Surakarta City Government renewed its commitment to speeding up the implementation of COVID-19 vaccination for persons with disabilities, Mayor of Surakarta Gibran Rakabuming Raka has stated. “COVID-19 vaccination [for persons with disabilities] is in progress and we will continue the vaccination because it is part of our priority,” Gibran said during a meeting with Presidential […]

  The Indonesian Government has established a Task Force tasked to resolve the issue of  state collection rights for the Bank of Indonesia Liquidity Assistance (BLBI) Funds. The establishment of the task is based on Presidential Decree Number 6 of 2021. For the record, the BLBI case is one of the biggest unresolved corruption scandals […]

Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing continues to conduct rehabilitation and reconstruction of damaged buildings and public facilities due to an earthquake in West Sulawesi last January. To date, the physical progress of rehabilitation has reached 54.53 percent with a total of 52 buildings. The rehabilitation and reconstruction activities are a follow-up plan to […]

Governor of Central Java Ganjar Pranowo on Wednesday (2/6) announced that the regional government of Central Java will start rolling out COVID-19 vaccines to persons with disabilities. “We must give access to them (persons with disabilities). We have provided general access for disabled persons, yet access to vaccination is way more important. I told Angkie […]

Indonesian products should dominate the world halal market given the country has the world’s largest Muslim population, Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has said. “Indonesia has a huge market potential for Muslim products. The Government hopes that Indonesia can become the world’s largest producer and exporter of halal products,” he said when opening the 2021 Indonesia […]

The role of research and innovation must be encouraged for the development of Indonesia’s sharia economy, according to Vice President Ma’ruf Amin. “The Government will continue to support industry and research and development sectors to synergize and collaborate, particularly on economic issues and sharia finance,” VP said during a meeting with Head of the National […]

The Government has once again canceled hajj pilgrimage (annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca) for Indonesian pilgrims this year over concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Indonesian Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, the move is taken for the sake of the health and safety of the pilgrims. “Because the pandemic is not over […]

The Government has announced that Indonesia will be hosting the upcoming International Basketball Federation (FIBA) ​​Asia Cup 2021 that will be held in August this year. According to Minister of Youth and Sports Zainudin Amali, Indonesia is targeting success in organizing the international competition as well as gaining achievements in the competition. “It is our […]

In the preparation to host the 2021 World Superbike, Indonesia Grand Prix in Mandalika International Street Circuit in tourist destination island of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara in November this year, the Government has announced it will adopt a bubble system and strict health protocols in the series of the event. “President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo underscored […]

Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology and Ministry of Religious Affairs on ​​Wednesday (02/06) launched Learning Activities Guidelines for Early Childhood Education, Primary Education, and Secondary Education during COVID-19 Pandemic. “Stakeholders in the education sector do need operational guidelines that will make it easier for them to prepare and implement limited face-to-face learning,” Minister […]