Expert Warns of COVID-Related Hoax as Indonesia Grapples with Third Wave

The public themselves play an equally crucial role to counter misinformation, that spreads particularly faster through social media.

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09:15 | Feb 10, 2022

Convalescent Plasma Therapy, Antiviral Drugs Taken out from COVID-19 Manual

In addition to convalescent plasma therapy, antiviral drugs Ivermectin, Hidroksiklorokun, Azitromisin, and Oseltamivir have also been excluded from the manual.

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18:30 | Feb 09, 2022

State-Owned Venture Capital to Allocate US$300M to Local Startups

The Ministry looks to focus the funding for local startups to ensure the soon-to-be unicorns continue their operations in Indonesia.

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14:45 | Feb 09, 2022

Gov't Asks Hospital to Prevent Overworking Among Staffs as Omicron Looms

Hospitals must ensure the wellbeing of its workers to prevent burnout and overworking, as the country braces rise in confirmed cases.

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13:15 | Feb 09, 2022

GoToko, a Gojek-Unilever Collab, Expands Business to Greater Jakarta

It will expand operations to the Greater Jakarta, after first introduced to the public in 2020.

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03:00 | Feb 09, 2022

Locals Finally Remove Tire Stuck in a Crocodile's Neck

Hili successfully trapped the crocodile using rope, bamboo, and chicken as bait.

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20:30 | Feb 08, 2022

Indonesia to Complete $407 Billion National Strategic Project by 2024

The 208 projects consist of 56 roads, 57 dams, 19 areas, 16 railways, 15 energy, 16 ports, 12 water and sanitation, two housing estates, eight airports, nine irrigations, one education, one coastal embankment, and one technology.

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16:30 | Feb 08, 2022

Hundreds of Police Enter a Village in Dispute over Stone Mining

Wadas was established as location for andesite mining stone, which will be used as main material to build Bener Purworejo Dam.

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16:04 | Feb 08, 2022

TNI Commander to Visit Singapore to Meet PM Lee

"I will meet the President to ask for permission and I will explain how important this (visit) is; not only for me but more importantly for the TNI and the Indonesian government," said General Andika Perkasa.

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15:00 | Feb 08, 2022

Lawmaker, Government Raise Publishers' Rights vs Global Platforms Issue

the publisher's rights, proclaimed by the Communication and Informatics Ministry, has a goal to protect the national press against the dominance of global platforms and act as an element in strengthening Indonesia's digital sector.

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14:30 | Feb 08, 2022

UNICEF Launches Campaign Calling for Better, Safer Sanitation in Indonesia

Nearly 70 percent of the 20,000 household drinking water sources tested in Indonesia are contaminated by faecal waste.

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13:15 | Feb 08, 2022

West Java Entering COVID-19's Third Wave

although the province had entered the third wave, the condition is not as bad as during the second wave caused by the Delta variant during which a spike in the death toll was recorded.

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12:00 | Feb 08, 2022

AP II to Build Larger Cargo Villages at Soekarno-Hatta Airport

State-owned airport operators PT Angkasa Pura II (AP II) will establish a cargo village area at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Banten Province, and Kertajati Airport, West Java Province, in 2022 to improve their e-commerce shipments service.

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10:19 | Feb 08, 2022

90 Volunteers to Participate in Phase 1 Merah Putih Vaccine Clinical Trial

All subjects must be at least 18 years of age, and the phase one trial is planned to be carried out on February 9 at Regional Public Hospital (RSUD) Dr. Soetomo in Surabaya, East Java.

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07:45 | Feb 08, 2022

29 Palestinian Students Get Scholarships to Study in Indonesia

Managing Director of the Nusantara Palestine Center (NPC) Ihsan Zainuddin said education was highly prioritized in supporting the survival of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank

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05:30 | Feb 08, 2022

Central Java Continues Quarantine for Returning Migrant Workers

More than 500 migrant workers have completed their quarantine period.

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21:45 | Feb 07, 2022

Jakarta and Bali's Restriction Level Rises to 3, with Adjustments

Based on the current assessment, areas such as Jabodetabek, Yogyakarta, Bali, and Bandung will be on Level 3 PPKM. This is not due to the high number of cases, but due to low tracing

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18:16 | Feb 07, 2022

Indonesia's Economy Grew 5.02 Percent in 2021 Fourth Quarter

These positive achievements in the fourth quarter finally pushed the realization of economic growth of 3.69 percent in 2021.

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17:46 | Feb 07, 2022

69% of COVID-19 Deaths Are Unvaccinated or Partially Vaccinated: Ministry

Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin also revealed that the majority of hospitalized patients who are in serious condition also havent received complete vaccine doses.

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17:30 | Feb 07, 2022