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COVID-19: Citizens asked to scrap 'mudik' plans

The Indonesian Government has urged citizens to cancel plans for ‘mudik’, an annual exodus when people ...

COVID-19: 103 patients recover; case count mounts to 1,677

As many as 103 coronavirus patients have recovered in Indonesia as of Wednesday, while the total number of infections ...

Ensure all drugstores, staple food shops remain opened: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) instructed government officials across Indonesia to ensure that drugstores as well as ...

COVID-19 crisis: Government offers online marriage registration

Indonesia’s Religious Affairs Ministry had offered an online registration service to Indonesians planning to get ...

Imported cases pose new challenge to tackling COVID-19 crisis: Jokowi

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) cautioned that several countries that were able to flatten the curve of their ...

Jokowi urges regional heads to tighten entry of Jabodetabek travelers

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has brought to the urgent attention of regional heads to further tighten the entry of ...

COVID-19 case count in Indonesia touches 1,155

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Indonesia rose by 109 to reach 1,155 as of Saturday, with 59 patients ...

Corpse flower blooms in Cibodas Botanical Garden

A giant corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum Becc.), reaching 291 centimeters in height, has bloomed once again in the ...

South Pesisir screens 61 Chinese workers for coronavirus

The authorities in South Pesisir District of West Sumatra Province tested 61 Chinese workers, employed in a project to ...

20 illegal gold miners arrested in West Sumatra

The West Sumatra police have arrested 20 persons suspected of mining gold illegally at two sites in Sijunjung District, ...

779 earthquakes recorded in February 2020: BMKG

As many as 779 earthquakes were recorded in February 2020 in Indonesian territory, the Meteorology, Climatology and ...

Indonesian police destroy 341.6 kg of crystal meth

The Indonesian police destroyed 341.6 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine and 51 kilograms of marijuana in the yard of ...

VP hopes regional elections do not disunite people

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin hopes for the 2020 concurrent regional elections to not lead to disunity and conflict ...

BMKG forecasts heavy rains until March in Jakarta, other areas

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) forecasted continued torrential rainfall and extreme weather ...

Bawaslu identifies 24 regions susceptible to election conflicts

Indonesia's General Elections Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) released the Regional Elections Vulnerability Index (IKP) ...