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Jakarta Governor lauds collaboration for vaccinating asylum seekers

Governor of Jakarta Anies Baswedan has attributed inter-party collaboration as one reason for the successful ...

Baswedan affirms vaccinating asylum seekers is humanitarian task

Governor of Jakarta Anies Baswedan emphasized that vaccination for foreign refugees or asylum seekers stranded in ...

Empowering Papuan human resources crucial: minister

Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini emphasized the importance of empowering Papuan human resources while ...

Indonesian women's doubles pair Polii-Rahayu win Olympic opening match

Indonesian women's doubles pair Greysia Polii-Apriyani Rahayu won the opening match at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by ...

Inter-agency meetings organized to discuss foreign refugee handling

The Indonesian Ministry of Law and Human Rights as well as the Foreign Affairs Ministry held inter-agency coordination ...

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International presence paramount to ending Israeli aggression

The Indonesian government has expressed concern over the mounting tensions in occupied Palestine, especially Gaza, ...

Beyond2020 installs lighting solutions at the world’s largest refugee camp in Bangladesh

Beyond2020, the UAE-driven humanitarian initiative has announced the deployment of critical solar energy lighting ...

Jokowi inspects rice planting, harvesting processes in Malang District

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) conducted an inspection of the planting and harvesting process of rice in Kanigoro ...

Foreign refugees hold rally seeking citizenship status clarification

Dozens of foreign refugees staged a rally on Merdeka Selatan Street in Central Jakarta on Wednesday in pursuit of the ...

IOM asked to shift 54 Rohingya refugees to Medan

Indonesia Office also granted refugee status to the 99 Rohingya migrants.   Refugee status was granted to ...

Requirements of NTT, NTB refugees should be promptly fulfilled: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called for promptly meeting the requirements of refugees impacted by the disaster ...

Pertamina refinery fire victims ail from respiratory infections

Refugees, who escaped the fire at the Pertamina Balongan Refinery in Indramayu Regency of West Java, complained of ...

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Indonesia fights to prevent child marriage amid COVID-19 pandemic

Eni, a resident of West Nusa Tengga (NTB),  regretted that she allowed her 14-year-old daughter to marry last May ...

Prompt transfer of Aceh's 86 Rohingya refugees to Medan: official

Some 86 Rohingya refugees in Lhokseumawe City, Aceh Province, will be transferred to Medan City in North Sumatra ...

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No cinema, no problem: Films to watch from home in 2021

Theaters have remained closed and many movie productions have been suspended indefinitely as part of precautionary ...