On Sunday (14/02), President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo inaugurated Tukul Dam in Pacitan Regency, East Java. “Alhamdulillah, Tukul Dam—which was constructed six years ago with a total budget of Rp916 billion—has been completed and ready to start operation this afternoon,” President Jokowi said in his remarks. The Head of State further explained that there are 65 […]
Floods that have hit Subang regency and several regions in West Java province since 7 February 2021 have caused many casualties and huge material losses. At least 38 thousand people have been evacuated following the floods. Therefore, collaboration between the Government and private sector is needed for post-disaster rehabilitation and reconstruction as the Government cannot […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is slated to inaugurate the Tukul Dam located in Tukul Village, Pacitan Regency, East Java Province, Sunday (14/02). The President and his entourage took off from Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base, using the Indonesian Presidential Aircraft, to the Adisutjipto Air Force Base, Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region Province. From Sleman, the […]
Ministry of Health confirmed that COVID-19 vaccine can be given to senior citizens, persons with comorbidities, COVID-19 survivors, and breastfeeding women after going through additional examination to collect anamnesis. Under a Circular Number HK.02.02/I/368/2021 on COVID-19 Vaccination to Elderly, Person with Comorbidities, COVID-19 Survivors, and Delayed Target, the Ministry sets up conditions that must be […]
The COVID-19 pandemic provides the opportunity to improve national education system, Presidential Spokesperson M. Fadjroel Rachman said. “Let’s make the pandemic a momentum to improve national education ecosystem. This pandemic has two faces, danger and opportunity. We handle the danger, then we use the opportunity to improve our education,” Fadjroel said at the Webinar of […]
In a bid to revive the automotive industry, the Indonesian Government is planning to relax sales tax on luxury goods (PPnBM) for motor vehicles. Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto, as quoted from the ekon.go.id page, Friday (12/02), stated that the relaxation can increase people’s purchasing power and provide a jumpstart to the economy. […]
Indonesian Government and central bank Bank Indonesia (BI) have stipulated five strategic measures to keep inflation under control in the range of 3.0 ± 1% in 2021. The strategic measures agreed in the Virtual Coordination Meeting of the Central Inflation Control Team (TPIP) on Thursday (11/2) are as follows: Maintaining volatile food inflation within the […]
Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing is speeding up the construction of Manikin Dam which is projected to provide agricultural irrigation for communities in Kupang Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province. “The construction of the dam must also be followed by the construction of irrigation network. Thus, a dam that is built at a high […]
Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati has just been elected as one of the Co-Chairs of the 2021-2023 Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action. Previously, this position was held by the Chilean Minister of Finance. The selection was carried out through voting, on 10 February, attended by finance ministers from 52 Coalition member […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo ordered regional governments to expand labor-intensive programs in order to strengthen people’s purchasing power and consumption. The President went on to say the people’s economy solely depends on budget allocated for state and local government expenditures. For that reason, government at city/municipality level must use the budget to adopt more labor-intensive […]
