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President Jokowi vouches for physical distancing as better alternative to lockdown

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) opined that every country has its own inimitable character and culture, so physical distancing is more suitable than a lockdown for Indonesia to handle the COVID-19 ...

Gojek and Grab offer contactless services amid COVID-19 outbreak

Gojek and Grab, as providers of online on-demand services in Indonesia, have put in place social distancing to ensure the health of drivers and customers of their food delivery ...

Islamic congregation of Global Ijtima in South Sulawesi postponed

The Islamic congregation, termed the 2020 Global Ijtima-Asian Zone, in South Sulawesi Province and attendees comprising several thousand Muslims from Indonesia and Asia, has been postponed to combat ...

President suggests utilizing Wisma Atlet and SOEs-owned hotels for COVID-19 treatment

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has suggested that Wisma Atlet in Kemayoran and hotels owned by state-owned companies (SOEs) be utilized to treat patients afflicted with coronavirus or COVID-19, as ...

President seeks details of plunging global gas prices' impact on economy

President Joko Widodo has demanded to compute the impact of the plummeting global gas prices, sliding to 30 US dollars per barrel, on Indonesia's economy. The president made the statement ...

Batang police pledge to trace those spreading COVID-19 hoaxes

The police in Batang District, Central Java Province, pledged to trace those creating and proliferating hoaxes on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on social media platforms and to act sternly against ...

Banten spokesman confirms death of patient Number 35 from COVID-19

Dr. Ati Pramudji, spokesperson of Banten's COVID-19 Task Force, confirmed here, Wednesday, that patient number 35, a woman aged 57 from Pondok Aren, South Tangerang City, Banten Province, had ...

Indonesia's foreign debts recorded at US$410.8 billion in January 2020: BI

Indonesia's foreign debts totaled US$410.8 billion at the end of January 2020, characterizing a 7.5-percent spike from a year earlier, according to Bank Indonesia (BI). Nonetheless, the ...

Spokesman confirms first death of COVID-19 patient in Indonesia

A patient, who had tested positive for COVID-19 in Indonesia, died on early Wednesday, at around 2 a. m. local time, according to government spokesperson for COVID-19 handling, Achmad Yurianto. At ...

779 earthquakes recorded in February 2020 in Indonesia

As many as 779 earthquakes were recorded in February 2020 in Indonesian territory, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) recorded. "The number of earthquakes in February ...