Every transaction in Indonesia must use Rupiah currency as a legal payment instrument in the country, Vice President Ma’ruf Amin said. The statement was in response to the emergence of the Muamalah Market, which uses Dinar and Dirham coins for its transactions in the Depok area, West Java. The transaction is considered illegal as it […]
Minister of Education and Culture Nadiem Anwar Makarim has issued Circular Number 1 of 2021 on the Cancellation of National Exam and School Equivalency Exams and the Implementation of National Exam during COVID-19 Emergency Period. In the circular, the Ministry will take several measures to prioritize the health and safety of students, teachers, and […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday (04/02) at Istora Senayan in South Jakarta inspected the implementation of mass COVID-19 vaccination program for health workers. The vaccination program, held by Ministry of Health together with Jakarta Health Office and state-owned pharmaceutical company Bio Farma, is targeting 6,000 health workers and will take place from 08.30 to […]
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Government has appealed to the public who will celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year to celebrate it virtually and in simple ways. “I have talked to Confucian religious leaders and leaders of Indonesians of Chinese descent, expressing my hope that the upcoming Chinese New Year will be celebrated in […]
The Government on Thursday (4/2) carried out mass COVID-19 vaccination program at Gelora Bung Karno Sport Complex in South Jakarta. According to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, who inspected the vaccination, the mass vaccination program aims to speed up the vaccination for health workers so the Government can immediately begin the next batch of the vaccination. […]
In a bid to boost 3T (testing, tracing, and treatment) efforts, the Indonesian Government has launched PeduliLindungi application to help track COVID-19 tracing digitally. “President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo will issue a Presidential Instruction on the PeduliLindungi program so that it can be used effectively to digitally monitor those exposed to COVID-19, so that we can […]
In a bid to follow-up on President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s instruction to handle COVID-19 to the lowest administration level, COVID-19 National Working Committee has announced it will coordinate the implementation of COVID-19 Resilient Village Program and Establishment of COVID-19 Resilient Posts at sub-districts, districts, and villages with sub-district and village heads throughout the country. […]
The Indonesian Government announced that it will receive the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine obtained through the Gavi COVAX Facility multilateral cooperation mechanism in Q1 of 2021. On Saturday (30/1), Indonesia received Gavi’s confirmation on the initial vaccine allocation. Based on the letter, in the initial stage, Indonesia will receive 13.7-23.1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine which […]
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 […]
