In a bid to accelerate COVID-19 vaccination to achieve herd immunity, the Government continues to boost COVID-19 vaccination. As of 23 May, the Government has announced it has administered 24.81 million doses of vaccine. “We have administered 24.81 million doses of vaccines. 14.93 million doses at the first batch and 9.88 million doses at the […]

The Government has announced it will impose micro-scale activity restrictions (PPKM Mikro) in all provinces next month. “For the next period of micro-scale activity restrictions, starting from 1 June to 14 June, the restrictions will be implemented in four more provinces, namely Gorontalo province, Maluku province, North Maluku province and West Sulawesi province,” Coordinating Minister […]

Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing is set to renovate 1,405 uninhabitable housing units (RTLH) this year in Riau Province through the Independent Housing Stimulus Assistance (BSPS) program. The BSPS, part of the Government’s Cash for Work program, aims to create jobs, reduce unemployment, maintain people’s purchasing power, and improve people’s health by providing […]

The Government has begun rolling out the third phase of national vaccination drive as part of an effort to protect the public from the COVID-19 pandemic. Deputy Minister of Health Dante Saksono Harbuwono said the third phase aims to vaccinate around 181.5 million people in order to achieve herd immunity. “We are starting the third […]

      Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi has urged passengers traveling on a ferry from Sumatra Island to Java Island to take a mandatory rapid antigen test. “We call on Lampung Provincial Government and the COVID-19 Task Force in Lampung led by Regional Police Chief (Kapolda) to continually check health documents of each […]

Minister of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reforms Tjahjo Kumolo suggested the dismissal of State Civil Apparatus (ASN) involved in illegal sale of COVID-19 vaccines in North Sumatra. “These civil servants must receive appropriate punishment if proven guilty. I suggested their dismissal,” the Minister said in Jakarta, Saturday (22/5). The three civil servants have been […]

COVID-19 pandemic can only be controlled and handled globally if all countries can fully recover from the spread of COVID-19, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. The President also called on world leaders to take concrete steps to address vaccine gap in order to facilitate fair and equitable access for all countries. “No one is […]

Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati Thursday (20/05) delivered the Government’s Introduction and Statement on the Macroeconomic Framework and Principles of Fiscal Policy (KEM-PPKF) in the fiscal year of 2022 before the 18th House of Representatives Plenary Meeting in Jakarta. “The 2020 fiscal policy focuses on Economic Recovery and Structural Reform that goes hand in hand with the Government’s 2022 working […]

Ahead of Vesak Day 2565 on 27 May 2021, Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas issued Circular Number 11 of 2021 on guidelines for Vesak Day prayers during COVID-19 pandemic. “The guidelines were issued to provide security to the Buddhists observing Puja Bhakti and Dharmasanti rituals during Vesak Day 2565,” the Minister said on […]

Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno LP Marsudi attended the United Nations General Assembly’s 67th Plenary Meeting, Thursday (20/05) at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters, the United States. The participants of the Plenary Session discussed 37 items on agenda regarding the situation in the Middle East and 38 items on agenda regarding Palestinian issues. “This […]