#january 2020

Collection of january 2020 news, found 121 news.

BI survey indicates retail sales seasonally declined in January 2020

The latest retail sales survey conducted by Bank Indonesia (BI) showed that retail sales had tracked a seasonal decline ...

News Feature

Hop on the boat and shop at Lok Baintan floating market

It was 5.15 a.m., and a nearby mosque had just finished its call to prayer. At the private jetty of a hotel-by-the ...

Riau prepares for land and forest fires this year

Riau Governor Syamsuar issued a land and forest fire emergency preparedness status, effective Feb 11-Oct 31, 2020, as ...

Indonesia's economic growth may slow down after coronavirus

The novel coronavirus outbreak has become a new challenge for the world's economy and Indonesia is predicted to ...

Riau plans to issue wildfire emergency preparedness status

The Riau provincial administration unveiled its plan to issue a land and forest fire emergency preparedness status at a ...

Indonesia's official reserve assets rose at January-end: BI

Indonesia's official reserve assets amounted to US$131.7 billion as of January-end 2020, rising from $129.2 billion ...

News Focus

Government must fulfill its obligations to uphold human rights

The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development and members in Indonesia, expressed concern over continual violation ...

Hike in red chili price pushes January 2020 inflation

Indonesia's inflation rate increased 0.39 percent in January, driven by a spike in the prices of foodstuffs, ...

BI's policy remains accommodative to boost economic growth: Governor

Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Perry Warjiyo affirmed that the central bank's policy will remain accommodative to ...

Ferring’s Propess® is the first pharmacological treatment for cervical ripening to be approved in Japan for over 20 years

- Ferring Pharmaceuticals today announced that Propess® (dinoprostone) has been approved by the Minister of Health, ...

Health checks increased in Batam's ports

The Port Health Office has heightened health checks at the international ports in Batam City, Riau Islands in an effort ...

Jakarta Police seized 1.3 ton marijuana in Dec 2019-Jan 2020

The Jakarta narcotics directorate confiscated 1.343 ton of marijuana during operations conducted from December 2019 to ...

AJC’s study on GVC presented at the high-level symposium on Intra-ASEAN Trade and Investment held in Hanoi

- Secretary General of the ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC), Mr. Masataka Fujita was invited to the High-Level Symposium on ...

W Java's fatal tourist bus accident under police's investigation

Investigators of the National Police's Traffic Directorate join an investigation into the causes of a deadly ...

PLN goads people to transition to electric vehicles

State electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) is encouraging the public to opt for electric ...