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 […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Sunday (22/11) is slated to deliver his remarks at the second session of the G20 Leaders Summit on Building an Inclusive, Sustainable and Resilient Future. The summit will also discuss several measures regarding poverty alleviation and inequality, anti-corruption measures, women and youth empowerment, education, tourism, digital economy, as well as […]

The discussion at this year’s G20 Summit focuses on formulating efforts to rebuild global economy post COVID-19 pandemic as well as accessibility to COVID-19 vaccines, according to Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani. After accompanying President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo for the summit on Saturday (21/11) from Bogor Presidential Palace, Sri Mulyani said that the G20 Summit […]

In a bid to provide facilities for beneficiary families who have not received cash social assistance, Ministry of Social Affairs has extended the Cash Social Assistance (BST) program until 2021. “I urge relevant parties to revalidate the data of social assistance recipients so they do not receive the assistance more than once since there are […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Sunday (22/11) attended the session II of G20 Summit virtually from the Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java Province. After the meeting, Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi said that the President, in his remarks, stated that the COVID-19 pandemic has provided valuable lessons for all countries, not only to recover […]