COVID-19 vaccination is the Government’s top priority in order to achieve herd immunity, newly-appointed Deputy Minister of Health Dante Saksono Harbuwono has said. “The vaccine is very important because through immediate vaccination, we will achieve better herd immunity,” Dante said in a press conference after his inauguration at the State Palace on Wednesday (23/12). President […]

  Chief of the National Police of the Republic of Indonesia (Polri) Gen. Idham Azis has issued a guideline Number Mak/4/XII of 2020 on Health Protocol Compliance in 2020 Christmas and New Year 2021 Holidays. The following is the contents of the guideline signed by Chief of the National Police on 23 December 2020: Taking […]

Ministry of Trade will immediately take measures to restore people’s purchasing power and ensure the flow of goods amid COVID-19 pandemic, the newly-appointed Minister of Trade Muhammad Lutfi has said. “My main agenda for this short period of time is to make sure that the flow of goods goes well and to immediately restore the […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered the newly-inaugurated Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin to focus on handling the COVID-19 pandemic. “The President has told me to handle the pandemic to recover the people’s lives as soon as possible,” Budi said after being inaugurated by President Jokowi at the State Palace, Jakarta. Budi, who replaced […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday (23/12) at the State Palace, Jakarta installed Insp. Gen. Petrus R. Golose as the new Head of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) and Hartono Prawiraatmadja as the new Head of the Peatland and Mangrove Restoration Agency (BRG). Insp. Gen. Petrus R. Golose was former Bali Police Chief, while Hartono […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday (23/12) at the State Palace, Jakarta inaugurated six new ministers and five deputy ministers for the remainder of the 2019-2024 term. The appointment of six new ministers is based on Decree of the President of the Republic of Indonesia Number 133/P of 2020 on Appointment and Replacement of a […]

Candidate for Minister of Social Affairs Tri Rismaharini revealed a host of flagship programs to be carried out once she takes office with several ministries and universities being involved. According to Risma, her first program is to improve data on assistance beneficiaries partnering with Ministry of Home Affairs, especially regarding population data, as well as […]

  Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung has wished Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers and women in Indonesia. “I would like to wish Happy Mother’s Day to all empowered women and for the advancement of Indonesia,” said Pramono in a statement on Tuesday (22/12). He said that mothers, with love and selflessness, have raised and educated […]

  Minister of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reforms (PAN-RB) has issued Circular Number 72/2020 on Travel Activities and Leave Restrictions for State Civil Apparatus (ASN) During the Christmas and New Year 2021 holidays amid the COVID-19 Pandemic, which will take effect from 21 December 2020 to 8 January 2021. “We urge members of the […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo accompanied by Vice President Ma’ruf Amin announced six new ministers in cabinet reshuffle, on Tuesday (22/12), at the veranda of Merdeka Palace, Jakarta. “On this auspicious occasion, let me announce new ministers in the Indonesia Onward Cabinet,” the President said. Surabaya Mayor Tri Rismaharini will be promoted as Minister of Social […]