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Cancer treatment is relatively expensive, and even considered to impoverish the patient. For this reason, the state must enlarge its role, through the National Health Insurance (JKN) scheme. The chairman of the Indonesian Health Economics Association, Hasbullah Thabrany, said that the government should not suppress cancer financing, because it is …

US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Monday met with representatives of the Government of Myanmar’s National Unity (NUG) set up by opponents of the military rule, the White House said late Monday. During the virtual meeting, Sullivan reaffirmed US support for the pro-democracy movement in Myanmar and discussed ongoing …

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok is under house arrest in what appears to be a military coup, according to local TV reports. Citing family sources, news agencies Reuters reported that military forces raided the prime minister’s residence Monday morning. Four cabinet ministers and a civilian member of the ruling sovereign …

Thousands of people took to the streets in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum, demanding the formation of a fully civilian government. Relations between army generals and Sudanese pro-democracy groups over the country’s future have deteriorated in recent weeks. Sudan has been ruled by an interim government consisting of a mix …

Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Australia should do more to support democracies like Taiwan while China increases its influence in the Asia-Pacific region. In an impassioned speech earlier this month at the government-backed Yushan Forum in Taipei, Abbott warned that China’s internal troubles might lead the country to …

As the legal battle unfolded in court, the Biden government asked the US Supreme Court to block a law in the state of Texas that prohibits most abortions in the territory. The Justice Department on Monday asked the Supreme Court to amend an appeals court ruling that would allow the …

JAKARTA – Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin said the government is currently exploring efforts to bring three drugs that are claimed to be anti-COVID-19 viruses to Indonesia. The drugs are Molnupiravir from Merck, AT-527 from Roche and Atea Pharmaceutical, and Proxalutamide, manufactured by Kintor Pharmaceuticals of China. “So we …

US Vice President Kamala Harris will travel Monday to Lake Mead to promote the government’s strategy to tackle the climate crisis and press for approval of an infrastructure plan. The artificial reservoir near the tourist and gambling destination of Las Vegas, Nevada, is the main source of water for seven …

The Cuban government on Tuesday (12/10) rejected the opposition’s request for a protest on November 15. The reason is that the protest organizers are supported by the United States, which wants to overthrow the current government regime. The planned demonstrations will follow the unprecedented anti-government protests that erupted on July …

The United States House of Representatives (US) on Tuesday (12/10) is ready to extend the term of the government’s debt lending authority until early December to prevent the US government from defaulting for the first time next week when the country runs out of money to pay its bills. A …