The Government has once again canceled hajj pilgrimage (annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca) for Indonesian pilgrims this year over concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Indonesian Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, the move is taken for the sake of the health and safety of the pilgrims. “Because the pandemic is not over […]
The Government has announced that Indonesia will be hosting the upcoming International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia Cup 2021 that will be held in August this year. According to Minister of Youth and Sports Zainudin Amali, Indonesia is targeting success in organizing the international competition as well as gaining achievements in the competition. “It is our […]
In the preparation to host the 2021 World Superbike, Indonesia Grand Prix in Mandalika International Street Circuit in tourist destination island of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara in November this year, the Government has announced it will adopt a bubble system and strict health protocols in the series of the event. “President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo underscored […]
Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology and Ministry of Religious Affairs on Wednesday (02/06) launched Learning Activities Guidelines for Early Childhood Education, Primary Education, and Secondary Education during COVID-19 Pandemic. “Stakeholders in the education sector do need operational guidelines that will make it easier for them to prepare and implement limited face-to-face learning,” Minister […]
Minister of Home Affairs and Head of the National Public Procurement Agency (LKPP) on 11 May 2021 issued a Joint Circular on the Acceleration of Goods/Services Procurement in Regional Financial Management. “We signed the Joint Circular on 11 May and we have agreed on six areas as guidelines for regional governments,” Minister of Home Affairs […]
Indonesia’s manufacturing expansion rate has hit a new record as reflected in Indonesia’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) that stood at 55.3 in May this year. The figure released by HIS Markit grew significantly compared to that in April at 54.6. PMI above 50 shows that the industry sector is expansive. The expansive position […]
Cabinet Secretariat has cut its budget by Rp26.33 billion for the 2021 budget year. “Due to COVID-19, we refocused (our budget) and we cut it by Rp5 billion. And following the the last letter from Ministry of Finance on Ministry/Agency Spending Cut, we slashed our budget again by Rp21.33 billion,” Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung said […]
Indonesia is committed to supporting the Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto has said. During the meeting to be held in Glasgow, the United Kingdom on 1-12 November this year, Indonesia, the Minister said, will serve as co-chair alongside the United Kingdom. “The Indonesian Government once again […]
Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin on Tuesday (01/06) launched COVID-19 vaccination for people with disabilities, both those with physical disabilities and mental disabilities. “This is the first time for the Government provides vaccination for people with mental disabilities. People with mental disorders generally have many comorbidities but they cannot tell others what they […]
Pancasila as the philosophy of the nation is a powerful weapon to address a host of problems the country is facing, according to Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung. “Pancasila as the state ideology that lives in this nation, that grows and develops from the nation itself, has always been proven to be the solution to all […]
