In a bid to intensify the Government’s efforts to reduce vulnerability of the capital Jakarta area to flooding, Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) is completing the construction of two dams, namely the Sukamahi and the Ciawi Dams in Bogor Regency. The construction of the two dams is part of the Jakarta flood […]
Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas issued circular on guidelines for prayers and services for Ascension Day of Jesus Christ during COVID-19 pandemic. “Efforts to limit the spread of COVID-19 must be made by all religious groups. For that reason, I have issued a circular on guidelines for prayers for Ascension Day of Jesus […]
The Indonesian Government Saturday (08/05/2021) secured the third batch of AstraZeneca vaccine under a multilateral COVAX Facility cooperation totaling 1,389,600 doses of finished form vaccine. The vaccines arrived at Soekarno Hatta International airport in Tangerang in Banten province. Previously, 55,300 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine in finished form arrived in Indonesia on Thursday (06/05/2021) so that […]
Ministry of Manpower continues to strengthen aspects of supervision and law enforcement to ensure that the payment of holiday allowances (THR) for workers/laborers runs smoothly and according to the provisions. Minister of Manpower Ida Fauziyah asked the governors, mayors, and regents to directly intervene in resolving any THR complaint filed to the THR Post […]
The Government’s policy to ban mudik (annual exodus during Eid al-Fitr period) has significantly reduced the number of passengers at Pasar Senen Railway Station and Pulogebang Bus Station by almost 90%, Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi has said. “We want to ensure that the Government’s policy to ban mudik is implemented properly. The mudik […]
The Indonesian Government continues to support COVID-19 vaccine patent waiver as a form of the Government’s commitment to support equal access to vaccines for all countries, according to Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno L. P. Marsudi. “Since the pandemic first happened, Indonesia has consistently spoken for equal access to vaccines for all,” she said in […]
Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno L. P. Marsudi has called the public to remain vigilant against the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Citing data from WHO’s epidemiological update on COVID-19 from 26 April to 2 May 2021, the Minister said that the number of global COVID-19 cases in the past two weeks has surpassed that of […]
Ministry of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and PT Aplikasi Karya Anak Bangsa (Gojek) have signed a cooperation agreement (PKS) to facilitate small- and micro-sized businesses in the culinary industry to enter the digital market, Jakarta, Thursday (6/5). “Through this agreement, Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs small- and micro-sized businesses in the culinary […]
The Government through Ministry of Transportation launched an integrated coordination post to monitor transportation control following mudik (annual exodus ahead of Eid-al-Fitr) ban. The monitoring will be carried out during the mudik ban period on 6 – 24 May 2021. Unlike the condition before the pandemic that the post was established to secure the mobility […]
Transportation and passenger movements have significantly decreased on the first day of mudik (annual exodus) ban, Thursday (6/5), according to Spokesperson for Ministry of Transportation Adita Irawati. “Based on transportation control monitoring result, on the first day, the number of transportation and passenger movements on land, sea, air, and railways have decreased significantly compared […]
