In a bid to improve food and water security in Aceh province, the Government through Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) constructs Rukoh Dam in Pidie regency. The construction work which is included in the National Strategic Program (PSN) also aims at increasing rice yield of 12,000 hectares of paddy fields.
Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, Thursday (07/10), issued Circular of Minister of Religious Affairs Number 29 of 2021 on Guide to Commemorate Religious Holidays amid the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic. “We issued the guide in order to prevent and break the chain of COVID-19 transmission as well as to provide safety […]
In a bid to prevent a spike in COVID-19 cases following the 20th National Games (PON), the Government has announced it will tighten the return procedures for athletes, coaches, and officials. Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto, who helms the Committee for COVID-19 Handling and National Economic Recovery (KPCPEN) asked Minister of Health, Minister […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo visited one of Yogyakarta’s most popular destinations Malioboro Street and greeted people in that area to kick off his working visit in Special Region of Yogyakarta. President Jokowi took a walk from Agung Building, Yogyakarta Presidential Palace to Malioboro at around 08.45 Western Indonesian Time along with Coordinating Minister for Economic […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Saturday (9/10) officially launched Cash Assistance Program for street vendors and small shop owners in the Malioboro area, Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY). “This morning, we’d like to inaugurate the launching of cash assistance program for street vendors and small shop owners throughout the country together with Coordinating Minister for Economic […]
The Government of Saudi Arabia has reopened umrah (nonmandatory Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca performed at any time of the year) for Indonesian pilgrims, Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno L. P. Marsudi said, Saturday (09/10). The information was delivered through a diplomatic note on Friday (08/10). “The embassy has received information from the competent party in […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered relevant stakeholders to make preparation to resume international flights at I Gusti Ngurah Rai airport in the resort island of Bali. “We must prepare the infrastructure so that tourists will come and COVID-19 will be under control,” the President said in his directives to the Regional Leadership Communication Forum […]
After concluding a working visit in Bali province, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo accompanied by First Lady Ibu Iriana Joko Widodo and the entourage headed to the Special Region of Yogyakarta to carry out a series of working visit. The President and his entourage took off from I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, Badung regency, at […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has expressed appreciation to Bali province for its success in handling COVID-19 with active cases reduced to 95 percent of peak cases. For the record, daily cases in the resort island of Bali on Thursday (7/10) recorded only 60 cases, dropped from the peak period of 1,910 cases in August. In […]
In a bid to tackle the issue of state collection rights for the Bank of Indonesia Liquidity Assistance (BLBI) Funds, the Government through Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs has announced that it will strengthen the BLBI Task Force. Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mohammad Mahfud MD on Thursday (07/10/2021) […]
