Ministry of Trade will immediately take measures to restore people’s purchasing power and ensure the flow of goods amid COVID-19 pandemic, the newly-appointed Minister of Trade Muhammad Lutfi has said. “My main agenda for this short period of time is to make sure that the flow of goods goes well and to immediately restore the […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered the newly-inaugurated Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin to focus on handling the COVID-19 pandemic. “The President has told me to handle the pandemic to recover the people’s lives as soon as possible,” Budi said after being inaugurated by President Jokowi at the State Palace, Jakarta. Budi, who replaced […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday (23/12) at the State Palace, Jakarta installed Insp. Gen. Petrus R. Golose as the new Head of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) and Hartono Prawiraatmadja as the new Head of the Peatland and Mangrove Restoration Agency (BRG). Insp. Gen. Petrus R. Golose was former Bali Police Chief, while Hartono […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday (23/12) at the State Palace, Jakarta inaugurated six new ministers and five deputy ministers for the remainder of the 2019-2024 term. The appointment of six new ministers is based on Decree of the President of the Republic of Indonesia Number 133/P of 2020 on Appointment and Replacement of a […]
Candidate for Minister of Social Affairs Tri Rismaharini revealed a host of flagship programs to be carried out once she takes office with several ministries and universities being involved. According to Risma, her first program is to improve data on assistance beneficiaries partnering with Ministry of Home Affairs, especially regarding population data, as well as […]
Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung has wished Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers and women in Indonesia. “I would like to wish Happy Mother’s Day to all empowered women and for the advancement of Indonesia,” said Pramono in a statement on Tuesday (22/12). He said that mothers, with love and selflessness, have raised and educated […]
Minister of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reforms (PAN-RB) has issued Circular Number 72/2020 on Travel Activities and Leave Restrictions for State Civil Apparatus (ASN) During the Christmas and New Year 2021 holidays amid the COVID-19 Pandemic, which will take effect from 21 December 2020 to 8 January 2021. “We urge members of the […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo accompanied by Vice President Ma’ruf Amin announced six new ministers in cabinet reshuffle, on Tuesday (22/12), at the veranda of Merdeka Palace, Jakarta. “On this auspicious occasion, let me announce new ministers in the Indonesia Onward Cabinet,” the President said. Surabaya Mayor Tri Rismaharini will be promoted as Minister of Social […]
Following economic contraction due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government has issued a number of measures for the National Economic Recovery (PEN). As a result, Indonesia’s economy in the third quarter this year recorded an improvement to minus 3.49 percent from 2.97 and minus 5.32 in the first and second quarter, respectively. “Consistently, economic […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo inaugurated 7 (seven) members of the Judicial Commission for 2020-2025 period at the State Palace, Jakarta, Monday (21/12). The appointment was stipulated in Decree of President of the Republic of Indonesia Number 131/P of 2020 on the Dismissal of Members of the Judicial Commission for the 2015-2020 and Appointment of Members […]
