Based on the National Labor Force Survey (Sakernas) in August 2020 issued by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the majority of Pre-Employment Card Program recipients stated that the program has upgraded their work skills. “As many as 88.9% of Pre-Employment Card recipients who completed the training said the Pre-Employment Card Program has improved their work […]

The adoption of technology and digitalization in the people’s daily life is now inevitable and young people, as the ones who make the biggest use of the digital era, should become smart digital users, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “The adoption of digital technology has penetrated all aspects of our lives. Therefore, the young […]

The safety aspect of the COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by state-owned pharmaceutical company Bio Farma in partnership with private Chinese biopharmaceutical firm Sinovac Biotech was good, Head of the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) Penny Lukito said. “The clinical trials have been completed. The safety aspect of the clinical trials is monitored to be […]

The Government has announced it will open opportunity for non-tenured teachers, including category 2 non-tenured teachers, to register and take the selection exam to become Contract-based Government Employees (PPPK) teachers next year. The selection is open to non-tenured teachers registered in the Basic Education Data (Dapodik) as well as the Teacher Professional Education (PPG) Program […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called on his Cabinet ministers to shorten this year’s year-end holiday in a bid to contain COVID-19 transmission. “The President  has called for the shortening of collective leave days ahead of this year’s year-end holiday, including the substitute leave days for Eid al-Fitr,” Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture […]

In an attempt to rebuild the economy, the Government has announced it will continue to improve people’s purchasing power by providing economic stimulus for business actors. “We need to increase household consumption by strengthening Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) so they can return to run their businesses again,” President Jokowi said during a Limited […]

State apparatus must strike a balance in efforts to manage health sector and national economic recovery during the ongoing pandemic, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “I would like to remind the Committee (Committee for COVID-19 Handling and National Economic Recovery), Task Force (COVID-19 Handling Task Force), and all Governors to balance efforts in handling […]

The enactment of Law Number 8 of 2016 on Persons with Disabilities marked a paradigm shift regarding Persons with Disabilities. Persons with Disabilities no longer seen as an object that needs assistance but as a subject entitled to respect, protection and fulfillment of human rights. “The Government is committed to implementing the mandate of Law […]

Chairman of the COVID-19 Handling Task Force Doni Monardo said that the Government’s efforts to control the spread of COVID-19 has been going quite well as seen from a decrease in the average number of active cases and an increase in the recovery rate. “Compared to the current global rate, there is a difference of […]

Indonesia is to hold the presidency of the G20 Summit in 2022—a year earlier than the initial plan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi has announced. The Minister said that initially, Indonesia was slated to host the Summit in 2023. However, considering that Indonesia will also hold the Chairmanship of ASEAN in 2023, Indonesia then […]