The working visit to Pagar Alam, South Sumatra Province, on Monday (01/24), has left a special impression on President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. President Jokowi becomes the second Indonesian President who has paid a visit to the city after President Soekarno in 1952. “This afternoon, I am really happy to be in Pagar Alam City where […]
In a bid to optimize the use of the National Economic Recovery (PEN) budget and measures to alleviate extreme poverty, the Government has set a minimum regulation of 40 percent of the Village Fund for Village Direct Cash Assistance (BLT) and expands the criteria for Village BLT recipients. The policy is stipulated in Presidential Regulation […]
The Government has announced it continues to redouble efforts to maintain availability and affordability of staple food prices. According to Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto, one of the measures is by conducting food market operations, which aim to maintain stability of food prices so that they remain affordable for the public, given the […]
Ahead of the 2022 Indonesia MotoGP in Mandalika, West Nusa Tenggara province this March, the Indonesian Government continues to accelerate the implementation of COVID-19 vaccination in the surrounding areas around the venue. Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto stated that vaccination coverage in Central Lombok regency has reached 87.9 percent for the first dose […]
In a bid to keep COVID-19 pandemic under control, the Government has decided to extend period of public activity restrictions (PPKM) in the islands of Java and Bali. In addition, agglomeration area of the Greater Jakarta implements PPKM level 2. “Jakarta is considered an agglomeration unit of the Greater Jakarta by the Government,” Coordinating Minister […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on January 3 issued Presidential Regulation (Perpres) Number 2 of 2022 on the National Entrepreneurship Development for the period of 2021 to 2024. “The Presidential Regulation on National Entrepreneurship Development is very important to create more entrepreneurs in Indonesia,” Minister of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises Teten Masduki said as […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has praised Pagar Alam city in South Sumatra province for the development of green energy by starting the use of micro-hydro electricity. The President also called on the regional government to continually follow up on the use of green energy so that Pagar Alam will be the first city that achieves […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Monday (01/24) visited the New Market of Tanjung Enim in Muara Enim regency, South Sumatra province. On that occasion, President Jokowi distributed Rp1.2 million to every vendor as an additional capital for their business affected by COVID-19 pandemic. One of market vendors, Santi, said that this additional capital is very helpful […]
Of the total 1,600 confirmed cases of Omicron variant, two people died and around 20 people needed hospital treatment and oxygen, Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin has announced. “I urge the public to remain vigilant and careful since the transmission rate [of Omicron] is high. Nevertheless, there is no need to be panic as […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, Monday (01/24), laid the first stone of the coal to dimethyl ether (DME) downstreaming project in Tanjung Enim industrial area, Muara Enim regency, South Sumatra province. According to the President, coal gasification not only reduces LPG import but also boosts job opportunities. “We can improve our trade balance because we do […]
