President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Monday (5/04/2021) ordered an increase in lending portion of MSMEs by up to 30 percent of national banking loan in 2024. For the record, the current lending portion of this sector reaches around 18 to 20 percent. “The President has ordered us to make a big leap in lending for MSMEs,” […]
The rate of COVID-19 vaccination will be adjusted following the decrease in vaccine supply, according to Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin. As of 4 April 2021, 12.7 million first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been injected. With last week recording 10 million doses injected, it means there is an increase of 2.5 […]
The Government has announced it will allow this year’s congregational Tarawih (evening Ramadan prayer) and Eid prayers but with strict health protocols. The announcement was made by Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy during his press statement after attending a meeting led by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, Monday (05/04) afternoon in the […]
Following flash floods and landslides that hit the Indonesian eastern provinces of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) and West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Monday ordered his administration to tackle the disasters promptly and appropriately. “I have ordered Chief of the National Disaster Mitigation Board, Chief of the National Search and Rescue Agency, Minister of Social […]
The Government has announced it will continue COVID-19 vaccination stage in the upcoming fasting month of Ramadan. The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has previously issued fatwa number 13 of 2021 on COVID-19 Vaccination Status while Fasting which states that the vaccination does not break the fast and Muslims who are fasting can still get their […]
Ministry of Agriculture has renewed its commitment to oversee the rice harvest and to absorb farmers’ unhulled rice in all regions. It aims to optimize crop yields and to ensure sufficient national rice stock as well as stable prices of unhulled rice/rice from farmers during harvest season. “The Government strives to push the agricultural […]
Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing has announced it continues to build roads in the border areas in North Kalimantan province, which shares a border with the Malaysian state of Sabah. The Ministry stated that the construction of the roads aims to boost connectivity between regions, facilitate access to isolated areas, and represent a […]
Adaptation and transformation are inevitability to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) as the COVID-19 pandemic deals a heavy blow to all sectors, including MSMEs, according to Minister of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises Teten Masduki. “Given the condition, the national campaign to buy Indonesian products (Gernas BBI) that President Jokowi declared becomes a […]
In an attempt to overcome the impact of COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, the Government has allocated Rp699.43 trillion for the National Economic Recovery (PEN) Program, higher than that of the previous year’s realization of Rp579.78 trillion. One of the Government’s priorities is to provide support for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) with a budget […]
The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has reported the potential for extreme weather predicted to occur next week in the forms of heavy rains, strong winds, and high waves across Indonesia. “We urge the public to remain vigilant and be ready for the potential of extreme weather (heavy rains with lightning, strong winds, […]
