Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto has stated that during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the National Committee on Governance Policy (KNKG) holds a strategic position and plays a strategic role in assisting the Government to handle the pandemic and recover the national economy. Airlangga, who also helms the KNKG Steering Committee, made the statement […]

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto Wednesday (31/03/2021) held a virtual meeting with UK Minister for Pacific and the Environment Zac Goldsmith to discuss Indonesia’s readiness to serve as co-chair for the COP26 FACT Dialogue or United Nations Climate Change Conference on Forest, Agriculture and Commodity Trade Dialogue. On that occasion, Airlangga expressed appreciation […]

In a bid to improve the quality of cabinet management support to the President and Vice President in the governance, particularly in organizing cabinet and limited meetings, on Thursday (1/4), office of the Deputy Cabinet Secretary for Cabinet Work Support virtually held a Focused Group Discussion (FGD) to analyze minutes of cabinet meetings. The FGD […]

Ministry of Health has issued a new regulation regarding incentives for health workers handling COVID-19 cases. The newly-issued regulation is Decree of Minister of Health (KMK) Number HK.01.07/MENKES/4239/2021 on Provision of Incentives and Death Benefits for Health Workers Handling COVID-19. “With the issuance of Ministry of Health Decree, we will take necessary measures to immediately […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called on the people to unite against terrorism. The President made the statement in response to the terror attack perpetrated on Wednesday (31/03) at ​​the National Police Headquarters, Jakarta. “In response to yesterday’s acts of terrorism perpetrated at the National Police Headquarters, I urge all people across the country to […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, on Thursday (1/04/2021) inaugurated Serpong-Pamulang section of Serpong-Cinere toll road and Cengkareng-Batuceper-Kunciran toll road at Pamulang toll gate in South Tangerang City, Banten Province. “Alhamdulillah, this morning Serpong-Cinere-Pamulang Toll Road spanning 10.1 kilometers and Cengkareng-Batuceper-Kunciran toll road spanning 14.19 kilometers have been completed and can start operation,” President Jokowi said during […]

  President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has issued Presidential Instruction (Inpres) Number 2 of 2021 on Optimizing the Implementation of Workers Social Security Program. Deputy Cabinet Secretary for Human Development and Culture Yuli Harsono said that the Presidential Instruction signed by the President on 25 March 2021 was issued in order to optimize the implementation of […]

  The Government prohibits state civil apparatus from traveling out of town during Good Friday and Easter Sunday holidays through Circular of Minister of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reforms (PANRB) Number 7 of 2021. This restriction also applies to families of state apparatus for four consecutive days. “All state civil apparatus and their families […]

Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno LP Marsudi and Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto paid an honorary visit to the Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in Tokyo, on Tuesday (30/03/2021). On the same day, the Japanese and Indonesian Governments inked an agreement on Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technology. Both countries also agreed to promote bilateral […]

Cabinet Secretariat on Wednesday (31/3) held a virtual Focus Group Discussion (FGD) under the theme “Structural Transformation in Agricultural Sector as an Effort to Speed Up National Economic Growth, Third Series”. The FGD this time adopted the theme “Learning from Other Countries to Speed Up the Synergy of Agricultural Sector and Processing Industry”. The FGD […]