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Regional governments must support PPKM extension: MPR Speaker

Regional governments should fully support the central government's decision to extend the enforcement of community ...

Govt channels official budget for meetings for COVID-19 handling

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani intends on redeploying the budget for official travel, meeting packages, building ...

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Faced with rising infections, Indonesia doubles down on restrictions

With the second COVID-19 wave leading to a drastic spike in infections in several regions, particularly Jakarta and ...

Finance Minister raises health budget to Rp185.98 trillion

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has decided to increase the budget allocated to the health sector to Rp185.98 ...

Govt boosts COVID-19 tracing, examination, handling in high-risk zones

The Indonesian Health Ministry intends to boost tracing, examination, and handling of COVID-19 cases in areas with a ...

Govt adopts three-pronged approach to safeguard public from COVID-19

The government has adopted three strategies to prevent people from being exposed to COVID-19 during the emergency ...

Govt's confirmation pending on Delta variant existing in Kepulauan Aru

The Kepulauan Aru district administration in Maluku Province revealed that it had yet to confirm whether the ...

Need to take COVID-19 pandemic more seriously: PDPI

The Indonesian Society of Respirology (PDPI) has urged the public and all agencies to take the COVID-19 pandemic more ...

WB approves US$500 million to support Indonesia's pandemic response

The World Bank’s board of executive directors has approved US$500 million, or 7 trillion Indonesian rupiahs, in ...

WB suggests four policies to facilitate Indonesia's crisis recovery

The World Bank, through the Indonesia Economic Prospects (IEP) report titled "Boosting The Recovery," has put ...

Tangerang government should prepare to tackle COVID-19 case spike: VP

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin urged the Tangerang City Government, Banten Province, to take precautionary measures ...

IDI calls to postpone face-to-face learning amid pandemic

The Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI) of Makassar City has pressed to give careful consideration to conducting ...

COVID-19: Task force reports spike in infections in Jakarta offices

The COVID-19 Handling Task Force has reported a sharp rise in coronavirus infections among the office space cluster in ...

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Indonesia set to forge forward in TB handling amid COVID-19 pandemic

Several nations observed Tuberculosis (TB) Day on March 24 in a somber, concerned manner, as the fight against TB, one ...

2021 challenges all to expedite economic recovery: minister

- continue to work together, not only to restore the economy but also to make the national economy ...