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Whirlwind devastates 300 homes in Pontianak, West Kalimantan

A whirlwind struck two sub-districts in Pontianak, West Kalimantan Province, leaving a path of destruction and causing ...

36 Army officers contract COVID-19 in West Papua

As many as 36 members of the Indonesian Army (TNI AD) have contracted the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in West ...

Jayapura hospital closed after 54 health workers contract COVID-19

The management of Jayapura Provita Hospital decided to shut down all health services, including the emergency unit ...

Four dead, three injured as flooding, landslide hit Sorong

A flood and landslide that struck Sorong, West Papua Province, on Thursday, claimed the lives of four people while ...

Number of poor in Indonesia swells to 26.42 million amid pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic led to an increase in the number of poor in Indonesia, with the figure reaching 26.42 million in ...

COVID-19 Task Force draws Colombia's praises for assisting citizen

The Government of Colombia thanked and lauded the Indonesian COVID-19 Task Force in Sorong City, West Papua, for ...

Govt prioritizes welfare approach in handling Papua, West Papua issues

The government has prioritized welfare, anthropological, and evaluation approaches in handling the issues in Papua and ...

Jayapura's Youtefa market closed to contain COVID-19 outbreak

The Jayapura COVID-19 Task Force has instructed the Youtefa market operator in Abepura Subdistrict, Papua Province, to ...

Pontianak SAR team looks for missing MV Cahaya Baru

Pontianak and Sintete Post search and rescue (SAR) Team is looking for MV Cahaya Baru, with 16 crew members and ...

Indonesia records 31,585 recoveries: spokesperson

Citing data as of Wednesday noon (July 8), Achmad Yurianto, government's spokesperson for COVID-19 Response, ...

Indonesian police continue to clamp down on Papua's liquor producers

Mimika Chapter Ros Namsa Kabes had also urged the Mimika district government and local police to enforce legal ...

Unhas organizes three-day massive rapid test for 1,652 lecturers

Some 1,652 lecturers from all faculties and study programs at the Hasanuddin University (Unhas), Makassar, South ...

Five giant leatherbacks lay eggs on Raja Ampat's Warebar Beach

- lay their eggs in several of the country's coastal areas. The WWF Indonesia further noted that the Indonesian ...

West Papua has successfully controlled COVID-19: Task Force

COVID-19 National Task Force Head Doni Monardo perceives that West Papua Province has been successful in controlling ...

COVID-19 Task Force volunteers inform on protocols before new normal

Volunteers from the Task Force for the Acceleration of COVID-19 Handling are stationed on the frontline to disseminate ...