President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, on Tuesday (24/08), inaugurated the Balikpapan-Samboja section (Section I and Section V) of the Balikpapan-Samarinda toll road, at the Manggar toll gate, Balikpapan, East Kalimantan. The inauguration marks the completion of the construction of the first toll road on the Island of Kalimantan which spans 97.27 kilometers. “This afternoon, thank God, […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo inspected vaccination drive for students in Samarinda, East Kalimantan Province during his working visit to the city, Tuesday (24/8). The inoculation of the first dose of China’s Sinovac vaccine was followed by 1,053 participants in several stages. The total vaccine that will be injected for the people that day is approximately […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, Tuesday (24/08), headed to East Kalimantan province for a working visit from Halim Perdanakusuma airport, Jakarta, using Indonesian Presidential Aircraft-1 at 07.00 Western Indonesian Time. The President is slated to begin his working visit at state junior high school SMPN 22 Samarinda in the provincial capital to inspect COVID-19 vaccination for […]

The Government has announced that it will extend the Public Activity Restrictions (PPKM) for regions outside Java and Bali Islands from 24 August to 6 September 2021. This policy will be regulated in the Instruction of Minister of Home Affairs, according to Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto, on Monday (23/08). The number of provinces outside Java […]

The Government has announced that it will extend the Public Activity Restrictions (PPKM) which will take effect from 24 August to 30 August 2021 for Java and Bali Islands and until 6 September for outside Java and Bali with adjustments in several regions. Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan emphasized that […]

The national COVID-19 vaccination drive has hit a milestone, with more than 90 million doses administered as of Monday (23/08), Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin has said. “To date, Indonesia has administered 90 million doses. We have surpassed 90 million. We rank ninth in the world in term of total doses administered. As for […]

The Indonesian Government has decided to lower the level of Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) in a number of areas from 24 to 30 August 2021. “The Government has decided that from 24 to 30 August 2021, some regions can lower their level from 4 to 3,” President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said in his press statement, […]

The Government through Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing is currently constructing permanent housing for the victims of Seroja tropical cyclone disaster occuring last April in East Nusa Tenggara. According to Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono, the Government is set to construct 700 units of permanent houses in Lembata Regency […]

The Government continues to redouble efforts to secure COVID-19 vaccine for the national vaccination drive and to speed up the country for achieving herd immunity. On Monday (23/08), five million doses of ready-to-use Sinovac vaccine arrived in Indonesia. “The arrival of five million doses of ready-to-use Sinovac vaccine has added the total doses of COVID-19 […]

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, […]