Ministry of Home Affairs plays a vital role in bridging social assistance schemes under the coordination of Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture can be executed at regional government level, Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian has said. The Minister made the statement during a media briefing on the progress of social aid disbursement, […]

COVID-19 pandemic has provided an opportunity for the Government to complete the nation’s population data, Coordinating Minister of Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy has said. “There are still around 20 million ID numbers that have not been matched with their names. Those number will be the target for population data improvement,” the Minister said […]

The Government through Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing begins the construction of Yetetkun Cross-border Post in Ninati District, Boven Digoel Regency, Papua Province. Previously, the Ministry has improved the quality of Trans Papua roads connecting Merauke and Boven Digoel to strengthen connectivity of border areas.

Ministry of Research and Technology/the National Agency for Research and Innovation (BRIN) on Tuesday (16/6) launched a mobile Biosafety Level-2 (BSL-2) laboratory for Mohammad Ridwan Meuraksa Hospital in Jakarta to support COVID-19 massive testing. According to Minister of Research and Technology/Head of BRIN Bambang Brodjonegoro, the BSL-2 mobile lab is developed by the Agency for […]

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 […]