President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo expressed his support for the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) to perform financial audit of the COVID-19 handling so the crisis can be handled in a more transparent, accountable, and effective manner. “This measure is a form of the Government’s responsibility, including the Central Government, regional governments, and other state institutions; Bank […]

Head of the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Dwikorita Karnawati has announced that the rainy season in Indonesia will start gradually at the end of October. It will start from the western part of Indonesia while most parts of Indonesia are predicted to experience the peak of the rainy season in January and February […]

The General Elections Commission (KPU) Chairman Arief Budiman announced several new provisions on the implementation of the regional head election campaign, to regulate and limit the number of campaigns with physical attendance and the number of participants. “We limit the general meeting to a maximum of 100 people attending and the general meeting can only […]

The organization of the 2020 Regional Head Elections is a political decision that has been discussed by the House of Representatives (DPR), the Government, the General Elections Commission (KPU), the Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu), the Election Organization Ethics Council (DKPP), and also involves the health authority. During a press conference after a virtual Limited Meeting […]

Ahead of the upcoming simultaneous regional head elections that will be held with health protocols, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has once again stressed that public safety and health is of utmost importance. The President added that the key to prevent risks caused by the pandemic is to deal with health issues or the pandemic itself. […]

Candidates competing in this year’s regional elections have been urged not to take a large number of supporters during the registration process to the office of the Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu). According to Head of the Bawaslu Abhan, the Bawaslu, together with the General Election Commission (KPU), have launched health protocols campaign “on a massive […]

During the upcoming regional head elections, the quality of democracy must be maintained and improved despite the strict health protocols that will be implemented, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “In these challenging times, I would like to see our democracy more mature,” the President said during a Limited Meeting via video conference on the […]

The campaign to practice physical distancing will be held from 7 September – 6 October 2020, Chairperson of COVID-19 Handling and National Economic Recovery Committee (PC-PEN) Airlangga Hartarto has said. “We continue to promote campaigns to wear a face mask and to practice physical distancing as directed by the President, which starts from 7 September […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo instructed Ministry of Health to prepare a detailed and comprehensive planning on COVID-19 testing. “I don’t want to see some provinces have low testing rate while the other provinces have fared well testing,” President Jokowi said in his introductory remarks at the Plenary Cabinet Meeting on Health and Economic Recovery for […]

The Government has announced it will continue priority programs such as provision of vaccines and distribution of social assistance next year, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said. According to him, the programs are expected to maintain people’s purchasing power amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A number of Government’s National Economic Recovery (PEN) programs, he […]