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Coronavirus mutation not interfere with vaccine development, minister said

Minister for Research and Technology, Bambang PS Brodjonegoro, has said the D614G mutation in the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, will not interfere with efforts to develop a vaccine ...

President Jokowi condoles deaths of 100 frontline doctors

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) mourned and expressed his deep condolences to the families of 100 frontline doctors, who died of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and lauded their ...

COVID-19: When an infodemic almost hits newsrooms

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted that all were not merely fighting an epidemic but an infodemic, pointing to fake news spreading more swiftly and easily than the virus and ...

Yogyakarta International Airport can serve 20 million passengers

The Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA), Kulon Progo, has a passenger terminal with a capacity of 20 million passengers annually, a significant increase from 1.6 million passengers at the previous ...

Minister optimistic of Red and White vaccine clinical trial commencing early 2021

Minister of Research and Technology (Menristek)/Head of the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Bambang P. S. Brodjonegoro is upbeat about the clinical trial of the Red and White vaccine ...

Indonesia is targeting to meet 70 percent of medical supplies domestically

Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan highlighted Indonesia’s target to bolster industrial development in the wake of the country being overly reliant on ...

Pratikno dismisses claim that Jokowi will replace 18 ministers

Minister/State Secretary Pratikno denied a claim that President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will replace 18 ministers of the Onward Indonesia Cabinet. "We are all shocked by a release stating that ...

Number of train passengers increases 44 percent

As the long weekend drew closer, the number of train passengers in Indonesia rose by 44 percent to 131,146 on August 19-20 as compared to 91,074 recorded during the corresponding period last ...

Trump to Jokowi: Committed to peace in Indo-Pacific region

In a message to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on Indonesia's 75th Independence Day, US President Donald Trump said the two nations are democratic and committed to promoting world peace and ...

Indonesia should make huge leaps by working around crisis: President Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has appealed to the nation to work around the current economic crisis as a momentum to make huge leaps, thereby leaving no room for setbacks. Jokowi noted during his ...