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Vincent Fabian Thomas (The Jakarta Post)  Jakarta ● Fri, October 1 2021 A foreigner shows his vaccination card after receiving the second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in Sanur, Denpasar, Bali on June 22, 2021. Around 500 foreigners have received their second shot of COVID-19 vaccines in the city as part of the government's attempt to curb coronavirus transmission.(Antara/Nyoman Hendra Wibowo) Canberra...

Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar, Bali. Photo: Bali Airport By Coconuts Bali Sep 22, 2021 | 4:39pm Bali time Bali’s vice governor said he was disappointed with the central government’s decision to exclude Ngurah Rai International Airport from serving international arrivals. As laid out in a Transportation Ministry circular published early this week, only two airports ⁠— Soekarno-Hatta...

United States President Joe Biden participates in a virtual press conference on national security with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (right) and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison at the White House in Washington, DC, on Sept. 15, 2021. (AFP/Brendan Smialowski) Dian Septiari (The Jakarta Post) Jakarta   ●   Sat, September 18, 2021 Indonesia on Friday reminded Australia of its regional...

by Indonesia ExpatJuly 5, 2021 Bali I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport will open a special COVID-19 vaccination service for prospective airplane passengers starting today, Monday 5th July. The terms and conditions for the COVID-19 vaccination for Indonesian citizens, mean that an original ID (KTP) or original family card (Kartu Keluarga) and photocopies are required, as well as tickets or e-tickets...

Health experts say Indonesia still has a long way to go to overcome Covid-19.PHOTO: REUTERS Arlina Arshad Regional Correspondent PUBLISHED SEP 3, 2021, 1:36 PM SGT Indonesia's government in recent weeks appears to have shifted its focus on the battle against Covid-19, and is exploring the idea of transitioning from treating it as a pandemic to an endemic. Neighbouring Singapore has started doing so, and...

By editor  Posted August 4, 2021  In COVID-19, News, Tourism Image: Steady as she goes. Navigating Bali tourism. Credit: taylorstracks.com   The central government through the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment (Marvest), Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, gave a signal that economic activity around the country would be opened in stages in September 2021. Luhut, who is also the...

COURTESY OF SCOTT DUNN USA The Southeast Asian content financier entered into a strategic partnership with Hollywood agency CAA last year. BY PATRICK BRZESKI - JULY 9, 2021 1:21AM Southeast Asian content producer and financier United Media Asia, which entered into a strategic partnership with Hollywood agency CAA in 2020, unveiled at Cannes on Friday plans to build a large-scale film and TV production...

Illustration of digital transformation(Shutterstock/metamorworks) Eisya A. Eloksari (The Jakarta Post) Jakarta   ●   Sat, August 14, 2021   Despite the rapid digitalization that has been happening over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, most businesses in Indonesia still consider themselves “disrupted” and face difficulties keeping up with digital transformation, two recent studies...

A Komodo dragon appears to face off against a pair of construction workers in a photo that caused concern after going viral in 2020. (instagram /instagram@gregoriusafioma ) A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil (The Jakarta Post) Jakarta   ●   Sat, August 7, 2021 The ongoing infrastructure development in Komodo National Park, East Nusa Tenggara, have come into the spotlight after the United Nations Educational,...

App icons of major US tech firms are displayed on a screen. Big Tech goliaths like Facebook and Amazon unveiled whopping profits this week. (AFP/Denis Charlet) Glenn Chapman (AFP) San Francisco, United States   ●   Fri, July 30, 2021 Big Tech goliaths like Facebook and Amazon unveiled whopping profits this week, showing their dominance in lockdown lifestyles is on course to grow well beyond the...