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, […]
The Indonesian Government announced updates regarding Indonesian citizens working as crew members aboard the World Dream and Diamond Princess cruise ships amid concerns over the coronavirus outbreak. “First, based on laboratory tests, 188 Indonesian citizens on the World Dream Cruise ship have tested negative for the disease,” Secretary to the Directorate General of Disease Control […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on 26 February 2020 signed Presidential Regulation Number 36 of 2020 on the Development of Job Skills through the Pre-Employment Card Program. The Regulation aims to expand employment opportunities, increase workforce productivity and competitiveness as well as to develop workforce competencies. (Link: https://jdih.setkab.go.id/PUUdoc/176058/Perpres_Nomor_36_Tahun_2020.pdf) The Pre-Employment Card Program, according to the Regulation, […]
The Indonesian Government is currently facing challenges on how to educate its people to avoid panic while at the same time keep themselves safe amidst the threat of the coronavirus. “The purpose of the health check carried by the Government is to respond to the current health emergency in the public, not a therapy for […]
Two patients tested positive for Covid-19 are in stable conditions and show good improvements, President Director of Sulianti Saroso Infectious Diseases Hospital Mohammad Syahril has said. “The first patient did indeed get a referral from a private hospital and was treated there for 5 days with high fever, cough, runny nose, and shortness of breath, […]
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has decided to postpone electricity tariff adjustment until June 2020. “It was based on various economic considerations. Currently, the Corona issue, like it or not, will lead to a less encouraging economy,” Director General of Electricity Rida Mulyana said in Jakarta, Wednesday (4/3). The postponement, he said, is […]
The operation of sea toll aims to reduce price disparities – both between regions and between islands – and cut high logistics costs, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said. “I’ve learned that shipping costs of logistics between regions are still high,” the President said in his introduction in a limited meeting on the Accelerated Sea Toll […]
