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Indonesia's foreign debts recorded at US$413.4 billion in August 2020

Indonesia's foreign debt stood at US$413.4 billion, as of August 2020, comprising $203.0 billion of public sector external debt (government and central bank) and $210.4 billion of private sector ...

All violent conflicts can be resolved peacefully: Kalla

Indonesia’s former Vice President, Jusuf Kalla, said, in principle, all violent conflicts can be resolved through peaceful settlement, but each conflict-torn area may demand a different ...

1,000 police personnels take rapid test after guarding rallies

About one thousand police personnel underwent rapid tests for COVID-19 after guarding rallies against the job creation law at the House of Representatives and People’s Consultative Assembly ...

Indonesia orders 50 million doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine

Indonesia has placed an order for 50 million of the 100 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine that British pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca PLC has committed to supply to the country. “The ...

Indonesia secures vaccine supply for 135 million people until 2021, minister

The Indonesian government has secured the procurement of the COVID-19 vaccine for 135 million citizens until 2021, a minister revealed. "In the planning for 2021, a total of around 270 million ...

4,233 hotel rooms readied for COVID-19 patients

The Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry has readied 4,233 hotel rooms to accommodate asymptomatic COVID-19 patients and healthcare workers, under a Hospitality Industry Reactivation Program ...

34 demonstrators found reactive to COVID-19 in Jakarta

Police confirmed that 34 demonstrators rejecting the newly endorsed job creation law, Jakarta, Thursday, were found reactive in rapid tests to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and taken to ...

Rally clusters potentially trigger spike in COVID-19 cases

The Indonesian Medical Association’s (IDI’s) mitigation team opined that recent rallies against the job creation law will potentially create new clusters of the novel coronavirus disease ...

Tegal City legislator charged for quarantine law violation over dangdut concert

The police have named Deputy Chief of the Tegal City Legislative Council (DPRD) Wasmad Edi Susilo as a suspect for allegedly hosting a dangdut music concert during the COVID-19 pandemic. Susilo is ...

Regional govt. urged to furnish quarantine center development plans, Luhut

Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan urged regional governments (Pemda) to furnish comprehensive details of their plans to build quarantine centers for ...