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Coronavirus is like your wife, Indonesian minister under fire for comparing virus to women

Ihesiulo Grace 28 May 2020 0

Indonesia’s security minister has been criticised for comparing the novel coronavirus to a wife – in an attempt to allay public concerns about easing COVID-19 restrictions. The Indonesian government is preparing to lift partial lockdowns in parts of the country in early June and adopt what it

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Indonesian minister urges rich to marry poor

Ihesiulo Grace 20 February 2020 0

 An Indonesian minister on Thursday called for a fatwa (religious edict), requiring the rich to marry the poor to reduce inequality, local media reported on Thursday. “What happens is the poor marry the poor and they create more poor families,” Minister of Human Development Muhadjir Effendy was quoted as saying by the news portal Tempo.co. […]

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COVID-19: Indonesian city bans sales of bats, snakes

Ihesiulo Grace 14 February 2020 0

A city in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province known for exotic animals has stopped sales over Coronavirus (COVID-19) fears, a health official said on Friday. Tomohon is known for its market that sells meat and live animals including rat, snake, bat and monkey for consumption. READ ALSO: Paris mayor race: Macron ally pulls out of over alleged sexual […]

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Indonesian evacuees from China’s Hubei to be quarantined

Ihesiulo Grace 1 February 2020 0

 Indonesian officials on Saturday said around 250 of its nationals evacuated from China’s Hubei province, the centre of the coronavirus epidemic, will be quarantined in its Natuna Islands military base. Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said all the evacuees, along with five officials arranging their return on the Batik Air flight, were healthy and that further […]