The main task of the Government during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is to make “acceptable and appropriate” policies and provide good services to the public, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung has said. “All countries are now competing to make the best policies, both domestically and internationally. So the most important task of the Government is to […]

The Government has announced that state revenue until the end of May was recorded at Rp664.3 trillion, with the revenue in general seeing a contraction as the country is reeling from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, according to Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati, customs and excise revenue remains stable. “State revenue until […]

Funds for School Operational Assistance (BOS) and Operational Assistance for early childhood education center (BOP PAUD) and Equality Education during COVID-19 emergency period can be used to support readiness of education units amid the pandemic, Minister of Education and Culture Nadiem Makarim has said. Under Regulation of Minister of Education and Culture Number 19 of […]

Ministry of Religious Affairs on Friday (12/6) issued Ministerial Decree Number 515 of 2020 on the Single Tuition Fee (UKT) Relaxation for State Religious Colleges (PTKN) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Acting Director General for Islamic Education Kamaruddin Amin, the decree aims to respond to the impact of the pandemic on students […]

In a bid to expand the Government’s food estate program, Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono inspected the rehabilitation of alluvial land which was previously used in the Government’s Peatland Development (PLG) project in Central Kalimantan. The location is expected to be the national new foodshed which is located outside Java Island […]

The National COVID-19 Task Force has issued Circular Number 8 of 2020 on the Management of Working Hours during the Adaptation Period of New Normal towards the Productive and Safe Society in Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi (Jabodetabek) Area. The Circular aims to prevent the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus caused by overcrowding at […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has instructed the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP), Inspectorate, and the National Public Procurement Agency (LKPP) as internal government apparatuses to focus on prevention and improvement of the governance. President Jokowi emphasized that the Government should not underestimate in the matter of accountability. “Prevention must take precedence, good governance must […]

The Government has announced that face-to-face learning for schools in COVID-19 ‘green zones’ must consider the students’ ability in adhering to the health protocols. During a webinar on Monday (15/6), Minister of Education and Culture Nadiem Makarim said that senior and junior high schools are allowed to reopen during the initial stage. In the meantime, […]

Educational institutions located in the yellow, orange, and red zones are still prohibited to open, Minister of Education and Culture Nadiem Anwar Makarim has stated. “Educational institutions located in these zones must continue to provide distance learning,” the Minister said in a webinar, Monday (15/6). Nadiem said that the principle of policies on education during […]

The Government’s efforts to mitigate COVID-19 pandemic should be materialized quickly, precisely, and accountably, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. According to the President, the world is currently facing an extremely difficult situation in which 215 countries are facing health emergencies caused by the pandemic. “All countries are struggling to save themselves from tremendous economic […]