The Government continues to take measures to anticipate the spike in Omicron variant of COVID-19 cases as there has been an eightfold increase of cases in the past week globally. The number has increased from 7,900 cases to 62,342 cases. “Supported by the Indonesian National Defense Force (TNI), the Indonesian National Police (Polri), and Ministry […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Tuesday (12/21) visited North Kalimantan for a working visit. The Indonesia-1 Presidential Aircraft carrying the President took off from Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base, Jakarta, at around 07.00 western Indonesia time. Upon arrival at Anang Busra Air Force Base, Tarakan, North Kalimantan province, President Jokowi and his entourage continued their trip […]

The Government continues to closely monitor the development of COVID-19 cases to anticipate a spike in cases due to the Omicron variant which has currently been detected in around 90 countries including Indonesia, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has said. According to him, Indonesia’s response to the Omicron variant is […]

In a bid to keep COVID-19 cases under control and to anticipate Christmas and New Year holidays as well as to prevent the spread of Omicron variant, the Government has decided to extend the period of public activity restrictions (PPKM) in regions outside the islands of Java and Bali to 3 January 2022. The decision […]

Since 2015, the Government has allocated Rp400.1 trillion for Village Fund. Therefore, during the Launch of Legal Entity Certificates and the Opening Ceremony of National Coordination Meeting of Village-Owned Enterprises (BUM Desa), Monday morning (12/20), at Birawa Ballroom, Bidakara Hotel, Jakarta, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo reminded all related elements to manage the Village Fund carefully. […]

Clean government is very important in improving the quality of public services, Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has stated. “Bureaucratic reforms roadmap, unqualified opinion (WTP), integrity pact, as well as corruption-free-zones (WBK) and serving and clean bureaucracy zone (WBBM) must be manifested in the organization’s work culture and excellent public services,” the Vice President said on […]

Village-Owned Enterprises (BUMDes) must provide economic benefits to communities at the village level as the number of BUMDes has grown rapidly from 810 in 2014 to 57,200, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “Do not just receive a legal entity certificate and install the nameplate of ‘Village-Owned Enterprises of Sukamakmur Village’ without any economic activities […]

As part of his working visit in East Java province, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Friday (12/17) inaugurated Ngawi Big Market in Ngawi regency. “Thank God, this afternoon we could witness that [the construction of] Ngawi Big Market has been completed and is ready for public use,” President Jokowi said. For the record, the market was […]

Cabinet Secretariat’s organization for wives of state officials (Dharma Wanita Persatuan/DWP), Friday (12/17), held a webinar adopting a theme “Improving Indonesian Women’s Resilience through Mental Health and Recovery of Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises”. The theme was in line with concern of Cabinet Secretariat’s DWP on its 22nd Anniversary on 17 December 2021, namely awareness […]

Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati has announced that the 2021 State Budget deficit is forecast to be  between 5.1 to 5.4 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). According to her, the figure is lower that of the 2021 State Budget target, which is 5.7 percent of the GDP. “This year, the budget is forecast […]