As many as eight international airports in Indonesia have the potential to become hubs and super hubs, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. Those airports include Bali’s Ngurah Rai, Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta, Medan’s Kualanamu, Yogyakarta, Balikpapan’s Sepinggan, Makassar’s Hassanudin, Manado’s Sam Ratulangi, and Surabaya’s Juanda. According to the President, tourism and aviation industries are two sectors […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on 4 August 2020 signed Presidential Instruction (Inpres) Number 6 of 2020 on Maintaining Self-Discipline and Law Enforcement of Health Protocols in the Prevention and Control of COVID-19. The Instruction aims to ensure legal certainty, strengthen efforts and increase the effectiveness of the prevention and control of COVID-19 in all regions […]

The Government through Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing continues to support post-disaster management of flood that hit several regions such as North Sulawesi Province and Seram Island, Maluku. Flood that was caused by heavy rain hit North Sulawesi on 25 July 2020 and damaged several bridges. Meanwhile in Seram Island, rainfall intensity that […]

The implementation of health protocols is important to prevent the spread of COVID-19 during the upcoming simultaneous regional elections (Pilkada), according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. The President delivered the statement on Wednesday (5/8) at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, during a Limited Cabinet Meeting on preparation for the 2020 simultaneous regional elections. On that occasion, […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered his Cabinet to reduce stunting in Indonesia to 14% by 2024. “Even though we are currently struggling with the pandemic, all programs and budgets regarding stunting reduction at several ministries / institutions must continue to run so that the target can be achieved,” Minister of Social Affairs Juliari P. […]

The Government continues to strengthen commitment to reduce stunting in Indonesia to 14 percent by 2024 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Minister of Health Terawan Agus Putranto, reducing stunting remains the Government’s top priority. “We will continue to work to reduce stunting in the country by adhering to health protocols,” he said at the […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has issued new directives to speed up stunting reduction. “The data shows that there is an improvement in the prevalence of stunting from 37% in 2013 to 27.6% in 2019. This is relatively good, but I don’t think it’s enough. We have to lower it even faster and our target is […]

Starting 17 August 2020, four state-owned banks namely Bank Rakyat Indonesia, Bank Mandiri, Bank Negara Indonesia and Bank Tabungan Negara will provide service of tax identification number (NPWP) registration for customers or prospective customers. Those banks collaborate with the Directorate General of Taxes to integrate the banking and taxes data online through a tax application […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on 20 July 2020 signed Government Regulation Number 39 of 2020 on Facilities for Persons with Disabilities in Judicial Process. Link: https://jdih.setkab.go.id/PUUdoc/176178/PP_Nomor_39_Tahun_2020.pdf The Regulation aims to implement provisions of Article 36 paragraph (2) of Law Number 8 of 2016 on Persons with Disabilities. The Regulation stipulates that a person with a […]

Ministry of Health through Acting Head of Health Research and Development Agency Slamet, provides thorough explanation regarding the mechanism of drug production and progress of clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine. In general, the process of drug production covers the following stages: First, potential substances for the drug must be found through several research; Second, the […]