Day: February 18, 2022

Indonesia managed to delay COVID importation longer: official

Indonesia has consistently succeeded in delaying COVID-19 importation longer than other countries due to strict quarantine policies and test requirements for international travelers, COVID-19 Task Force spokesperson Wiku Adisasmito has said. “Throughout the two years of the pandemic, Indonesia has always experienced a spike in cases after the number of

Gov’t respects efforts to lodge judicial review on old-age insurance

The government respects efforts from public members to lodge a judicial review to the ministry’s regulation on old-age insurance to the Supreme Court as the dynamics of democracy, Manpower Minister Ida Fauziyah stated. “The government respects efforts to lodge a judicial review to Ministry Regulation No. 2 of 2022 (on

Prioritize vaccine booster in places with high social interaction

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) urged the Central Sulawesi provincial government along with the National Police (Polri) and Indonesia Defense Forces (TNI) to prioritize administering the COVID-19 booster vaccine in regions with high social interaction. “We must administer the COVID-19 booster vaccine in regions with high social interactions,” Jokowi remarked while

Minister highlights three focuses of development planning in 2023

Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono drew attention to three focuses of infrastructure development planning in 2023. In 2023, Minister Hadimuljono stated that the work program planning at the PUPR Ministry would give emphasis to three aspects: to improve the quality of infrastructure development; focus on

Sumenep must boost COVID-19 vaccinations: President Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on Friday called for the acceleration of COVID-19 vaccinations in Sumenep District, East Java. “Since 60 percent of those who died were because they (either) had not been vaccinated, (belong to) the elderly (group), and those with comorbidities. Meanwhile, those who had been vaccinated were infected,

Parliament approves commissioner candidates for electoral organisers

The House of Representatives (DPR RI) approved the names of commissioner candidates for the General Elections Commission (KPU) and General Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) for the 2022-2027 term. “Does the assembly approve the DPR RI Commission II report on the fit and proper test of candidates of commissioners for the