President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday (7/11) inaugurated the newly-renovated Istiqlal Mosque. This renovation of the iconic mosque is the first since 42 years ago and cost Rp511 billion from the State Budget. “Today the renovation of Istiqlal Mosque, the pride of our nation, has been completed,” the President said, adding that after the […]

Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin, on Wednesday (6/1), confirmed that the Government is set to proceed the vaccination on the second week of January once the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) is issued by the Indonesian Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM). The Government has started the distribution of 1.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo ordered Ministry of National Development Planning (PPN)/the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) to reform social protection system. “Bappenas was assigned by the President to restructure this social protection system,” Minister of National Development Planning (PPN)/Head of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) Suharso Monoarfa said at the Limited Meeting on Social […]

The Government has announced that it will implement yet another large-scale social restriction (known as PSBB) on 11-25 January in the islands of Java and Bali that have seen a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases. “The Government will impose the restrictions on 11-25 January and will continue to evaluate the measure,” Coordinating Minister […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has urged business players not to give up amid difficult circumstances following a drop in business turnover in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The most important thing is not to give up. It’s fine to have a small profit, but the businesses must keep running. Because at some point, this […]

Indonesia has secured 329.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from several vaccine manufacturers, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. Those vaccines are 3 million doses of Sinovac’s that have arrived in Indonesia plus 122.5 million more doses, 50 million doses from Novavax, 54 million doses from COVAX/Gavi, 50 million doses from AstraZeneca, and 50 million […]

The Government has distributed the first of 700 thousand doses of COVID-19 vaccines to 34 provinces for the vaccination program. “Out of 3 million vaccine doses available in the country, 700 thousand doses have been sent. We will gradually distribute all vaccines immediately,” President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said at the State Palace, Jakarta, Tuesday (5/1). […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called for the development of new ways in higher education. “Don’t get caught up in routine anymore, we’ve to develop new ways, the desire of students and lecturers to innovate must continue to be cultivated, new creations must be facilitated and developed,” the President said in a virtual speech at […]

The Indonesian Government has issued 584,407 land certificates to recipients in 26 provinces and 273 regencies/municipalities. “The handover of these certificates is a commitment, which I have repeatedly stated, the Government’s commitment to accelerate land certification across the country,” President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said during the handover of land certificates at the State Palace, Jakarta, […]

Indonesia has reported Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index in December 2020 at 51.3, higher than that in the previous month at 50.6. “This is an extraordinary achievement. I’d like to express my appreciation to industry players who have making their best efforts to capitalize on the existing resources amid the existing limitations. It also shows that […]