President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered related stakeholders to accelerate implementation of the public activity restrictions to overcome COVID-19 pandemic. “The President’s directive is to implement the micro-based approach at the local level, starting from the village, hamlet, and neighborhood levels, and to involve the task force from the central Government to the smallest task force […]

  Minister of Education and Culture Nadiem Anwar Makarim on Monday (1/2) virtually launched the part seven of “Merdeka Belajar” (Freedom to Learn) program: transformational schools. Nadiem asserted that this program is a catalyst to manifest the visions of Indonesia’s educational reforms which focused on developing students’ learning outcomes holistically to become students who uphold […]

  Until Monday (01/02), more than 500,000 medical personnel have received COVID-19 vaccine, Government Spokesperson for COVID-19 Vaccination Siti Nadia Tarmidzi said. “We have successfully vaccinated more than 500,000 medical personnel in Indonesia. This figure shows the extraordinary enthusiasm of health workers to support the vaccination program which also shows their optimism about the safety […]

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 […]