Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Indonesian Government encouraged skills improvement of the people through Vocational Training Centers (BLK) for the Community. “The Government has also implemented various policies and programs related to employment during the COVID-19 pandemic,” Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said at the Ministry of Manpower’s response to COVID-19 with the […]

Teachers should motivate students to keep their spirit alive to study amid the pandemic, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “The most important thing is how to motivate students to remain enthusiastic to learn during the pandemic,” the President said during a video call with Rika Susi Waty, a teacher from West Sumatra capital of […]

Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi inspected connectivity and effectiveness of transportation modes in Palembang, South Sumatra, during the pandemic. The Minister tried out South Sumatra Line Light Rail Transit (LRT) from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport to Jakabaring Station and hopped on Trans Musi Bus. “I tried out the connectivity of Palembang city […]

  The Government has announced public holidays and collective leave days for 2021. “There are minor changes from the previous plan. The Eid al-Fitr holidays are moved to 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, and 19 May. So, the collective leave days of Eid al-Fitr in 2021 will be on 12, 17, 18, and 19 May. […]

The Government has announced it is currently establishing a standard for the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test price. “Various organizers in health affairs, including health administrators, Ministry of Health, both private and government, as well as providers of PCR or reagents are involved in the formulation process,” Spokesperson for the COVID-19 Mitigation Working Committee Wiku […]

Ahead of the 2020 simultaneous regional head elections (Pilkada), the Covid-19 Task Force asked the regional governments to tighten political activities involving the masses in their respective regions. According to Ministry of Health, in the risk zone map, there are 309 regencies/cities holding regional elections. Among them, 45 regions/cities or 14.56%, are in the red […]

In a bid to ensure public discipline in implementing the health protocols ahead of the 2020 simultaneous regional elections, the Government launched a mask-wearing operation. The operation began with the simultaneous distribution of 34,355,019 masks. “This operation is a very important step in enforcing discipline on health protocols as it is one of the main […]

Ahead of the 2020 Simultaneous Regional Elections (Pilkada), COVID-19 Handling and National Economic Recovery Committee stressed on the importance to join hands and uphold health protocols during the simultaneous elections. On the launching of mandatory mask wearing operation and the 2020 Safe, Peaceful, and Healthy Regional Elections on Thursday (10/9), Minister of State-owned Enterprises Erick […]

The Indonesian Government has announced it is set to reduce the country’s stunting rate to 14% in 2024 or below 680,000 cases per year. Based on a survey done by the Indonesian Toddler Nutrition Status (SSGBI) in 2019, there is currently a drop in the prevalence of stunting from 30.8% in 2018 to 27.67% in […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has urged Minister of Youth and Sports, the National Sports Council (KONI), and the Indonesian Olympic Committee (KOI) to improve national sports achievements by utilizing the latest science and technology. “If our sports achievements are still not good enough, it probably means that we have not used the right method. We […]