President Joko Widodo, in a video that later went viral, visited a pharmacy in Bogor, West Java on July 23, 2021 to buy oseltamivir and other COVID-19 medicines only to be told they were not available. He was told that the medicines were not available as the pharmacy had not
Indonesia has been fighting on two fronts since last year: the global coronavirus pandemic that has severely affected the nation’s public health and economy and the continued threat of domestic and transnational drug rings. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNDOC), the pandemic has even made
Acting on a tip, the North Sumatra police arrested a suspected drug courier in Lalang neighborhood of Tebing Tinggi city last week and seized 10 kg of drugs from him. The suspect, identified as M.Rizal (34), is a resident of North Aceh district in Aceh province, North Sumatra police spokesperson
Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno has encouraged music and creative economy players in Ambon city, Maluku province to digitize music during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Currently, the situation is indeed difficult because we are still in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic situation, but do not make creative
The National COVID-19 Handling Task Force has formed the Public Facilities 3M (Wearing Masks, Maintaining Distance, and Washing Hands) Health Protocols Task Force amid the re-opening of public facilities in several regions. The establishment of the new task force is in accordance with Circular Letter Number 19/2021 on the establishment
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto voiced complete support to the efforts to prevent corruption in order to create a clean business ecosystem to boost investors’ trust. “I fully support corruption prevention attempts. It is important to reduce the risk of corruption, both now and in future,” Hartarto remarked