Indonesia

A brand new Rp 75,000 banknote was launched by Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati and Governor of Bank Indonesia (BI) Perry Warjiyo, Monday, August 17. The launch of this money is a form to commemorate Indonesia’s 75th Independence Day. It is for the first time in the history of Indonesia issues a Rp 75,000 bill. Bank Indonesia said the …

The office of the Directorate General of Immigration at Jalan HR Rasuna Said, Kuningan, South Jakarta is closed for 10 days from August 12 until August 21, 2020. The closure was carried out as a sterilization action following five immigration officers at the office who tested positive for Covid-19. Even though the office is closed, onshore visa services for foreign …

Apart from working with other countries in developing the coronavirus vaccine (Covid-19), Indonesia is also developing vaccines independently. The domestically made vaccine is called Merah Putih Vaccine. PT Bio Farma’s Project Integration Management Research and Development Neni Nurainy said that the Merah Putih vaccine would be a long-term strategy. “Indonesia with 270 million people must be ready with its own …

A son of senior politician Amien Rais, namely, Ahmad Mumtaz Rais, was involved in an argument with the Deputy Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Nawawi Pamolango. The incident took place on a Garuda Indonesia flight with flight number GA 643 with the route Gorontalo – Makassar – Jakarta on Wednesday, August 12. The commotion started when Mumtaz was …

Soon Indonesia will celebrate its 75th anniversary of independence on August 17, 2020. Usually, Indonesians celebrate that day with a series of vibrant events. However, the celebration this time will be different from usual because it takes place in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19). As is known, DKI Jakarta has decided to stop all social activities that cause …

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency or BMKG closed its head office in the Kemayoran area, Central Jakarta, for a week from August 13 until August 20, 2020. This decision was taken because dozens of Covid-19 reactive employees were found after undergoing a rapid test. “To break the chain of the spread of Covid-19, the steps taken are to temporarily …

Minister of SOEs and Chief Executive of the Committee for Handling Covid-19 and National Economic Recovery (PEN) Erick Thohir said a number of ministries were still discussing the implementation of the SIM card credit assistance program. He said the subsidy program was still being discussed by the Ministry of Education and Culture, the Ministry of Communication and Information, and the …

The Central Jakarta City Government plans to use coffins in each sub-district to socialize the dangers of Covid-19 for its residents so they don’t ignore health protocols. Deputy Mayor of Central Jakarta, Irwandi, said in Jakarta on Wednesday, that the placement of the coffin will be carried out this week, but is still waiting for official instructions from DKI Jakarta …

The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) again arrested three foreign vessels from Vietnam that were suspected of stealing fish in the Natuna Sea 711 Fisheries Management Area (WPP), August 10, 2020. Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo said that all fishing vessels had been paraded to the Pontianak PSDKP Base for further inspection. “The three ships …

The government through the Ministry of Manpower will provide subsidies to private employees who have registered with the Social Security Administration Body for Employment or BPJS Ketenagakerjaan (BP Jamsostek) starting next September 2020. As informed, the government will run a salary subsidy program for private employees with wages below IDR 5 million per month. The scheme, a salary subsidy of …