The implementation of COVID-19 vaccination in mutual cooperation (vaksinasi gotong royong) for workers is a joint effort by the Government and the private sector to reduce the pace of the COVID-19 pandemic while simultaneously driving the national economy, Minister of Trade Muhammad Lutfi has said. “We are starting this together, working hand in hand between […]

Minister of Investment/Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Bahlil Lahadalia has stated that the implementation of the Gotong Royong COVID-19 vaccination carried out by the Government and the business sector will speed up the country’s vaccination drive as well as restore public trust and global opinion in handling the COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister made […]

Personnel of Cabinet Secretariat must continue to put the best effort in providing services to the President and the Cabinet amid COVID-19 pandemic, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung has stated. “As the President’s closest assistant and part of the President’s office that prepares a lot of things for the President and the entire Cabinet, I call […]

  President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Tuesday (18/5) will conduct a working visit to inspect the initial implementation of the private vaccination program for workers and the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Train project in Cikarang, West Java province. The first visit is to a factory belonging to PT Unilever Indonesia at the Cikarang’s Jababeka Industrial Estate. PT […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Monday (17/05/2021) ordered all regional heads all over Indonesia to periodically keep monitoring COVID-19 handling parameters to immediately take quick and appropriate tactical actions in anticipating the spike of the cases in the regions. On several previous occasions, according to the President, the spike of COVID-19 cases occurred after long holidays. […]

In a bid to prevent the spread of COVID-19 following Eid al-Fitr holiday, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered his staff to strengthen the implementation of the Micro-Scale Public Activity Restrictions (PPKM Mikro). “President Jokowi gave directives to strengthen the PPKM Micro both at the place where the public departed (from exodus) and at their […]

The Government has announced it will continue to speed up COVID-19 vaccination following adequate vaccine supply as of May. Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin Monday (17/05/2021) said that after reducing vaccination rate at the end of April due to lack of supplies, the Government will now continue to rump up the vaccination. Budi also […]

In an attempt to reduce the potential spike in COVID-19 cases after long holiday, Chairperson of the COVID-19 Handling Task Force Doni Monardo has urged the public traveling during this year’s Eid holiday to undergo self-quarantine. According to him, COVID-19 checkpoints that have been regulated in the provisions of the Enforcement of Micro-Scale Restrictions on […]

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto as Head of the COVID-19 Handling and National Economic Recovery Working Committee Monday (17/5/2021) announced that the realization of the National Economic Recovery Program (PEN) until 11 May 2021 reached Rp172.35 trillion or 24 percent of total ceiling of Rp699.43 trillion. According to Airlangga, this effective realization included […]

The results of civic knowledge test (TWK) should not be used as the basis for dismissal of 75 employees of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) who have failed the test, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. The President considered that the test should serve as an input for the KPK to improve as an institution […]