Day: January 2, 2023

Indonesia advancing towards COVID-19 endemic stage

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) declared an end to activities restriction enforcement (PPKM) policy on December 30 that comes as a present for Indonesia to welcome 2023 with greater optimism to bid farewell to years of the pandemic. However, the decision to end the PPKM policy does not signify the COVID-19

President hopeful of global recession in 2023 not affecting Indonesia

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), during a visit to Tanah Abang Market, here, on Monday, stated that his resolution for 2023 was that Indonesia would not be affected by the potential of global recession. “We hope that Indonesia will not be affected by the global recession. That is all,” he told

Positive stock market performance in 2022 capital for 2023: minister

The significantly positive performance of Indonesia’s stock market in 2022 will be a good capital for facing any challenging economic and financial conditions in 2023, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has said. “We hope that the (stock trade in) 2022, which was closed in a very resilient condition, will be

COVID-19 vaccination must continue despite PPKM revocation: minister

COVID-19 vaccinations must continue despite the revocation of the community activity restrictions (PPKM) policy on December 30, 2022, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has said. The Java-Bali PPKM coordinator assured of the availability of medicines and vitamins during the pandemic-to-endemic transition. “Vaccination must continue to run

Foreign tourist visits in 2022 rose by 228.30 percent: BPS

Statistics Indonesia (BPS) recorded a 228.30-percent increase in foreign tourist visits from January to November 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021. “Cumulatively, from January to November, the number of foreign tourists reached 4.6 million people, an increase of 228.30 percent as compared to the same period in

Government to use PeduliLindungi app as health data bank: Minister

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated that the PeduliLindungi application will be used as an individual health data bank and to see the population’s health on the Satu Sehat platform. “Later, we will transform PeduliLindungi to the Satu Sehat platform. The function is not limited to vaccine and scanning but