In a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19, Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas issued Circular Number 20 of 2021 on Health Protocols and Religious Activity Restrictions in Places of Worship during the level 3 and level 4 of Public Activity Restrictions (PPKM) in Java and Bali. This circular also regulates the extension […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Saturday (24/07) inspected the construction of a new medical facility called Gotong Royong Oxygen House in Pulo Gadung subdistrict in East Jakarta. “This afternoon, I inspected (the construction of) Gotong Royong Oxygen House that has not been finished. It is due to be completed next week and perhaps will be 100 […]

Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has called for intensified efforts to distribute social assistance for communities affected by Level 4 Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) policy. “During the Level 4 PPKM, the people are urged to stay at home. The distribution of social assistance is an integral part of the Government’s strategy to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic,” […]

The Indonesian contingent won the first medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after a young lifter Windy Cantika Aisah took a bronze medal in weightlifting. Competing in the 49 kg class at the Tokyo International Forum, Japan, Saturday (24/07/2021), Windy managed to record a total lift of 194 kilograms. Windy’s participation in Tokyo Olympics is […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo  Friday (23/7) made  an  impromptu visit to a pharmacy in the city of Bogor to monitor the availability of medicines and vitamins’ stock for COVID-19 treatment. During the visit, the President found that stocks of a number of medicines and vitamins are limited, while antiviral drugs such as Oseltamivir and Favipiravir […]

The Government will provide cash transfer for villagers affected by COVID-19 pandemic, Minister of Villages, Development of Underdeveloped Regions, and Transmigration Abdul Halim Iskandar has stated. “Any villager affected by [COVID-19] in terms of economic or health condition, must receive the assistance,” Halim said at an online meeting on Accelerated Realization of Social Assistance in […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Friday (23/07) attended the peak event of the 2021 National Children’s Day that was held through video streaming. During the event, the President had a dialogue with several students from Sudimara elementary school in Cilongok subdistrict, Banyumas regency, Central Java province. The President told the children that although the COVID-19 pandemic […]

In a bid to provide quality, affordable, and comfortable public housing for low-income people, the Government has announced it has allocated Rp9.49 billion to West Kalimantan province to build 1,367 subsidized houses in the province. The Government has also announced that in 2021 it will distribute 25.000 units of infrastructure, facilities, and utilities (PSU) for […]

Indonesia received eight million more doses of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine in the form of bulk vaccine on Thursday (22/07). “Today we receive eight million more vaccine doses through the arrival of the 29th batch of Sinovac vaccine. It is part of the Government’s commitment to protect the entire nation of Indonesia from COVID-19,” Minister of […]

Cabinet Secretariat, Thursday (22/07), opened the third batch of Technical Education and Training for Interpreting held virtually. “Amid the pandemic, governance must continue to run and Cabinet Secretary must also conduct its duties and functions as the fostering institution for government functional position of translators, namely by holding technical training for government functional position of […]