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National 3 years ago

Indonesia, US hold largest joint military drills

The exercises, focused on island defence, are being held in three locations -- Sumatra, Kalimantan a...

World 3 years ago

Most New Yorkers want Cuomo to resign over sexual harassment, poll finds

After state Attorney General Letitia James unveiled the five-month independent investigation's c...

World 3 years ago

Japan sets new record of over 14,000 daily COVID infections

The capital, struggling to contain a resurgence of the coronavirus despite being under its fourth pa...

National 3 years ago

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100,000 and counting: Delta-fueled deaths reach grim record

The first cases of Delta transmission were found among COVID-19 patients in Jakarta in January when ...

Business 3 years ago

Sri Mulyani calls on banks to boost lending as recover falters

The finance minister has called on commercial banks to pull their weight in efforts to revive Indone...

Business 3 years ago

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Rent tax break for retailers comes into effect

The government has temporarily waived value added tax (VAT) on retail rent in view of the latest ext...

National 3 years ago

Grab Indonesia awards Greysia, Apriyani with Rp 1b for historic win

Indonesian shuttlers Greysia Polii dan Apriyani Rahayu made history with their win at the 2020 Tokyo...

National 3 years ago

Indonesia's COVID-19 death toll surpasses 100,000

Indonesia reported 35,867 new coronavirus cases and 1,747 new deaths, the report showed, bringing th...

City 3 years ago

Kanisius COVID-19 vaccine drive targets 70,000 second dose recipients

Canisius College's alumni group has commenced the second phase of its free vaccination program, ...

World 3 years ago

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Indonesia, US meet in first strategic dialogue under Biden

Foreign Minister Retno was in Washington, DC, for a three-day trip that saw her become the first top...

World 3 years ago

Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus

* The gambling hub of Macau has launched a test program for its 600,000 people after the Chinese-rul...

National 3 years ago

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State universities 'adopt' morning Pancasila readings per new ministerial rule

The education ministry has become the latest to impose a rule on celebrating Pancasila through regul...

World 3 years ago

Frontier Airlines passenger taped to seat, arrested after altercation

Maxwell Berry, 22, was taken into custody at Miami International Airport on Sunday on battery charge...

Business 3 years ago

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Govt reaches last leg of strategic project land acquisition plan

The Finance Ministry’s State Asset Management Agency (LMAN) has paid Rp 80.17 trillion (US$5.5...

World 3 years ago

US says donated, shipped 110 million vaccine doses to over 60 nations

"According to the United Nations, this is more than the donations of all 24 countries that have...

World 3 years ago

Australia records one of its youngest COVID-19 deaths

The unnamed man in his 20s, who had no underlying health issues and was unvaccinated, died at his ho...

World 3 years ago

China mass testing shows virus cases at six-month high

Health authorities reported 71 domestic cases on Wednesday, the highest since January, as China batt...

Sports 3 years ago

'She never gets tired': Apriyani's dad hails daughter's badminton gold

Apriyani Rahayu, 23, and her veteran partner Greysia Polii picked up the badminton-mad country's...

Business 3 years ago

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Govt bonds still worthwhile investment option despite lower yields: Analysts

Government bond yields have fallen further over the past few days to hit the lowest point since the ...

World 3 years ago

Biden calls for New York Governor's resignation following sexual harassment probe

The findings of a five-month investigation into allegations of sexual harassment found the governor ...

World 3 years ago

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Vaccine cooperation on the table as Retno visits US

Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi visited Washington, DC, at the invitation of United States Se...

World 3 years ago

Trump pick wins US House special Republican primary election in Ohio

With 92.8 percent of precincts reporting, Carey was ahead of his closest contender, former Ohio stat...

National 3 years ago

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Rohingya refugee dies of COVID-19 amid lack of access to vaccines

The refugee population appears to have been excluded from ongoing COVID-19 vaccination schemes.

Business 3 years ago

ADB, Citi, HSBC, Prudential hatch plan for Asian coal plant closures: Sources

Financial firms including British insurer Prudential, lenders Citi and HSBC and BlackRock Real Asset...

National 3 years ago

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Recent breach throws spotlight over deadlock in data protection bill’s deliberation

Recent data breaches and the attempted sale of customers’ private data have once again highlig...

Business 3 years ago

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Banks did better in H1 but it might be 'calm before storm'

While Indonesian banks saw improved performance in the first half of 2021, analysts warn that the se...

Business 3 years ago

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Govt halts new business licensing as updated OSS launch glitches for third time

Following two earlier postponements since June, the launch of the latest version of the Online Singl...

Business 3 years ago

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Improving sustainable Indonesian palm oil

Indonesia needs a globally accepted certification and widely and recognized carbon tax and trade mec...

Business 3 years ago

Pandemic-hit JAL logs smaller loss of $531 million in April-June

Cost-cutting efforts also helped the major Japanese airline limit the red ink following its largest ...

World 3 years ago

Top Japan medic urges nationwide state of emergency amid COVID-19 surge

The call by JMA President Toshio Nakagawa followed Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's announcement ...

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