Citilink Airlines received a sanction from the West Kalimantan Transportation Agency for carrying a passenger who tested positive for COVID-19 on the Jakarta-Pontianak flight route. Citilink is prohibited from carrying passengers from outside the area for 10 days on the Jakarta-Pontianak route from September 19, 2020. The airline has violated article 8 paragraph 5 of Governor Regulation Number 110 of …

Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian decided to postpone the implementation of the Village Head Election (Pilkades) throughout Indonesia. The condition of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country with a high number of cases towards the election process made Tito have to choose this decision. However, this decision is inversely proportional to the government’s stance which insists on continuing the …

BAGUIO CITY –  The number of Covid-19 cases in the city has risen once agains with 72 new recorded cases in the last seven days. The new spike is a 41.3% increase compared to the 51 cases recorded from September 4 to September 10. The city is recording an average of 10 cases per day in a week, an increase …

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has extended the declaration of the country’s state of calamity until next year due to the on-going Covid-19 pandemic. Proclamation No. 1021 was signed by the president last Sept. 16. It shall be effective until Sept. 12, 2021 unless earlier lifted or extended as circumstances may warrant. The president said that eventhough there is strides …

Previously the Malaysian Government imposed an entry ban on citizens from 23 countries, including Indonesia. The high number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia is the thing that made Malaysia prohibit the entry of Indonesian citizens. Currently, Malaysia began to allow Indonesian citizens to enter the country under strict conditions. “Since September 10, 2020, Malaysia imposed a relaxation of the entry …

Minister of Home Affairs will asks General Election Commissions (KPU) to remove or revoke the rules for music concerts in the 2020 Regional Elections (Pilkada). The concert permit is judged to be a new cluster of COVID-19 virus transmission. “There are a few points or clauses which we think crucial we ask to be eliminated, such as concerts and others,” …

METRO MANILA – The Philippines and Japan signed an agreement on Tuesday for a 50-billion yen (P23 billion), which the Palace can use to spend on post-disaster response efforts not only during natural calamities but also disease outbreaks. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and Japanese Ambassador Koji Haneda met yesterday to formally finalize the Post Disaster Stand-by Loan Phase …

During September, the number of positive cases of COVID-19 in Indonesia continues to increase significantly. The average daily increase is 3,000 cases. Based on data on Monday, September 14, the number of positive cases has reached 221,523, with 158,405 people declared cured and as many as 8,841 people dead. Unlike the previous months, since early September, the number of daily …

PUTATAN – Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has called on the people of Sabah to make the wise decision on the upcoming state election scheduled for September 26 for them to fully benefit from the state’s growth and development. Muhyiddin said that a wise decision of the people can potentially enable the whole state to forge a relationship with …

PETALING JAYA – Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Shafie Apdal has ordered the Sabah government that foreign nationals in prison be segregated from local detainees to curb the spread of the virus. Shafie said in an emergency meeting and instructed the Sabah police commissioner to segregate foreign detainees who might be a carrier of the coronavirus. He further added that …