Following the dynamics after the issuance of Minister of Manpower Regulation Number 2 of 2022 which regulates procedure and requirements for old-age benefits (JHT) disbursement, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo ordered his administration to simplify the procedures and requirements of the disbursement. “Mr. President continues to monitor aspirations of the workers and he understands their objections […]

In 2021, the Government has paid claims of Rp62.68 trillion for COVID-19 patients care to hospitals, while there is still Rp25.10 trillion claim values that will be paid by the Government, Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin has said. “Some of those remaining claim values are being processed to obtain approval from Ministry of Finance,” […]

Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin urged the public to finish their COVID-19 vaccines, both the first and second jab to reduce COVID-19 serious illness. The Minister said that most of COVID-19 deaths were either partially vaccinated persons, unvaccinated persons, or those with comorbidities and the elderly. Therefore, he also encouraged the elderly to receive […]

The Government has announced it is set to link data of patients with comorbidities following the directives of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to curb risks of death due to COVID-19 among senior citizens and persons with comorbidities. “During the limited meeting today, the President ordered for the risk of death in unvaccinated senior citizens and […]

The Government will prioritize prudence in implementing transition policies from pandemic to endemic, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has announced. “The Government always learns from a number of countries to understand and analyze to determine the best measures and models for us to handle the pandemic by ourselves,” Luhut said […]

The number of confirmed daily and active COVID-19 cases outside the islands of Java and Bali has continued to rise although it is lower than that of in the two islands, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto has said. “There has been an increase in the number of cases outside Java-Bali. The current proportion […]

Ministry of Villages, Development of Underdeveloped Regions, and Transmigration has launched Recognition of Prior Learning program for villages. With this program, work experience from village human resources, such as village heads, village officials, village assistants, administrators of Village Owned Enterprises (BUMDesa) and Joint BUMDesa can be equated with lecture material at universities with various study […]

Central bank Bank Indonesia and Australia’s central bank Reserve Bank of Australia have renewed the Bilateral Currency Swap Arrangement (​​BCSA). “The agreement will apply for three years and may be extended upon the agreement of the two central banks,” Bank Indonesia announced on its official website, Monday (02/21). For the record, the initial swap agreement […]

The newly-inaugurated Head of National Food Agency, Arief Prasetyo Adi, expressed commitment to enhance synergy and collaboration with stakeholders in food sector. The statement was made after his inauguration as Head of the National Food Agency, led by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, at the State Palace, Jakarta, Monday (02/21). “We will involve various parties such […]

G20 member countries have agreed to roll out two pillars of international tax principles namely taxation in the digital sector and global minimum taxation in 2023, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati has announced. “The first and the second pillars have been agreed upon and will be enforced as an effective policy in 2023,” the […]