In a bid to improve effective control over COVID-19 cases at the national level, the Government has decided to extend the implementation of micro-scale activity restrictions (PPKM Mikro) from 6 April until 19 April 2021. “The Government has decided to impose the activity restrictions on more provinces, based on the existing data related to recovery […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel are slated to open Hannover Messe 2021, the world’s leading industrial technology show, on 12 April. The statement was made by Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto after joining a limited meeting on the preparation of Hannover Messe, on Monday (5/4), in Jakarta. Being […]
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 […]
