The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) on Tuesday (24/08) issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Sputnik-V COVID-19 Vaccine, Head of the BPOM Penny K. Lukito said that the EUA for Sputnik-V Vaccine was issued after an intensive assessment conducted by the BPOM, the National Committee for Special Assessment of COVID-19 Vaccine and the […]

Cabinet Secretariat on Thursday (26/8) held a Focus Group Discussion with the title “Podcast for Government: How to Start a Podcast for Government Agencies”. Deputy for Cabinet Work Support of the Cabinet Secretariat Thanon Aria Dewangga on the event said that the government agencies should be dynamic and able to keep up with the development […]

Indonesian paralifter Ni Nengah Widiasih snatched the first medal for the country at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. Competing in women’s 41-kilogram para powerlifting event at the Tokyo International Forum, Japan on Thursday (26/8), Ni Nengah Widiasih secured a silver medal and recorded the best lift at 98 kilograms. The gold medal was won by […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo revealed three major economic strategies at the Opening of the Workshop for 100 Indonesian Economists at the State Palace, Jakarta, Thursday (26/08). The three major strategies include industrial downstreaming, digitalizing micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), as well as the green economy. On industrial downstreaming, the President stated that the downstreaming […]

Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung and Minister of State Secretary Pratikno Wednesday (25/08) held an online gathering with state civil apparatus working at Cabinet Secretariat and Ministry of State Secretary who will soon retire. The gathering was held as a form of appreciation for state civil apparatus who will be retiring starting from 1 October 2020 […]

The Government’s budget which is allocated to Transfer to Regions and Village Funds (TKDD) in 2022 is expected to support regional economic recovery, maintain health sector, provide social protection, and encourage the use of Village Funds for village priority programs, Ministry of Finance Sri Mulyani has said. “The Government has decided to continue strengthening the quality […]

  President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on 2 August 2021 signed Presidential Regulation Number 68 of 2021 on Presidential Approval of the Ministerial / Institutional Regulation Bill. The newly-issued Presidential Regulation was also disseminated by Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung on 24 August 2021 to all Ministries / Institutions. The regulation is issued to harmonize business process of the Government and to […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday (25/08) at the State Place inaugurated Sahbirin Noor and Muhiddin as the new Governor and Vice Governor of South Kalimantan province for the 2021-2021 period. Before the inauguration, the pair received a duly authorized copy of the Presidential Decree at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta. Afterwards, together with President Jokowi who was accompanied […]

Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati affirmed that the State Budget will be used to further support measures in the COVID-19 pandemic handling and national economic recovery, particularly in health sector. The Government has set aside a budget of Rp255.3 trillion or around 9.4 percent of the total of the 2022 State Budget for health […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered the Central Government Inflation Control Team (TPIP) and the Regional Inflation Control Team (TPID) to improve farmers’ productivity and strengthen Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). “I order the TPIP and the TPID not only to focus on controlling inflation, but also to be proactive in encouraging the economic […]