Indonesia has a strong commitment as part of the solution to climate change, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has stated. The President made the statement when receiving Executive Vice President of European Union’s Green Deal Frans Timmermans, at the Merdeka Palace, Monday (18/10). “As one of the owners of the largest forests and mangrove ecosystems, Indonesia […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo received courtesy call from Malaysian Foreign Affairs Minister Saifuddin Abdullah at the Merdeka Palace, Monday (18/10). On this occasion, the President was accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno LP Marsudi and Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung. In the meeting, the President said that Malaysia is Indonesia’s neighbor and he reminded the […]
Following the improvement in the recent COVID-19 development in the country, the Indonesian Government has once again made several adjustments to the public activity restriction (PPKM) in the islands of Java-Bali from 19 October to 1 November 2021. Child playgrounds in malls/shopping centers are now allowed to open in Level 2 regencies/cities. “We require that […]
Although the pandemic situation in Indonesia is currently improving, the Government said it continues to stay vigilant of the potential rise in COVID-19 cases, especially during the Christmas and New Year holidays. The statement was made by Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto. Previously, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in a limited meeting on evaluation […]
The Government has announced it is targeting 208.27 million people to be vaccinated in a bid to achieve herd immunity as a measure to tackle COVID-19 pandemic. “President Joko Widodo ordered us to speed up national vaccination drive, especially in provincial capitals with low vaccination coverage such as in densely populated cities and in areas […]
In a bid to control the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government has extended the implementation of Activity Restrictions (PPKM). “The PPKM extension has been approved by the President. For areas outside the islands of Java and Bali, [the PPKM] will be implemented from October 19 to November 8, with evaluation carried out every week,” Coordinating Minister […]
Vice President Ma’ruf Amin led a coordination meeting to discuss measures against extreme poverty in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province, Sunday (17/10), in the provincial capital of Kupang. This meeting was organized at the end point of a series of working visits by the Vice President to seven priority provinces of tackling extreme poverty this […]
Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to speeding up extreme poverty alleviation. “We aim to achieve the target through several stages,” the Vice President said during his working visit in the East Nusa Tenggara provincial capital of Kupang, Sunday (17/10). The Vice President said that the Government is currently implementing the 2021 […]
State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) must swiftly adapt to the Industry 4.0, technological disruption, and COVID-19 pandemic to be able to compete on the global stage, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has stated. “The State-Owned Enterprises must go global and compete on the global stage. The State-Owned Enterprises must encourage innovation in the business model and the technology […]
In a bid to build professional human resources throughout Indonesia, Vice President Ma’ruf Amin on Saturday (16/10) inaugurated the construction of the Community-based Vocational Training Centers (BLK) in Papua and West Papua provinces. The symbolic inauguration was held at Global Mission International Indonesia (GMII) Foundation in Jayapura regency, Papua province. “Taking into account the huge […]
