Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture (PMK) Muhadjir Effendy announced that the 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup is scheduled to be held without opening and closing ceremonies. “President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo stated that in accordance with the standards set by world football governing body FIFA, the opening and closing ceremonies were called off,” the […]
Minister of Youth and Sports Zainudin Amali affirmed that Indonesia is on the right track to host U-20 World Cup slated to be held in May-June next year. “President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has checked our readiness, be it on the implementation, infrastructure, or the national team. Thank God, God Willing, we are still on the […]
The Indonesian Soccer Association (PSSI) continues to schedule a series of training camps and matches as part of preparation for U-20 national soccer team to compete in the 2021 U-20 World Cup. “The minimum target for the U-20 national team at the upcoming World Cup is to advance to the knockout stage. It will be […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, on Tuesday morning, led a limited meeting through video conference that discussed the preparation of U-20 Soccer World Cup of 2021 to be held in Indonesia. “Today’s limited meeting will discuss the preparation to host U-20 World Cup of 2021, which will be held on May–June 2021,” President Jokowi said in […]
Spokesperson for the COVID-19 Task Force Reisa Brotoasmoro has called on the public to no longer have any reservation about the benefits of the COVID-19 vaccine that the Government will provide. “The vaccine has gone through a rigorous clinical trial supervised by government-owned authorities and international agencies in the health sector,” she said, Monday […]
Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian has ordered regional heads to anticipate people’s mobility during the next long weekend amid concerns over a potential spike in COVID-19 transmission. For the record, Indonesia will have a five-day holiday from 28 October to 1 November 2020. “Based on our experiences, long weekend usually brought high mobility. People […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo ordered to properly prepare COVID-19 vaccination plan, such as the procurement, distribution, and implementation. “Do not rush the incredibly complex processes because it will impact the society’s perception. So, I hope that the vaccine will be properly prepared, regarding public communication, especially those related to halal and haram, prices, quality, as […]
Head of COVID-19 Task Force Doni Monardo has announced that the number of active cases of COVID-19 in Indonesia has dropped significantly. “The percentage of active cases as of 20 September 2020 stood at 23.6 percent and on 18 October or after one month of massive intervention, the figure dropped to 17.69 percent,” said Doni […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered Government apparatus to take anticipatory measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 during the upcoming public holidays at the end of October. “We had an experience with public holidays one and a half months ago, after which there was a relatively high increase (in COVID-19 cases). We need to […]
Special Staffer to the President Billy Mambrasar represents Indonesia at the 2020 Y20 Youth Summit held on 15 to 18 October 2020, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The summit is a youth forum aimed at providing recommendations for policy formulation to leaders of the G20 countries. In a written statement released on Saturday (17/10), Billy said […]
