Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung Wibowo has called on the public to remain optimistic in 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated many things, the economy, livelihoods, working people, people doing exercise, people doing art, people with culture. Everything has undergone fundamental changes due to the pandemic,” he said, Friday (1/1). Therefore, […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on New Year’s Eve 2021 said that Indonesia will recover and make various innovations in 2021. He added that 2020 has been a challenging year. COVID-19 vaccine has brought health and economic crises in 215 countries. The virus has so far infected 82 million people and killed 1.8 million worldwide. […]
The Government confirmed that 1.8 million doses of Sinovac’s coronavirus vaccine have arrived in Jakarta, on Thursday (31/12). The vaccine will then be stored based on the World Health Organization (WHO) standards in a warehouse of state-owned pharmaceutical holding company Bio Farma in West Java provincial capital of Bandung. Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi […]
The Government has announced it will immediately distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to 34 provinces in Indonesia to start the free vaccination program for the public. “With the prayers of all Indonesian people, the Government hopes to distribute the vaccine to 34 provinces in Indonesia so that we can start the vaccination program for the […]
The Indonesian Government has secured 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from US-based vaccine manufacturer Novavax and British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. “From the beginning, we’ve continued to establish communication to secure (COVID-19 vaccine) supplies from various other sources,” Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno LP Marsudi said in a press statement on the arrival of 1.8 […]
The Government through Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing continues the construction of Serasan Cross-border Post in Natuna Regency, Riau Islands. The construction of Serasan Cross-border Post which is in line with Presidential Instruction Number 1 of 2019 on Acceleration of Development of 11 Cross-border Posts and their Supporting Facilities in Border Areas is […]
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on 29 December 2020 approved Resolution 2560 on the improvement of the 1267 Sanctions Committee’s working method which was initiated by Indonesia and the United States. The 1267 Sanctions Committee is a subsidiary body of the UNSC responsible for establishing and overseeing the implementation of sanctions against individuals […]
Head of COVID-19 Task Force has issued a Circular Number 4 of 2020 on Travel Health Protocol for People During COVID-19 Pandemic. The issuance of the circular is based on the discovery of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 in South Wales, England (SARS-CoV-2 variant B117) and a spike in the spread of the virus. […]
Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) through Directorate General of Marine Spatial Management inaugurated a washing plant in Brebes, Central Java. The inauguration was carried out symbolically by Acting Director-General of Marine Spatial Management TB Haeru Rahayu, Deputy to Cabinet Secretary for Maritime Affairs and Investment Agustina Murbaningsih, and Deputy Regent of Brebes […]
The Government has announced that it has officially banned the activities and use of symbols of mass organization Islam Defenders Front (FPI). “The ban means that (the FPI) has no legal standing.” Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Moh. Mahfud MD said in a press conference in Jakarta, Wednesday (30/12). According to Mahfud, […]
