The Pantun tradition has been designated as an Intangible Cultural Heritage at the 15th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France (17/12). The Pantun nomination, which was jointly proposed by Indonesia and Malaysia, is the 11th Indonesian cultural tradition recognized by the […]

In the past six years, the Indonesian Government has continued to focus on building infrastructure, both physical and digital, to become a link between regions all across Indonesia. “In addition to connecting national economy, infrastructure is also intended to further strengthen unity and integrity of our nation,” President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said in his opening […]

Ministry of Health has set the highest tariff limit for the Rapid Test Antigen-Swab examination of Rp250,000 for Java Island and Rp275,000 for outside Java Island. This decision is stipulated in Circular Number HK.02.02 / I / 4611/2020 issued on 18 December 2020. The Antigen-Swab Rapid Test is a way to detect the presence of […]

  Ahead of this year’s Christmas and New Year holidays, COVID-19 National Working Committee has called on regional leaders to protect their respective regions by ensuring the health of year-end travelers. “(They can do so) by implementing health screening measure approved by the WHO (World Health Organization), namely antigen swab test,” Spokesperson of the Committee […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called on the public to participate in a mass COVID-19 vaccination program that will be implemented by the Government. “All citizens can participate in the vaccination. I hope nobody will refuse to be vaccinated,” the President said during the handover of Working Capital Assistance to micro and small businesses at […]

Bureaucratic reforms should be realized through digital transformation in public services coupled with a mindset change, Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has said. “This is necessary. We should not only change public services online or use digital applications, but we should also couple it with a behavior change,” the Vice President said in his remarks at […]

The Government has announced the issuance of Government Regulation Number 73 of 2020 (PP 73/2020) on the Initial Capital of Investment Management Institutions and Government Regulation Number 74 of 2020 (PP 74/2020) on Investment Management Institutions as implementing regulations for the Job Creation Law. According to Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto, the regulations […]

Minister of Villages, Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration Abdul Halim Iskandar has urged all village heads to immediately accelerate the use of the remaining Village Funds until the end of December this year . “As of 15 December, 98% of the 2020 State Budget ceiling has been used amounting to Rp71.190 trillion,” Abdul Halim said in […]

Despite the pandemic, the target on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) must not be lowered, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “This challenge should not dampen our enthusiasm and should not lower our SDGs target. We’ve to find new ways, we’ve to find new breakthroughs so that we can take a leap in achieving the SDGs […]

  The Indonesian Government issued Government Regulation Number 74 of 2020 on Investment Management Institution. The regulation was signed by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on 14 December 2020. The Investment Management Institution (LPI) referred to in the regulation means an institution that is given special authority (sui generis) pertaining to managing Central Government Investment as […]