Minister of Education and Culture Nadiem Makarim on Tuesday (4/8) issued Ministerial Decree of Minister of Education and Culture Number 719/P/2020 on Guidelines for Curriculum Implementation in Educational Units under Special Circumstances. The ministerial decree states that educational units can provide a curriculum that is suitable for the needs of their students under special circumstances. […]

The number of high-risk areas decreased from 44 to 33 cities or regencies, spokesperson of COVID-19 Working Committee Wiku Adisasmito has said. “Based on the epidemic risk mapping, as many as 44 high-risk zones decreased to 33 cities or regencies, medium-risk zones increased from 160 to 194, and low-risk zones decreased from 178 to 163,” […]

In a bid to deal with the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, the Indonesian Task Force for National Economic Recovery (PEN) has distributed assistance through several economic programs. Task Force Chief for National Economic Recovery (PEN) Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated that the effort aims to accelerate the rotation of the national economy. “The President gave his […]

COVID-19 Handling and National Economic Recovery Committee to implement all formulas to protect the people from COVID-19 pandemic and at the same time attempts to recover the national economy immediately. The Committee will also strengthen its organizational structure so that the handling of COVID-19 and economic recovery which are under one command can be more […]

The Indonesian Government has made adjustments to the Joint Ministerial Decree (SKB) of Four Ministers on the learning implementation in yellow and green zones. Those in the zones are able to carry out face-to-face learning under very strict health protocols. The change took into account the learning needs, various inputs from experts and organizations as […]

Head of the Presidential Secretariat Heru Budi Hartono on Thursday (6/8) at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, delivered a statement on the celebration of 75th Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia. “In August, there are several events (to celebrate the Independence Day) starting from 13, 14, 15, and 17 August. On 13 August, the event […]

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded that Indonesia’s economy contracted by 5.32 percent in the second quarter of 2020 – far deeper than the comparison between the economy in the first quarter of 2020 and the same period last year which was at 1.26 percent. “COVID-19 transmission in Indonesia and many other countries has not […]

Minister of Cooperatives and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Teten Masduki has issued a Regulation to provide revolving fund of up to Rp100 billion for one cooperative which is sourced from the Revolving Fund Management Agency (LPDB). “We will raise revolving fund for cooperatives so that one cooperative could receive up to Rp100 billion,” the Minister […]

The Government continues to strengthen commitment to speed up economic recovery amid the COVID-19 pandemic by providing stimulus with real benefits for the public as well as by creating jobs through labor-intensive projects. According to Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Erick Thohir – who also helms the COVID-19 Mitigation and National Economic Recovery Working Committee – […]

Financial system stability in the second quarter this year remains normal; yet, vigilance continues to be increased amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Indonesian Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani. Sri Mulyani, who is also chairperson of the Financial System Stability Committee (KSSK), also pointed out that the KSSK uses all periods in the second quarter […]