Indonesia

Many services that involve social interaction will be temporarily canceled, starting from Monday, March 16, 2020. This was conveyed by the Executive Director of the Communication Department of Bank Indonesia or BI Onny Widjanarko, Tuesday (17/3). Onny explained, this was done as a form of prevention in response to the spread of the corona virus or Covid-19 in Indonesia. Because, …

The House of Representatives (DPR) does not rule out the possibility of delaying the discussion of the Omnibus Law scheme if needed for the common good and avoid the spread of COVID-19. This was said by Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian Parliament Sufmi Dasco Ahmad in Jakarta, Monday (16/3). Dasco said, the discussion of the bill carried out by the …

The government was blasted for permitting the entry of Chinese nationals to Indonesia amid the coronavirus crisis. This was strongly stated by the Indonesian Ombudsman Commissioner Laode Ida. It is due to emergence of a video that showing the presence of the foreign nationals at the Haluoleo Airport in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, which eventually grabbed public attention. “Kendari is my …

In prevention of coronavirus, East Nusa Tenggara’s (NTT) has decided to temporarily close its border checkpoints with Timor Leste. According to that, the government of Timor Leste has expressed support to this neighbouring country to prevent the spread of the virus. “We strongly support the move as it would protect both the Timor Leste and NTT people from COVID-19 exposure,” …

Secretary General of the Indonesian Filament Fiber and Yarn Manufacturers Association (APSyFI) Redma Wirawasta said the stock of raw materials in the form of fibers, yarns and fabrics for the Textile and Textile Products (TPT) industry was running low. Redma said that the stock of raw materials will only last for about three weeks. He claimed the decline in stock …

The outbreak of coronavirus in Indonesia is increasingly widespread. Various efforts to anticipate by the government have been carried out. One of them, the Indonesian government encourages universities in areas affected by COVID-19 to temporarily stop face-to-face academic activities and conduct online lectures to prevent transmission of diseases caused by the new virus. This was said by Minister of Education …

The outbreak of Covid-19 disease or coronavirus that is happening in various regions in Indonesia is unlikely to affect the implementation of simultaneous local elections held this year. The reason is, the KPU emphasized that the delay option was never included in the discussion. This was conveyed by the Commissioner of the General Elections Commission (KPU), Pramono Ubaid Tanthowi. According …

Panic buying becomes one of response from public amid the full-alert status of COVID-19 pandemic. In order to avoid that, Governor of Jakarta Anies Baswedan on Sunday said the provincial government has decided to limit food sales in retail stores. Anies said there were limits on food sales to control panic buying by the association of retailers. “The association of …

As many 21 more people have been tested with positive results for Covid-19 disease on Sunday. Therefore, Indonesia government has confirmed this adding the total number of people infected by the novel coronavirus to 117. The spread of the virus to this number happened in just two weeks since the country’s first confirmed the first case in its territory. “Today …

Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has issued Presidential Decree (Keppres) No. 7 of 2020 on Friday (3/13/2020) which calls on each regional government area to form a Task Force for the acceleration of handling Covid-19 (coronavirus). Quoting the Presidential Decree Article 11 paragraph (1), “Governors and Regents / Mayors form the Task Force for the Acceleration of COVID-19 Regional Management …