The achievements in pandemic handling through the distribution of more than seven billion doses of vaccines and the drop in new cases at the global level since August are still considered vulnerable and must be jointly-maintained, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “A more effective pandemic handling requires a favorable situation, namely stability, security and […]

Ministry of Health announced that the Government has decided to cut the price ceiling for RT-PCR (real time-polymerase chain reaction) test in the islands of Java and Bali and regions outside the two islands. As of Wednesday (10/27), the highest tariff for RT-PCR test has been set at a maximum of Rp275,000 for regions in […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo underscored potential three focuses of ASEAN Plus Three (APT) in the development of health resilience. “These three focuses are long-term investments so that the region is better prepared for future pandemics,” President Jokowi said in his speech at the 24th ASEAN Plus Three Summit virtually from the Bogor Presidential Palace, West […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo called on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Australia to continue building trust in order to together contribute to stability and peace in the region. According to President Jokowi, the ASEAN has placed great trust in the power of partnership and dialog to settle differences thus it can exist […]

Infrastructure development is one of the sectors that has the potential to be main focus of ASEAN-Japan partnership, considering that Japan is ASEAN’s largest partner in infrastructure sector, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. To that end, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Wednesday (27/10/2021) said that ASEAN-Japan infrastructure partnership must be continued. “Based on the report […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered regional leaders to stay vigilant although COVID-19 situation in Indonesia has improved. “[We are] in a good situation. However, let me remind you that this pandemic is not over yet,” the President said in his directives to regional heads across Indonesia, Monday (25/10), delivered through video conference from the […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo expressed three hopes regarding the future relations between ASEAN and the United States (US) during his speech at the 9th ASEAN-US Summit. First, the ASEAN-US relations must be able to strengthen stability and peace in the region. “Excellencies, we want to continue to see our region become a region of peace […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Tuesday (26/10) has invited ASEAN and China to continue to carry out a partnership based on mutual respect and benefit that has been established for thirty years. “The thirty-year period is enough time to build trust between us,” President Jokowi said at the 24th ASEAN-China Summit which was held virtually […]

Cabinet Secretariat, Tuesday (26/10/), won the 2021 Public Information Openness Award, earning a title of ‘informative’ category for government institution and non-ministerial government institution with a total score of 90.87 point. The award was conferred by Vice President Ma’ruf Amin based on a decision of the Central Information Commission (KIP) on the evaluation results of […]

Indonesia wishes ASEAN to become a locomotive of regional stability and prosperity, according to President Joko Widodo. The President made the statement at the Presidential Palace in Bogor on Tuesday (26/10/2021) during the 39th  ASEAN Summit as held virtually. According to the President, this year is not an easy year for ASEAN. “We live in […]