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Rupiah appreciates against US dollar over improving US manpower data

The Indonesian rupiah strengthened against the US dollar in the Jakarta interbank market early this week in tandem with ...

Joint team's search ongoing for missing US diver in Ambon

A joint search and rescue (SAR) team of military, police officers, and civilians, Saturday, continued to look for US ...

West Sumatra witnesses rising trend of COVID-19 cases: task force

West Sumatra is working incessantly to flatten the curve of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as the provincial ...

Indonesia records 1,922 new COVID-19 cases, 1,813 recoveries

Indonesia, on Tuesday, registered 1,922 new confirmed cases, thereby bringing the tally to 115,056, while the total ...

Jakarta police uncovered 2,849 drug cases during Jan-early Aug 2020

During the Jan-Aug 2020 period, the Jakarta Metropolitan Police uncovered 2,849 drug cases; apprehended 3,586 suspects; ...

Jokowi instructs to conduct "wear face mask" campaign extensively

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) ordered to conduct a two-week "wear face mask" campaign on a massive scale ...

Weekend Stories

Pandemic alters Eid al-Adha animal sacrifice ritual in 2020

Eid al-Adha, or the Day of Sacrifice, is one of the two major festivals apart from Eid al-Fitr for Indonesia, where ...

Aceh Singkil's four sub-districts hit by floods, landslides

Floods and landslides, triggered by incessant downpours, hit four sub-districts in Aceh Singkil District, Aceh ...

Six held for allegedly smuggling drugs in cargo truck

The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) has arrested six suspects in connection with the seizure of several hundred ...

Several hundred kilograms crystal meth seized in BNN's truck raid

Officers of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) raided a cargo truck carrying onboard several hundred kilograms (kg) of ...

Jakarta's PCR testing capability has exceeded WHO's standard: governor

The Jakarta provincial administration has claimed that the COVID-19 testing capacity, using the polymerase chain ...

Medan city police seize 15-kg crystal meth, 20,000 ecstasy pills

The Medan city police recently apprehended three drug dealers and confiscated 15 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, ...

Jambi police arrest two arsonists for torching land for clearance

Police personnel in Tanjab Timur District, Jambi Province, apprehended two local residents for allegedly torching four ...

Riau companies instructed to not recruit workers from red zones

The Riau provincial government has directed local companies to stop the recruitment of workers from outside the ...

Procter & Gamble and the IOC announce an extension

As the world marks one year to go until the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) and the ...