Indonesia has officially received additional one million doses of Sinopharm vaccine, bringing the country’s supply to two million total doses. “We hope that the arrival of Sinopharm vaccine can support the implementation of Gotong Royong (mutual cooperation) vaccination program in Indonesia,” Spokesperson for the COVID-19 Task Force Wiku Adisasmito said in a press conference in […]
Ministry of Industry has renewed its commitment to realize Indonesia’s medical independence through import substitution policies by up to 35 percent in 2022, supported by domestic goods usage intensification (P3DN) program. “As directed by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, we must be independent in the health sector, be it medicines and medical equipment,” Minister of […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Wednesday (16/06) inspected mass COVID-19 vaccination for workers in financial service sector held at Tennis Indoor Senayan, Jakarta. “This morning we carried out mass vaccination for workers in financial service sector attended by approximately 10,000 recipients, out of 100,000 targeted recipients this week,” the President said in the press conference […]
Companies must continue to enforce strict health protocols in the workplace, particularly amidst the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in several regions, Minister of Manpower Ida Fauziyah has said. “Regarding the spike in COVID-19 cases that occurred in several regions, we remind companies to implement the COVID-19 health protocols in their respective workplaces,” she said […]
The Government has announced that Indonesia economic recovery will continue in line with the positive trend of exports and imports. For the record, Indonesia’s exports in May 2021 reached USD 16.6 billion, significantly increasing by 58.76 percent (year-on-year/yoy). In the meantime, imports in May 2021 stood at USD 14.23 billion, significantly rising by 68.68 percent […]
Indonesia has been chosen as a regular member of the Governing Body (GB) of the International Labour Organization (ILO) for the 2021-2024 period and will represent the Asia Pacific region along with Saudi Arabia, Australia, and Pakistan. During the 19th International Labour Conference (ILC) that was held online on Monday (14/06), Indonesia garnered 210 […]
In order to boost economic growth, all regional governments must accelerate regional spending until the end of this year through regional budgets (APBD), according to Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian. According to the Minister, the move aims to boost economic growth since it could bring more money into circulation for COVID-19 handling. “We should […]
The Government has decided to extend the implementation of Micro-Scale Activity Restrictions (PPKM Mikro) from 15 June to 28 June 2021. The implementation of the restrictions is based on the Instruction of Minister of Home Affairs Number 13 of 2021. The provisions in the Instruction are as follows: Activities at Office: Implementing work from home […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has urged all stakeholders to contribute to forge and prepare excellent Indonesian human resources by collaborating to realize the Merdeka Belajar (Freedom to Learn) and Kampus Merdeka (Independent Campus) movement, the Government’s vehicle to accelerate the preparation of Indonesia’s top human resources. “It is a talent boosting strategy that we must […]
According to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, in order to begin transformation on Indonesia’s higher education system to adjust to the global development and create the best human resources, it is necessary to also transform methods, mindset, and knowledge to the new ones. “I have several points of note. First, the latest inventions in science and […]
