Based on the research done by Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry’s Research and Development Unit (Lemigas), the combustion efficiency of dimethyl ether (DME) is better than the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Thus, DME deserves to be an alternative fuel for energy substitution program in Indonesia, according to Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif, […]

The Anti Investment Scam Task Force (SWI) has called the public to be aware of unregistered binary options and brokers that not registered with Ministry of Trade’s Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency (Bappebti). “Online trading activities carried out by binary options are illegal since the nature of their activities are gambling, no goods are traded. […]

The Government has provided a hotline for COVID-19 patients who have not received free telemedicine service from Ministry of Health. The hotline can be reached via Ministry of Health’s WhatsApp on 081110500567, email at sertifikat@pedulilindungi.id, and call center on 119 ext. 9. The free telemedicine service can be accessed by those who have taken PCR/antigen […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has issued Government Regulation Number 8 of 2022 on Coordination for Organizing Hajj. The Regulation, which can be accessed on the Cabinet Secretariat website, was signed by the President on February 9, 2022. The Regulation is part of the implementation of provisions of Law Number 8 of 2019 on Organizing of […]

Minister of Trade Muhammad Lutfi has demanded all distributors to immediately distribute cooking oil accross the country in a fast and massive manner. “The problem lies not only in the supply of cooking oil, but also in the distribution. We will solve the problem so that it is well-distributed. We will make sure the distribution […]

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has expressed commitment to provide financial support for Indonesia’s energy transition projects and fourteen ongoing projects. The statement was delivered by the ADB delegates that include President of the ADB Masatsugu Asakawa, Executive Director Representing Indonesia Arif Baharudin, and Country Director for Indonesia Jiro Tominaga during a meeting with President […]

The Government has announced that it continued the pre-employment card program. The Job Creation Committee has agreed that in this year’s first semester, the pre-employment card program is semi-social assistance. For the record, the Pre-employment Card Program is a program for training cost assistance to develop competence, productivity, competitiveness, and entrepreneurship skills of workforce in […]

During vaccination drive inspection in 17 provinces via video conference, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Friday (02/18) has called on local governments to accelerate the second and booster doses vaccination. “There are still many regions in which the second and third doses [vaccination] are below 60 percent,” President Jokowi said from the Bogor Presidential Palace. Therefore, […]

The COVID-19 Task Force has issued Circular Number 7 of 2022 on Health Protocols for International Travel amid COVID-19 Pandemic that shall be effective from February 16, 2022. Following the issuance of the new circular, which was signed by Head of COVID-19 Task Force Suharyanto, Circular Number 4 of 2022 on Health Protocols for International […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has reiterated the importance of collaboration from everyone to speed up national COVID-19 primary and booster vaccination drive. The President made the statement while inspecting and having a dialogue online with several simultaneous vaccination organizers in twelve provinces. “Let us all speed up vaccination with Military District Commands, Precinct Police, District […]