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Indonesia's regional head elections postponed over COVID-19 pandemic

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has brought several countries to a near standstill, as activities involving ...

Thohir formulates steps for SOEs to safeguard economy against COVID-19

State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir remains committed to safeguarding the resilience of SOEs in facing ...

Ministry proposes soft loans for SMEs affected by COVID-19 pandemic

The Industry Ministry has proposed soft loans for small- and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) to help them pay laid-off ...

Riau received 4,444 migrant workers returning from Malaysia

Riau Province, Sumatra Island, received 4,444 Indonesian migrant workers, who returned from Malaysia amid ongoing ...

Government bars foreign nationals from visiting, transiting Indonesia

The government has placed a ban that suspends the entry and transit of foreign nationals to Indonesia to handle the ...

Rapid tests prioritized for migrant workers returning from Malaysia

Riau Governor Syamsuar has called on the provincial government's health workers to prioritize the administration of ...

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Economic stimulus, social safety get priority as slowdown looms

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, declared by the WHO as a pandemic, has wreaked havoc on the global economy ...

Indonesians returning from abroad declared ODP, undergo self-isolation

The Indonesian government has declared all Indonesian citizens, who recently arrived from abroad, as people under ...

Imported cases pose new challenge to tackling COVID-19 crisis: Jokowi

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) cautioned that several countries that were able to flatten the curve of their ...

France repatriates over thousand of its tourists from Indonesia

France repatriated over one thousand tourists aboard chartered flights from Indonesia in the wake of the spread of ...

Protection of Indonesian nationals abroad remain topmost priority

Safety and protection of Indonesian nationals overseas remains the highest priority of the Government of Indonesia amid ...

Govt supports Chloroquine, Avigan administration to save Indonesians

The Indonesian government's decision to administer Chloroquine and a flu drug Avigan is part of its endeavors to ...

Cruise ships barred from entering Komodo National Park due to COVID-19

The Komodo National Park (BTNK) has temporarily barred cruise ships from entering the park, in an attempt to prevent ...

MP urges government to draft cross-sectoral policy on coronavirus

A lawmaker has urged the Indonesian government to prepare a cross-sectoral policy to deal with the coronavirus ...

House urges government to engage experts to contemplate on lockdown

The House of Representatives (DPR) appealed to the government to engage experts in contemplating on imposing a lockdown ...