The number of COVID-19 active cases in the country over the past month has decreased, according to Chairperson of the COVID-19 Handling Task Force Doni Monardo. “On 13 September, the percentage of active cases stood at 25 percent. Today, the figure is 19.97 percent; thereby the number of national active cases has dropped,” he said […]

Ministry of Research and Technology/the National Agency for Research and Innovation has conducted several research and innovations on 3T (testing, tracing, and treatment) strategy for COVID-19 handling. The Ministry announced two innovations, namely GeNose, developed by Gadjah Mada University and RT-LAMP, developed by LIPI (Indonesian Institute of Sciences). “The two domestic innovations are expected to […]

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto as Head of the COVID-19 Handling and National Economic Recovery Committee has announced that the realization of budget ceiling for National Economic Recovery (PEN) Programs has reached 48 percent or Rp331.9 trillion of the total budget of Rp695 trillion. “In September, (the realization) increased by Rp315 trillion, followed […]

The Government is working on the road map for COVID-19 vaccination, according to Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto “The President demands that the road map for the vaccination will be completed this week,” the Coordinating Minister said after attending a Limited Cabinet Meeting on the Report of the Committee for COVID-19 Handling and […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered his Cabinet to focus on handling COVID-19 cases in 12 districts/cities that have seen the highest number of cases. Those 12 districts/cities that have more than 1,000 active cases and have contributed 30 percent of the total national active cases are Central Jakarta, West Jakarta, East Jakarta, North Jakarta, […]

In a bid to improve evaluation system of education, Ministry of Education and Culture issued a National Assessment policy, designed not only as a substitute for national exams and national standard school exams but as a marker of a paradigm shift in educational evaluation, Minister of Education and Culture Nadiem Makarim said in a statement […]

  Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA), together with Ministry of Health and the COVID-19 Handling Task Force, has designed a family health protocol guidance aimed at preventing and controlling COVID-19 transmission in families. For the record, family cluster is one of three clusters which become the main source of COVID-19 transmission. “The […]

Ministry of Industry has announced it is formulating strategies to push for the production of industrial-grade salt in the country. The need for industrial salt is projected to continue to rise every year. “The need for salt in 2020 will reach 4.4 million tons, with 84% of this figure being for the needs of the […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo asserted that Job Creation Law will not recentralize authorities of regional governments to the Central Government. The President went on to say that permits of doing business and its supervision are still the authorities of regional governments based on Norms, Standards, Procedures, and Criteria (NPSC) stipulated by the Central Government. “It […]

Coordinating Government for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mahfud MD, on behalf of the Government, delivered the Government’s statements in responding to the latest political and security conditions after the House of Representatives passed the Job Creation Law. The statement signed by Mahfud MD, Minister of Home Affairs Muhammad Tito Karnavian, the National Intelligence Agency […]