Category: Indonesia
IS-linked militants kill four farmers in Indonesia
Islamic State-linked extremists have killed four farmers in a remote village on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, police confirmed Wednesday, with one of the victims [...] » More
March retail sales up 6.1pct: BI survey
Bank Indonesia’s Retail Sales Survey (SPE) has indicated an increase in monthly retail sales in March this year compared to the previous month. “Real Sales Index [...] » More
Indonesia considers plan to tax trade in cryptos
Indonesia is considering a plan to tax the trading of cryptocurrencies after a surge in popularity among local investors, a tax official said on Tuesday. The Southeast Asian [...] » More
Indonesia study finds China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine highly effective in health workers
An analysis of Indonesian healthcare workers inoculated with a COVID-19 vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech showed it was 98 percent effective at preventing [...] » More
Indonesian Muslims must learn from Tengku Zulkarnain’s work: Amin
Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has urged Indonesian Muslims to learn from the good deeds of well-respected Muslim preacher Tengku Zulkarnain, who passed away on Monday [...] » More
Do not dismiss KPK investigators failing civic knowledge test: MP
Deputy Chair of Commission III of the House of Representatives Pangeran Khairul Saleh urged the anti-graft body to not dismiss senior investigators, with integrity and good [...] » More
Indonesian utility pledges to stop building coal plants beyond existing pipeline
Indonesia’s biggest utility has pledged to stop building new coal power plants beyond its current pipeline of projects. In a briefing to Indonesian media, Zulkifi [...] » More
Migrant workers’ Taiwan placement to resume after COVID-19 cases drop
The Ministry of Manpower intends to reopen the placement programme for Indonesian migrant workers, particularly to Taiwan, once the number of COVID-19 cases declines in [...] » More
Indonesia auto sales jump 903per cent year-on-year in April
Indonesian car sales jumped 902.9per cent in April from a year ago, showing sales have started to return to pre-pandemic levels, auto distributor Astra International said on [...] » More
Indonesia finds China’s Sinovac 100pct effective against death in 28-day real world study
Sinovac Biotech Ltd’s vaccine is wiping out Covid-19 among health workers in Indonesia, an encouraging sign for the dozens of developing countries reliant on the [...] » More
Local govts to closely oversee micro-level community activities
The COVID-19 Handling Task Force has urged the local government to ramp up supervision of community activities right up to the micro level. “Any activity must be [...] » More
Ministry confirms 121,026 prisoners granted Eid al-Fitr sentence cut
A total of 121,026 prisoners nationwide have received remissions as part of the Eid al-Fitr celebrations, with 550 of them being released immediately, the Law and Human [...] » More
Doctor recommends tips for safe vacationing during Eid amid pandemic
Professor of Lung, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia (FKUI), Tjandra Yoga Aditama highlighted several measures that people can adopt to prevent COVID-19 infection [...] » More
North Sulawesi’s Melonguane hit by 5.5-magnitude quake
An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 rattled northwest of Melonguane, Talaud Islands, North Sulawesi, early on Tuesday, though no tsunami warning was issued, according to the [...] » More
Indonesia retail sales drop 14.6pct y/y in March, better than forecast-central bank
Retail sales in Indonesia fell at a slower pace of 14.6 percent on annual basis in March, compared with an 18.1 percent fall in February, a central bank survey showed on [...] » More
