Ministry of Transportation takes some measures to anticipate the impact of La Nina phenomenon, including an increase in rainfall intensity, to air and sea transports. The measures are taken to following up the Government’s Limited Meeting held on Tuesday (13/10) concerning the Anticipative Measures against Hydrometeorological Disasters. Regarding air transport, the Ministry has issued Circular […]

The Indonesian Government has disbursed wage subsidy assistance to 11,950,300 workers (97.37%). “As of 12 October 2020, the wage subsidy has been disbursed to 11.9 million workers. We continue to encourage the banking sector to accelerate the distribution process,” Minister of Manpower Ida Fauziyah said through the Press Release of the Ministry, in Jakarta, Tuesday […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, on Tuesday (13/10), chaired a limited meeting on the anticipation of hydrometeorological disasters as a result of the La Nina phenomenon in the Pacific region. The President, according to Minister of Social Affairs Juliari P. Batubara, instructed related Ministries/Agencies to prepare steps to anticipate the possible disaster. Ministry of Social Affairs, […]

The Government has warned the public that the rallies against Job Creation Law may create new clusters of COVID-19 transmission. “The President has ordered the Cabinet to constantly remind the public that the pandemic is still here so the rallies should not become new COVID-19 clusters,” said Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto on […]

Head of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Dwikorita Karnawati said that the peak of La Nina is expected to occur in December to January, along with the arrival of the rainy season. Meanwhile, the peak of the rainy season in Indonesia is expected to occur in January to February. “The peak of La […]

The ADEM (Secondary Education Affirmation) program run by Ministry of Education and Culture serves as a manifestation of the Government’s commitment to provide equitable education for the people across the country, particularly in the country’s two easternmost provinces Papua and West Papua, according to Presidential Special Staffer Billy Mambrasar. “This program is a tangible manifestation […]

  The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has announced that rainfall with the intensity of 27.5 percent, which is above normal and beyond normal, is expected in several regions in Indonesia. “Those areas are in the island of Sumatra, including Lampung province, South Sumatra province, West Sumatra province, parts of Bengkulu province, Riau province, […]

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan reminded the public to anticipate the impact of La Nina phenomenon in Pacific regions and to heed the warnings issued by the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG). “We also called on the public to cooperate, they must heed the warnings issued by the BMKG,” […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has instructed Cabinet Ministers to mitigate the possibility of hydro-meteorological disasters and the impact of La Nina in Indonesia. “Do mitigate the impact of La Nina on agricultural production, as well as on fisheries and transportation sector,” the President said during a Limited Cabinet Meeting through a video conference on Hydro-meteorological […]

The number of COVID-19 active cases in the country over the past month has decreased, according to Chairperson of the COVID-19 Handling Task Force Doni Monardo. “On 13 September, the percentage of active cases stood at 25 percent. Today, the figure is 19.97 percent; thereby the number of national active cases has dropped,” he said […]