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 […]

Amid the age of digitalization and COVID-19 pandemic, digital banks and insurances, electronic financing, and financial technology (fintech) continue to grow. At the same time, digital fraud in financial services and other financial crimes also continue to take place. Therefore, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Monday (11/10/2021) affirmed that the rapid development of digital finance must […]

In a bid to improve food and water security in Aceh province, the Government through Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) constructs Rukoh Dam in Pidie regency. The construction work which is included in the National Strategic Program (PSN) also aims at increasing rice yield of 12,000 hectares of paddy fields.

Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, Thursday (07/10), issued Circular of Minister of Religious Affairs Number 29 of 2021 on Guide to Commemorate Religious Holidays amid the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic. “We issued the guide in order to prevent and break the chain of COVID-19 transmission as well as to provide safety […]

In a bid to prevent a spike in COVID-19 cases following the 20th National Games (PON), the Government has announced it will tighten the return procedures for athletes, coaches, and officials. Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto, who helms the Committee for COVID-19 Handling and National Economic Recovery (KPCPEN) asked Minister of Health, Minister […]