Position of deputy minister in several ministers does exist institutionally and is prepared to anticipate rapid changes, still it does not mean that the position should always be filled, Minister of State Secretary Pratikno said. “Institutionally, the [position] of deputy minister does exist. Based on its Presidential Regulation, most of ministries have this position. But […]
The Government has announced its decision to revoke thousands of unused mining business licenses (IUP), cultivation rights (HGU), and land use rights (HGB). “The President has ordered [relevant stakeholders] to transfer the rights to cooperatives, regional-owned enterprises, regional and national entrepreneurs who have fulfilled the requirements, and religious organizations,” Minister of Investment / Head of […]
In a bid to prevent the entry of new variants of COVID-19, especially the Omicron variant, the Indonesian National Police (Polri) has launched Precision Quarantine Monitoring app. “The app is our follow-up to President Jokowi’s directives to carry out a stricter supervision, especially for travelers returning from abroad and must undergo a quarantine,” Chief of […]
Indonesia has successfully entered the world’s top five countries with the highest number of vaccinations, Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated. Recording vaccination coverage of 166.65 million people, Indonesia ranks the 4th after China, India, the United States, followed by Brazil in the fifth place. “Based on Our World in Data, as of 4 […]
Minister of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reform Tjahjo Kumolo had announced state apparatus new working system through Circular Number 01 of 2022 on the Third Amendment to Circular Number 23 of 2021 on Adjustment of Work System of State Civil Apparatus (ASN) during Public Activity Restriction (PPKM) in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic. Provisions […]
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 […]
