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President warns of climate change impact on food resilience

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has warned that the impact of climate changewill increase the frequency, intensity, and duration of geohydrometeorological disastersmay threaten ...

Balancing new capital development with orangutan habitat preservation

The Joko Widodo (Jokowi) administration is accelerating the development of the new capital named Nusantara— an old Javanese word that reflects Indonesia’s archipelagic status as a nation ...

Omicron BA.2 sub-variant detected in 19 provinces

The Omicron BA.2 sub-variant has been detected in 19 provinces in Indonesia, spokesperson for the COVID-19 Handling Task Force Wiku Adisasmito stated at an online press conference on ...

Jokowi to attend MotoGP race in Mandalika

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) confirmed that he would be present during the MotoGP race to be held at the Mandalika Circuit, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), on March 18-20, 2022. "I will watch. I ...

Indonesia has successfully passed Omicron peak

The spokesperson for the COVID-19 Handling Task Force, Wiku Adisasmito, has said that Indonesia has passed the peak of Omicron transmission. "Indonesia has successfully passed the Omicron ...

Indonesia and Australia agree to push for women's empowerment

The Indonesian and Australian governments agreed to push for the empowerment of women and daughters, who bore the brunt of health, economic, and humanitarian impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, through ...

President Jokowi meets World Bank delegation to discuss G20, energy transition

President Joko Widodo received several World Bank executives at the Merdeka Palace on Wednesday to discuss a wide range of issues, including the energy transition mechanism, mangrove rehabilitation, ...

Garuda to reopen Sydney-Bali flights

State airline carrier PT Garuda Indonesia will resume flights from Sydney, Australia to Denpasar, Bali, to support the reopening of international routes to Bali, Bali Governor Wayan Koster has ...

SIG using renewable energy to support net-zero carbon goal

State-run cement corporation PT Semen Indonesia (SIG) said it is supporting the government's efforts towards realizing net-zero carbon emissions by 2060 through the use of new and renewable ...

Jakarta records decline in hospital bed occupancy rate

The Jakarta administration recorded a drop in the occupancy rate of beds for COVID-19 patients' treatment or isolation to reach 60 percent, from earlier 63 percent out of 5,913 beds in 140 ...