Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia saw a record increase in daily COVID-19 cases on Saturday, with 27,913 new infections reported across the country, which took the total tally to 2,256,851, the COVID-19 Response Task Force said. With 493 people dying of COVID-19, the death toll reached 60,027. The number of deaths

Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA) – Papua Police Chief Insp.Gen.Mathius Fakhiri said security personnel continue to persuade members of armed Papuan separatist groups to be willing to reunite with their families, and declare allegiance to Indonesia. The efforts are mainly carried out by the Indonesian Defence Forces’ (TNI’s) village supervisory non-commissioned officers

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Syarif Hidayatullah Islamic State University (UIN Syarif Hidayatullah) Rector Amany Lubis lauded the government’s endeavors to enhance access to education among native Papuans to improve the quality of Papua and West Papua’s human capital. “The government’s efforts to invest in education sector and human resources development will

Merauke, Papua (ANTARA) – Seven Indonesian soldiers donated bags of rice to native Papuans in Baidub Village, Ulilin Sub-district, Merauke District, Papua, as part of their sharing is caring program in the midst of ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “We share a little bit of what we get with our Papuan brothers

Putussibau, West Kalimantan (ANTARA) – The Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI)’s 1206 Putussibau military regional command conducted vaccination activities for 185 residents living near the Indonesia-Malaysia border area in Batang Lupar Sub-district, Kapuas Hulu Dustruct, West Kalimantan Province. “The mass vaccination program is implemented in cooperation with the TNI, Polri (Indonesia’s

Banda Aceh, Aceh (ANTARA) – A man was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Krang Ampar, Ketol Sub-district, Central Aceh District, Aceh Province. The victim was identified as Abdurrahman (50), Masmiko, a member of the the Karang Ampar-Bergang Masmiko Flora Fauna Security Team (TPFF) said here on Sunday.

Manokwari, W Papua (ANTARA) – The West Papua police tighten the monitoring of travelers arriving at airports and seaports across the province to ensure that they have obtained COVID-19 rapid antigen tests. Tightening the monitoring of incoming travelers demonstrates the West Papua police’s seriousness in curbing coronavirus transmission, West Papua

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia’s Vice President Ma’ruf Amin is upbeat that the sharia (Islamic) economic and finance could be a driving force of the national economic growth, especially attributed to human resources potential. “As a Muslim majority nation, it is appropriate that the sharia economic and finance become the driving

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Only foreigners who have been fully vaccinated could travel to Indonesia starting July 6, 2021, according to Jodi Mahardi, spokesman of the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment. “Every foreigner, starting July 6, 2021, is required to present a vaccine card (showing that he or she

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) Deputy Speaker Hidayat Nur Wahid opined that the outreach of the government’s social aid programs should be expended during the enforcement of emergency public activity restrictions. The outreach expansion was necessary because the number of people severely suffering from the tremendous impacts