Category: Indonesia
Indonesian student holds international model UN conference on refugees
Indonesian junior high school student Nadine Kei Inara recently simulated an international UN conference on refugee issues. The event, called Kaleidoscope Model United [...]
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Indonesia, Australia to roll out worker exchange programme
Indonesia will conduct a worker-exchange programme with Australia to boost its human resources. The plan was announced by a senior government official just days after the [...]
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Indonesia is failing to control coronavirus outbreak, say experts
Attempts to control a growing coronavirus outbreak in Indonesia, the worst-hit country in south-east Asia, are being hampered by a lack of testing, poor communication from [...]
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Indonesian military conducts drill near border with Malaysia
The Indonesian Navy and Air Force have carried out a military exercise near the country’s border with Malaysia, local media reported on Sunday. Three warships and a [...]
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5.0-magnitude quake hits northern Sumatra, Indonesia USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted northern Sumatra, Indonesia at 00:58:46 GMT on Monday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 35.0 km, was [...]
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Indonesia’s latest official COVID-19 figures
The health ministry announced 1,282 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing the total number of infections nationwide to 76,981. Speaking at a press conference on [...]
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Rescuers temporarily end search for victims of sunken ship off central Indonesia
Rescuers have temporarily terminated a search and rescue mission for victims of a ship which capsized in the waters off East Nusa Tenggara province in the central part of [...]
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Indonesia military academy hit by virus outbreak
Nearly 1,300 people at a military academy in Indonesia have tested positive for the coronavirus, an official said, as the country struggles to contain the epidemic. The [...]
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Emergency stay permits to no longer be issued for foreigners as Indonesia enters ‘new normal’
The Immigration directorate general has updated a number of regulations regarding foreigners who have been granted emergency stay permits by the Indonesian government because [...]
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Coronavirus: Thousands of Australians in Bali travel limbo as Indonesia changes emergency visa conditions
Thousands of Australians have been left in travel limbo in Bali after Indonesia announced it will end emergency stay visas handed to foreigners at the start of the [...]
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PLN bolsters power supply to touristy southern Bali
State-owned electricity company PLN has connected a third power supply to southern Bali, promising fewer outages in the Nusa Dua seaside resort area and adjacent Pecatu [...]
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A decade of partnership between Indonesia, Norway to combat climate change
The year 2020 may be remembered as the year of the COVID-19 pandemic, but this year marks two important milestones between Indonesia and Norway. As we commemorate 70 years of [...]
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Sedekah sampah: How Indonesia raises money for social programmes while tackling its waste problem
Dealing with waste remains one of the toughest challenges for developing countries like Indonesia. Promoting waste management as a way to raise funds for social programmes [...]
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Indonesia develops 15-minute coronavirus test kit with 96pct specificity
Indonesia develops 15-minute coronavirus test kit with 96 percent specificity Indonesian researchers have successfully developed a test kit that can detect the virus that [...]
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Hotel, resort owners in Bali concede to lower selling prices
Business players in the hospitality sector in Bali, the country’s main tourism hub, have been prompted to sell property below market price, amid the massive hit to the [...]
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