As part of the commemoration of the 75th independence of the Republic of Indonesia, central bank Bank of Indonesia (BI) and Ministry of Finance have issued a commemorative Rp75,000 bill. BI Governor Perry Warjiyo and Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati inaugurated the issuance of the bill virtually on Monday (17/8). “The issuance of the […]

Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing has announced it has started the construction of Tamblang Dam in Buleleng Regency in the resort island of Bali. According to Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljon, the construction of dams and irrigation all over the country will continue as part of the measures to […]

The original manuscript of the Indonesia Proclamation, which was handwritten by the proclaimer as well as the first Indonesian President Soekarno, will be displayed during the Commemoration Ceremony of the Independence of the Republic of Indonesia at the Merdeka Palace on 17 August 2020. The Presidential Secretariat and the National Archives of the Republic of […]

In a bid to boost the use of digital technology in developing micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), Ministry of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in collaboration with the initiator of MSMEs Digital Heroes – who is also presidential staffer – Putri Tanjung rolled out “MSMEs Digital Heroes” program. Minister of Cooperatives and […]

Islamic boarding schools and religious educational institutions that will receive the Government’s assistance amid the COVID-19 pandemic can disburse the assistance by the end of August or early September this year, Ministry of Religious Affairs’ Director of Early Education and Islamic Boarding Schools Waryono has said. “Alhamdulillah, the decree for aid recipients for phase 1 […]

Indonesia, in collaboration with Save the Children, on 14 August 2020, initiated a virtual meeting with a theme of “Danger is Our Reality”. The meeting, which was attended by member states of the United Nations (UN), discussed the fate of Palestinian children as a result of Israeli occupation in the West Bank. “Children are the […]

The budget for Transfer to the Regions and Village Funds (TKDD) has been earmarked at Rp796.3 trillion in 2021 with 7 (seven) general directives, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. The President made the statement in his address on the Presentation of the Government Statement on the Bill on the State Budget for the 2021 Fiscal Year […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo announced that the Government upholds the theme of the 2021 fiscal policy “Speeding up Economic Recovery and Strengthening Reform”. “The COVID-19 pandemic has become health and humanitarian crises in this century affecting all sectors of human lives. Starting from health issues, the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have spread to social, […]

According to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, the economic growth is projected to reach 4.5 to 5.5 percent and the rate is expected to be supported by increased domestic consumption and investment as the main driving forces. “Inflation will be maintained at a level of 3 percent to support people’s purchasing power. The Indonesian Rupiah is […]

In line with importance of the continuation of the National Economic Recovery, the 2021 State Budget Bill allocates a budget of around Rp356.5 trillion. The statement was made by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in an Address of President of the Republic of Indonesia on the Presentation of the Government Statement on the Bill on the […]