Five ministries / state institutions have renewed their commitment to strengthen measures to eradicate rampant illegal fintech lending platforms that disadvantage people. The commitment is manifested in the joint statement of the leaders of the five ministries / state institutions, namely Head of the Board of Commissioners of the Financial Services Authority (OJK) Wimboh Santoso, […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo inaugurated the section of Kelapa Gading–Pulo Gebang Toll Road of the Six Inner-City Toll Roads at Cakung Toll Gate on Monday (23/08/2021). The toll road spanning 9.3 kilometers aims to support toll roads in Jakarta Greater Area (Jabodetabek) and be part of the Jakarta Inner-City and Jakarta Outer Ring Road Toll. […]

The Indonesian Government has expressed hopes that peace and stability can be established in Afghanistan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno L.P. Marsudi has said. “Indonesia still hopes for an Afghan-owned, Afghan-led political settlement that must be carried out for the good of the Afghan people,” Retno said when welcoming the arrival of 26 evacuated Indonesian […]

The Indonesian Government has evacuated 26 Indonesian citizens from Afghanistan with an Indonesian airforce aircrafts, Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi said, Friday (20/8). The evacuees landed safely at the Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in east Jakarta on early Saturday. “Alhamdulillah, thank God, this morning we have evacuated Indonesian citizens from Afghanistan and they have just […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo reminded all elements of the East Java Regional Leaders Communication Forum (Forkopimda) to remain cautious and aware of COVID-19 although the number of active cases and Bed Occupancy Ratio (BOR) has seen a decrease. “Do not let any new variants mutate and we are not aware to face them as the […]

During his working visit to East Java Province, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo visited PT Asia Prima Konjac, a konjac processing factory in Madiun Regency, to listen to aspirations from porang (konjac) farmers. A young farmer named Yoyok Triyono told the President that konjac farming is very promising and he encouraged other youth to join the […]

Indonesia, on Thursday (19/08), received 1.56 million doses of Pfizer and 450,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines. According to Spokesperson for the COVID-19 Task Force Wiku Adisasmito, the Indonesian Food and Drug Administration (BPOM) has issued emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer vaccine in July 2021. “This Pfizer vaccine will be administered to people […]

The Indonesian Government is expected to obtain Sinovac, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, and Novavax COVID-19 vaccines via business-to-business (B2B) scheme. “The arrival of 1.5 million doses of Pfizer and 567,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines is the first arrival of the vaccines via business-to-business scheme,” Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin said in a virtual press statement, Thursday […]

The Government continues to secure COVID-19 vaccine supplies for the national vaccination drive. As many as 450,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from the Dutch Government obtained through bilateral cooperation and 1.56 million doses of Pfizer vaccine acquired through commerce, Thursday (19/08), arrived in Indonesia. “Tonight we received 450,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine, which is a […]

In a bid to reaffirm its commitment to improve competences of Indonesian Government translators and interpreters (known as “Functional Official of Translators/Interpreters” or PFP) to its fullest potential, Cabinet Secretariat held subtitle translation training for the PFP. The training, which is held online from 19 to 25August 2021, is participated by 20 PFPs both from […]