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 …

The Indonesian government said it would delay the planning of a new capital city development plan in East Kalimantan. Minister of National Development Planning/Head of the Indonesian National Development Planning Agency (PPN/Bappenas) Suharso Monoarfa said the postponement of the development plan was carried out because the government was still focused on solving the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, North Penajam Paser Regency …

The Provincial Government or Pemprov of DKI Jakarta recorded an additional 1,114 positive cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, 30 August in the Capital City. Over the past week, there has been a significant upward trend in cases in Jakarta. It is known that on August 28, the Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan extended the transition of Large-Scale Social Restrictions …

Indonesia saw a new high in its daily coronavirus cases on Friday with 3,003 more cases for a total of 165,887. DKI Jakarta as one of the worst-affected provinces has a total of 37,082 cases. The capital city has more than cases in any other province, including 1,156 deaths. It has been averaging 560 cases per day since August 1. …

The police continue to gather evidence to find out what caused the fire at the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) on Saturday (8/28) evening that lasted for more than 10 hours. “Then, investigators have examined about 99 witnesses, consisting of freelance daily workers, office boys, cleaning services, and employees of the Indonesian Attorney General’s Office,” said Head of Community Information Bureau, …

A joint wildlife rescue team on early Tuesday morning successfully saved five long-tailed macaques or locally called “kera” (monkey), from a business that runs ‘masked monkey shows’ or locally known as topeng monyet in the area of Cakung, East Jakarta. The team consists of 32 personnel from the Ministry of Forestry, the Jakarta Animal Aid Network (JAAN), the Jakarta public …

The sellers in Ambon City Mardika Market carry out trading activities using an odd-even system. As of today, only sellers with even number identity cards are allowed to selling. The sellers were wearing id cards bearing the Ambon City Government logo and written even number. “The one for whom the Civil Service, which for yesterday, rules because in the market …

After occupying one corner of the Sarinah Thamrin shopping center, Jakarta and being one of the historic icons in Jakarta for nearly 30 years, McDonald’s Indonesia was forced to close its first restaurant in Indonesia. The official announcement was published across multiple platforms by McDonald’s Indonesia marketing communications director Michael Hartono on Friday, May 8. The McDonald’s Sarinah initially operated …

Commuter lines in and around Jakarta are urged to be suspended while the capital implements large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) to control coronavirus spread. Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has requested ad interim Transportation Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan regarding this. “Two days ago, I proposed the suspension of commuter lines to the Transportation Minister while the PSBB is in place,” Anies said …

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has been preparing to set a policy of large-scale social restrictions in dealing with the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19). Jokowi also asked his ministers to draft rules for implementing this policy so that it could be applied in the regions. This was said by President Jokowi when opening a limited meeting to discuss the Corona Handling …