The Indonesian Government has announced it will start distributing social assistance to beneficiaries early next year. “This morning we will discuss preparation for the distribution of social assistance in 2021,” President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said in his remarks during a Limited Cabinet Meeting at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Tuesday (29/12). According to the President, […]

  The Government has announced it will provide COVID-19 vaccine for Indonesian people through five schemes. “The Government makes its best effort to ensure that we can secure the doses needed,” Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin said in a press conference at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, Tuesday (29/12). In a bid to achieve herd […]

Indonesia has announced it will temporarily close its borders to foreign citizens due to the emergence of a new variant of the corona virus, Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno LP Marsudi has said. “The Limited Cabinet Meeting on 28 December 2020 decided to temporarily close, I repeat, to temporarily close our borders from 1 to […]

  In a bid to introduce protective measures to curb COVID-19 transmission from imported cases, Ministry of Transportation has issued Circular Number 24 of 2020 which regulates requirements for foreigners’ entry during Christmas 2020 and New Year 2021 holidays. “The Circular is issued to follow up amendment to circular of COVID-19 National Working Committee Number […]

In a bid to support the national water and food security program, Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing has built 18 new dams since 2015 to increase the volume of water reservoir in Indonesia. “We need new water reservoirs. In the rainy season the water will be stored in dams and will be used […]

In the celebration of this year’s Christmas Day, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo told Christians in Indonesia to always keep the hope alive and spread kindness to others during COVID-19 pandemic. The President also reminded them to not lose hope to face the COVID-19 pandemic which has restricted the public from meeting families and friends, as […]

In a bid to speed up recovery on tourism and creative economy sector, tourist destinations including the country’s five super priorities must be improved, according to Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy/ Head of Tourism and Creative Economy Agency Sandiaga Uno. “We must prepare everything for the improvement, but our priority is to improve health […]

In a bid to ensure the compliance of health protocols ahead of this year’s Christmas and New Year holidays, Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi on Saturday (26/12) visited terminals 2 and 3 of Soekarno Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten. On that occasion, the Minister also checked the rapid antigen / PCR test at […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo called for a reform on health sector, including by providing internet access to support health facilities in 3,126 puskesmas (community health centers) and hospitals across the country. “The pandemic has taught us many things. We also learned about our weaknesses that we must address. Use the pandemic as a momentum to […]

Minister of Youth and Sports Zainudin Amali on Friday (25/12) delivered a statement regarding decision of international soccer federation FIFA to postpone the 2021 U-20 World Cup. The statement of the Minister is as follows: First of all, as Minister of Youth and Sports, I express my Christmas wishes to those who celebrate it. Regarding […]