The Government has expressed appreciation for various solidarity actions and social care initiated by Islamic organizations. “The actions include the utilization of zakat (charity for the poor), infaq (donations), and shadaqah (simple alms) to help our brothers and sisters who have been affected by COVID-19,” President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said in his remarks at a […]

Ahead of Eid 2020, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mahfud MD asserted that massive religious activities/gatherings are banned in Regulation of Minister of Health Number 9 of 2020 on Large-scale Social Restrictions (PSBB). “The public is questioning whether or not Eid prayers (Salat al Eid) can be performed in large congregations at […]

The Government appreciates the role of all Islamic organizations in handling the COVID-19 pandemic and in taking precautionary measures against the spread of the disease. “We’d like to convey our deepest gratitude to the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), the Nahdlatul Ulama Central Board (PBNU), the Muhammadiyah Central Executive Board (PP), and other Islamic organizations,” President […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called for procedure simplification to accelerate the distribution of both direct cash assistance (BLT) and social cash assistance (BST). “I’ve learned the situation on the ground that many people have not received both BLT Desa and social cash assistance due to extraordinary situations,” the President said in his introduction at […]

The Government has announced it has distributed village funds to 53,152 villages across Indonesia. “The village fund for other villages is ready for disbursement in State Treasury Offices (KPPN), so that the total number is 59,361 villages,” Minister of Villages, Disadvantaged Regions Development, and Transmigration Abdul Halim Iskandar said in a press conference after Limited […]

About 132.6 million poor people are members of Social Security Provider Body for the Health (BPJS Kesehatan)/ the National Health Insurance (JKN) and entitled to free access to health care as Class III patients, according to Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto. “The premium is amounting to Rp42,000 per person/month which is fully covered […]

The construction of Andi Pangeran Pettarani Elevated Toll Road in the City of Makassar, South Sulawesi which is dubbed as the first elevated toll road in Eastern Indonesia has reached 85 percent and entered the final phase, according to Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono. The elevated toll road is expected to […]

Head of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) as well as Chief of COVID-19 Handling Task Force Doni Monardo introduced new five principles for a healthy lifestyle during COVID-19 pandemic. “In the future, the five types of nutritious foods which widely known as ‘4 sehat 5 sempurna’ (4 is healthy but 5 is best) consisting […]

The most effective control of the spread of COVID-19 is at the levels of neighboring unit (RT), community unit (RW), and customary villages, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “Based on the reports from Governors both provinces implementing large-scale social restrictions and those that do not, it is found that the most effective way in […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has for called for community health centers (Puskesmas) to be strengthened for sample testing and tracking of COVID-19 cases. “We have 10,134 community health centers throughout the country, 4,000 of which are equipped with in-patient facilities,” the President said in his introduction at a limited meeting through a video conference from […]