Minister of Trade Agus Suparmanto has signed Minister of Trade Regulation Number 68 of 2020 on Provisions for the Import of Footwear, Electronics, Bicycle, and Tricycle. The Regulation aims to reduce Indonesia’s imports of consumer goods. It was issued on 19 August 2020 and came into effect on 28 August 2020. “In May-June 2020 […]

In a bid to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government on Sunday (30/8) at Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Main Stadium in Senayan, Central Jakarta launched a campaign to urge people to wear a face mask. The campaign aims to raise public awareness and discipline to wear a face mask by distributing face masks for free […]

As a token of appreciation to those dubbed as ‘Digital Heroes’ for Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) and as a medium to create young innovators, Presidential Staffer Putri Tanjung in collaboration with Ministry of Cooperatives and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and Cabinet Secretariat held a workshop and talk show called “Pahlawan Digital UMKM (MSMEs’ […]

Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing has decided to expand the scope of Cash for Work (PKT) Program of 2020 across 34 provinces that includes the revitalization of 5,000 kilometers of national road drainage system and procurement of materials for Cold Paving Hot Mix Asbuton (CPHMA) with a total budget of Rp 1.2 trillion. […]

In a bid to drive the economy, the Indonesian Government has continued to increase budget absorption for National Economic Recovery programs, especially for the people’s protection and assistance. Chief of the National Economic Recovery and Transformation Task Force Budi Gunadi Sadikin, during a press conference at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, Friday (28/8), stated that there […]

Under the Indonesian Presidency, on 28 August 2020, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has successfully adopted by consensus the Resolution 2538 (2020) on female personnel in UN peacekeeping missions. This resolution is Indonesia’s real contribution to peace diplomacy and Resolution 2538 (2020) is the first resolution in the history of Indonesian diplomacy in the […]

The newly-built Yogyakarta International Airport can withstand earthquakes up to 8.8 Richter Scale, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “Head of the BMKG told me that it can also withstand tsunami waves up to 12 meters,” the President said during the inauguration of the Yogyakarta International Airport, the operation of the Airnav Indonesia Tower, and […]

Everyone must remain enthusiastic and work hard amid the COVID-19 pandemic, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said. “Business players worldwide, micro, small, and medium enterprises are also experiencing the same issues, and are also in difficult situations,” the President said on the occasion of Productive Presidential Assistance (Banpres) for Micro Businesses, Friday (28/8) at Gedung Agung, […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Friday (28/8) visited Yogyakarta Special Region to inaugurate the New Yogyakarta International Airport. The new airport is located in Kulon Progo Regency or an hour away from the city center and the old Adisucipto Airport. The construction of the airport was completed in twenty months. “The runway of the new […]

Strict procedures are imperative for economic activities reopening, including cinemas reopening, spokesperson for the COVID-19 Task Force Wiku Adisasmito has said. “The reopening must involve precondition stage, timing, priority setting, coordination between Central and Regional governments, as well as monitoring and evaluation,” Wiku said during a press conference at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, Thursday (27/8). […]