President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and German Chancellor Angela Merkel Monday (12/04) officially inaugurated the opening of the world’s largest industrial exhibition Hannover Messe 2021 Digital Edition. “It is an honor for Indonesia to become a partner country at Hannover Messe 2021 for the second time after 26 years ago,” President Jokowi said in his remarks. […]

  Minister of Manpower Ida Fauziyah has issued Circular Number M/6/HK.04/IV/2021 on the 2021 Implementation of Religious Festivity Allowance (THR) Payment for Workers/Laborers in Companies. The Circular is addressed to Governors throughout Indonesia. “Providing religious festivity allowance is an obligation employers must carry out to their workers. THR for workers is an effort to fulfill […]

Indonesia’s participation as the official country partner for Hannover Messe 2021 will generate positive impacts, especially for the industrial and economic sectors, and will spur national branding as the new economic power, Minister of Industry Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita has said. “This momentum can also be an event to show the world the ability of the […]

  President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on 30 March 2021 signed Government Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia Number 56 of 2021 on Management of Royalties for Songs and/or Music Copyright. The Regulation, which can be accessed through the Cabinet Secretariat JDIH page, is issued to provide protection and legal certainty for creators, copyright holders, and […]

In the wake of a magnitude 6.1 tectonic earthquake that hit the East Java city of Malang and its surrounding areas, Ministry of Social Affairs on Saturday (10/04) has assigned an emergency response team. Seven hundred emergency response personnel from 10 cities / regencies in the province have been assigned to impacted locations to carry […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Sunday (11/04) stated that he had received reports from Head of the National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB) Doni Manardo about 6,1 magnitude earthquake that struck off East Java province on Saturday (10/04) and was followed by aftershocks on Sunday (11/04). The President also said he had immediately ordered Head of […]

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has urged the public in several areas of East Java Province to remain vigilant for the potential of landslides and flash floods if moderate to heavy rain occurs following a 6.1 magnitude tectonic earthquake on Saturday (10/4) at 2 p.m. Western Indonesian Time. “Please be aware of the […]

In a bid to handle and restore state’s rights in the form of state’s collection rights to the remaining state receivables from Bank Indonesia Liquidity Support (BLBI) funds and property assets, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, on 6 April, issued Presidential Decree Number 6 of 2021 on the Task Force for Handling of State’s Collection Rights […]

The Government has announced it will allow Muslims to perform mass tarawih prayer (evening prayer during Ramadan) in mosques or musholas. However, Muslims in COVID-19 red zones are advised to pray at home. “Muslims in COVID-19 red zone are advised to use rukhsah (leniency for Muslim) to pray at home during Ramadan and not to […]

In a bid to implement Presidential Instruction Number 2 of 2021 on Optimizing the Implementation of Workers Social Security Program, Ministry of Villages, Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration registered all villages’ facilitators as members of Social Security Agency for Workers (BPJS Ketenagakerjaan). “Minister of Villages, Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration should take necessary measures to register villages’ […]