Ministry of Social Affairs has announced it is focused on ensuring the accuracy of the social welfare integrated data (DTKS), which is the database for social aid programs in all ministries, including the national health insurance (JKN) managed by Ministry of Health. According to Minister of Social Affairs Tri Rismaharini, health insurance contribution aid beneficiaries […]

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, constructions of two airports in West Papua province, namely Siboru Airport in Fakfak regency and Rendani Airport in Manokwari regency, still continue, Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi ensured. “President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo ordered us to develop Papua and West Papua provinces quickly. Therefore, I, together with Minister of Investment, regional […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Tuesday (28/09) planted mangrove trees with local community at Raja Kecik Tourism Beach, Bengkalis, Riau province. “I just planted mangroves together with Minister of the Environment and Forestry, Head of the Peatland and Mangrove Restoration Agency (BRGM), the Regent, and the community in Bengkalis regency,” the President said in a […]

During a working visit to Bengkalis regency, Riau province on Tuesday (28/09), President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo had a dialogue with a young mangrove activist who expressed his hope to get tuition assistance for courses in one of exporter communities. “Since in our village we find it difficult to obtain information [related to exports]. We also […]

As home to the world’s largest mangrove forests—3.36 million hectares— Indonesia must understand the importance of protecting, caring for and rehabilitating mangrove forests, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “Approximately 20 percent of the total mangrove forests in the world is in our country. For that reason, we have a big potential of mangrove forests. […]

During his working visit to Batam, Riau Islands on Tuesday (28/9), President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo joined residents to plant mangrove trees at Setokok Beach. At that time, the water level was quite high so that the planting location was submerged in water. However, it did not dampen the President’s spirit to plant the mangroves. Indonesia has […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Tuesday (28/09) headed to Riau province for a work visit. With a limited entourage, the President took off from Halim Perdanakusuma Military Airbase in Jakarta onboard Indonesian Presidential Aircraft-1 around 07.30 western Indonesian time. Shortly after the President arrives at Roesmin Nurjadin Military Airbase in Pekanbaru city, he will continue his […]

Starting from October, features in PeduliLindungi application will be accessible for other applications. Chief of Digital Transformation Office of Ministry of Health Setiaji said that at this moment, Ministry of Health has coordinated with some digital platforms, such as Gojek, Grab, Tokopedia, Traveloka, Tiket, Dana, Cinema XXI, Link Aja, and Jaki that belongs to the […]

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 […]