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Jokowi orders large-scale social restrictions coupled with ‘civil emergency’ policies
National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) head Doni Monardo, who is also Indonesia's COVID-19 task force chief, later confirmed after the Cabinet meeting that the policies announced by Jokowi on Monday referred to three existing pieces of legislation.They are the 2007 Disaster Management Law and the 2018 Health Quarantine Law --...
Coronavirus: Jakarta extends state of emergency by 2 weeks
the state of emergency, imposed on March 20 to try to slow the spread of the virus in South-east Asia's largest city, would be extended until April 19. Read more ...
COVID-19: National Police chief issues edict forbidding mass gatherings
In the edict, dated March 19, Idham urged the public to refrain from organizing mass gatherings in public places or private properties.Several examples of mass gatherings prohibited by the edict include social meetings, workshops, music festivals, carnivals, sports events, fairs, mass protests and family receptions. Read more ...
BREAKING: Jakarta declares COVID-19 emergency, urges offices to suspend operation for 14 days
Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has declared a state of emergency for the next two weeks in the capital city Read more ...
Indonesia to ban entry from 6 European countries, Iran as COVID-19 tally rises to 172
Indonesia will prohibit the entry and transit of visitors who have travelled in the last 14 days to Italy and Vatican City, Spain, France, Germany, the UK, as well as Iran due to COVID-19 concerns, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said on Tuesday (Mar 17).The ban, which will take effect at...
Indonesia relaxes trade rules to cushion COVID-19 effects
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Indonesia advances pre-employment card program to tackle pandemic impacts
Presidential Regulation No. 36/2020 issued last week would expedite the implementation of the government’s pre-employment card, which would subsidize training programs for the workforce. Read more ...
Bank Indonesia spends Rp 110t to stabilize markets as virus stokes sell-off
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