#before 2020

Collection of before 2020 news, found 1.086 news.

Govt accelerates absorption of budget to boost economy

The Indonesian government is making efforts to accelerate the absorption of the budget prepared by it, including the ...

Binusan village in North Kalimantan declared drug-free

The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) in Nunukan district, North Kalimantan province, has declared Binusan village in ...

Indonesia apportions Rp-5 trillion funds for COVID-19 vaccines in 2020

Coordinating Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto spoke of the government readying Rp5 trillion in funding this ...

Ministry conducts clinical trial for stem cells to treat COVID-19

The Indonesian Ministry of Health conducted a phase one clinical trial of the mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy to ...

Nazara endorses digital transformation amid arising COVID-19 challenge

Deputy Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara has encouraged digital transformation since the emergence of the coronavirus ...

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Indigenous vaccine in the making

The world is racing against time for developing a vaccine against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which has ...

Moody’s acquires stake in MARC, strengthening presence in key ASEAN market

Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) announced today that it has acquired a minority stake in Malaysian Rating Corporation ...

Monthly 15-kg rice assistance allotted to 10 million PKH beneficiaries

Some 10 million beneficiaries of the Family Hope Program (PKH) will receive the government's social aid of 15 ...

Rupiah weakens in interbank market over recession concerns

  The Indonesian rupiah weakened against the US dollar in the Jakarta interbank market on Tuesday over concerns ...

Indonesian economy to contract 0.49 percent this year: minister

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, has predicted the Indonesian economy will contract 0.49 ...

Rules drafted for second round of dissolution of state institutes

A presidential regulation has been drafted for the second round of the dissolution of state institutes, including ...

COVID-19 threatens to push aviation industry into bankruptcy: minister

Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi has said the COVID-19 pandemic is threatening to push the aviation ...

Government to disburse aid for MSMEs in August

The Indonesian government will distribute productive assistance of Rp2.4 million per person to 13 million operators of ...

Bio Farma ensures Indonesians given priority in vaccine distribution

PT Bio Farma Director Honesti Basyir has made assurance that Indonesians will be prioritized during the distribution of ...

COVID-19 vaccine to be registered after clinical trials conclude

The COVID-19 vaccine from Sinovac will be registered with the Indonesian Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) on ...