President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has issued Government Regulation Number 27 of 2020 on Specific Waste Management. (Link: https://jdih.setkab.go.id/PUUdoc/176121/PP_Nomor_27_Tahun_2020.pdf). The Regulation aims to implement provisions of Article 23 paragraph (2) of Law Number 18 of 2008 on Waste Management. According to the Regulation, specific waste is waste which requires special management due to its nature, concentration […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has instructed that Plenary Cabinet Meeting must be held by strictly adhering to the health protocols. “Keep safe distance, wear a face mask, and wash hands before entering the room. Body temperature of all participants including the ministers, the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) Commander, the Indonesian National Police (Polri) Chief, […]

The Government provides Rp35.2 trillion for interest subsidies for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). “The interest subsidy will be provided for 6 months, in accordance with Regulation of Minister of Finance Number 65/2020,” Djoko Hendratto, Director of Investment Management System, Directorate General for Treasury (DJPb) of Ministry of Finance said on Friday (19/6). He […]

Responding to the impacts of COVID-19, the Government has made some breakthrough policies to accelerate social and economic recovery, particularly in the making of economic policies of 2021. In order to realize this, the Government has made some efforts, such as preparation for the new normal, acceleration  of social and health recovery, acceleration of economic […]

The Friday prayer was started with ablution rituals (wudhu), non-contact body temperature screening, and washing hands with a hand sanitizer before entering the mosque. In the mosque, the rows (shaf) for the congregations were set at around two meters while praying instead of standing close to each other in their shaf like before the pandemic. […]

The Government has announced that Cash Transfer Assistance (BLT) which is sourced from the Village Funds has been distributed to 65,736 villages as of 16 June 2020. In other words, 90 percent of all villages in Indonesia has received the assistance.

Ministry of Social Affairs has announced it has distributed social safety nets in the forms of regular and special social assistance programs amid COVID-19 pandemic. As for regular social assistance, according to Minister of Social Affairs Juliari P. Batubara, there are two programs, namely the Family Hope Program (PKH) and the Staple Food Card or […]

Ministry of Home Affairs plays a vital role in bridging social assistance schemes under the coordination of Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture can be executed at regional government level, Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian has said. The Minister made the statement during a media briefing on the progress of social aid disbursement, […]

COVID-19 pandemic has provided an opportunity for the Government to complete the nation’s population data, Coordinating Minister of Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy has said. “There are still around 20 million ID numbers that have not been matched with their names. Those number will be the target for population data improvement,” the Minister said […]

The Government through Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing begins the construction of Yetetkun Cross-border Post in Ninati District, Boven Digoel Regency, Papua Province. Previously, the Ministry has improved the quality of Trans Papua roads connecting Merauke and Boven Digoel to strengthen connectivity of border areas.