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Support private sector to boost vaccine-manufacturing capacity: govt

Indonesia backs all efforts towards achieving vaccine self-sufficiency and welcomes interest from private pharma ...

Social stigma impeding COVID-19 response: task force

Social stigma linked to the coronavirus disease has remained a serious challenge in prevention and mitigation efforts ...

Ministry allots Rp52.5 billion to renovate houses in North Kalimantan

The Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Ministry has apportioned Rp52.5 billion for self-help housing stimulant ...

Lampung University: 25 of rector's contacts to undergo COVID-19 test

Twenty-five persons who had direct contact with Lampung University (Unila) rector, Prof. Dr. Karomani, and his wife ...

Medan: KPU office finds 3,388 damaged ballot papers

The General Elections Commission (KPU), Medan office, found 3,388 damaged ballot papers during the sorting process, ...

COVID-19 vaccination simulations should be conducted optimally: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) instructed related ministries and agencies to most favorably conduct nationwide COVID-19 ...

Jokowi demands stringent health protocol implementation on voting day

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) reiterated his call, Monday, for home minister, police chief, and COVID-19 task force to ...

Papua police probe into Puncak's fatal shooting incident

The investigators of Puncak District's police precinct are continuing efforts to uncover the shootings of two ...

BPOM: Still awaiting Brazil data on Sinovac vaccine

Indonesia’s Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) said it is still waiting for the results of Phase 3 clinical ...

COVID-19 task force recruits 7,000 contact tracers in 10 provinces

The COVID-19 task force has recruited seven thousand contact tracers in 10 provinces to assist in COVID-19 prevention ...

PCR swab tests confirm 25 Indonesian Ombudsman employees infected

Some 25 employees of the Indonesian Ombudsman subject to Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) swab tests on November 14-15, ...

Nearly 10,000 TNI personnel prioritized for COVID-19 immunization

About 10 thousand Indonesian military (TNI) personnel on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19 have been ...

Ready to join COVID-19 vaccination program: South Sulawesi governor

South Sulawesi Governor HM Nurdin Abdullah has said he is prepared to serve as a volunteer for the first phase of the ...

President ensures COVID-19 vaccine for Indonesians listed under WHO

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has made assurance that the government will only administer COVID-19 vaccine listed ...

Jumhur Hidayat, six other detainees test positive for COVID-19

Seven persons detained by the National Police's Criminal Investigation Directorate, including Save Indonesia ...