Indonesia has advanced to fourth place globally in terms of COVID-19 vaccination coverage, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin informed at a press conference on Monday. “In terms of vaccinations, this week, thank God, Indonesia managed to rise to the fourth rank globally, surpassing Brazil in terms of the number of
Bank Indonesia’s (BI’s) consumer survey has indicated that consumer optimism about the economy remained strong in December 2021, as mirrored by the Consumer Confidence Index (IKK) recorded at 118.3, or being relatively stable. On a quarterly basis, the IKK during the fourth quarter of 2021 was recorded at 116.8, rising
Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Deputy Minister John Wempi Wetipo visited Jayapura City to take prompt actions in handling the post-flood impacts, such as by deploying heavy equipment to clean the drifted garbage. “The equipment deployed from our centers in Jayapura City comprise 12 dump trucks, three mini excavators,
The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) on Monday issued a three-day early warning for heavy rain and strong winds in East Kalimantan. The agency’s Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman (SAMS) Class I Meteorological Station in Sepinggan, Balikpapan, informed that several regions in East Kalimantan will potentially experience heavy rain accompanied by
President Joko Widodo will announce the mechanism for the COVID-19 booster vaccine program, which is planned to kick off on Wednesday (January 12, 2021), Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has said. “President (Joko Widodo) will announce about the booster vaccine specifically through a press conference,” he said on Monday. The
Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, has asked international travelers to comply with the health protocols and the quarantine policy regulated by the government. “I beg you once again to restrain yourselves from (traveling) abroad. And if you go abroad, comply with the health protocols; you