President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has signed Presidential Decree (Keppres) on granting amnesty to Saiful Mahdi. For the record, Saiful Mahdi, a lecturer at Syiah Kuala University (Unsyiah) in Aceh, has been convicted of defamation under the Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) Law. “Today the President signed Presidential Decree on amnesty for Saiful Mahdi,” Minister […]

As many as fifteen Special Economic Zones (SEZs) that have been operating in the country have absorbed around 23,000 workers, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto has said. “We already have nineteen SEZs and fifteen of them have been operating. The investment value worth Rp64.4 trillion. Of a total 150 companies, there are 23,000 […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, Tuesday (12/10), headed to East Java province for a working visit with Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung and Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Erick Thohir. The Head of State and his entourage took off from Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base in Jakarta at around 08:00 western Indonesia time with Indonesia-1 Presidential Aircraft. Shortly […]

After organizing the National Sports Week in Papua province, the Indonesian Government is making preparation to host the World Superbike (WSBK) in Mandalika Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in West Nusa Tenggara province from 19 until 21 November 2021. The announcement was made by Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto after attending a limited cabinet […]

The Government will take necessary measures to prevent surge in COVID-19 cases during the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays. “At the Limited Cabinet Meeting, the President has ordered [us] to prepare for the upcoming Christmas and New Year,” Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said after the Limited Cabinet Meeting […]

The Government will set the evaluation results in the organizing of the 20th National Games (PON) in Papua as the guideline to organize other major events. “In the ongoing PON, there was no significant spike in cases during the event. The organizing of the PON will be our lessons in organizing other major events,” Coordinating […]

Nikkei COVID-19 Recovery Index has reported that as of 6 October 2021, Indonesia tops the list of ASEAN countries in terms of COVID-19 recovery. “Based on data from the Nikkei COVID-19 Recovery Index, Indonesia is the best among ASEAN countries. Indonesia is number 54 [in the world], while other ASEAN countries, such as Singapore is […]

In a bid to immediately achieve herd immunity, the Government continues to speed up the national COVID-19 vaccination drive. “More than 100 million citizens have received their first dose and more than 50 million Indonesians have received the second dose,” Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin said in a press statement after attending a limited […]

The “Proud of Indonesian Products” National Movement (Gernas BBI) at the micro to macro levels is very effective in boosting economic recovery, Minister of Villages, Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration Abdul Halim Iskandar has said. “The Gernas BBI is not only carried out at macro level but also micro level, namely the villages,” Abdul said as […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered his Cabinet to ensure the readiness of all aspects and prioritize precautionary principle for the opening of international flights to the resort island of Bali this week. The President made his order during a limited meeting on public activity restrictions (PPKM) evaluation, Monday (11/10). “For Bali reopening plan, as […]