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 […]

Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin confirmed that two fresh cases of new COVID-19 variants have been detected in Indonesia. “We are currently monitoring the new mutation every week. Last week, two new cases of virus mutation are found in East Java; both patients are Indonesian Migrant Workers who just returned from Malaysia. One of […]

Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing has started the reconstruction of permanent housing for communities affected by flash floods and landslides in the Province of East Nusa Tenggara. “The approach is ‘build back better’. We are not building (the houses) with the same vulnerability to disasters, but building better and safer than those of […]

In a bid to anticipate reverse flow traffic after Eid al-Fitr, passengers passing through Bakauheni Ferry Port are required to take a mandatory rapid antigen test prior to their departure as well as to carry out the rapid test individually in their areas of origin to avoid crowds at the port. Minister of Transportation Budi […]