since early 2020

The Sikka District Health Office, East Nusa Tenggara, reported here on Sunday that 13 people had died of dengue fever ...

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Struggle of classic authoresses writing under pseudonyms

"Any woman born with a great gift in the sixteenth century would certainly have gone crazed, shot herself or ended ...

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Integrated teams to combat stunting, enhance human resources quality

The Joko Widodo administration has outlined a reduction in the stunting and poverty rates as among the key targets for ...

Poverty still high in Indonesia: Ma'ruf Amin

Indonesia had been considered as a developed country, but the number of poor people and stunting was still high, Vice ...

Vesta hires Shabab Muhaddes to lead expansion Into Asia Pacific region

- Vesta, a pioneer in guaranteed payments and fraud detection, is making a concerted push into the Asia Pacific region ...

Government stresses on curbing stunting to improve work force quality

The government has given due emphasis to efforts to reduce stunting in Indonesia under its program to boost the quality ...