Indonesia managed to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic faster than the 1997-1998 crisis, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati has said. “If you look at it and compare it to the situation when Indonesia faced the crisis in 97-98, it took four years to restore our economy to pre-crisis GDP level. For this COVID-19 [pandemic], […]
The Indonesian Government has reported the first case of the Omicron variant in an employee at Wisma Atlet emergency hospital for COVID-19 Handling in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta. “Ministry of Health has identified a confirmed Omicron case in a patient on Wednesday (12/15). We have also submitted the data to the Global Initiative on Sharing All […]
Vice President Ma’ruf Amin Thursday (12/16) accompanied by Ibu Wury Ma’ruf Amin headed to Lumajang regency in East Java province to inspect evacuation shelters of Mt. Semeru eruption. The Vice President departed to Surabaya from Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base onboard Boeing 737- 400 Presidential Aircraft at around 07.30 Western Indonesian Time (WIB). Upon his […]
In a bid to develop a solid and sustainable ecosystem for halal product industry, strengthening efforts need to be carried out in several areas including branding, literacy, human resources, research and innovation, technology infrastructure, and regulations, Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has said. “All of them must be synergized to create a halal supply chain, from […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Wednesday (12/15) inspected the COVID-19 vaccination drive for children aged 6-11 years at state elementary school SDN Cideng complex, Gambir, Jakarta. “This morning I came to witness the start of vaccination drive for children aged 6-11 years. There are approximately 26.5 million children in all over Indonesia and specifically 1.2 million […]
Indonesia has a great potential of digital market which development has been accelerated due to COVID-19 pandemic. The statement was made by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo during the Launch of the Digital Generation Acceleration Movement at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC) in Jakarta, Wednesday (12/15). “As of today, we have 2,319 start-ups. The number keeps […]
As the new COVID-19 variant Omicron is proven to be more quickly transmitted, Indonesia has taken prevention measures, including by enforcing quarantine and international travel restriction policies. COVID-19 Handling Task Force Spokesperson Prof. Wiku Adisasmito stated that in order to anticipate Omicron, Indonesia remains vigilant and continues to curb the number of cases that is […]
The Government has announced it has started COVID-19 vaccination drive for children aged 6 to 11 years old in December 2021. The Government has alo set to target to disburse Sinovac vaccine for 26.5 million children in all over Indonesia with the first three areas implementing the program including Jakarta province, Banten province, and Depok […]
After inspecting the food estate in Lamuk village of Wonosobo regency, Central Java province, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Tuesday (12/14) took the time to have a dialogue with local farmers. During the dialogue, the farmers expressed gratitude for the establishment of food estate in the region which creates cooperation between farmers and offtakers, and provides […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo Tuesday (12/14) visited Kertek Market in Wonosobo regency, Central Java province. The downpour that rained down Kertek Market at the time did not prevent the President from greeting the market vendors. On that occasion, the President gave cash assistance to street and warung (small traditional […]
