President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered to accelerate the vaccination progress in regions outside the islands of Java and Bali. Of 27 provinces, only 5 provinces manage to achieve first dose coverage higher than that of national average, including Riau Islands, Bangka Belitung Islands, North Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, and North Sulawesi. Coordinating Minister for Economic […]
Indonesia on Monday (25/10) received 684,400 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from the New Zealand Government. “Indonesia has received another support for dose sharing vaccine cooperation from friendly country through the COVAX Facility multilateral channel. This time it is from the Government of New Zealand totaling 684,400 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs […]
The Government has announced that it will continue to monitor new AY.4.2 COVID-19 variant, also known as Delta Plus variant, which caused COVID-19 case spike in the United Kingdom from this year’s July until October, Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin has said. The Minister further said that the Government is currently focusing on measures […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is scheduled to attend a number of high-level meetings in late October to early November, Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno L.P. Marsudi has announced. The first meetings that will be attended by the President is a series of meetings in the ASEAN Summit, which will be held on 26-28 October. The […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Monday (25/10/2021) at the State Palace, Jakarta, inaugurated 17 Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (LBBP) of the Republic of Indonesia to Friendly Countries. The inauguration ceremony was held based on the Presidential Decree Number 127/P of 2021 stipulated on 22 October 2021 in Jakarta. Those new 17 Indonesian Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Monday (25/10) at the State Palace witnessed Ivan Yustiavananda took the oath of office as Head of the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) for the 2021-2026 term of office. The appointment of Ivan Yustiavananda is based on Presidential Decree (Keppres) Number 48/M of 2021 on Honorable Dismissal and […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, on Monday (25/10), received Letters of Credence from nine new Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (LBPP) of Friendly Countries to the Republic of Indonesia, at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta. Following the arrival of the new Ambassadors at the Merdeka Palace, the credential ceremony commenced with the reverberation of the national anthem of […]
As the country with the largest Muslim population in the world, Indonesia eyes to become the key player in sharia (Islamic) economy and finance. Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has said that the Indonesian Government will involve santri (Islamic boarding school students) as part of the Sharia Economic Community (MES) in a bid to strengthen economic […]
Islamic boarding schools and santri (students of Islamic boarding schools) should play an increasingly important role in fostering entrepreneurship, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has stated. “We must encourage more entrepreneurs from santri and alumni of Islamic boarding schools. The orientation of santri should no longer be looking for job, but creating job opportunities for the […]
The Sharia Economic Community (MES) is expected to become the main drive for the development of the sharia economy, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “As a community organization, the Sharia Economic Community is expected to be the locomotive for the development of sharia economy, a down-to-earth system which directly impacts the people’s economy, produces […]
