Indonesia

The World Bank has raised the status of Indonesia from a middle-income country to an upper-middle income country. The increase in status was granted after based on the latest World Bank assessment, the Gross National Income (GNI) per capita of Indonesia in 2019 rose to USD4,050 from the previous position of USD3,840. Rahayu Puspasari, Head of the Ministry of Finance’s …

The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has made a decision regarding the continuation of the transitional large-scale social restriction (PSBB) in Jakarta. As a result, the transitional PSBB will be extended by 14 days. As is known, the transitional PSBB should end on July 2, 2020. The DKI Provincial Government conducts an evaluation in the form of an easing index in …

The Jakartans will no longer find plastic bags from where they usually go shopping, following the Governor’s Regulation (Pergub) banning plastic bags in Jakarta which is effective today, Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Later the manager of shopping centers, convenience stores, and public markets are required to use eco-friendly shopping bags. This rule is stated in Pergub Number 142 of 2019 …

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have been affected by their businesses. One of them, culinary entrepreneurs, which when the policy to keep the distance each other or social distancing, causing dine-in customers to decrease dramatically. Until they then can open the operation to selling, but with changing the selling operation by …

Passengers who want to travel by air are required to attach the health results of a rapid test or polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the midst of the implementation of the new normal during the Covid-19 pandemic. Seeing this, Lion Air Group now offers special rapid test services for prospective its airline passengers, including Lion Air, Wings Air, Batik Air. …

The problem of the relationship between Surabaya Mayor Tri “Risma” Rismaharini and Dr. Soetomo Regional Public Hospital is still being discussed, and getting netizens’ attention on social media. Risma stated that the Surabaya City Government did not have access to communicate with Dr. Soetomo Regional Hospital which was under the authority of the East Java Provincial Government. Monday afternoon, June …

A passenger who flew from Soekarno Hatta Airport to Domine Edward Sorong Airport, on Saturday 27 June 2020, was confirmed positive for Covid-19. The person was a passenger of the Garuda Indonesia airline with flight number GA 682. Respond to that issue, PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk, Sorong branch, claimed did not know that there was GA 682 passenger arriving …

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo showed his anger at the aides in the Advanced Indonesian Cabinet. Jokowi was angry with the ministers in the Advanced Indonesian Cabinet who worked normally in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Jokowi was angry at the minister revealed in a cabinet meeting at the State Palace, Jakarta, Thursday, June 18, 2020. Jokowi’s video angry at …

In an effort to find a vaccine for the treatment of the coronavirus (Covid-19), Indonesia is conducting a clinical trial of the vaccine. Head of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) Laksana Tri Handoko said LIPI was involved in clinical trials of vaccines in Indonesia. The clinical trial will be carried out with Kalbe Farma and South Korea. Handoko said …

The Indonesian government rescued 99 Rohingya refugees who on June 24 entered North Aceh waters. The decision to save them all is based on humanitarian principles. At that time, the Rohingya refugees were in very poor condition which also endangered their lives. Quoted from Pikiran-Rakyat.com from the Reuters website, in the midst of a new coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, countries around …