State-owned Pharmaceutical Company Bio Farma has announced it will start producing the second batch of COVID-9 vaccine on 13 February. “For the second batch, we will begin producing it on 13 February and it is expected to be completed on 20 March 2021,” Spokesperson of COVID-19 Vaccination from Bio Farma Bambang Heriyanto said in a […]

Approximately 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine bulk supply and 1 million doses for overfill or an extra volume from Sinovac has arrived in Indonesia, on Tuesday (2/2). Secretary General of Ministry of Health Oscar Primadi said that the delivery proved the Government’s concrete measure to curb COVID-19 pandemic and to ensure people’s health. In […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo inaugurated PT Bank Syariah Indonesia Tbk., Monday (1/2), at the State Palace, Jakarta. This is a historic moment for the development of sharia economy in Indonesia as a country with the  largest Muslim population worldwide. “This status has become one of Indonesia’s global identities and is one of our pride. So, […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered the Indonesia Sharia Bank (BSI) to make a major contribution to the development of sharia economy in Indonesia. “I really hope that the Indonesia Sharia Bank will make a major contribution to the development of sharia economy that makes the ummah and the people of Indonesia prosper,” the President […]

Indonesia’s financial system during the gradually recovering global economy in the fourth quarter of 2020 is stable, according to the Financial System Stability Committee (KSSK). Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati said that the KSSK has decided to launch an integrated policy package to improve financial system of business sector. “The KSSK is striving to […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is a hard worker and Cabinet Secretariat should be ready to prepare a lot of Cabinet Meetings even during the pandemic, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung on Monday (01/02) reminded 60 civil servant candidates (CPNS) of Cabinet Secretariat in his message through a video conference. “The main task of Cabinet Secretariat is […]

Indonesia’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) in January climbed to 52.2 from the previous 51.3, marking a recovery in the industrial sector from the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. The country’s PMI is also higher than that of the neighboring Vietnam (51.2), Thailand (49), Malaysia (48.9), ASEAN (51.4), and China (51.3). Indonesia’s improved PMI also indicated […]

In a bid to garner all inputs, suggestions and aspirations from the public as well as stakeholders in drafting Implementing Regulations for Job Creation Law, the Government has provided four main channels. The four channels are the official portal for Job Creation Law, Tim Serap Aspirasi (a team set up to accommodate aspirations on Job […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo ordered his administration to be firm and consistent in the implementation of restrictions on community activities (PPKM). “The essence of PPKM is to restrict mobility, but what I see in its implementation is that we are not firm as well as inconsistent,” President Jokowi said during the limited meeting at the […]

  Presidential Spokesperson M. Fadjroel Rachman affirmed that President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo received injection of China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine. “President Jokowi received the Sinovac vaccine twice because he believes that the vaccine is halal, safe and effective. The vaccine is the exact same one as the one injected into the 1.5 million medical personnel,” Fadjroel […]