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Yesterday on 18 August, Ambassador of Switzerland in Indonesia, H.E. Kurt Kunz together with SwissCham’s Chairman Board of Supervisor, Dr. Luthfi Mardiansyah, had an audience with Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Syahrul Yasin Limpo at his office. The meeting was a follow up after SwissCham Indonesia and our members (PT. Nestle Indonesia, PT. Syngenta Indonesia, PT. HM Sampoerna, PT. Japan Tobacco ...

Happy 75th of Independence Day Indonesia! Merdeka! Indonesian Independence Day, locally known as “Hari Kemerdekaan” is celebrated annually on 17th of August to commemorate the declaration of independence in 1945. . The Proclamation of Independence read in the morning of Friday, 17th August 1945 by Sukarno, accompanied by Mohammad Hatta. The Red and White flag flown for the first time after the ...

To help the pandemic situation in Indonesia, ABB Indonesia (PT. ABB Sakti Industri and PT. ABB Power Grids Indonesia) donated funds to University of Indonesia for the development and production of much needed ventilators and distributed it directly to hospitals through the National Disaster Management Agency.

On Friday 7th August 2020, we held the 2nd Annual SwissCham Golf Tournament at Royale Jakarta Golf Club. The friendly tournament was a sell-out with 71 players enjoying their morning game at the green while still implementing the health protocols as advised by the Indonesian authorities. This is a strong signal that as the economy begins to recover from Covid-19, and that SwissCham is well ...

Representatives from SwissCham Indonesia were engaged in a dialogue with the Ministry of Agriculture on Thursday, 6th August at Bigland Renotel in Bogor. The group of 11 people from Nestlé, JTI, Sampoerna, SGS and Syngenta was led by Mr. Sammy Hamzah from Regal Springs who is also a member of the SwissCham Board of Management. While the Ministry of Agriculture team was headed by Dr. Ade ...

On 5th August 2020, amidst the pandemic, the first ever virtual SwissCham Indonesia Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held. The AGM provides an opportunity for us to present our annual report on our performance throughout 2019 and the first half of 2020. We greatly thank all the member’s participation and contribution in making our AGM a smooth and successful meeting. On the same occasion, we also ...

Sending our warm Eid wishes to you and your family, may it brings peace, joy and happiness always.

Dear friends of Switzerland, #SwissNationalDay is approaching fast! 2020 is a special year but the pandemic does not prevent us from celebrating August 1st together, wherever you are. We invite you to join the Mission August 1st with fellow Swiss citizens and all lovers of Switzerland around the world on

Covid-19 pandemic has not affected Indonesia's export performance to Switzerland. Based on data from the Swiss Federal Customs Administration, Indonesia's exports to Switzerland in the first five months of 2020 increased by 284% compared to the same period last year.

KITAS holders who have been granted an emergency stay permit may now extend their KITAS or apply for KITAP, according to the updated regulations. However, emergency stay permit holders who have reached the limit of their KITAS extension are required to leave Indonesia within 30 days from 13 July 2020. Similarly, KITAP holders with emergency stay permits can now extend their permits, while ...