Day: June 21, 2021

Malls, markets to operate until 8 p.m. local time: Minister

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto announced that operating hours of shopping centers, including malls, markets, and other trade centers, should not cross 8 p.m. local time, from June 22 to July 5, 2021. This provision was one of the policy adjustments issued to bolster micro-scale

BI governor accentuates importance of halal certification

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Perry Warjiyo underscored the significance of halal certification to bolster domestic- and international-level development of the halal economic chain. “We have to think forward, and in the context of Indonesia, as one of the players in the world, we have to accelerate halal

Jakarta’s 494th anniversary: time for the city to rise again

Thousands of people had thronged the streets of the Hotel Indonesia roundabout (Bundaran HI) along with their families and loved ones on June 22, 2019, to sing and dance all night to celebrate Jakarta’s anniversary. It was akin to a huge birthday party, and all were invited. That night was

Indonesia, Canada launch negotiations on trade pact

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesian Trade Minister Muhammad Lutfi and Canadian Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, Mary Ng, on Monday launched a plan for opening negotiations on the Indonesia-Canada Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (ICA-CEPA). “The establishment of the negotiation was carried out by the two countries with

Indonesian hospitals asked to prioritize patients with comorbidities

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has asked hospitals across the country to prioritize treating COVID-19 patients with comorbidities whose condition is deteriorating. Patients who do not have comorbidities are being advised to conduct self-isolation or get treated at centralized isolation facilities, he said at an online

Malaysia Permission Granted for COVID-19 Test Kit from China for Emergency Use; Homegrown Holista Colltech Receives Initial Order for 15,000 Units for Deployment

Kuala Lumpur (ANTARA) – Amid rising concerns over the threat and economic impact of COVID-19, Holista Colltech Ltd (“Holista”) has been granted permission for special access under the Medical Device (Exemption) Order 2016, from the Medical Devices Authority (MDA) of Malaysia’s Ministry of Health (MOH) to import and distribute the