The Government is committed to speeding up distribution of social assistance and providing higher budget allocation for social assistance programs during the emergency activity restrictions (Emergency PPKM), Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has stated. “To ease the burden of the people affected by the Emergency PPKM, the President has ordered […]

COVID-19 Handling Task Force has issued Circular Number 15 of 2021 on restrictions of community activities during the Eid al-Adha 1442 Hijri/2021 holiday. This newly issued circular is valid from 18-25 July 2021. Spokesperson for the COVID-19 Handling Task Force Wiku Adisasmito said that with the issuance of this circular, Circular of COVID-19 Handling Task […]

Bed occupancy rate (BOR) for COVID-19 treatment in capital Jakarta has begun to flatten, Vice Minister of Health Dante Saksono Harbuwono has announced. “There is good news recently that hospital BOR has started to flatten in Jakarta. It may be caused by quite a significant addition of beds. And the number of hospital admissions in […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered his Cabinet to speed up the distribution of social aids and free medicine to the people amid the implementation of emergency public activity restriction (PPKM) policy as an effort to curb surge in COVID-19 cases. The President expressed hope that the aids can ease the burden of the people. […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has reminded law enforcement personnel to be “firm but polite” in implementing policies of the emergency activity restrictions (emergency PPKM). “I order the Police and, I order Minister of Home Affairs to urge regional governments, not to be harsh and rude, [but to be] firm and polite. During the dissemination of […]

  President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered his administration to speed up COVID-19 vaccination in three provinces in the island of Java. “We must pay attention to three provinces, namely West Java, Central Java and Banten. West Java vaccination rate is only 12 percent, Central Java 14 percent, and Banten 14 percent. We hope that […]

In a bid to accelerate the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and recover the economy, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called for the importance of global solidarity and cooperation among countries. The statement was made by the President during the Informal Leaders’ Retreat of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) virtually, Friday (16/7). President Jokowi also […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Friday (16/07) attended the Informal Leaders’ Retreat of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) virtually from the State Palace, Jakarta. The first fully digital APEC meeting was chaired by New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern as the host nation for APEC 2021. “In the current pandemic situation, New Zealand initiated an […]

The Indonesian Government has decided to cancel the paid COVID-19 vaccination rollout that was planned to be implemented through state-owned pharmaceutical company PT. Kimia Farma. “Following suggestions and responses from the public, the President has given a firm order to cancel the paid vaccination rollout,” Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung said Friday (16/07) at the State […]

Assistance to handle COVID-19 pandemic from Indonesia’s friendly countries continue to arrive, according to Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno LP Marsudi after accompanying President Joko “”Jokowi”” Widodo virtually attended the APEC Economic Leaders’ Retreat 2021 on Friday (16/07). Retno said that as many as 250 thousand doses of Sinopharm vaccine, 450 oxygen tubes, 150 portable […]