Gender disparity is correlated to the patriarchal social construction in Indonesia, which refers to prioritize men over women in society or certain social groups, according to Minister of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Bintang Puspayoga. For the record, women’s human development index (HDI) in 2021 remained below men’s. Women’s HDI was 69.59, while men’s HDI […]

Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Friday (04/22) issued Circular Number B-2461/MG.05/DJM/2022 that urges local governments to take part in supervising the use of 3-kg Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) so that it remains right on target. “We hope for local government assistance to supervise the use of 3-kg LPG as intended in accordance with […]

Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas revealed that 100,051 hajj (Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca) pilgrims from Indonesia can perform this year’s hajj. “We did not send hajj pilgrims during the past two years due to COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, our efforts and prayers bore fruit so that this year we can send 100,051 hajj pilgrims […]

Minister of Women Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA) Bintang Puspayoga has said that in 2022 the Ministry will focus on implementing the Women and Child Friendly Subdistrict/Village (DRPPA) model. The Ministry collaborates with Ministry of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration and Ministry of Home Affairs. “For Women and Child Friendly Villages, we are […]

Cabinet Secretariat’s association for wives of state officials (Dharma Wanita Persatuan/DWP) Friday (04/22) distributed Eid hampers to orphans, pensioners, janitors, supporting officers, and non-permanent employees of Cabinet Secretariat at the Building 3 of Ministry of State Secretariat in Jakarta. “It is our hope that these Eid hampers will bring benefit and happiness to all of […]

Minister of Women Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA) Bintang Puspayoga urged the public to report acts of violence against women and children through Sahabat Perempuan dan Anak (SAPA) 129 call center service. “It does not have to be the victim who reports it. When you see (and) hear (acts of violence against women and children), […]

To ensure the national availability of cooking oil, the Government has announced cooking oil raw materials and cooking oil export ban. “Today I led a meeting on the fulfillment of public basic needs, especially matters related to national availability of cooking oil. During the meeting, I decided that the Government will ban export of cooking […]

Vice President Ma’ruf Amin Friday (04/22) has urged the arrangement of Borobudur Temple area so that it will be able to leverage the surrounding community’s economy. “The arrangement of Borobudur is to leverage the community’s economy,” Vice President said after the inspection of Borobudur Temple area, Magelang regency, Central Java province. On the occasion, President […]

In a bid to provide raw water and flood management in New Capital of Nusantara (IKN), the Government through Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing is speeding up the construction of Sepaku Semoi Dam in North Penajam Paser regency, East Kalimantan province. The construction work is expected to be completed by 2023 and the […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Thursday (04/21) distributed social assistance for beneficiaries and traders in a number of traditional markets in Bogor regency and city, West Java province. The first location was Cisarua traditional market, Bogor regency. He distributed a working capital assistance worth Rp1.2 million per person. “The assistance worth Rp1.2 million for business capital. […]