Indonesia wishes ASEAN to become a locomotive of regional stability and prosperity, according to President Joko Widodo. The President made the statement at the Presidential Palace in Bogor on Tuesday (26/10/2021) during the 39th  ASEAN Summit as held virtually. According to the President, this year is not an easy year for ASEAN. “We live in […]

The decline in the number of COVID-19 cases in the ASEAN region must be used as a momentum to rise together, Presiden Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has stated. For this reason, the President invited ASEAN leaders to take a number of acceleration and strengthening measures in the health sector. First, he emphasized the importance of accelerating […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered regional leaders to always stay vigilant against even a slight rise in COVID-19 cases in regions across the country. “Even though the number (of cases) rose slightly, we must stay vigilant. To that end, I order governors, regional military commanders, and regional police chiefs to remind regents, mayors, local […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has reminded all regional leaders to be well-prepared ahead of this year’s Christmas and New Year holidays as they can potentially cause a buildup of people and increase the people’s mobility such as people returning to their hometowns. “I order good preparation of Christmas and New Year holidays this year so […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo ordered his administration to pay attention to the increase of COVID-19 cases in 105 regencies/cities. “The President reminded us to remain vigilant and careful about the next wave. This is related to the increase in cases in 105 cities and regencies throughout Indonesia,” Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut […]

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic could be seized as an opportunity to undertake structural reforms for the sake of inclusive and sustainable economy in the ASEAN region, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “In dealing with the current pandemic, we not only want to recover but also to seize the opportunity to undertake structural reforms for […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered to accelerate the vaccination progress in regions outside the islands of Java and Bali. Of 27 provinces, only 5 provinces manage to achieve first dose coverage higher than that of national average, including Riau Islands, Bangka Belitung Islands, North Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, and North Sulawesi. Coordinating Minister for Economic […]

Indonesia on Monday (25/10) received 684,400 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from the New Zealand Government. “Indonesia has received another support for dose sharing vaccine cooperation from friendly country through the COVAX Facility multilateral channel. This time it is from the Government of New Zealand totaling 684,400 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs […]

The Government has announced that it will continue to monitor new AY.4.2 COVID-19 variant, also known as Delta Plus variant, which caused COVID-19 case spike in the United Kingdom from this year’s July until October, Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin has said. The Minister further said that the Government is currently focusing on measures […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is scheduled to attend a number of high-level meetings in late October to early November, Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno L.P. Marsudi has announced. The first meetings that will be attended by the President is a series of meetings in the ASEAN Summit, which will be held on 26-28 October. The […]