In an attempt to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called on his Cabinet to change people’s behavior through more effective methods. According to Head of COVID-19 Task Force Doni Monardo, the Government will enhance community-based pentahelix collaboration by emphasizing the role of local figures, including religious leaders, the communities, anthropologist, sociologist, […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Monday (27/7) at the State Palace inaugurated Isdianto as Governor of Riau Islands Province for the remaining term of 2016-2021. The ceremony began at the Merdeka Palace with the handover of Presidential Decree excerpt from the President to Isdianto. Afterwards, the President, the Vice President, Minister of Home affairs and […]

Based on the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) monitoring results as of 20 July 2020 or the second dasarian (10 days) of July, approximately 69 percent of the 342 Season Zone (ZOM) areas in Indonesia had entered the dry season that is in line with the dominance of the dry Australian Monsoon wind circulation […]

During the 2nd G20 Extraordinary Sherpa virtual meeting held Friday (24/7), the G20 countries agreed to renew commitment to boost cooperation on developing easily accessible and affordable vaccines and medicines, as well as on measures to speed up global economic recovery. To date, countries worldwide have taken extraordinary steps and implemented policy strategies both in […]

The Government officially launched Ferizy, an online-based ferry ticket reservation system at Merak Ferry Terminal, Banten, Saturday (25/7). For the record, users can access Ferizy through website www.ferizy.com or mobile application. Upon its soft launching on 1 May 2020 in four main seaports of state-owned ferry operator ASDP Indonesia Ferry, namely Merak, Bakauheni, Ketapang, and […]

As a means of COVID-19 prevention efforts, the Presidential Palace imposed strict health protocols within the compound, Head of the Presidential Secretariat Heru Budi Hartono has said. Every visitor including ministers must follow health inspection according to the COVID-19 health protocols. “First, we need to emphasize that every official, minister, or the public who will […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s has tested for COVID-19. “Alhamdulillah, I am in a healthy condition. I just finished cycling to stay fit and to support my immune system,” President Jokowi to reporters, Saturday (25/7) at the Bogor Palace, West Java province. In the midst of the global pandemic that hit around 215 countries, President Jokowi […]

  Cabinet Secretariat has earned Unqualified Opinion (WTP), the highest audit rating, from the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) for the 2019 financial report. Cabinet Secretariat has kept its Unqualified Opinion for the eighth year in a row since it earned its first Unqualified Opinion for the 2012 financial report. “We applaud the Unqualified Opinion for […]

Dissemination of COVID-19 information will contain education for the public through analysis of case data, spokesperson of COVID-19 Working Committee Wiku Adisasmito has said. “The Working Committee will no longer report daily data through press conferences. However, all daily data updates on existing cases are delivered through www.covid19.go.id/peta-sebaran,” Wiku said Friday (24/7). The public and […]

The Indonesian Government has announced it will strive to protect the people by producing or providing COVID-199 vaccine as soon as possible. According to spokesperson for COVID-19 Task Force Wiku Adisasmito, various collaborative initiatives related to the vaccine have been made, one of which is cooperation between state-owned pharmacy company Bio Farma and China-based biopharmaceutical […]