President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on Monday said that he wants Indonesia to stop importing medical devices, medicines, and raw materials for medicines. He conveyed this sentiment at the groundbreaking of the Bali International Hospital in Denpasar, Bali province. . Jokowi urged staff to start producing medical devices, medicines, and raw
On December 16, the sexual violence prevention bill (RUU TPKS) failed to be brought to the House of Representatives’ (DPR’s) plenary meeting of the second sitting period for 2021-2022 closing to become DPR’s initiative bill. This failure extends the wait for the ratification of RUU TPKS that had been proposed
Indonesian President Joko Widodo reviewed the Bali Bangkit Small and Medium Industry (IKM) exhibition at the Werdhi Budaya Art Center, Denpasar City, Bali Province, on Monday. The head of state assessed that the products were of good quality. “I really laud the exhibition. We can see very good quality works
Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, has called for more testing and tracing to anticipate the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Many people infected with the Omicron variant have been found to be asymptomatic, he pointed out. At the same time, there has been
State-Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir on Monday announced his ministry’s plans to build hospitals or health facilities of international standards, like the Bali International Hospital, in several parts of Indonesia. “But, of course, these (international standard hospitals or health facilities) would not be built in Bali only. We are also
Amendment to the Indonesian 1945 Constitution, projected to be conducted in 2022 by the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR), should take into account the aspect of urgency, a legal expert emphasized. According to the Padjadjaran University’s (Unpad’s) legal expert, Susi Dwi Harijanti, observing the urgency in amending the Constitution is important,