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Smoking caused chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in 9.2 mln people

The Health Ministry has informed that the habit of smoking among several Indonesians has resulted in 9.2 million ...

Health protocols, vaccination key for safe year-end holidays: govt

Health protocols and vaccinations are crucial for preventing a surge in coronavirus infections during the Christmas and ...

Demand for traditional medicines, cosmetics up amid pandemic: BPOM

The National Agency of Drug and Food Control (BPOM) has revealed that the market for traditional medicines and ...

Transportation Ministry targets rail line reactivation in West Sumatra

The Transportation Ministry plans to reactivate the Naras-Sungai Limau rail line connecting Pariaman City and Padang ...

Ministry intensifies campaign against fish bombing

The Marine and Fisheries Ministry (KKP) has intensified the campaign against fish bombing in areas where the practice ...

Bandarlampung wins "Best City for Online Population Census" awards

The Bandarlampung City received "the Best City for Online Population Census" Award from the Central ...

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Indonesia challenged to resolve alcohol addiction in Papua

Alcohol consumption remains a serious problem in Papua though the liquor production, distribution, and sale have ...

Police prioritize preventive measures to enforce face mask rules

The Indonesian Police are prioritizing preventive efforts in enforcing discipline among people to wear masks to support ...

South Sumatra police join forest fire control efforts

South Sumatra police have dispatched 159 officers to support the preventive and mitigation efforts of the ...

Wearing face masks compulsory in Riau's Pekanbaru City: task force

The Pekanbaru city government has made it mandatory to wear a face mask, and those flouting the rule while venturing ...

47 merchants in Surabaya isolated: city government

Fourty seven merchants at the Pabean and Panggung Street Markets in Surabaya, the capital of East Java Province, have ...

Surabaya's teenagers violating health protocols punished with push-ups

Surabaya Mayor Tri Rismaharini punished tens of teenagers with ten push-ups on Saturday evening because they did not ...

Jambi police arrest two arsonists for torching land for clearance

Police personnel in Tanjab Timur District, Jambi Province, apprehended two local residents for allegedly torching four ...

Weekend Stories

Implementing health protocols in wet markets remains challenging

  With Indonesia implementing the new normal, now being referred to as “adapting to new habits”, ...

Stringent COVID-19 handling policies necessary for greater alertness

People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Bambang Soesatyo called on the Indonesian government on Tuesday to ...