Indonesia began the repatriation process of 69 Indonesian crew members of Diamond Princess Cruise Ship, on Sunday (1/3). The crew members have gone through the quarantine process for more than 2 weeks before voluntarily participated in the repatriation process. The repatriation process was handled by a joint team, consisting of the Indonesian National Defense Forces […]

The Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia (KJRI) in Jeddah has denied a viral issue on social media that there were Indonesian pilgrims who were infected with the Covid-19 virus and were refused entry upon arrival in Saudi Arabia. The KJRI denied the issue through a written statement dated 28 February 2020. “There were […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo congratulated KH. Asep Saifuddin Chalim upon his inauguration as Professor of Sociology at Sunan Ampel State Islamic University, Surabaya, East Java, Saturday (29/2). The President added that the academic rank is a token of highest appreciation to Asep’s contribution in developing the study of Islam and innovative educational methods for the […]

Facilities at Sebaru Kecil Island are finished for observing Indonesian citizens working as crew members aboard the World Dream and Diamond Princess Cruise Ships, according to Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy. “Medical staff and facilities have been prepared. Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) and Indonesian National Police (Polri) personnel are ready […]

The Indonesian Government through Ministry of Transportation plans to expand Matahora Airport in Wakatobi, Southeast Sulawesi in 2021. “President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has launched Wakatobi as one of five “New Bali,” Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said while inspecting the airport, Saturday (28/2).

The Government has announced plan to form an integrated data center, which will be called the national government data center. “We will follow up this plan and we hope that the data center can be processed immediately so that it is ready to be used no later than 2023,” Minister of Communications and Informatics Johnny […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called for provisions of regulations or rules regarding investment in data centers in Indonesia. “We know that at this time many of our startups that with significant growth in the past few years still use data centers abroad,” the President said in his introduction in a Limited Meeting on the […]

In response to the circulated photograph of “new” presidential aircraft, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung said that President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has decided to charter a plane of national carrier PT. Garuda Indonesia, “President Jokowi will attend the ASEAN-US Special Summit in the US and undertake a state visit in the same country,” Pramono said in […]

As many as 188 Indonesian citizens who worked as crew on World Dream Cruise Ship have been successfully evacuated to Jakarta’s Sebaru Island. None of them were tested positive for the COVID-19. As cited from Ministry of Health’s official twitter account, the crewwere all in healthy condition with normal body temperature and they will be […]

Indonesian Government through the Indonesian Embassy to South Korea is keep striving to enhance protection to 37,034 Indonesian citizens in the wake of the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19) in South Korea. “I believe the Government of South Korea has the capacity to handle this virus outbreak. It is shown by strong trust of Koreans in […]