The Government has announced it has launched programs to support students and education units affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Minister of Education and Culture Nadiem Anwar Makarim, the programs are in the forms of Single Tuition Fees (UKT), UKT Assistance Funds for College Student, and School Operational Assistance (BOS) Affirmations and BOS Performance. […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Friday (19/6) exchanged views and aspirations on national issues with retired military, police, and veteran legion leaders at the Bogor Palace. Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD, who accompanied the President at the meeting, said that President Jokowi received inputs and opinions on several national issues, […]

Ministry of Religious Affairs has issued a learning guideline for religious education institutions during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic ahead of the new academic year. Minister of Religious Affairs Fachrul Razi said that the guidelines would become an inseparable part of the joint decision letter of Minister of Education and Culture, Minister of Religious Affairs, Minister […]

  Regions must be led by regional leaders elected by the people so that the leadership can have a strong legitimacy, the Government said. Therefore, the Government has announced it has allocated a budget of more than Rp14 trillion to hold regional head elections in 270 regions slated to be held on 9 December this […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has issued Government Regulation Number 27 of 2020 on Specific Waste Management. (Link: https://jdih.setkab.go.id/PUUdoc/176121/PP_Nomor_27_Tahun_2020.pdf). The Regulation aims to implement provisions of Article 23 paragraph (2) of Law Number 18 of 2008 on Waste Management. According to the Regulation, specific waste is waste which requires special management due to its nature, concentration […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has instructed that Plenary Cabinet Meeting must be held by strictly adhering to the health protocols. “Keep safe distance, wear a face mask, and wash hands before entering the room. Body temperature of all participants including the ministers, the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) Commander, the Indonesian National Police (Polri) Chief, […]

The Government provides Rp35.2 trillion for interest subsidies for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). “The interest subsidy will be provided for 6 months, in accordance with Regulation of Minister of Finance Number 65/2020,” Djoko Hendratto, Director of Investment Management System, Directorate General for Treasury (DJPb) of Ministry of Finance said on Friday (19/6). He […]

Responding to the impacts of COVID-19, the Government has made some breakthrough policies to accelerate social and economic recovery, particularly in the making of economic policies of 2021. In order to realize this, the Government has made some efforts, such as preparation for the new normal, acceleration  of social and health recovery, acceleration of economic […]

The Friday prayer was started with ablution rituals (wudhu), non-contact body temperature screening, and washing hands with a hand sanitizer before entering the mosque. In the mosque, the rows (shaf) for the congregations were set at around two meters while praying instead of standing close to each other in their shaf like before the pandemic. […]

The Government has announced that Cash Transfer Assistance (BLT) which is sourced from the Village Funds has been distributed to 65,736 villages as of 16 June 2020. In other words, 90 percent of all villages in Indonesia has received the assistance.