During the upcoming regional head elections, the quality of democracy must be maintained and improved despite the strict health protocols that will be implemented, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “In these challenging times, I would like to see our democracy more mature,” the President said during a Limited Meeting via video conference on the […]

The campaign to practice physical distancing will be held from 7 September – 6 October 2020, Chairperson of COVID-19 Handling and National Economic Recovery Committee (PC-PEN) Airlangga Hartarto has said. “We continue to promote campaigns to wear a face mask and to practice physical distancing as directed by the President, which starts from 7 September […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo instructed Ministry of Health to prepare a detailed and comprehensive planning on COVID-19 testing. “I don’t want to see some provinces have low testing rate while the other provinces have fared well testing,” President Jokowi said in his introductory remarks at the Plenary Cabinet Meeting on Health and Economic Recovery for […]

The Government has announced it will continue priority programs such as provision of vaccines and distribution of social assistance next year, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said. According to him, the programs are expected to maintain people’s purchasing power amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A number of Government’s National Economic Recovery (PEN) programs, he […]

Public health is the key to Indonesia’s economic recovery, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “Good health will lead to good economy, meaning that the Government should prioritize public health and COVID-19 handling as it is the key,” President Jokowi said during a Plenary Cabinet Meeting on Health and Economic Recovery at the State Palace, […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo called on his cabinet to be wary of the emergence of office, family, and regional election COVID-19 clusters. “Be careful of office, family, and also regional election clusters, please always be reminded,” President Jokowi stated during his introductory remarks at the Plenary Cabinet Session on Health Management and Economic Recovery for […]

The fourth series of a workshop and talk show called “Pahlawan Digital UMKM (MSMEs’ Digital Heroes)” which was initiated by Presidential Staffer Putri Tanjung in collaboration with Ministry of Cooperatives and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises which adopted a theme “Developing Indonesia through Digital Innovator Ecosystem” was held on Saturday (5/9). The show was broadcasted through […]

The Government has announced it is set to focus on strategies to reduce the risk of economic contraction in Q3 and Q4 of 2020. According to Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto, those strategies including optimizing the potential budget that may not be absorbed by reallocating it to programs that can be implemented and […]

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto, who also serves as Chairperson of COVID-19 Handling and National Economic Recovery Committee (PEN) explained that COVID-19 Handling will focus on reducing the number of red zones in several provinces to become yellow or green zones before the 2020 Pilkada (simultaneous regional elections) is organized. According to the […]

Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi on Friday (4/9) conducted a working visit to East and South Kalimantan Provinces to monitor and ensure health protocols are strictly implemented in transportation facilities. “We must monitor the condition on the ground to know further measures that need to be taken. Thus, we can take the right and […]