Ministry of Finance’s Directorate General of Customs and Excise has announced it will provide eases for import of goods needed to tackle covid-19 outbreak. The eases are in the forms of exemption from import duty and excise, not subject to Value Added Tax (PPN) and/or Sales Tax on Luxury Goods (PPnBM), exemption from Import income […]
In a bid to implement continuous and optimal Bureaucratic Reforms, the Indonesian Government has established the National Bureaucratic Reform Steering Committee and the National Bureaucracy Reform Team for the period 2020-2024. For this reason, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has signed Presidential Decree Number 8 of 2020 on the National Bureaucratic Reform Steering Committee and […]
Indonesian Ministry of Trade has issued Minister of Trade Regulation Number 28 of 2020 on Eighth Amendment to Regulation of Minister of Trade Number 87 M-DAG/PER/10/2015 on Provisions on Importation of Specific Products. The regulation aims to accelerate the importation of medical devices and personal protective equipment amidst the COVID-19 outbreak.
The Government’s spokesperson for covid-19 management Achmad Yurianto said that one of the effective ways to prevent the spread of covid-19 is by washing hands with soap and flowing water. “Wash your hands with soap. You don’t have to use hand sanitizer. Washing hands with soap is more effective than washing hands with hand sanitizer,” Yuranto […]
In a bid to control domestic food supply amidst the coronavirus pandemic, the Government is committed to managing the stability of staple food supply and their prices.
Sudjiatmi Notomihardjo, the mother of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, has died from cancer in Solo, Central Java province, Wednesday (25/3). She was 77.
The covid-19 outbreak has claimed 58 lives in Indonesia, while 105 new cases confirmed as of Wednesday (25/3), taking the total number of cases to 790, the Government’s spokesperson for covid-19 management Achmad Yurianto has announced.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is expected to join the Extraordinary Virtual G20 Leaders’ Summit on Thursday, 26 March at 7 p.m. Western Indonesian Time to discuss the handling of Covid-19 and the economic and social impact of the pandemic as well as its consequence on the global supply chain. The Summit will be chaired by […]
The Government has announced that rapid tests are prioritized for families of the victims and health workers susceptible to covid-19 infection. “We’ve carried out rapid tests in the past a few days and we carry out the test by using antibody examination method with swabs, smears, strokes carried out in the back wall of nasal […]
The Government through Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources ensures services regarding electricity, fuel, and gas will be provided to the public as usual amid Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “Electricity supply to referral hospitals for COVID-9 patients in Jakarta and its surrounding areas will be maintained,” Head of Communication, Information Services and Cooperation of Ministry of […]
