The cargo shipping from and to China via ports and airports operates normally. The business still runing amid coronavirus crisis, that first emerged in Wuhan. This was stated by a spokesperson of the Transportation Ministry Hengki Angkasawan. But, there is shipping that was temporarily suspended, only shipping of animal lives, Hengki said. “This policy follows the results of the limited …

It has been officially confirmed on Tuesday (4/2), a migrant worker in Singapore became the first known Indonesian to be infected with coronavirus. According to Manpower Minister Ida Fauziyah, this Indonesian woman worked as a domestic helper in Singapore. “After communicating with manpower staff at the Indonesian Embassy in Singapore, we can now confirm that one of our migrant workers …

KUALA LUMPUR –  The AirAsia flight carrying Malaysians from from Wuhan, China, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCov) outbreak touches down in KLIA on Tuesday. The special flight 133 passengers which departed from the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport at 1.26am. This comprised of 107 who were stranded along with 12 crewmembers, 8 humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) mission …

JOHOR BARU – a total of 147 Chinese citizens from Wuhan city and the Hubei province has been denied entry to the country since January 27, 2020 says Home Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. The home minister said the procedure were in line the Health Ministry in dealing with the 2019-nCoV corona virus outbreak. The World Health Organizstion (WHO) recently declared the …

Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said the last flight will carry all Indonesian citizens from China before a temporary ban on flights to and from mainland China begins to take effect Wednesday. “To carry 3,000 people, all the existing flights must be enough,” he said in a press conference at the Transportation Ministry on Monday, February 3. As informed, the …

Protests to Indonesia citizens from China that quarantined in Natuna still going on. Natuna Regent Abdul Hamid Rizal and several community representatives flew to Jakarta to raise the protests on Monday, February 3. They want to meet President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and bring six demands related to the central government’s decision to quarantine and observe Indonesians evacuated from coronavirus-hit China …

China’s death toll from the coronavirus epidemic soared to 360 on Monday. The fresh toll came a day after China imposed a lockdown on a major city far from the epicentre and the first fatality outside the country was reported in the Philippines. Wenzhou is some 800 kilometres from Wuhan, the metropolis at the heart of the health emergency. Since …

On Sunday (2/2/2020) morning, Indonesians that had been evacuated from Wuhan and other cities in China arrived at Hang Nadim Airport in Batam, Riau Islands. Then they were immediately directed to passenger planes operated by the Indonesian Air Force to be airlifted to Natuna Island for quarantine. However, some residents protested to visitors on their return home who have been …

Aside from Indonesian students in Wuhan city, China, there are also migrant workers that until now still in that country. The Agency for the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers in Denpasar, Bali, has said that there are still at least 37 migrant workers in China, where the fast-spreading coronavirus has killed at least 213 in the mainland. “Thirty-seven …

BUKIT MERTAJAM –  Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu said that the government is ready to send the Malaysian Armed Forces aircraft to China to rescue the Malaysians living in Wuhan, in the wake of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak. According to Sabu, if Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail required their assistance to bring home the …