The Saudi Arabian government suspended the arrival of pilgrims from all countries, including Indonesia. This has done to prevent the spread of the corona virus in the fifth largest country in Asia. This decision was announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia, Thursday (02/27/2020) local time on the recommendation of the Saudi Ministry of Health. The Chairperson …

DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Rasyid Baswedan along with Chairman of the Indonesian Mosque Council (DMI) Jusuf Kalla inaugurated the construction of the International Museum of the History of the Prophet Muhammad and Islamic Civilization, in East Ancol Beach, North Jakarta, Wednesday (26/2). This will be the International Museum of the History of the Prophet Muhammad and the first and largest …

The founder of the National Mandate Party (PAN) Amien Rais called the PAN V Congress atmosphere like a terrorist congress because it was escorted by around 1,300 police officers. Amien considered that the amount was excessive because the police were almost in every area of ​​the hotel where the V PAN Congress was being held. “I don’t blame the police, …

Foreign workers will have more leeway to apply for jobs in Indonesia, one of it being the startup industry. This was acknowledged by the Communication and Informatics (Kominfo) Minister, Johnny G. Plate, regarding the draft omnibus bill on job creation, or RUU cipta kerja. The purpose of the policy, according to claim of the state-minister to streamline the entry of …

One of the incentives provided by the Indonesian government to the tourism sector to overcome the impact within the country amid the COVID-19 outbreak caused by the novel coronavirus, was discounts on airline. The drastic drop in airline ticket prices will be expected in March. As reported by The Jakarta Post, that there was a document issued by the Transportation …

There are every sign the world is about to be hit by a coronavirus pandemic, said Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Thursday, as Canberra kicked off emergency measures to curb the spread of the disease. Coronavius infected about 80,000 people worldwide and killed over 2,700, the vast majority of whom were in China. While the spread within China has …

The Immigration Bureau (BI) has yet to impose the travel ban on inbound passengers from the North Gyeongsang province of South Korea due to problems determining the travel history of the passengers, the spokesperson for the agency said Thursday. Immigration spokesperson Dana Sandoval said it is difficult to ascertain whether inbound passengers from South Korea came from places where a …

President Rodrigo Duterte declared a state of calamity in Calabarzon because of the effects of the Taal Volcano eruption in January. Advertising The state of calamity shall cover the provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon and shall last for one year, unless it has been lifted sooner, in accordance with Proclamation 906 signed by Duterte on 21 February. …

Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano said Thursday he was willing to be jailed on his stand that even after his franchise had expired, ABS-CBN could continue to operate under a provisional authority. Advertisement The House Committee on Legislative Franchises had previously written to the National Telecommunications Commission to order the NTC to issue an interim authority for ABS-CBN, while the House …

The Transportation Department (DOTr) clarified Thursday that it was the concessionaire who decided to open commercial spaces at MRT7 Quezon Memorial Circle station. The government had previously stated that the railway project concessionaire would open the station’s business spaces to prevent rises in fares or amortization costs to be paid by the Government. DOTr Assistant Secretary Goddes Hope Libiran explained …