The Indonesian Government has secured 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from US-based vaccine manufacturer Novavax and British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. “From the beginning, we’ve continued to establish communication to secure (COVID-19 vaccine) supplies from various other sources,” Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno LP Marsudi said in a press statement on the arrival of 1.8 […]

The Government through Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing continues the construction of Serasan Cross-border Post in Natuna Regency, Riau Islands. The construction of Serasan Cross-border Post which is in line with Presidential Instruction Number 1 of 2019 on Acceleration of Development of 11 Cross-border Posts and their Supporting Facilities in Border Areas is […]

  The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on 29 December 2020 approved Resolution 2560 on the improvement of the 1267 Sanctions Committee’s working method which was initiated by Indonesia and the United States. The 1267 Sanctions Committee is a subsidiary body of the UNSC responsible for establishing and overseeing the implementation of sanctions against individuals […]

  Head of COVID-19 Task Force has issued a Circular Number 4 of 2020 on Travel Health Protocol for People During COVID-19 Pandemic. The issuance of the circular is based on the discovery of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 in South Wales, England (SARS-CoV-2 variant B117) and a spike in the spread of the virus. […]

  Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) through Directorate General of Marine Spatial Management inaugurated a washing plant in Brebes, Central Java. The inauguration was carried out symbolically by Acting Director-General of Marine Spatial Management TB Haeru Rahayu, Deputy to Cabinet Secretary for Maritime Affairs and Investment Agustina Murbaningsih, and Deputy Regent of Brebes […]

The Government has announced that it has officially banned the activities and use of symbols of mass organization Islam Defenders Front (FPI). “The ban means that (the FPI) has no legal standing.” Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Moh. Mahfud MD said in a press conference in Jakarta, Wednesday (30/12). According to Mahfud, […]

The Government has announced it will start distributing social assistance simultaneously in early January next year to strengthen people’s purchasing power, increase public consumption, and speed up economic recovery, according to Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy. “The plan is to provide assistance simultaneously in early January. In early January, we hope […]

The Government has announced it will next year will continue to boost disbursement of Smallholder Business Credit (KUR) in order to support Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) to increase national economic growth and to materialize economic equity. The statement was made by Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto on Monday (28/12). “In speeding […]

The Government has announced it will gradually give COVID-19 vaccine to the public. “The first group to be vaccinated is medical staff in the upcoming one to three months. There are 1.3 millions of medical staff in 34 provinces who serve as the frontier in fighting against COVID-19 pandemic,” Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin […]