The Government urged regional governments to immediately administer social protection program and economic stimulus in order to help people affected by the emergency public activities restriction (PPKM). The budget can be allocated from the Central Government’s budget or regional revenues. “There are two assistances. First, social assistance as social protection program. Second, economic stimulus for […]

Law enforcement in the Emergency Public Activity Restrictions (PPKM Darurat) must be firm but also uphold the principle of humanism, according to Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian. “The President has ordered measures that are humanistic, respectful, civil, but also firm at the same time,” Tito said during a joint press statement on Evaluation of […]

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan reported a decrease in community mobility and activities during Java-Bali Emergency Public Activity Restrictions (Emergency PPKM), which has been imposed from 3 July. “The results of our monitoring based on the Google Traffic, Facebook Mobility, and Night Light Index indicators have shown a significant decrease […]

Starting in early July, the Government has been disbursing the social assistance in the forms of the Family Hope Program (PKH), Cash Social Assistance (BST), and Non-Cash Food Assistance (BPNT), according to Minister of Social Affairs Tri Rismaharini. “We need to inform that social aid in the forms of PKH, BST, and BPNT has been […]

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 […]