Developing human resources, including developing Papua and West Papua provinces through education, is one of the Government’s priority programs, according to Vice President Ma’ruf Amin. “The Central Government is committed to developing Papua and West Papua provinces not only to be on par with other provinces but also to outrun them,” Ma’ruf Amin said in […]

  In a bid to immediately achieve herd immunity, the Government continues to accelerate the national COVID-19 vaccination drive. Out of 208.27 million people targeted to receive COVID-19 vaccines, more than 50 percent of them have received their first dose of vaccine. “I would like to thank all Indonesian people who have taken an important […]

The Government has announced it is taking steps to eradicate and take actions against illegal online lending activities that can disadvantage the people. “Along with Chief of the Indonesian National Police (Polri), Ministry of Communications and Informatics, Governor of central bank Bank Indonesia, and Minister of Cooperatives and MSMEs, we have a joint decree, a […]

Vice President Ma’ruf Amin, on Friday (15/10), is scheduled to close the 20th National Sports Week (PON) in Papua at the Lukas Enembe Stadium, Jayapura regency. The Vice President, his spouse Ibu Wury Ma’ruf Amin, and his entourage landed at Sentani Airport, Jayapura regency at around 15.20 Eastern Indonesia Time. They were greeted by Papua […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered his Cabinet to pay attention to online lending and manage it well. “During an internal meeting with the President, we specifically discussed online lending management. The President underscored that we must pay attention to lending management and carry it out well,” Minister of Communications and Informatics Johnny G. Plate […]

In a bid to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government continues to strengthen the implementation of health protocols and adjust COVID-19 handling mechanism for international travelers. To that end, Head of COVID-19 Task Force Ganip Warsito Thursday (13/10/2021) signed a new Circular Number 14 of 2021 on Entry Point, Quarantine Place, and Mandatory RT-PCR Test […]

Ending his working visit in East Nusa Tenggara Province, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and First Lady Ibu Iriana on Thursday (14/10) afternoon took a walk to Kompas Bajo which is located in Puncak Waringin area. The architect of Kompas Bajo Yori Antar called the place “the best place to enjoy Labuan Bajo” since from there […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, Thursday (14/10), inaugurated Waringin Peak and Batu Cermin tourism area arrangements and eight road segments at Waringin Peak, Labuan Bajo village, Komodo Sub-district, West Manggarai regency, East Nusa Tenggara province. “Thank God, the construction of various infrastructure to support tourism in Labuan Bajo has been completed and Labuan Bajo is ready […]

Vice President Ma’ruf Amin Thursday (14/10) at West Papua Governor’s Office Complex, Manokwari in West Papua province, led an integrated coordination meeting discussing measures on the acceleration of welfare development in the eastern Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua. During the meeting, Ma’ruf, who also helms the Steering Committee of the Integrated Coordination Team […]

The merger of four state-owned port operators into PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) is expected to boost Indonesia’s competitiveness, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has stated. “I hope that our logistics costs can compete with those of other countries. It means that our competitiveness will be improved,” the President said at Labuan Bajo Port in West Manggarai, […]