Two atmospheric waves, namely Equatorial Rossby and Madden-Julian Oscillation, are currently occurring in Indonesia, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has confirmed. The Equatorial Rossby is a movement of the air in the atmosphere which propagates westward through Indonesian territory while the Madden-Julian Oscillation is a movement of the air in the atmosphere which […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo spoke via video call with a pulmonary specialist dr. Faisal Rizal Matondang, Sp.P, who is in charge of handling COVID-19 patients at Sulianti Saroso Infectious Diseases Hospital and a COVID-19 survivor. During the conversation via video call uploaded on the Presidential Secretariat YouTube channel, Sunday (27/9), the President expressed his gratitude […]

Doctors, nurses, and medical staff have made hard efforts to take care of COVID-19 patients because they must work in a risk of getting infected, and have no time to meet their families. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo also expressed sympathy for the difficulties they are facing when talking with Sifira Kristingrum, a nurse at Dr. […]

Office of Deputy for Political, Legal and Security Affairs of Cabinet Secretariat on Thursday (24/9) held virtual 2020 Indonesia-Korea Legislative Cooperation seminar. The seminar was a follow-up to the action plan of the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation between Cabinet Secretariat of the Republic of Indonesia and Ministry of Government Legislation of the Republic of […]

The Government will support “Desa Madani” (Civilized Villages) program implemented by Muslim organization Parmusi, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “I like the presentation on the civilized villages program and the Government, God willing, will support the program implemented by Parmusi,” the President said in his remarks during the opening ceremony of the 4th Conference […]

Participation of family members, particulary housewives and women’s organizations, is pivotal to suppress the transmission of COVID-19 virus, Minister of Women Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA) Bintang Puspa Yoga has said. Data as of 25 September 2020 showed that the number of active cases reached 60,431 cases from more than 1,100 clusters including family cluster. […]

The Government has announced it has disbursed social protection funds amounting to Rp203.9 trillion through various programs aimed at easing economic burden of the lower class people. “Those programs include the Family Hope Program (PKH), the Staple Food Assistance, the Cash Social Assistance, the Pre-Employment Cards, the Direct Assistance (BLT), the Village Funds, the Productive […]

President Joko ”Jokowi” Widodo has renewed the Government’s commitment in tackling health issues as part of the measures to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. “From the beginning, the Government’s policies have always been consistent. Handling public health problems is our top priority. Once again, public health must be our priority,” the President said in his remarks […]

Public health and safety are top priorities of the Government, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo asserted. “We maintain their health and protect them not to be infected (by COVID-19), while we also try to heal those infected by the virus,” President Jokowi said in his introductory remarks at the virtual 4th Congress of the Indonesian Muslim […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo highlighted the importance of continuous efforts by all parties in controlling the COVID-19 spread as well as helping others in these economic difficulties due to the pandemic. “The Parmusi (Indonesian Muslim Brotherhood) Congress this time is held in a different atmosphere that is in the midst of the test our nation […]