Category: General

Rachmawati Soekarnoputri passes away

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Gerindra Party’s politician, Rachmawati Soekarnoputri, 70, breathed her last on Saturday following treatment for COVID-19 infection at a hospital. “Rachmawati Soekarnoputri, the deputy chairman of Gerindra Party’s Board of Trustees, passed away this morning at around 6:15 a.m. WIB at the Gatot Subroto Army Hospital Jakarta,” the

Manpower minister urges firms, workers to adhere to emergency PPKM

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Manpower Minister Ida Fauziyah called on company’s management and workers to conform to the government’s policy on emergency public activities restriction (PPKM) in effect in Java and Bali on July 3-20, 2021. “The government’s policy to implement emergency PPKM is the best effort to stop the spread

Jambi Police discloses three illicit drugs cases worth Rp1 billion

Jambi (ANTARA) – The Jambi Police has brought to light three cases of illicit drugs, with the arrest of seven suspects and confiscation of methamphetamine and dried marijuana amounting to Rp1 billion. Jambi Police Chief Senior Commissioner Dover Christian stated here on Saturday that within 48 hours, the narcotics investigation

Sudirman-Thamrin road deserted on Day One of emergency PPKM

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Sudirman-Thamrin road bore a deserted look on Saturday, the first day of the implementation of the emergency Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) for controlling the spread of COVID-19. Police installed barricades at several intersection points on one of Jakarta’s main roads on Saturday to limit the mobility

Government issues decree to fix ceiling price for COVID-19 drugs

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The government has set the ceiling price for drugs used in COVID-19 treatment through the issuance of Health Minister’s Decree No. HK.01.07/MENKES/4826/2021. “Yesterday afternoon, we have signed the health minister’s decree on the ceiling price of drugs used for the coronavirus disease 2019. This is the ceiling

Emergency PPKM imposed for overall public safety: spokesperson

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The policy of emergency public activity restrictions (PPKM) enforcement was issued in order to ensure safety of the public at large, according to the president’s special staff on communication, Fadjroel Rachman. “Emergency PPKM is the brake lever to save Indonesian citizens from the threats of the COVID-19