Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Nadiem Anwar Makarim, Monday (27/09), clarified several misunderstandings about the issue of limited in-person learning cluster that has been circulating among the people. First, there is a misconception about limited in-person learning cluster reaching 2.8 percent of education units in the past month. “[2.8 percent] is the cumulative […]

In a bid to prevent COVID-19 clusters of limited in-person learning (PTM) in schools, the Government will focus on two upstream COVID-19 control strategies, namely the behavioral changes and the advanced surveillance strategy. “We want to carry out a special surveillance strategy for teaching and learning activities. If this proves successful, we will replicate it […]

The pandemic situation outside the islands of Java and Bali has shown improvements. As of September 26, there has been no province with level 4 COVID-19 assessment. “The provinces of Bangka Belitung, East Kalimantan, North Kalimantan, Aceh, and Papua belong to level 3, 21 provinces belong to level 2 and Lampung belongs to level 1,” […]

The Government continues to intensify 3T (testing, tracing, and treatment) efforts as part of its long-term strategy in dealing with COVID-19 even though the pandemic situation in the country is getting better. “Now the average test is 170,000 people per day. The number is already quite good, however our target is actually more than that,” […]

The Government has announced it will stay vigilant and will not relax measures to control COVID-19 pandemic despite several improvements in the pandemic indicators. “The indicators should give us no room for complacency. In fact, we must be more careful,” Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said, Monday (09/27). According to […]

The Government has announced that wage subsidy assistance for workers or laborers channeled through the State-Owned Banks Association (Himbara) is not subject to any deductions, including administrative fees, according to Minister of Manpower Ida Fauziyah. “Each beneficiary can withdraw the wage subsidy assistance worth Rp1 million,” Minister of Manpower Ida Fauziyah said on Monday (27/9), […]

The Government is committed to improving connectivity to and from Asmat regency in Papua province through infrastructure development, both transportation facilities and infrastructure. “The Government will continue to improve transportation infrastructure in Asmat. In the regency, there are Ewer airport, Agats sea port, and other transportation infrastructures. We want to build infrastructure here so that […]

In a bid to unravel congestion on land transportation routes from South Kalimantan Province to Central Kalimantan Province and vice versa, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered Sei Alalak Bridge to be operated immediately. “We are currently coordinating with Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (regarding the bridge),” Head of the Secretariat of President […]

Minister of Trade Muhammad Lutfi has ensured that traditional markets can provide a sense of comfort and security to visitors amid COVID-19 in order to revive the economy. Therefore, his Ministry, Lutfi added, will ensure the enforcement of health protocols trial via PeduliLindungi application at traditional markets across the country. “We will try out the […]

As of Friday (24/09), the Government has distributed Rp4.9 trillion for workers’ wage subsidy to the recipients’ existing state-owned bank accounts or collectively opened bank accounts. “The total fund that has been distributed as of today 24 September is Rp4,911,200,000,000. [It was distributed to] existing state-owned bank accounts and collectively opened bank accounts,” Director General […]