Realization of funds transferred to the regions for COVID-19 management needs to be accelerated, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati has said. “Eight percent of General Allocation Fund (DAU) and Revenue Sharing Fund (DBH) has been earmarked for COVID-19 management. The current realization still stands at 8.2 percent of the total budget of Rp33.8 trillion,” […]

  As many as 10 million Sinovac-manufactured COVID-19 vaccines in the form of raw material or bulk Sunday (20/06) arrived at Soekarno-Hatta airport in Tangerang city, Banten province. “Thank God, today we obtained another batch of 10 million vaccine bulks to be produced by Bio Farma (state-owned pharmaceutical company) into COVID-19 vaccines,” General Secretary of […]

Ministry of Manpower has confirmed that there is no cost to register a preemployment card, also known as a yellow card (AK1), for job seekers in Indonesia. The job seeker registration service is regulated by the Regulation of Minister of Manpower No. 39 of 2016 concerning Labor Placement. “If there are irresponsible officers who ask […]

Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi has ordered state railway company PT KAI to provide COVID-19 random tests for passengers of Greater Jakarta commuter line (KRL Jabodetabek). “I have received a report on the increase of commuter line passengers with the total number of 400,000 to 500,000 passengers per day. Even though the daily passengers […]

  The Government continues to promote the use of domestic products through allocation of Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) products of at least 40 percent for the Government’s total procurement of goods and services. Vice President Ma’ruf Amin on Friday (18/8) said that commitment of the Government to prioritize products made by local MSMEs […]

The role of security and defense system should be strengthened to protect the entire nation, state and all citizens in facing the increasing global challenges, Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has said. According to him, the defense and security challenges faced by various countries, including Indonesia, are increasingly complex and dynamic.

Ministry of Communication and Information has encouraged MSME actors to shift from conventional trading to digital trading. The effort aims to boost the existence of MSME and to help them rebound amidst COVID-19, according to Minister of Communication and Information Johnny G.Plate. “We immediately took quick steps by establishing the Ministry’s Digital Economy Forum which […]

  In an attempt to anticipate COVID-19 transmission, the Government has announced changes in National Holidays and Collective Leave 2021. The decision is stipulated in Joint Ministerial Decree of Minister of Religious Affairs, Minister of Manpower, Minister of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reform Number 712 of 2021, Number 1 of 2021, Number 3 of […]

In a bid to protect children’s rights in Indonesia, Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection has unveiled a number of strategies to eliminate child labor in the country. Minister of Women Empowerment and Child Protection I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati on Thursday (17/06/2021) said the eliminating child labor in Indonesia is one of five […]

The Government has pushed for the finalization of multi–sectorial energy policies in the form of Provincial Energy General Plan (RUED-P). The RUED-P is expected to be completed next year.