(Natural News) Indonesian President Joko Widodo warned that ongoing food inflation is dangerous and puts developing nations at risk. He also called for an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, which he deems as the biggest factor driving up food prices. Widodo issued the warning during a June 17 interview at the city of Serang in Banten […]

(Natural News) Indonesia recently lifted its ban on palm oil exports as it caused a nosedive in domestic cooking oil prices. Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced the ban’s lifting in a May 19 video statement. First announced on April 28, the ban saw Jakarta halting shipments of crude palm oil and several products derived from it. The […]

(Natural News) Across the globe, countries struggle to find effective ways to fight the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) and maintain their economies. For a country like Indonesia, the situation is dire enough that the country is volunteering to act as a testing ground for a Chinese coronavirus vaccine. With over 257,000 cases and around 9,900 deaths, according […]

(Natural News) Indonesia reported 678 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, increasing the total number of cases in the country to 25,216. According to coronavirus spokesman Achmad Yurianto, the country also had 24 new deaths, bringing the total to 1,520. But public health experts are skeptical of the country’s official figures. With the number of new cases rising quickly, many are […]

(Natural News) To prevent people from breaking coronavirus quarantine rules in the Sragen Regency (a county-level administrative division) in the province of Central Java, Indonesia, local authorities have resorted to more creative methods of deterring would-be lawbreakers, such as by locking them up in a haunted house. In recent weeks, authorities in the regency have had problems […]