Indonesia’s foreign exchange reserve rose from US$127.9 billion in April to US$130.5 billion in May 2020. Based on a release from the central bank, Bank Indonesia (BI), the reserve is equal to 8.3 months’ worth of imports or 8 months of import and payment for the Government’s foreign debts. The figure is also above the […]
The Government has announced it allocates Rp101 billion this year to build 34 towers (945 units) of low-cost apartments dedicated for for Islamic boarding schools and higher educational institutions in 31 cities/regencies. “By building the apartments, we hope to help students to have decent dormitories to help them in their learning process,” Minister of Public […]
Minister of Home Affairs Muhammad Tito Karnavian has instructed regional governments to immediately disburse Regional Grant Agreement Document (NPHD) for this year’s Simultaneous Regional Elections on 9 December. “We hope that before the 15th, the Regional Election Commission (KPUD) and the Election Supervisory Board (Bawaslu) have budgets to carry out the next stages which will […]
Ministry of Transportation on 8 June 2020 issued Regulation of Minister of Transportation (Permenhub) Number 41 of 2020 on Amendment to Regulation of Minister of Transportation Number 18 of 2020 on Transportation Control to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19. “Following up the Circular of the National COVID-19 Task Force Number 7 of 2020 on Criteria […]
In a bid to improve management of forests and land by still noting its features, characteristics, and functions as conservation, protection, or production forests so that the people will receive maximum benefits of the forests and land, the Government deemed it necessary to issue Government Regulation Number 26 of 2020 on Rehabilitation and Reclamation of […]
The Government is drafting an affirmative policy for education sector, in particular Islamic boarding schools and religious education amid COVID-19 pandemic. According to Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy, Islamic schools and religious education do need attention from the Government, not only on the management of distance learning amid the pandemic, but […]
The National Civil Service Agency (BKN) has ensured that starting Monday, 8 June 2020 (08.20 Western Indonesian Time), prospective cadets/praja/students of state-run schools can register on this following portal: https://dikdin.bkn.go.id. This registration is carried out in accordance with the provisions contained in Ministry of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Letter number B/435/M.SM.01.00/2020. “Registration will be closed […]
The Government has announced it will continue to build supporting infrastructure and address social aspects in areas affected by the Sidoarjo mudflow. For the record, the mudflow is located around 30 km to the south of East Java province capital of Surabaya. Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing through the Sidoarjo Mud Flow Control […]
The Government through Ministry of Transportation is preparing a new transportation system that upholds hygienic and humanitarian values to adapt to the new normal. “To face the new normal, health and economic aspects must become priority. Therefore, we must develop transportation system that is hygienic and less contact, which will be a solution and […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has urged the people to regularly do exercise to stay healthy and strengthen the immunity system especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “By exercising, our immunity can improve and we can have better health. Thus, I’d like to personally invite the public to exercise and improve our health and immunity,” the President […]
