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TNI places 53 returning illegal migrant workers under detention

The Indonesian Military (TNI) border security task force has held in detention 53 Malaysia-returned Indonesian migrant ...

Indonesia reports 672 new COVID-19 cases and 591 recoveries: spokesman

New confirmed COVID-19 cases in Indonesia stood at 672, while those recovering from the disease reached 591 on Sunday, ...

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COVID-19 shifts tourism focus to safe, responsible travel

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has brought the world to a standstill, with people around the globe confined ...

Foreign tourist arrivals in April decline by 87.44 percent: BPS

Foreign tourist arrivals in April 2020 decreased sharply by 87.44 percent to 160 thousand in April 2020, from 1.27 ...

27 crew members of Sabuk Nusantara ship quarantined over COVID-19

Twenty-seven crew members of the Sabuk Nusantara ship have been quarantined after two of their colleagues tested ...

BPOM musters resources to expedite COVID-19 testing

The National Agency of Drug and Food Control (BPOM) has mobilized its resources throughout Indonesia to accelerate ...

Dayak community decides to forego harvest feast over pandemic

The Dayak community of Serimbang Village in Landak District, West Kalimantan, decided to cancel a feast typically held ...

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A closer look at workers' mental health amid COVID-19

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which broke out late December last year in China’s Wuhan, has spread to ...

Rapid test result for COVID-19 comes reactive for five people

The result of a COVID-19 rapid test on five of the 78 people at Mawar Market in the West Kalimantan provincial capital ...

181 migrant workers from Malaysia land at Tanjung Emas Port

Some 181 Malaysia-returned Indonesian migrant workers arrived at the Tanjung Emas Port in Semarang, Central Java, on ...

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Indonesia continues war against drugs amid COVID-19 battle

Indonesia is currently battling two fronts: the spread of the novel coronavirus disease and the trafficking of drugs, ...

West Kalimantan inmate linked to cross-border drug smuggling attempt

An inmate lodged in West Kalimantan Province's Pontianak Penitentiary allegedly led an attempt to smuggle 500 grams ...

Ministry to procure 12,500 tons farmers' rubber for rubberized asphalt

The Public Works and Public Housing Minister confirmed its readiness to purchase 12,500 tons of natural rubber from ...

Limpo ensures food distribution smooth to address dearth of essentials

The government has improved the food distribution line to ensure sufficient supply of 11 essential goods and channel ...

Bengkayang Police intensify campaign on mudik ban to stem COVID-19

Bengkayang Police, West Kalimantan, intensified a campaign notifying people of a ban on "mudik," or the ...