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Awaiting Indonesia's COVID-19 vaccine in a careful and cautious way

Indonesia has been adopting cautious and prudent approaches in its endeavors to ably fight the novel coronavirus ...

MUI urges Muslims to stay calm regarding COVID-19 vaccines

The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has urged Muslim communities nationwide to stay calm and avoid creating undue ...

BPOM to supervise circulation of COVID-19 vaccines

The Drug and Food Supervisory Board (BPOM) will supervise the circulation and use of COVID-19 vaccines in the community ...

West Java steps up COVID-19 efforts ahead of long weekend

West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil has appealed to city and district administrations across the province to intensify ...

Hong Kong Tourism Board launches a standardised hygiene protocol to assure visitors of a safe and healthy stay

Hong Kong has led the way in introducing anti-virus measures since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, with ...

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Outrage grows over Macron remarks

French President Emmanuel Macron's “anti-Islam" remarks while arguing for "freedom of ...

Pandemic building momentum for boosting health resilience: President

President Joko Widodo has said the COVID-19 pandemic could help build the momentum for strengthening health resilience ...

Maximize APBN use for adaptive, timely response to pandemic: minister

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati echoed the government's focus to continue to maximize utilization of the ...

Fall in contraceptive use likely to raise birth rate: BKKBN

A rise in the number of mothers going off contraceptives is expected to raise the birth rate by 10 percent, or 500 ...

Minister: Illegal radioactive waste disposal must invite strict action

Minister of Research and Technology, Bambang PS Brodjonegoro, has said he supports strict law enforcement against ...

Depok government to hold COVID-19 vaccination in Nov, Dec 2020

The Depok city government has unveiled its novel coronavirus vaccination program will commence in November and December ...

South Sumatra: 11 coal miners buried in wall collapse

Eleven coal miners were buried alive after an eight-meter wall collapsed at their mining site at Tanjung Lalang ...

Indonesia praises Japan's contribution to ASEAN COVID-19 Response Fund

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has said Indonesia deeply appreciates Japan’s commitment and contribution to the ...

Five gold miners found dead in North Kalimantan gold mine

Five gold miners were found in a lifeless condition at an illegal mining site in Bulungan District, North Kalimantan ...

Assembly Speaker seeks more hand-washing stations in public places

The People’s Consultative Assembly Speaker Bambang Soesatyo has urged local governments to add more facilities ...