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Govt. spends Rp1.5 trillion to build seven Papua PON venues

The central government allocated Rp1.5 trillion for the construction of seven venues for the XX Papua National Games (PON), according to an official from the Ministry of Public Works and Public ...

Indonesia earns praise from WHO and WB for curbing COVID-19 cases

The World Health Organization (WHO), the World Bank, and developed countries have praised Indonesia for its success in curbing COVID-19 cases, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung has said. The ...

Indonesia among top 10 countries with highest vaccination rates

Indonesia is listed among the top 10 countries for having the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in the world, according to government's spokesperson and Ambassador for the Adaptation of New ...

President Jokowi urges ministers to support steel and iron industries

President Joko Widodo has called on ministers to continue to support the steel and iron industries and the professionalism of State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) to create a steel industry cluster in ...

President Jokowi inaugurates Pasar Rumput low-cost apartments

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated the Pasar Rumput low-cost apartment block (Rusunawa), with 1,984 residential units and also equipped with an integrated area covering access to market and ...

Pesantren and sharia economy can potentially boost national economy

State-Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir believes that Islamic boarding schools (pesantren) and sharia economy have great potential for boosting national economy. Until the first quarter of ...

Politicians and academics reject discourse on constitutional amendment

Some politicians and academics grouped in the University of Indonesia Alumni Association (ILUNI UI) rejected the discourse on amendment to the 1945 Constitution during the 61st ILUNI UI Salemba ...

The form of a post-pandemic scenario in Indonesia

Scientists have predicted that the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, which peaked in Indonesia on July 15, 2021, may not be the last, as the coronavirus continues to mutate. Experts from the ...

Boyolali readies 12,950 COVID-19 doses for vaccination on September 10

The Boyolali District Health Office in Central Java Province has readied 12,950 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to vaccinate local residents on Friday. Acting Head of the Boyolali Health ...

Decline in cases chance to improve medical resilience: Ministry of Health

Deputy Minister of Health Dante Saksono Harbuwono has said that the decline in COVID-19 cases in Indonesia is an opportunity to strengthen medical resilience in the country. "The decline in ...