The Government has announced its decision to provide cooking oil cash assistance (BLT) for communities. “We are aware that cooking oil price has risen significantly as a result of the surge in palm oil prices in the international market. To ease the burden of the people, the Government will provide cooking oil cash assistance,” President […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and the Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri Yaakob have witnessed the signing of MoU on the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers in the Domestic Sector in Malaysia. The signing was carried out during a courtesy call from the Malaysian PM, Friday (04/01), at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta. Minister […]
Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Nadiem Anwar Makarim has launched Education Report platform which contains reports on National Assessment (AN) results and cross-sectoral data analysis for each education unit and region. “We would like to underscore that the implementation of AN are quality-oriented evaluations, integrated systems and information collection, as well as encouraging […]
Indonesian Government has adjusted Value-Added Tax (VAT) from 10 percent to 11 percent on 1 April 2022, as mandated by Article 7 of Law Number 7 of 2021 on Tax Regulation Harmonization. The increase of VAT is aimed to strengthen Indonesian economy in the long term and to support the State Budget (APBN), particularly in […]
The Government’s Task Force for Handling State Collection Rights for Bank Indonesia Liquidity Assistance (BLBI Task Force) has announced it continues to take actions in accordance with legal basis to restore the state rights. To that end, the BLBI has again confiscated collateral belonging to BLBI obligors. This time, obligor Agus Anwar’s assets were confiscated […]
Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas has issued Circular Number 08 of 2022 on Guidelines for the Implementation of Worships in the Months of Ramadan and Eid 1443 Hijri/2022 AD. The Circular was signed by the Minister on March 29, 2022. “Muslims are encouraged to take on and improve practices during Ramadan, such as […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Friday (04/01) received a courtesy call from Prime Minister of Malaysia Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri Yaakob at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta. It was the second courtesy call made by the Prime Minister after being inaugurated in August 2021. Previously, the first courtesy call was held at Bogor Presidential Palace in West […]
The Government of Indonesia and the Government of Malaysia have agreed on Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers in the Domestic Sector in Malaysia. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Indonesian Minister of Manpower Ida Fauziyah and Malaysian Minister of Human Resources Dato’ Sri M. Saravanan, witnessed […]
President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) It is an extraordinary honor for me to receive an official visit from Prime Minister James Marape and his delegates. I would like to express my gratitude that amid COVID-19 pandemic we continue to work hard to strengthen bilateral cooperation between the two countries. I would also […]
Following up the Government’s decision to lift up mudik (annual exodus) ban this year, Head of the COVID-19 Handling Task Force Suharyanto said that his party will soon issue the latest provisions regarding the health protocols for domestic travelers (PPDN). “Following the directive from the President, the COVID-19 Task Force has made a draft Circular […]
