The COVID-19 Task Force Tuesday (01/04) issued Circular Number 1 of 2022 on Health Protocols for International Travel amid COVID-19 Pandemic that shall be effective starting January 7, 2021 until further notice. Following the issuance of the new circular, Circular Number 26 of 2021 on Health Protocols for International Travel amid COVID-19 Pandemic will expire. […]

Head of COVID-19 Task Force Suharyanto on January 4, 2022 signed Decree Number 2 of 2022 on Entry Points, Quarantine Facilities, and Mandatory RT-PCR Tests for Indonesian Citizens Returning from Abroad. The issuance of the Decree aims to follow up on the latest development of COVID-19 pandemic and provide control mechanism for international travel. “The […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday (01/06) received selection team for candidate members of the General Elections Commission (KPU) and the General Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) for the period of 2022-2027 at Bogor Presidential Palace. As many as eleven members of the selection team submitted the report on the result of the selection of KPU […]

The Government has revoked 2,078 mineral and coal mining business licenses following the failure of the companies to submit their work plan. Licenses to mine and utilize forest resources as well as use of state land are comprehensively evaluated as the Government continues to improve natural resource governance in a bid to achieve equity, transparency, […]

The Government has renewed commitment to improving workers protection amid the age of digitalization, which will bring a great impact on employment in the future. “These changes do not only occur in the types, characteristics, and skills needed (in a job). In fact, employment challenges in the future will also change accordingly,” Minister of Manpower […]

Following the recent increase in cases of the Omicron variant, Vice President Ma’ruf Amin underscored that there must be no more quarantine dispensation for international travelers. “There must be no more dispensation. [Moreover if] there are indications [on exposure to COVID-19], they must undergo quarantine,” the Vice President said in a press statement after inaugurating […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Wednesday (01/05) inaugurated the newly renovated Johar market, the largest traditional market in Central Java provincial city of Semarang. “Alhamdulillah, the market area, which includes North Johar Central Johar market, South Johar market, and Kanjengan market, is ready for use by the sellers. Of course, people (also) use the market to […]

The Government has announced that it will distribute subsidized cooking oil at a price of Rp 14,000 per liter. “The Government has decided to distribute subsidized cooking oil at a consumer price of Rp 14,000 across Indonesia,” Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said on Wednesday (01/05). Airlangga said that the subsidized cooking oil […]

In a series of his working visit to Central Java province, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo inaugurated the Randugunting Dam in Blora regency, Central Java province, Wednesday (01/05). On that occasion, the farmers expressed hopes for the construction of the dam which has a capacity of 14.4 million cubic meters. Sukarji, a farmer from Sekarsari village, […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, Wednesday (01/05), inaugurated Randugunting Dam, in Blora regency, Central Java province. “Thank God, (the construction of) Randugunting Dam in Blora regency, Central Java province has completed and is ready for operation,” President Jokowi said in his remarks. Randugunting Dam is expected to improve the national food security since it can accommodate […]