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Minister envisages three scenarios if COVID-19 prolongs till 2021

Indonesia's Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian divulged details on the country's three scenarios in dealing ...

COVID-19 testing increased in West Papua for new normal era

The West Papua provincial government ramped up COVID-19 testing at public facilities throughout the region as part of ...

Indonesia records 789 COVID-19 recoveries, 1,385 new cases

Indonesia reported 1,385 cases of the novel coronavirus disease and 789 recoveries on Wednesday, taking the ...

COVID-19 recoveries in Jayapura comprise 15 children, one adult

Local hospitals in Jayapura discharged 15 children and an adult in Indonesia's Papua Province on Thursday after ...

816 security personnel deployed in Jayapura as precautionary measure

Some 816 police and military personnel are on standby in areas around Jayapura, Papua, as a precautionary measure ...

Seven Papuans tried in Balikpapan are not political prisoners: police

Indonesia's National Police spokesman, Inspector General Argo Yuwono, dismissed a claim that seven Papuan youths, ...

Flight services resume in West Papua's Sorong City

The Sorong city administration in West Papua Province reopened public access to flight services to and from the city ...

West Papua extends COVID-19 emergency status by another month

The West Papua provincial government extended its emergency status over the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak by ...

Special autonomous status ushers in progress for Papua: official

Michael Manufandu, a senior official of Papua, opined that the special autonomy status granted to Papua and West Papua ...

Court rules govt's internet shutdown decision in Papua as unlawful

The Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN) ruled that the Indonesian government’s decision to block internet ...

Corrected-Court rules govt's internet shutdown in Papua as 'unlawful'

(Corrects the verdict's details) Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN) ruled that the Indonesian ...

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Indonesian media outlets need help to survive COVID-19

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has become a global disaster that causes serious implications to public health and ...

48,289 workers in West Java's tourism sector sent home

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has severely affected the tourism sector in West Java Province, with businesses ...

COVID-19 recoveries double compared to deaths: spokesperson

The number of patients recovering from COVID-19 in Indonesia has doubled, or increased 256 percent to ...

Ali Mazi wants planned arrival of 500 Chinese workers delayed

Southeast Sulawesi Governor Ali Mazi is pushing for delaying the planned arrival of 500 Chinese workers to the province ...