President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has reminded his Cabinet to always prioritize work speed, accuracy and efficiency in order to compete amidst the increasingly fierce world competition, while also consider the development of science and technology. During the National Development Planning Conference (Musrenbangnas) on Tuesday (4/5), at the State Palace, Jakarta, President Jokowi said that Indonesia […]
After the announcement of mudik (annual exodus) ban for State Civil Apparatus (ASN), Minister of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reform Tjahjo Kumolo has ordered the Government’s Personnel Supervisor Officers (PPK) to supervise ASNs and act firmly on the violations. “We order the PPK to supervise their respective ASNs and act firmly if any ASN […]
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto as Head of the COVID-19 Handling and National Economic Recovery Working Committee has announced that the realization of the National Economic Recovery Program (KPCPEN) until 30 April 2021 reached Rp155.6 trillion or 22.3 percent of total ceiling of Rp699.43 trillion. According to Airlangga, this successful realization included the […]
In a bid to speed up vaccination, the Government has announced that it has shortened vaccination procedure and pushed for a private vaccination scheme called Gotong Royong Vaccination. The announcement was made by Minister of Health Budi G. Sadikin and Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto who also helms the COVID-19 Handling and National […]
Although the Government has issued the ban of mudik (annual exodus ahead of Eid al-Fitr), seven percent of respondents in a survey about people’s interest to travel during this year’s mudik, said that they will participate in mudik anyway. For that reason, the COVID-19 National Working Committee called for a stricter policy and prevention of […]
The Office of Deputy Cabinet Secretary for Human Development and Culture on Monday (03/05) held an online Focus Group Discussion (FGD) on measures to update the Integrated Social Welfare Data (DTKS) as the basis for distribution of well-targeted social assistance. Deputy Cabinet Secretary for Human Development and Culture Yuli Harsono said that the FGD aimed […]
Minister of Health Budi G. Sadikin urged the public to remain disciplined in implementing health protocols at all times as an effort to prevent transmission of coronavirus since new virus variants have currently been detected in the country. “Whatever the virus is, whatever mutations in the virus will become, if we discipline ourselves in following […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered the COVID-19 Task Force to optimize the role of the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) and the National Police (Polri) on the homecoming of Indonesian migrant workers, Head of the COVID-19 Handling Task Force Doni Monardo has said. “The COVID-19 Task Force has received orders from the President to […]
In a bid to curb COVID-19 cases, the Government has announced it will extend micro-scale public activity restrictions from 4 to 17 May 2021 in 30 provinces including regencies/municipalities in ten provinces with the highest new and active cases. The regencies/municipalities are, among others; Bintan Regency and Batam City in Riau Islands Province; Bengkalis Regency, […]
In a bid to provide resettlement for residents affected by flood and landslides in East Nusa Tenggara, Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing plans to build permanent houses that allow short construction period called RISHA (Healthy Modest Instant House). In one of the locations for the resettlement, namely in Waisesa 1, Tanjung Baru Village, […]
