Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin issued Circular Number HK.02.01/MENKES/18/2022 on Prevention and Control of Omicron Variant (B.1.1.529) of COVID-19. This circular which was enacted on January 17, 2022 contains provisions for COVID-19 including Omicron self-isolation patients.   “Patients of probable case and confirmed Omicron variant case including patients with symptomatic and asymptomatic COVID-19 must […]

During the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Indonesia reinforced commitment to gradually initiating an energy transition towards an environmentally friendly energy. However, energy transition needs a huge amount of funding and access to green technology. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has affirmed that the commitment should be supported with technology and funding. “For a […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo underscored several policy strategies to kick-start a green economy. “First, through low-carbon development as stated in the National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN) for 2020-2024. The second is the net-zero emission policy. [We have] the issuance of a roadmap [by IEA] to achieve net-zero emissions by 2060. [Indonesia aims] for the forest […]

For Indonesia, the pandemic serves as a period of self-improvement by laying new foundations for stronger and sustainable growth, while continuing to reform its economic structure and improve business climate, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “We have improved investment ecosystem and ease of licensing. We have provided legal certainty and special incentives for priority […]

The momentum of Indonesia’s G20 Presidency must be a catalyst for global economic recovery, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. Report from the Global Risk Report 2022 World Economic Forum (WEF) indicates that as many as 84.2 percent of respondents feel worried about the current world situation due to the pandemic and all of its […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo pushed for better access to capital for Indonesia’s Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) through breakthroughs and concrete actions. The President went on to say that though MSMEs are large in number, the ratio of bank credit to that sector is only 20 percent. Therefore, the ratio must be increased to […]

The prolonged COVID-19 pandemic has deeply affected certain sectors. At the same time, disruption on global supply chain has triggered an increase in global commodity prices which increasing the uncertainty of global inflation. Therefore, a more specific, detailed and effective treatment strategy is needed, so that it will not interfere the recovery efforts that the […]

Vice President Ma’ruf Amin Thursday (01/20) left for Pandeglang regency, Banten province, to inspect quake-hit area of Munjul district. The Vice President took off from the Jakarta National Monument Field to the Pesanggrahan Field Helipad of Munjul district at around 08:30 Western Indonesian Time (WIB) onboard the Super Puma Helicopter. Upon his arrival, the Vice […]

Indonesia and Cambodia have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the tourism sector through a Memorandum of Understanding on Tourism Cooperation. Thus on Tuesday (01/18), Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy/Head of the Tourism and Creative Economy Agency Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno and Cambodian Minister of Tourism Thong Khon signed the MoU in a virtual signing […]

Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) continues to exert efforts in overcoming the housing backlog especially for low-income people (MBR) under the One Million House Program. “The One Million House Program will continue because a house is one of the basic needs of our people that must be met,” Minister of PUPR Basuki […]