President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Monday (01/11) held a bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the sidelines of the COP26 World Leader Summit in the Scottish city of Glasgow. On the meeting, President Jokowi and PM Johnson agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation between the two countries, especially in economic sector. “I would […]

Indonesia continues to contribute in the efforts to tackle climate change, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has affirmed. “Deforestation rates have dropped significantly – the lowest in the last twenty years. Forest fires fell by 82 percent in 2020,” said President Jokowi at the COP26 World Leaders Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, Monday (01/11). Not only that, […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo reaffirms Indonesia’s continued commitment to supporting Palestinian struggle to become an independent and sovereign country, with self-determination and East Jerusalem as its capital city. This commitment was reaffirmed by the Head of State during a bilateral meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Ibrahim Shtayyeh on the sidelines of the World Leaders […]

Synchronization of policy on climate change among developed and developing countries is important, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo during CEOs Forum with several UK’s major investors in Glasgow, Scotland on Monday (01/11). “All of us, including developed countries [and developing countries], must show more concrete steps in managing climate change, especially in terms of […]

After attending the G20 Summit in Rome, Italy, on 30-31 October 2021, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo headed towards Glasgow, Scotland to attend the UN Climate Change Conference (the COP26 Summit) on 1-2 November 2021. Before attending the COP26 Summit, President held a CEOs Forum meeting with a number of British investors, on Monday morning (01/11) […]

The Indonesian Food and Drug Administration (BPOM) has granted emergency use authorization (EUA) for Sinovac vaccine to be administered to children aged 6 to 11 years old. “Thank God, we are grateful that today we can issue permit to use Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6 to 11 years old,” Head of BPOM Penny […]

Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin has confirmed that COVID-19 vaccine stocks in the regions is sufficient for national vaccination drive for the next one month. “There are approximately 47 million [doses] in stock in provinces, regencies, and municipalities. The amount is sufficient for next one month. Since Indonesia’s vaccination rate is around 50 million […]

The Government has announced that it will continue to ensure the implementation of health protocols to prevent a surge in COVID-19 cases during the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays, according to Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin. “The implementation of health protocols is important despite a drop in COVID-19 cases in the country. We […]

The Government remains vigilant although the current national COVID-19 pandemic situation has been improving, Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy has announced. “Nevertheless, there are around 131 regencies and cities still experiencing the rising trend of cases,” Muhadjir said in a press statement after the Limited Cabinet Meeting on Evaluation of Public […]

Vice President Ma’ruf Amin on Monday (01/11) chaired a limited meeting on the evaluation of public activity restrictions (PPKM) via video conference. In the meeting, Ma’ruf said that several indicators of handling COVID-19 in the country had showed improvement. However, he continued, there has been an increase in public mobility along with various relaxations of […]