Indonesia Headlines
Fri, 18 Jun 2021 16:30:01 GMTXinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, June 18
HONG KONG -- The spokesperson of the Office of the Commissioner of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Friday expressed strong disapproval of and fir
Fri, 18 Jun 2021 16:18:29 GMTXinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, June 18
JAKARTA -- The Indonesian police announced Friday that they have arrested four suspected terrorists affiliated to the Islamic State-linked terrorist group Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) in separate o
Fri, 18 Jun 2021 16:05:18 GMTBrunei reports 1 new COVID-19 case, 252 in total
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Brunei reported one new confirmed COVID-19 case on Friday, bringing the national tally to 252. According to Brunei's Ministry of Health, the case is
Fri, 18 Jun 2021 16:05:18 GMTIndonesia releases 2 rare orangutans to habitat
JAKARTA, June 18 (Xinhua) -- The Natural Resources Conservation Center in Indonesia's Aceh province released one male and one female Sumatran orangutans to their habitat in a natural reserve in the
Fri, 18 Jun 2021 13:37:32 GMTChina's policy of 'luoye guigen' can cause ethnic tensions
Beijing [China], June 18 (ANI): Despite Beijing advocating a policy of 'luoye guigen' (return to original roots) and urging Chinese people overseas to be oriented towards China and serve its interests
Fri, 18 Jun 2021 13:30:01 GMTIndonesia shortens Christmas holiday amid COVID-19
JAKARTA, June 18 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government has shortened the Christmas holiday to come at the end of this year and shifted dates of two other holidays this year amid a surge in COVID-19
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 16:44:08 GMTXinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, June 17
JAKARTA -- Indonesia on Thursday recorded 12,624 newly-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, marking the highest daily spike since Jan. 30 and bringing the total tally to 1,950,276, the
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 13:30:02 GMTIndonesia reports highest daily COVID-19 spike since late January
JAKARTA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia on Thursday recorded 12,624 newly-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, marking the highest daily spike since Jan. 30 and bringing the total tally
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 13:30:01 GMTBank Indonesia holds benchmark interest rate at 3.5 pct
JAKARTA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Bank Indonesia's Board of Governors meeting on June 16-17 has decided to hold the benchmark interest rate or its Seven Days Reverse Repo Rate at 3.5 percent, the bank's
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 11:30:02 GMTBrunei reports new imported COVID-19 case, 251 cases in total
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Brunei reported one new confirmed case of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the total tally to 251. According to Brunei's Ministry of Health, Case 251 i
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 06:05:01 GMTIndonesia's Mt. Merapi emits hot clouds as far as 2 km
JAKARTA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's most active volcano Mount Merapi emitted hot clouds at 7:10 a.m. local time, up to as far as 2,000 meters to the southwest for 191 seconds, the Geological D
Wed, 16 Jun 2021 17:07:34 GMTMore than 30 Irish embassies to mark Bloomsday 2021
More than 30 of Ireland's Embassies and Consulates are marking Bloomsday 2021 with diverse physical and virtual events in collaboration with local partners. "Building on Ireland's innovation