Amidst the outbreak of the coronavirus that leads to the global economic slowdown and the likely impacts until next year, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered his Cabinet to recalculate the risks in detail. “We have to strengthen the implementation of mitigation measures this year for next year,” President Jokowi said in his introductory remarks […]

Ministry of Health initiated protocols and standards to be enforced by Indonesia’s airport authorities in handling coronavirus (Cov-19) through airport health facilities, President Director of State-owned Airport Operator Angkasa Pura II Muhammad Awaluddin has said. “The procedures also involved the role of airlines which have international flight routes. The airlines cooperated with Ministry of Health […]

In a bid to tackle the coronavirus outbreak and slow the spread, the Indonesian Government will monitor the situation closely and coordinate with Singapore authorities regarding case 147, which is the third Indonesian to be diagnosed with Covid-19 in Singapore. According to the Indonesian Embassy in Singapore, a 64-year-old male Indonesian citizen arrived in the […]

Indonesia confirmed 13 more cases of people infected with the corona virus, making the total number of the cases in the country to 19, Ministry of Health announced. Of 19 cases, two are foreigners, while seven of the cases were imported, Secretary to the Directorate General of Disease Control and Prevention of Ministry of Health […]

In a bid to improve human capital development in Indonesian, the Government last year rehabilitated educational infrastructure at 52 public schools and 31 state Islamic schools in Lampung province with a total budget of Rp116 billion. According to Minister of Public Works and Public Housing, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on 18 July 2018 at a […]

Secretary of the Directorate General of Disease Control and Prevention of the Ministry of Health Achmad Yurianto, as the Spokesperson for the handling of coronavirus in Indonesia, confirmed that another two coronavirus (Covid-19) suspected patients have tested positive for the disease as of Sunday (8/3). “The first person to be referred as case 05 is […]

Indonesia on Sunday (8/3) confirmed two more cases of corona virus, bringing the total of confirmed cases in the country up to six people, Ministry of Health announced. “Based on laboratory test, the fifth case, called case 05, is a 55-year-old male who is part of Jakarta cluster (referring to a number of suspected and […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on 20 February 2020 signed Government Regulation Number 12 of 2020 on Facilities and Ease in Special Economic Zones. The regulation aims to boost investment and accelerate implementation of doing business in the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) that can support national economic development in certain regions and create more jobs. Under […]

In a bid to achieve strengthened prevention of forest and land fires across the territory of the Republic of Indonesia and to enforce the law on the mitigation of forest and land fires, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on 28 February 2020 signed Presidential Instruction Number 3 of 2020 on Mitigation of Forest and Land Fires. […]

Coronavirus countermeasures taken by the Indonesian Government at airports are according to standards and manuals by the World Health Organization (WHO). The statement was made by Secretary to the Directorate General of Disease Control and Prevention Ministry of Health Achmad Yurianto, as a spokesperson for the handling of coronavirus in Indonesia, in a press statement, […]