In a bid to ensure that the State Budget can be used to meet the needs in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and/or to maintain the national economy and/or financial stability system from several threats, it is deemed necessary to revise posture and details of the State Budget 2020. For that reason, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo […]

During a visit to the Batang Industrial Zone in Central Java Province, Tuesday (30/6), President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo stated that the opening of this industrial zone aims to create more job opportunities.  He instructed relevant ministers and Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) to provide the best services for the industries relocating from China […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Tuesday (30/6) departed for Central Java Province for a working visit. The President and his entourage left Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base, Jakarta, aboard the Indonesia-1 Presidential Aircraft at around 08.10 a.m. Western Indonesian Time and landed at Ahmad Yani International Airport, Semarang City. Upon arrival, the President went to […]

Regular monitoring and evaluation should continue to be done during new normal, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. According to him, the COVID-19 pandemic is not over yet and the situation is still as challenging as that in the previous months. “The Government must still flatten the curve and avoid the second wave as much […]

As part of his working visit to Central Java province, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Tuesday (30/6) inspected the construction progress of an irrigation system in Ketanggan village, Gringsing sub-district, Batang regency. The construction project is carried out by adopting labor-intensive scheme. The project is part of the program to improve the irrigation system in […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered that budget allocated for COVID-19 health services to be disbursed immediately. “For example, compensation for the deceased should be given immediately after the death of a patient. Procedures at the Ministry of Health must be simplified,” President Jokowi said in his introductory remarks at Limited Meeting on the Acceleration […]

Chairperson of the COVID-19 Task Force Doni Monardo said that President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered the task force to prioritize and to support 57 regencies/cities with high-risk of COVID-19 transmission. “As you may be aware, the task force has rolled out zoning systems. There are regions with high risks, moderate risks, low risks. There […]

Integrated steps from all regional elements are essential to speed up COVID-19 handling, Head of the COVID-19 Task Force Doni Monardo has said. “So, the provincial task force, the regency/municipal task force must come from all elements of the community,” Doni said to the press after a limited meeting at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Monday  […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has instructed his cabinet ministers to make a major breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19 that can be seen by the people. “The breakthrough is expected to have a real impact on controlling the COVID-19 transmission,” the President said in his introductory remarks during a Limited Cabinet Meeting on the Acceleration […]

Head of the COVID-19 Handling Task Force Doni Monardo mentioned that local wisdom-based approaches to be the most effective way to disseminate information on COVID-19 to the public. Doni suggested regional leaders at the lowest level, such as village heads, to use language that is easily understood by the locals using local languages. “Foreign terms […]