In a bid to keep COVID-19 pandemic under control, the Government has decided to extend period of public activity restrictions (PPKM) in the islands of Java and Bali. In addition, agglomeration area of the Greater Jakarta implements PPKM level 2. “Jakarta is considered an agglomeration unit of the Greater Jakarta by the Government,” Coordinating Minister […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on January 3 issued Presidential Regulation (Perpres) Number 2 of 2022 on the National Entrepreneurship Development for the period of 2021 to 2024. “The Presidential Regulation on National Entrepreneurship Development is very important to create more entrepreneurs in Indonesia,” Minister of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises Teten Masduki said as […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has praised Pagar Alam city in South Sumatra province for the development of green energy by starting the use of micro-hydro electricity. The President also called on the regional government to continually follow up on the use of green energy so that Pagar Alam will be the first city that achieves […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Monday (01/24) visited the New Market of Tanjung Enim in Muara Enim regency, South Sumatra province. On that occasion, President Jokowi distributed Rp1.2 million to every vendor as an additional capital for their business affected by COVID-19 pandemic. One of market vendors, Santi, said that this additional capital is very helpful […]
Of the total 1,600 confirmed cases of Omicron variant, two people died and around 20 people needed hospital treatment and oxygen, Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin has announced. “I urge the public to remain vigilant and careful since the transmission rate [of Omicron] is high. Nevertheless, there is no need to be panic as […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, Monday (01/24), laid the first stone of the coal to dimethyl ether (DME) downstreaming project in Tanjung Enim industrial area, Muara Enim regency, South Sumatra province. According to the President, coal gasification not only reduces LPG import but also boosts job opportunities. “We can improve our trade balance because we do […]
In light of the recent development on the growing cases of the Omicron variant, Vice President Ma’ruf Amin ordered all relevant elements to be prepared. “Although the Omicron variant is less severe than the Delta variant, if the number continues to increase, the potential transmission to, especially, those with comorbidities, will also put pressure on […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Monday (01/24) began working visit to South Sumatra province. The President and his entourage took off from Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base in East Jakarta at around 07.20 Western Indonesian Time aboard the Presidential Aircraft. Upon arrival at Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport in provincial capital Palembang, the Head of […]
Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif has issued Regulation Number 26 of 2021 on Rooftop Solar Power Plants Connected to Power Grid of Business License Holder for Public Power Supply. The Regulation is part of the Government’s measures to achieve the target for 23 percent renewable energy rate by 2025. “Ministerial Regulation Number […]
Vice President Ma’ruf Amin received a visit of young racer Mario Suryo Aji at his office in Jakarta, Saturday (22/1). The Indonesian racer who was accompanied by Governor of East Java province Khofifah Indar Parawansa asked for blessing and support from the Vice President before competing in the Moto3 GP 2022 world motorcycle racing event. […]
