UAE bans entry from Indonesia, Afghanistan: WAMThe decision, linked to coronavirus concerns, also includes suspending the entry of travelers who were in these countries in the 14 days pr...
10 Jul, 2021, 01.48 PM IST
COVID-19: Oman suspends flights from 24 countries, including India, PakistanOman on Wednesday reported 1,675 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 280,235.
08 Jul, 2021, 01.05 PM IST
AstraZeneca counters Indonesian Muslim concerns over COVID-19 vaccineIndonesia’s highest Muslim clerical council, the Indonesia Ulema Council, said on its website Friday that the vaccine is "haram" because th...
21 Mar, 2021, 10.26 AM IST
Indonesia receives first COVID vaccine from China's SinovacIndonesian President Joko Widodo said in an online briefing that the Southeast Asian country received 1.2 million doses from China's Sinova...
06 Dec, 2020, 10.17 PM IST
Indonesia officially in recession as GDP falls amid coronavirus pandemicStatistics Indonesia, the central statistics agency, said Thursday that Southeast Asia's largest economy contracted at a 3.49 per cent annu...
05 Nov, 2020, 02.23 PM IST
World's biggest gold mine grapples with Covid-19While Freeport has halted some global operations due to the pandemic, production has continued at the 14,000 foot (4,267 metre) -high Grasb...
11 Oct, 2020, 10.51 AM IST
Strike off Bali from your (wishful) 2020 travel plans. The holiday hotspot is banning foreign tourists for rest of the yearJakarta is also yet to lift its ban on foreign tourists entering Indonesia.
24 Aug, 2020, 03.05 PM IST
Heavy smoking blamed for Indonesia’s 6.6% coronavirus death rateWhile smoking has been declining globally, in Indonesia it’s still common -- and growing -- and public health experts argue it’s no coincid...
19 May, 2020, 11.36 AM IST
View: These five steps can power an industrial revival post COVID-19The Centre should work with states to develop large self-contained industrial parks and industrial corridors. The states can contribute lan...
07 May, 2020, 10.42 AM IST
One more tests positive for coronavirus in NoidaA resident of Noida, who recently returned from Indonesia, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (covid-19), Gautam Buddh Nagar hea...
18 Mar, 2020, 06.19 PM IST
Gurugram woman tests positive for coronavirus, first confirmed case in HaryanaThe woman is an employee of a Gurgaon-based company and had recently travelled to Malaysia and Indonesia.
17 Mar, 2020, 03.07 PM IST
Indonesia tightens security to safeguard Indian Embassy from IslamistsTough security arrangements are in place outside the Indian consulate in Medan, in Sumatra. Top Indian diplomats in Jakarta will shortly me...
17 Mar, 2020, 08.27 AM IST
Indonesia confirms first coronavirus casesIndonesia on Monday reported its first confirmed cases of coronavirus, after health officials in the world's fourth-most populous country h...
02 Mar, 2020, 12.22 PM IST
Coronavirus: Govt asks citizens to avoid non-essential travel to SingaporeThe decision was taken during a review meeting chaired by the Cabinet Secretary to take a stock of the status, actions taken and preparedne...
22 Feb, 2020, 04.09 PM IST
Coronavirus slows China's Belt and Road pushChina's top regulator of state-run cos said that virus has caused "difficulties" on some overseas projects.
18 Feb, 2020, 08.49 PM IST
Overseas buying in Asian equities fall sharply in JanuaryOverseas investors purchased a net $459 million worth of regional equities last month.
10 Feb, 2020, 02.26 PM IST
Stranded Chinese stay on Bali as few take flight to WuhanThousands of Chinese tourists happily stayed back in Bali, Indonesia as only a few dozen boarded a repatriation flight on Saturday back to ...
08 Feb, 2020, 05.01 PM IST