Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati Wednesday (31/3/2021) issued Regulation of Minister of Finance Number 30/PMK.08 of 2021 on Procedures for Central Government Guarantee Granting for Acceleration of National Strategic Projects Implementation. This newly-issued regulation has been enacted since 1 April 2021. This regulation is an amendment to the previous regulation, namely Minister of […]

Ministry of Foreign Affairs assisted four Indonesian ship crew taken hostage by the Philippines-based Abu Sayyaf militant to reunite with families after 1 year and 3 months. The four men were the last Indonesian hostages in captivity of the militant group. Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi conveyed her appreciation to all sides who helped […]

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno has expressed his support for the 2021 Creativepreneur Conference that is held as an effort to boost the country’s creative economy sector currently affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. “This event is expected to raise our spirits in the midst of the pandemic and economic slowdown. I’m […]

Cooperation between stakeholders in disaster management in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) and West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) has been running very well, according to Head of the National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB) Doni Monardo. “In general, the on-the-ground operation runs well. The cooperation between the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI), the Indonesian National Police (Polri), […]

The Government has announced it will provide financial assistance for house renovation for residents affected by the flash floods that hit the eastern Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). “As ordered by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, the National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB)  will renovate severely damaged houses, moderately damaged houses, and lightly damaged […]

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) forecasted that after 7 April, the weather in Southeastern Indonesia, affected by Seroja Tropical Cyclone, the strongest tropical cyclone the country has seen in a decade, will improve. “Based on the weather forecast for the next seven days, it is predicted that after the 7th or 8-9 April, […]

  The Government has announced it will extend the implementation of Micro-Scale Activity Restrictions (PPKM Mikro) from 6 to 19 April 2021. In the fifth phase of PPKM Mikro, the area of ​​implementation will be expanded to five additional provinces, namely Aceh, Riau, South Sumatra, North Kalimantan, and Papua. This expansion is regulated in Instruction […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered his administration to accelerate the process of evacuating, searching for, and rescuing victims of natural disasters that ravaged the eastern Indonesian provinces of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) and West Nusa Tenggara (NTB). The two provinces have been hit by flash floods and landslides following an extreme weather due to […]

  Minister of Religious Affairs has issued Circular Number 03 of 2021 on guidelines for the fasting month of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr 1442 Hijri. The Circular, signed by Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas on Monday (05/04), was addressed to Heads of Provincial Offices of Ministry of Religious Affairs, Chairperson of the National […]

In a bid to ease the burden of the less-priviliged as well as industrial and commercial sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Indonesian Government has decided to extend the stimulus on electricity bill, from April to June 2021 (Q2). The electricity stimulus implemented is in the form of discounted electricity rates, load charge exemption, and […]