The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) on 16 March 2021 issued a fatwa (edict) Number 13 of 2021 declaring that COVID-19 vaccination through intramuscular injection will not invalidate a Muslim’s fast during the fasting month of Ramadan. “The MUI has issued a fatwa stating that vaccination in the month of Ramadan does not invalidate fasting,” Vice […]

Head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Doni Monardo, who also helms the national COVID-19 Task Force, together with Governor of Bangka Belitung Islands Erzaldi Rosman Djohan has inaugurated Ir. Soekarno COVID-19 General Hospital, Bangka Belitung Islands, Bangka Regency, Thursday (18/3). “This COVID-19 referral hospital is expected to provide healthcare services for Bangka-Belitung people […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Thursday (18/03/2021) inaugurated Nipa Nipa regulation pond in Maros regency in South Sulawesi province. “Alhamdulillah (Thank God), today we are inaugurating and operating the pond because it has been completed for five years. This pond functions to manage water, especially floods in Makassar city,” the President said. For the record, the […]

As part of his working visit to South Sulawesi province, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Thursday (18/03) inspected mass COVID-19 vaccination for teachers at Hotel Dalton in the South Sulawesi provincial capital of Makassar. The vaccination targeted approximately 500 out of 8,000 teachers in the city. “This afternoon I am visiting Makassar to inspect the vaccination […]

Indonesia’s trade balance experienced a surplus of US$2 billion in February 2021 and continued the monthly positive trend that occurred since May 2020, Minister of Trade Muhammad Lutfi has said. The trade surplus was contributed by a non-oil and gas balance surplus of US$ 2.44 billion and an oil and gas balance deficit of US$ […]

President Joko Jokowi Widodo Thursday (18/03/2021) inspected mass COVID-19 vaccination at GeTengan community health center in Rante Kalua sub-district, Mengkendek district, Tana Toraja regency, South Sulawesi province. The vaccination, which has been carried out since Monday (15/03/2021), aims to give vaccination to the public, public servants, elderly group, and public transport drivers in the region. […]

President Joko Jokowi Widodo Thursday (18/03/2021) inaugurated Toraja airport in Tana Toraja Regency in South Sulawesi province while virtually inaugurating Pantar airport in Alor Regency in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province. The President expressed hope that these two airports could bring many beneficial impacts for economic growth, especially in the regions. Toraja airport, also known […]

The Government, through Ministry of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform, has announced it is set tois holding the 2021 Public Service Innovation Competition (KIPP). It said that every ministry, government agency, regional government, state-owned enterprise, and regional-owned enterprise can register their innovation between 18 March and 11 May 2021. According to the Secretary of Ministry of […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is slated to inaugurate several infrastructure projects and inspect mass vaccinations during his working visit to South Sulawesi province, Thursday (18/03). The Indonesian-1 Presidential Aircraft took off from Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base, Jakarta at around 06.30 Western Indonesian Time. After landing at the Sultan Hasanuddin Air Force Base, Maros Regency, […]

The Government is currently evaluating, improving, and synchronizing the data of social assistance recipients to accelerate social assistance distribution, according to Minister of Social Affairs Tri Rismaharini. “A few months ago, we have improved and evaluated the data with the regions, the channeling banks and state-owned postal company PT Pos Indonesia,” the Minister said after […]