The Government provides funding to compensate victims of terrorism, Presidential Spokesperson M. Fadjroel Rachman has said. Fadjroel said that the budget allocation was requested by the Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK). The disbursement of the budget, he added, must comply with the principles of State financial management, namely accountability, effectiveness, and efficiency. “The budget […]

The Government has announced it will speed up incentive programs to handle the current health crisis and to carry out economic recovery in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung, the Government has set aside a budget of Rp700 trillion for health spending, social protection, sectoral institutions, local governments, micro, […]

The Indonesian Government has announced it is making every effort to increase COVID-19 recovery rate and reduce death rate, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung has said. “If we look at the data from March to September, the percentage of death rate has dropped very significantly. The Government is also responsible for adding isolation areas for COVID-19 […]

Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung congratulated Faculty of Communication of Padjadjaran University (Unpad) and wished the Faculty to bring harmony in materializing the advanced Padjadjaran University. “Study at Unpad’s Faculty of Communication has so much fun. Even though there’s a lot of assignments, it was fun,” Pramono said in a public lecture during the 60th Dies […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has opened up an opportunity for innovation by using technology, one of which is virtual events, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “In a current situation like this, virtual big conferences have become a new normal,” the President said at the Opening of the XXIII Grand Conference of Ansor Youth Movement 2020, […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo invited all members of the Ansor Youth Movement (GP) to be proud of and love domestic products, buy and promote products of local farmers, fishermen, and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). “I am sure that with this joint movement, we will not only help the lives of farmers, fishermen, and […]

The COVID-19 National Working Committee called on all candidates for Regional Elections to show the public that they implement the health protocols to ensure the safety of the public, Spokesperson of the Committee Wiku Adisasmito has said. He also mentioned that there are 243 violations against the health protocols committed by candidate pairs or their […]

The number of COVID-19 active cases in Indonesia, as of 17 September 2020, was 56,720 cases, Spokesperson for the COVID-19 Handling Task Force, Wiku Adisasmito, has reported. Wiku also said that 292 regencies/municipalities (56.8% of 514 cities/regencies in Indonesia) reported 1-50 active cases. “We must also be aware that there are 11 regencies/municipalities with more […]

The Indonesian Government has announced it is currently focusing on flattening the COVID-19 infection curve in nine provinces with the highest transmission rates. Those nine provinces are capital Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, East Java, North Sumatra, South Kalimantan, South Sulawesi, Papua, and Bali. Spokesperson for COVID-19 Task Force Wiku Adisasmito revealed that the decision […]

Public awareness and discipline in implementing health protocols is the key to reducing the spread of COVID-19, Presidential Spokesperson for Legal Affairs Dini Purwono said. According to Dini, Presidential Instruction Number 6 of 2020 on Improved Discipline and Law Enforcement of Health Protocols in the Prevention and Control of COVID-19 issued on 4 August 2020 […]